Rick Whelan, chief of the Organized Crime and Rackets Bureau at the Nassau County district attorney’s office, took a brief breather after the news conference. Only minutes earlier, he had stood beside D.A. Kathleen Rice and County Executive Ed Mangano to announce that a team of federal and local...
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By Scott Brinton
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12/22/14
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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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Hector Hernandez, 26, was arrested on Jan. 16 on charges of animal abuse after investigators found eight abused dogs and dogfighting equipment at his West Hempstead home.
Nassau County District …
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By Emily Webb
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1/23/14
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A West Hempstead man has been charged with stealing unemployment benefits.
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice has identified the man as Drew Himmell, 55. Rice announced on Dec. 26 …
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By Howard Schwach
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12/31/13
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On Sept. 12, West Hempstead High School students took part in District Attorney Kathleen Rice’s safe driving education program, “Choices and Consequences,” which teaches teenagers about the …
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9/17/13
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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced Monday that a former county Police Department deputy commissioner has been sentenced to jail after he was convicted on charges in connection with his role in preventing the arrest of a Merrick teenager whose father was a personal friend and financial benefactor of the police.
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By Julie Mansmann
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7/16/13
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West Hempstead resident Kervens Boutin, who worked as a school safety aide at Roosevelt High School, was arraigned on June 21 in connection with a Jan. 27 crash in which two of his passengers were …
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By Emily Webb
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7/2/13
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The arrest of seven corrupt politicians brought down by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara renewed the call for reform in New York state, and Governor Cuomo has come out swinging.
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4/18/13
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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced last Friday that a former Nassau County Police Department deputy commissioner had been convicted of conspiracy and official misconduct for his role in preventing the arrest of a Bellmore-Merrick teenager whose father was a personal friend and a financial benefactor of a police foundation.
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/19/13
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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice was expected to indict three top-ranking Nassau County Police Department officers on Thursday stemming from the alleged mishandling of a burglary investigation at Kennedy High School in Bellmore in 2009.
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3/1/12
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