An Australian cryptocurrency hedge fund founder was accused of stealing around $90 million in assets held by one of his New York-based funds. He pleaded guilty to a single count of securities fraud in Manhattan federal court. Stefan Qin, 24, founded the Virgil Sigma Fund LP and the VQR Multistrategy Fund LP. The cryptocurrency hedge…

A father was captured on Facebook video hitting his two children at a Bronx subway station. The footage appeared to show him pulling their hair, yelling and physically abusing them. Police later identified the man as 35-year-old Joshua Gilead. The video showed him sitting in between his two sons on a subway platform at the…

New York’s Department of State and the Division of Consumer Protection cautioned the public about a new phishing scam. It involves emails that appear to be sent from the state government. The emails ask people for verification to avoid future delays in renewing their driver’s license. The department provided a sample of the type of…

New York takes a strict approach to the possession of firearms, with some of the most stringent weapons laws in the nation. A Maine man was recently arrested and charged with multiple felonies for weapons possession in the town of Clifton Park in Saratoga County. Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the La Quinta Inn…