In New York, orders of protection are often issued in domestic violence and stalking cases. What many people do not realize is that violating an order of protection can have serious consequences. Not only can it affect pending criminal cases, but it can also lead to additional penalties such as fines and imprisonment. A 50-year-old…

A Staten Island man was arrested for the second time in two months after allegedly pretending to be a teenage boy online to solicit sexual images from underage girls. He was charged with attempted sexual exploitation of a child. The FBI said Ryan Behar, 42, is a registered sex offender with a “history of criminal…

A man with a prior conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI) was allegedly drunk when police stopped him for reckless driving in Scarsdale, New York. A patrol officer responded to a report of an erratic Subaru driver. The driver, Renzo Mendoza, 40, was determined to be under the influence. During the police stop, officers spotted…

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…