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Bensonhurst

‘Bored Teen’ Who Set Deadly Mattress Fire Gets 19 Years To Life

Photo via Google MapsThe “bored teen” [/bored-teen-accused-of-setting-coney-island-fire-now-faces-armed-robbery-charges/#.V2BlyOYrLe0] who set a deadly mattress fire in Coney Island in 2014 has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for his felony murder and arson conviction, announced Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson today. Marcell Dockery, 18, was convicted [/coney-island-teen-convicted-arson-killing-police-officer/#.V2Bl4OYrLe1]

Bensonhurst

Man Gets 22 Years To Life For Shooting Teen, Dog In Coney Island

Jerome Leslie. (Photo provided by the Brooklyn DA)The Coney Island man convicted for the 2013 Christmas Eve shooting [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/coney-island-man-convicted-shooting-teen-dog-christmas-eve/] that killed a teen and wounded his dog has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison, the Brooklyn District Attorney announced. The

Bensonhurst

No Jail Time, Reduced Verdict For Ex-Officer From Bensonhurst

Via NYT videoNot only won’t ex-officer Peter Liang spend a single day behind bars for the shooting death of unarmed Akai Gurley [/rookie-cop-indicted-akai-gurley-slaying-bensonhurst/] in a Brooklyn housing project, but his charges have been reduced. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun sentenced the former cop from Bensonhurst to five years

Bensonhurst

Insurance Agent Who Scammed Elderly Gets 4-12 Years In Prison

8403 7th Avenue (Source: Google Maps)The bogus insurance agent who admitted to ripping off seniors [/30685/#.VvGBkhIrLos] through his Dyker Heights business has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison, announced Attorney Kenneth Thompson. Paul Simoneschi, 70, of Staten Island had pleaded guilty [/30685/#.VxFDO5MrLix] fraud, money

Police & Fire

Sunset Park Slasher Gets 20 Years To Life

Juan Ramos, 67, was convicted of murder for stabbing a neighbor to death in 2013. (Photo via Brooklyn DA’s office.)A Sunset Park man who fatally slashed one victim, and injured another, will serve 20 years to life behind bars, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson announced today. Juan Ramos,

Bensonhurst

DA Thompson Recommends House Arrest Ahead Of Liang Sentencing

Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson is urging a judge to go easy on the rookie cop from Bensonhurst who was convicted on manslaughter charges [/mostly-white-jury-convicts-officer-peter-liang-the-rookie-cop-from-gravesend/#.VvMOUBIrKSN] last month for fatally shooting and failing to aid an unarmed black man. In a statement released today, Thompson recommended probation and house arrest

Police & Fire

Fake Sunset Park Lawyer Who Offered Bogus Immigration Services Gets 2-4 Years

Source: Brooklyn District Attorney’s OfficeSunset Park man was sentenced to two to four years in prison for posing as an attorney and charging thousands of dollars for immigration services which he failed to deliver, announced Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today. Howard Seidler, 70, of 51st Street in Sunset

Bensonhurst

‘Son Of Sal’ Killer Who Murdered Bensonhurst Shopkeeper Gets 75 Years To Life

Source: Brooklyn District Attorney’s OfficeThe serial killer dubbed “Son of Sal” by the media — who was known to lurk and dance in Bensonhurst [/serial-killer-who-lurked-and-danced-in-bensonhurst-convicted-on/#.VtngxpMrKSM] — will spend the rest of his years behind bars. Salvator Perrone, 67, a Staten Island salesman who was convicted for the 2012 murders [/serial-killer-who-lurked-and-danced-in-bensonhurst-convicted-on/

Bensonhurst

40 Years To Life For Man Convicted In 2013 Marlboro Houses Shooting

Tromaine Holmes (Source: Facebook via Home Reporter)The 33-year-old Gravesend man found guilty in the 2013 Marlboro Houses shooting [/29685/] that left one man wounded and another dead has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison, according to District Attorney Kenneth Tompson. As we reported [/29685/], Tremaine Holmes,

restitution

Ex-Rep Michael Grimm Asks Judge To Postpone Sentence Two Weeks For Surgery

Souce: Michael Grimm/FacebookFormer congressman Michael Grimm requested last week that his eight-month prison sentence [/michael-grimm-sentenced-to-eight-months-in-prison/] be pushed off for two weeks so that he can have surgery. A lawyer representing the disgraced politician did not specify the nature of the procedure in a letter sent to the judge who

11th Congressional District

Grimm Sentenced To Eight Months In Prison

Disgraced ex-Congressman Michael Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison and one year of probation by a federal court today, seven months after pleading guilt to tax fraud [/bye-bye-michael-grimm-congressman-expected-plead-guilty-tax-fraud/] and resigning from office [/congressman-michael-grimm-will-resign/]. In January, Grimm admitted [/bye-bye-michael-grimm-congressman-expected-plead-guilty-tax-fraud/] to underreporting his earnings in relation to a fast food

congressional race

Grimm’s Ex-Girlfriend Likely To Avoid Jail Time Because Crime Was Motivated By “Personal Relationship” With Congressman

Feds will not be pushing for prison time for Diane Durand, Congressman Michael Grimm ex-girlfriend who pleaded guilty [/congressman-michael-grimms-fraud-trial-begin-december/] to illegally gathering contribution’s for the disgraced politician’s campaign last year. In a letter, prosecutors wrote [http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/03/prosecutors_wont_object_to_