Former SUNY Downstate Medical chairman Dr. Michael Lucchesi received a 1-3 year prison sentence for grand larceny, using a business card for personal expenses totaling $1.44 million.

Ex-U.S. Embassy officer Arias Caceres was extradited from the Dominican Republic to New York for alleged involvement in a cocaine smuggling operation.

Brooklyn resident Zakia Khan pleaded guilty to leading a $68 million Medicaid fraud scheme involving social adult day care centers. She faces up to 15 years in prison and has agreed to forfeit $5 million in assets.

Cryptocurrency mixer Samourai Wallet's founders plead guilty to operating an illegal money-transmitting service.

A New Jersey mother faces child endangerment charges after her autistic son was found dead, with allegations suggesting a possible planned murder-suicide not confirmed.

Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra, 33, was found dead on a boat at Montauk Yacht Club; police are investigating, an autopsy is pending, and community members mourn her loss.

Two individuals were indicted for a fatal car crash in Chinatown that resulted in the death of two pedestrians; they face charges including murder and weapon possession.

Two men are indicted for shooting an off-duty CBP officer during a robbery in Fort Washington Park, with charges including attempted murder and assault.

Police in Long Island shot a man wielding a sword after he pretended to have a hostage, in what is being investigated as an attempted "suicide by cop."

Skeletal remains were found in a black garbage bag by a Department of Transportation worker off the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn.

A woman was stabbed unprovoked in a Chelsea subway station; the suspect remains at large. She's expected to recover. The attack highlights concerns about public safety in NYC transit.

A carriage horse named Lady collapsed and died in Hell's Kitchen, prompting an investigation and renewed calls for an end to the carriage horse industry.

A third death occurs in the Central Harlem Legionnaires' disease outbreak, with 67 cases confirmed; health officials focus on containment and treatment.