A recent Associated Press (AP) article highlights a shift in money-making schemes for young street gangs — away from violent crime and drug sales in favor of white-collar fraud. New York’s Van Dyke Money Gang used a Western Union money order scheme to net more than $1.5 million in 2015, the article says. The Neighborhood…

After allegedly uploading a number of child pornography images to Twitter, Matthew Kerniss of Valley Stream was arrested on a recent Thursday. Police say that in March, April and May of 2015, Nassau County detectives received tips on the alleged activity from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. A subsequent investigation by Nassau…

In our last post, we reviewed the differences under New York law between drivers’ license revocations and suspensions. In this post, we want to review the penalties that can be imposed for alcohol or drug-related driving violations that involve license revocation or suspension. The nature and severity of the penalty depends upon the amount of…

Most New York residents are aware that a person’s driver’s license may be taken away if that person has committed a driving misdemeanor or a felony. However, very few people in the state understand the difference between a driver’s license suspension and a revocation. In this post, we will clarify the distinction. A driver’s license…