After his release from jail, Stallworth must complete two years of house arrest, (which will allow him to continue his NFL career) and be on probation for eight years. In addition to the 30 day jail sentence, Stallworth must undergo drug and alcohol testing, will have a lifetime suspension of his driver's license, and must perform 1,000 hours of community service. Had Stallworth gone to trial on the charges and lost, he faced up to 15 years in jail. Apparently, after five years, Mr. Stallworth may have an opportunity to obtain a conditional license to drive to and from work if he successfully complies with all conditions of his sentence and has no other charges. Reportedly, Mr. Stallworth has also worked out a financial settlement with the Reyes family.

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The Ford truck is owned by Valerie Ann Renihan, a northern Westchester horse trainer, who has claimed through her attorney that Mr. Conses-Garcia stole the keys and did not have permission to drive the vehicle. However, the lawyer did acknowledge that Mr. Conses-Garcia, who listed his occupation on a bail form as "horse farm", had done work for Ms. Renihan in the past.

This case has stirred debate over the twin problems of illegal immigration and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, especially in light of calls over the last several years to provide a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally and must operate a vehicle to go to work. Prior to his fall from grace, Governor Elliot Spitzer had offered a proposal for various types of licenses in New York State, which recognized the fact that many undocumented workers are driving vehicles and should be properly trained to do so. However, those proposals died out when Spitzer was forced to resign early last year.

Representatives of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) contend that the issue is not undocumented laborers operating motor vehicles, but rather the need for stricter enforcement and penalties for New York DWI's in that this tragedy could just have easily been caused by a United States citizen or legal resident as an undocumented worker.

Mr. Conses-Garcia is being held without bail at the Putnam County jail. He will be represented by Putnam County Legal Aid, according to chief attorney Patrick Brophy. The federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement has filed a detainer against Conses-Garcia, and in all likelihood, he will face removal proceedings at the completion of any criminal sentence against him if he is convicted, or immediately if the charges are not proven.

Palmieri is accused of helping former state correction officer Leo Coletti file false injury claims of over $40,000 to the State Insurance Fund between 2004 and 2006. Specifically, it is alleged that Dr. Palmieri prepared and filed false medical reports which claimed that Coletti was unable to work subsequent to September of 2000, when Coletti became Palmieri's patient. However, according to prosecutors, Coletti in actuality had a thriving general contracting and home renovation business during this time, and was renovating Palmieri's office and home while collecting Workers Compensation benefits.

Mr. Coletti pled guilty to grand larceny and tax fraud in 2006, and was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay back taxes and reimburse the Workers' Compensation Board. Prosecutors alleged that Coletti collected more than $110,000 in benefits and compensation while earning close to a million dollars in his home improvement business during the same period. It is unclear why it took three years after Coletti's guilty plea to charge Dr. Palmieri.

Dr. Palmieri was released without bail and is due back in Court on June 26, 2009.

The girl reported the rape to her guidance counselor early last month, and school officials contacted police. The victim stated that she had been fondled and then raped in a school bathroom. There is no indication that the teen had a criminal record, but this is still under investigation.

The alleged assailant was held at the Woodfield Cottage Juvenile Detention Center in Valhalla until May 29, 2009, when he was released on $50,000 bond. The case is presently being prosecuted in criminal court, but as the suspect may be charged as a juvenile offender, it may be transferred to the Westchester Family Court.

Micheal Cody suffered a serious head injury in this New York fatal motor vehicle accident, and died 6 days later from complications of the injury on August 5, 2008. Two other family members in the Predham vehicle were not seriously injured.

Mr. Chadeayne was arraigned on April 23rd, pled not guilty, and released on $10,000 bail. The indictment was issued after a several month investigation by the Westchester County Police and the District Attorney's Office. According to his attorney, Mr. Chadeayne has no criminal record and is the married father of two handicapped children.

Both Monserrate and Girardo have denied the charges, claiming that the incident occurred when Mr. Monserrate fell while bringing Girardo a glass of water. Monserrate alleges that the charges of New York assault are politically motivated due to a "vendetta" that Queens District Attorney Richard Brown has against him. The A.D.A. prosecuting the case pointed to a video showing Ms. Girardo coming out of an apartment with a towel to her face and Monserrate yanking her away as she tries to hold onto a banister as proof that the injury was not an accident. Further, prosecutors stated that Ms. Girardo told hospital personnel that Monserrate had struck her with a broken glass. If convicted on the felony assault charges, Mr. Monserrate faces up to seven years in prison.

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The two ex-cops were partners in New York City and were on the job for a combined 44 years. They were found guilty of secretly being on the payroll of Luchese underboss Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso beginning in the 1980's, and would use their police credentials to make traffic stops that resulted in the murder of the driver. Apparently, the two former detectives also kidnapped a man suspected in a mob hit against Mr. Casso and delivered the man to Mr. Casso, who has been accused in 36 killings. Their murderous scheme came to an abrupt end in 2005, when Caracappa and Eppolito were arrested in a drug sting in Las Vegas, where they had both retired.

At the sentencing, both men continued to deny their guilt, and Eppolito probably did not engender any good will with legendary U.S. District Court Judge Weinstein when he claimed: "I was a hard working cop...I never hurt anybody...I never kidnapped anybody...I never did any of this." A son of one of the eight murder victims stated to Caracappa and Eppolito: May you have a long life in prison."

Mr. Siegel is being charged with distribution of steroids, and assaulting a federal officer, both of which are felonies under state and federal law. Federal agents claimed that they recovered 1,500 bottles of steroids and $150,000 in cash at Siegel's parents' home in New Rochelle.

Based on two prior convictions for illegal drugs, as well as his attempt at flight, Siegel was denied bail by U.S. Magistrate Judge George Yanthis on February 19th, and was returned to the Westchester County jail.

200 additional traffic enforcement agents are being hired in New York City to step up enforcement of many traffic violations, and particularly, tickets for blocking intersections will increase substantially. This past year, I have observed that many of our New York traffic ticket clients are getting multiple tickets in one traffic stop, on many occasions approaching 11 points, which results in a suspension of their driver's license.

The article also contained a MSN video advising that you should fight your traffic tickets in Court rather than paying them.

Former NBA star Antoine Walker was charged with suspicion of drunk driving in Miami Beach in the early morning on January 5, 2009. Walker was allegedly driving a black Mercedes without headlights on when he was pulled over by local police. Officers detected a strong odor of alcohol, and Mr. Walker refused a chemical test of his breath. He was being held on $1,000 bond. If the refusal occurred in New York, there is a potential penalty of a one year revocation of his driver's license, and there is a separate administrative license hearing regarding the refusal which is conducted within ten days of the arrest at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

The New York State Assembly has been considering legislation banning drivers from sending or reading text messages after a tragic June, 2007 accident in which five teenage girls were killed in a head on collision with a tractor-trailer in Rochester, New York. The investigation of the accident established that text messages were sent and received from the 17 year old driver's cell phone just seconds before the fatal accident in New York.

Westchester Local Law 12 is entitled "Use of Wireless Handsets to Compose, Read or Send Text Messages While Operating a Motor Vehicle" and states as follows:

No person shall use a wireless handset to compose, read or send text messages while operating a motor vehicle on any public street or public highway within the County of Westchester. Cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDA's), and other portable electronic or computing devices capable of transmitting data in the form of a text message are considered "wireless handsets." A violation of the law is punishable by a fine not exceeding $150.00 for each violation. Exempt from the law are law enforcement officers, EMT's, fire safety officials in the course of their duties, and people who are contacting police, EMT's or fire safety officers, or persons using a wireless handset in a vehicle which is stopped or parked, and is removed from the flow of traffic.

If New York joins New Jersey, California and Washington State in enacting a statewide ban on texting while driving, the Westchester law will become null and void.

Officer Enchautegui, sleeping next door, was awakened by the breaking glass, and confronted Armento and Brancato. In the ensuing shootout, Armento shot Officer Enchautegui in the chest with a .357 caliber handgun, killing him. Armento was convicted of the first degree murder of Officer Enchautegui in a separate trial, and was sentenced earlier this month to life in prison without parole.

Brancato was convicted of attempted burglary, which is a Class C felony under the Penal Law of New York State, and carries a minimum sentence of 3 years. However, Brancato has been incarcerated since the shooting three years ago, and may get credit for time served. He is due in Court for sentencing by Judge Martin Marcus on January 9, 2009.

What if you have 8 points on your license, for example, and you have just been pulled over for going 80 in a 55 mph zone? If convicted on a New York speeding ticket doing 25 miles over the speed limit, this is a 6 point violation, and the 14 points you now have on your license (the 8 previous points plus the 6 points you were just assessed) will lead to a suspension. What do you do?

The answer is to take the Defensive Driving Class, given throughout New York State. By taking the class, which can be done in one six hour session, or two weekly classes of three hours each, 4 points will come off of your driver's license, and you will now be down to 10 points--still at a risk of having your license suspended, but just under the 11 point level.

It is important to mention that you should not take the class too soon! Inotherwords, if you have just received a ticket, and want to ensure that the points from that ticket come off your license, make sure you wait until the ticket has been resolved by a trial or plea to the charge. We have had clients who took the class immediately upon receiving a ticket, and received no benefit as there were no points on their license to be removed, and point removal only works backward, not forward. If you have no points on your license yet, and you take the class, the 4 point reduction is wasted.

The other major benefit from taking the Defensive Driver class is that in almost all cases, you will receive a 10% reduction on your insurance premium. So it's a win-win all around!

Mr. Ellis has issued an apology to Jets fans and the organization through a Jets spokesman, stating that he has "to be responsible for my actions." Ellis is a 9 year veteran and played in the 2003 Pro Bowl. The Jets have not stated whether they intend to take any disciplinary action against Ellis, noting that the matter will be handled by the NFL, who could suspend Ellis.

Had Ellis been arrested on a New York marijuana possession charge, under article 221 of the New York Penal law, if he were found guilty, the range of penalties is from up to three months in jail for possession of 25 grams (a class B misdemeanor) to a maximum of a 15 year jail sentence if the amount of marijuana was 10 pounds or more (C felony pursuant to Penal Law Section 221.30).

On December 1st, Mr. Burress was booked, handcuffed and arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on two counts of illegal weapons possession, pursuant to Section 265 of the New York Penal Law. Apparently, Mr. Burress did not have a permit for the Glock semiautomatic pistol. Burress was released after posting $100,000 bail, and is due back in Court on March 31, 2009. The Giants have suspended Burress without pay, fined him and placed him on the reserve list for a non-football injury, effectively ending his season and in all likelihood, his career with the Giants.

Interestingly, had this incident occurred just two years ago, New York judges had the option of not imposing any jail time on defendants found guilty of illegal possession of a loaded firearm. However, due to pressure from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others, in November of 2006, Governor Pataki signed into law a provision which made illegal possession of a firearm the legal equivalent of robbery or burglary, a C felony that carries a mandatory minimum sentence of three and a half years. In the wake of the shooting death of Washington Redskins star defensive back Sean Taylor last year, and the recent robbery of fellow Giants receiver Steven Smith at gunpoint last week, it is probably not surprising that some players feel the need to arm themselves, but this will not aid Burress' defense in this case.

According to John Caher of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, 986 people were arrested last year on the same charges as Burress was, and 90 percent ended up convicted of less serious crimes, including 50% which resulted in misdemeanors or violations.