Bronx Woman Found Guilty of Laundering Over $2 Million from Victims in Romance Fraud Scheme

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx woman, Nadine Jazimne Wade, 30, was found guilty by a jury on four charges relating to money laundering and bank fraud linked to a romance fraud scheme federal prosecutors said on Thursday, Dec. 14. Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said Wade was found guilty following a two-week trial before U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla.

Wakefield: Three Sought for Armed Auto Theft

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted for stealing a car in Wakefield.

Olinville: Two Sought following Stabbing of 40-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who they say are wanted in connection with an assault that occurred in the Olinville section of The Bronx.

Fordham Road Subway Station: Man Sought in Connection to Assault

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who they say is wanted in connection to an assault that occurred inside Fordham Road subway station on Monday, Dec. 11.

Gillibrand Releases New Report on Anti-Gun Trafficking Law

By SÍLE MOLONEY

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand unveiled her report analyzing initial successes arising from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA)’s anti-gun trafficking section and mental health funding distribution on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Gillibrand’s first-of-its-kind report found that more than 1,300 illegal guns have been seized and more than 200 defendants have been charged under BSCA’s new gun trafficking statute.

Bronx Man Sentenced to 12 Months & One Day for Nationwide Credit Card Fraud Affecting Thousands

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx man has been sentenced to one year and one day for using stolen credit card information to make fraudulent retail purchases around the United States on Tuesday, Dec. 12, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

NJ Man Who Posed as Nurse Charged with Kidnapping & Abusing Two Bronx Women, Among Others

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A New Jersey man has been charged with kidnapping, interstate travel to commit domestic violence, interstate communication of a threat, cyberstalking, and interstate stalking of multiple women, including two women from The Bronx, federal prosecutors said on Monday, Dec. 11.

OCM Steps Up Pressure on Unlicensed Cannabis Shops

By SÍLE MOLONEY, MIA HOLLIE & PERRY GREGORY

The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) published a second update on Monday, Dec. 4, on enforcement actions taken against unlicensed cannabis shops across the State.

Off-Duty DOC Employee Arrested & Charged with Assault in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said an off-duty New York City employee was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 9, in the 43rd Precinct which encompasses some or all of the neighborhoods of Westchester Avenue, Castle Hill Avenue, White Plains Road, and Parkchester. They said Richard Irving, 37, an employee with NYC Department of Corrections was charged with assault. A person arrested and charged with a crime is deemed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.