NEW YORK (AP) — A Long Island county that includes the Hamptons is within its rights to visit the homes of sex offenders to verify addresses, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled ...

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New York state’s Medicaid program paid more than $60,000 for sexual and erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs and treatments for 47 sex offenders, according to an audit released Wednesday by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. In total, Medicaid made more than ...

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ALBANY — New York state is taking steps to ensure paroled sex offenders don’t take advantage of Halloween to commit another crime. The state said Friday that it is imposing special rules on convicted sex offenders that prohibit them from ...

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The e-STOP law has resulted in the removal of more than 24,000 accounts and online profiles linked to registered sex offenders. The Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act, authored by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo when he served as attorney general ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Civil Commitment Sex Offenders Martinek v. Sawyer 1191 Appealed from Supreme Court, Oneida County Background: In appeal No. 1, the petitioner appeals from a judgment dismissing his petition seeking habeas corpus relief with respect to his ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Sex Offenders Danger to Community — Expert Opinion U.S. v. DeSilva 09-2988-cr Appealed from the Western District of New York Background: The government  appeals a sentence imposed June 10, 2009, by a judgment of ...

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Justin K. Dorvee, an admitted child pornographer, never had sex with a minor. But with the enhancements handed out during his initial sentencing, the sexually explicit conversations he had with an undercover agent and the pornography found at his home resulted in a more severe sentence than he would have received had the 26-year-old — at the time of his October 2007 arrest — performed a sexual act with a juvenile.

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Appellate Division, Third Department Sex Offenders Internet Account Registration People v. Swindell 102552 Appealed from County Court, Albany County Background: The appeal is from a judgment convicting the defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of failure to ...

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New York State Court of Appeals Sex Offenders Use of Dangerous Instrument People v. Pettigrew No. 51 Appealed from the First Department Background: At issue before the court is whether the prosecution proved by clear and convincing evidence that the ...

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