The episode, which included a carjacking, took place in and around Lakewood, N.J., which has a significant Orthodox Jewish community. Source: New York Times
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‘Dating Coach’ Charged in Capitol Riot Gets Prison Term for Gun Crime
By Gotham Rex on April 4, 2022
Samuel Fisher, who as Brad Holiday traded in conspiracy theories and misogyny online, still faces federal charges related to Jan. 6. Source: New York Times
Woman Hid Ties to Russia While Pushing Putin’s Propaganda, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on March 8, 2022
Elena Branson was charged with violating federal laws requiring agents of foreign governments to disclose their official ties. Source: New York Times
Inside Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein's Confounding Bitcoin Case
By Gotham Rex on February 13, 2022
The arrests of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan left the world of cryptocurrency incredulous: Could this goofy young couple have been Bitcoin’s Bonnie and Clyde? Source: New York Times
Maxwell Prosecutors Won Their Case but Shed Little New Light on Epstein
By Gotham Rex on December 30, 2021
Ms. Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial was expected to be a potential courthouse blockbuster. Those hoping for that were almost surely disappointed. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Sending Dozens of Violent Threats to L.G.B.T.Q. Groups
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2021
Robert Fehring warned that an attack on New York City’s Pride March would make the Pulse nightclub shooting “look like a cakewalk,” the authorities said. Source: New York Times
Mount Vernon, N.Y., Police Face Federal Civil Rights Investigation
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2021
The inquiry will focus on whether the Mount Vernon department engaged in a “pattern or practice of unlawful policing,” officials said. Source: New York Times
A New Search for Jimmy Hoffa
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2021
A deathbed statement by a man who claimed to have buried Hoffa’s body, repeated years later by his son, sent the F.B.I. to Jersey City for a “site survey.” Source: New York Times
3 Officers Used Excessive Force in Arrest of Black Teen, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2021
The officers were charged with violating the teenager’s civil rights when they stomped on his head in New Jersey in 2018. Source: New York Times
Malcolm X Assassination: Questions About the Case Linger
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
Scholars have never accepted the official explanation for the murder. That is unlikely to change. Source: New York Times
Search for Jimmy Hoffa Leads the F.B.I. to Jersey City Landfill
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
A deathbed statement by a man who claimed to bury the Teamster boss’ body in a steel drum brought agents to the site for an inspection. Source: New York Times
J. Edgar Hoover Hid That Malcolm X Witnesses Were F.B.I. Informants
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
Mr. Hoover, the agency’s longtime director, gave orders that led “multiple witnesses” to conceal their roles as informants, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
FBI Raids Homes Linked to Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2021
Agents investigating whether Oleg Deripaska violated U.S. sanctions searched homes he has used in New York and Washington, D.C. Source: New York Times
18 Former N.B.A. Players Charged With Insurance Fraud
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2021
Federal prosecutors said Terrence Williams, who once played for the New Jersey Nets, had orchestrated a scheme that led to the filing of nearly $4 million in fraudulent medical claims. Source: New York Times
Police Are Eager to Question Fiancé of Missing ‘Van Life’ Woman
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2021
Gabrielle Petito and her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, left on July 2 for a cross-country trip in their outfitted van. He returned home without her. Her family is publicly begging him for answers. Source: New York Times