In less than a month, Nassau County will be without a district attorney. Kathleen Rice, who has held the position since 2006, will be heading off to Washington, D.C. . . .
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12/4/14
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Nassau County voters will choose their next district attorney in November 2015, ten months after current D.A. Kathleen Rice leaves the post for a seat in Congress. Meanwhile, Rice’s top deputy or an appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo will take the reins as the county’s head prosecutor.
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By Brian Racow
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11/20/14
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The Herald endorses Democrat Kathleen Rice in the spirited race for the 4th Congressional District seat now held by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a Democrat who is retiring following a cancer diagnosis.
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10/30/14
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A Nassau County Supreme Court judge has temporarily banned the district attorney’s office from obtaining recorded conversations between inmates at the Nassau County Correctional Center and their lawyers without a court order — a practice that D.A. representatives said is illegal in most circumstances, and they do not participate in anyway.
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By David Weingrad
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10/29/14
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Kathleen Rice, the Nassau County district attorney, and Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, are locked in a spirited fight for the 4th Congressional District seat now held by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a Democrat from Mineola.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/23/14
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A Nassau County Correction Officer faces drug charges after District Attorney Kathleen Rice said he possessed amphetamines with the intention of selling them.
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By David Weingrad
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8/13/14
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Herber Guzman, 42, of East Meadow, was sentenced today by Nassau County Court Judge William Donnino to a minimum 25 year prison sentence, and a maximum of life imprisonment, according to Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice.
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By David Weingrad
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6/13/14
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A Long Beach Highway Department supervisor and a former highway employee allegedly stole $14,000 worth of equipment and sold it as scrap for just a few hundred bucks, Nassau County District Attorney …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/11/14
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Dina Lohan, 51, of North Merrick, was sentenced by Nassau District Court Judge Andrew Engel on Tuesday to a conditional discharge, 100 hours of community service, driver’s license revocation, installation of an interlock device for one year, participation in a Drinking Driver Program and Victims Impact Panel, a fine of $2,600 and a $483 surcharge.
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6/3/14
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Hempstead Town officials said they are investigating a racist notice posted at a Town Highway Department facility in Levittown…
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/29/14
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