District judges recently denied John Sarcone, who was interim U.S. attorney, the permanent position. The Justice Department then gave him a special appointment so he could continue in the role.

Attorney grievance committees are authorized to investigate, review and prosecute complaints of attorney misconduct within the Fourth Judicial Department.

Springettsbury Township passed an ordinance to streamline the legal process for marijuana possession charges. Possessing small amount of marijuana and paraphernalia charges are now non-traffic ...

WALLKILL — The state comptroller’s office is doing an “extensive” review of audits by a former state auditor recently charged ...

John A. Sarcone III says he will serve an indefinite stint as acting U.S. attorney, after his interim appointment ended ...

"When a prosecutor engages in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice...public confidence in the justice system is undermined." The post 'Appearance that she is above the law': ...

A Bronx man who sexually assaulted an 81-year-old woman over the course of an hour has been sentenced to 32 years to life behind bars. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin ...

A physical education teacher at a Westchester County middle school has been arrested and charged with allegedly harassing one of his female students over several months through repeated inappropriate ...

Jianming Zeng, 33, is facing charges in Oklahoma, New Hampshire, and Connecticut after escaping from jail and being found ...

A judge has set a new execution date for a Texas man who had been set last year to become the first person in the U.S. to be ...

A Rochester man was convicted by a state Supreme Court jury Tuesday for causing a crash on Interstate 490 last year that killed two people.