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The NY Daily News website reported in a story on January 30, 2009 that Mohammad Ishfq Ahmad, 50 was shot and killed at a gas and deli station on Staten Island located on Victory Boulevard. Ahmad had moved from Pakistan to the United States in search of a better life. He was shot in the back near the pumps at the Gulf Station in what appears to be a robbery attempt in this New York violent crime.

Fatally wounded, Ahmad was able to stumble into a neighboring convenience store before he died.

Tompkinsville owner, Zahid Cuaudry said, "He told the attendant to call the police, then he fell to the ground."

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A report on the NY Daily News website dated January 29, 2009 stated that E. Thomas Boyle, Federal Judge, ruled that Ponzi scheme con-man Nicholas Cosmo, 37 can be freed on bail but will have to come up with more money first. Ordering Cosmo back to jail, Boyle stated that he did not believe that Cosmo, aka as “little Bernie Madoff,” was a flight risk.

Boyle said, "Bail must be substantial," and also suggested that Cosmo be placed under intense surveillance. Bail conditions for Cosmo in the $350 million fraud case will be set in a hearing set for next week.

Cosmo fidgeted uneasily in an orange jumpsuit throughout the hearing then sat motionless as the Judge denied his lawyer’s bail proposal.

According to the prosecution, Cosmo duped 1,500 investors out of millions with guarantees of 4% a month in returns on loans to companies in this NY white collar crime case.

Cosmo made bad commodity wagers and lost millions paying brokers $50 million more.

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The website 11alive.com reported in a story on January 31, 2009 that police will be charging Kecia Whitfield with reckless conduct and furnishing alcohol to a minor. Garrett Reed was among those consuming the alcohol that, in the end, was a direct cause for the car accident that killed him. Authorities concluded after their investigation that Whitfield bought alcohol for her stepson along with several others including minor Garrett Reed.

Authorities claim Reed consumed the alcohol and got behind the wheel of a car when he hit another vehicle at high speeds. Reed crashed into Richard Reyes, 25, killing Reed and sending Reyes to the hospital with leg injuries. Police believe high speeds along with alcohol were the cause of the fatal accident. Reyes remains at the hospital with leg injuries and is in stable condition.

Bond for Whitfield was set at $10,000 in this non-violent crimes case.

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The NY Daily News website reported in a story on January 28, 2009 that two police reports show that murder victim Daniel Malakov had been involved in a heated argument with Mikhail Mallayev, 51 and another nameless Russian man a day before Malakov was murdered. Police allege that a Queen’s mom employed Mallayev to kill her husband, who was a dentist, because of an ongoing custody battle over a 4 year old daughter.

Steven Scaring, attorney for Mazoltuv Borukhova, 34 and wife, vehemently requested the police reports to attempt to assist police in tracking down the “real killer.” Borukhova is alleged to have paid Malayev $20,000 to murder her spouse in this New York violent crime.

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The 11alive.com website reported a story on January 29, 2009 that David Latimer, 52 has been taken into custody after police found three people dead in what appeared to be a shooting. Mike McKeel, Athens-Clarke Police Lt., said Latimer shot his two sisters and brother to death. The shootings took place at a mobile home park located on Spring Valley Road. The victims were identified as Janice Carol Patterson, 57, Thomas G. Latimer, 49, and Sara Kathleen Tatum, 57. Police said no motive was given for this seemingly senseless Georgia violent crime.

There are various types of homicide, which in the United States carry with them different penalties and consequences.

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The NY Daily News website reported in a story on January 29, that 10 inmates described as thugs were charged with the deadly beat down of Rikers inmate Christopher Robinson, 18, who had been jailed for a parole violation. The inmates are accused of being in a jail club known as “The Program.” Shaddon Beswick and Anquant Bryant, each 18, were charged with manslaughter in linking them to Robinson’s death.

Charnel Robinson, mother, said, "It’s absolutely horrible to know that I'm living here every day without my only child."

Sanford Rubenstein, Robinson’s attorney, requested a federal investigation into the incident to find out whether the killing was an “isolated incident” or an indication of a system-wide abuse.
Prosecutors said a city investigation into Robinson’s death in this NY violent crime exposed that correction officers at Rikers jail united forces with a group of inmates in order to keep order.

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The NY Daily News website reported on January 30, 2009 that Cecil (Katie) Suwal, 24 was sentenced to 6 months in prison for assisting her boyfriend, Mark Brener, 63, in laundering illegal money and signing up call girls for the hooker ring Emperors Club VIP. This is the call girl company that ex-Governor Eliot Spitzer was connected to, which led to his downfall in this New York sex crime.

Barbara Jones, Federal Judge, noted that Brener, who was seen as Suwal's mentor, had tight control over her. Jones rejected prosecutors’ recommendations of a lengthier sentence.

Alberto Ebanks, Suwal’s lawyer, stressed the Judge's argument by pointing out that Suwal has a tattoo on her body that says “Property of Mark Brener.”

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The NY Daily News website reported in a story on January 29, 2009 that Rodney Lewis, 17 was shot to death by his neighbor who did not want to return a television he had borrowed.

Authorities allege that Cloves Roche, 26 was confronted by Lewis to return the 32 inch television he had borrowed. The confrontation quickly escalated from words to punches in the fourth floor hallway of the Woodrow Wilson Houses located on E. 105 St. Roche ended the fight with two gun shots, one to the leg and one to the stomach in this NY violent crime case.

Yolanda Lewis, mother of the victim, lives a floor above her son's suspected murderer said, "He went to get one of his cousin's television back. No one in their right mind is going to kill somebody over a TV. I didn't expect Rodney to go out this way."

Lewis, who attended The Manhattan School for Career Development, was rushed to Metropolitan Hospital, but was tragically pronounced dead shortly after arriving.

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The NY Daily News website reported in a story on January 30, 2009 that Charles Carneglia is being accused of five murders in New York City. Marisa Seifan, Assistant United States Attorney, accused the alleged Gambino crime family hitman as being an “executioner” who murdered when he was ordered to or “felt he was disrespected.”

Carneglia sat motionless, eating gum in a courtroom packed with court officers and relatives of victims. Murdered victims in the NY violent crime case were the Court Officer Alber Gelb, an armored car driver, a gangster, and two alleged mob contacts.

Seifan said, "The defendant was an executioner. He chose murder as a way to punish Gelb for daring to stand up to a mobster. To the defendant, killing a court officer was a badge of honor." Gelb was shot in 1976, four days prior to him testifying against him in court. Dennis Quirk, State Court Officers President, came to the Brooklyn court with more than 60 officers looking for justice.

Quirk said, "He [Carneglia] is an animal. He belongs caged."

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The NY Daily News website reported in an account on January 29, 2009 that police had arrested 17 people for dealing drugs at a seven story apartment building located at 135 Hamilton Place. According to officials they sold crack at all times from the grand building. Police claim that the boss was so bold that he even posted rollerblading videos on YouTube.

One tenant said, “I was afraid even to look out the window at the crackdown. I'm glad to have my building back."

Boschi (Bloodie) Pope, 22 is the alleged dope gang leader, who according to authorities, ran the gang from Rikers Island Jail. Authorities were able to tape incriminating conversations. Prosecutors say the tapes allegedly contain Pope’s voice instructing his girlfriend, Tiffany DuBois, 21 on how to restock the gang’s crack stash. DuBois, the mother of Pope’s child, was also arrested and put in the position of needing a skilled NY drug crime defense lawyer.

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A report from the New York Daily News website on January 30, 2009 reported that Fu Xian Bao, 48 and Xiao Ping Luo, 41, both of Brooklyn, were arrested on charges of trademark counterfeiting, counterfeiting and other charges, and are facing up to 15 years in prison for their white collar crime.

Charles J. Hynes held a press conference at the warehouse of Ya Mei Trading and Wholesale, at 537 Johnson Avenue in Bushwick Brooklyn. He announced the results of a raid on a Brooklyn warehouse that produced an estimated $10 million worth of counterfeit goods, including worryingly realistic looking toy handguns, thus resulting in the need for a New York crime defense attorney.

Fake Chanel, Disney, and Yankee gear overflowed much of the two story warehouse. Without question, it was the toy guns and dangerous electrical items that troubled investigators the most. According to Hynes, a defective extension cord started to smoke when an official plugged it in.

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The NY Daily News website reported in a story on January 30, 2009 that Lucila Rojas, 27, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing her newborn son. Apparently, Rojas, a Bronx resident, is accused the violent crime of smothering her infant son on a city bus, then disposing of the body in a sidewalk trash can.

Richard Buchter, Queens Supreme Court Justice, said "You've expressed some remorse. I can only infer from the monstrosity of this crime that it is weighing on your soul.”

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