by mikelaw | Jul 30, 2009 | In The News
Scales of justice weigh grocery-store scheme CALLED A CON MAN: Court officers escort Charles and Penny DeFranco, of Nesconset, to their car after Mr. DeFranco was arraigned on a scheme to defraud indictment in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead Monday, July 27. By...
by mikelaw | Jul 30, 2009 | In The News
Bayman beats bat-brawl rap Conviction of clammer over turned due to error in use-of-force charges By DAVID AMBRO, The Observer An East Northport clammer convicted of beating another bayman with a baseball bat—a wooden Louisville Slugger—has had the verdict overturned...
by mikelaw | Jan 7, 2009 | In The News
Lawyer: Fatal Dog-Stab Self-Defense Newsday – Long Island, N.Y. Author: CARL MACGOWAN Date: Jan 7, 2009 Copyright © 2009, Newsday Inc. A Middle Island man charged yesterday with animal cruelty had no choice but to stab his dog to death after the 80-pound pit...
by mikelaw | Dec 3, 2008 | In The News
After Upgrade, Not Guilty Plea Newsday – Long Island, N.Y. Author: ERIK GERMAN Date: Dec 3, 2008 Copyright © 2008, Newsday Inc. The last of four people arraigned in the alleged for-hire killing of Nesconset lawyer James DiMartino pleaded not guilty yesterday in...
by mikelaw | Nov 29, 2008 | In The News
Charges upped on stripper’s story. Admission of killing-for-hire plot leads DA to ask for upgrade to first-degree murder against partner of slain Nesconset businessman Newsday – Long Island, N.Y. Author: ANDREW STRICKLER Date: Nov 29, 2008 Copyright © 2008,...
by mikelaw | Nov 25, 2008 | In The News
Murder, She Says. Woman pleads guilty in slaying of Nesconset lawyer, says case was more than a botched robbery Newsday – Long Island, N.Y. Author: ERIK GERMAN Date: Nov 25, 2008 Copyright © 2008, Newsday Inc. The fatal shooting of a Nesconset lawyer wasn’t a...