By Tiffany Williams - Queens, New York — A jury has delivered its verdict in the killing of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller, a case that shook the department and left a family without a husband and father. Guy Rivera, 36, of Long Island City, was convicted of aggravated manslaughter in the first degree, attempted murder … Continue reading Verdict Reached in NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller Killing Case
Category: Justice Served
Eight Months of Prison Time for New York Man in Fraudulent Kickback Operation
By William Armstead BOSTON – James Rausch was sentenced in federal court on Feb. 13, 2026, in Boston for plotting to pay physicians to prescribe medically unnecessary brain scans. Rausch is a past sales director for the Northeast region of a mobile medical diagnostics company. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton made the decision … Continue reading Eight Months of Prison Time for New York Man in Fraudulent Kickback Operation
Justice for Corlears Hook Victims: Driver Sentenced in Deadly July 4 Crash
By Tiffany Williams - NEW YORK — Daniel Hyden, 46, was sentenced to 24 years to life in state prison for driving while intoxicated and plowing into a crowd celebrating the Fourth of July in Corlears Hook Park, killing four people and injuring seven others. Hyden, of Monmouth, New Jersey, was convicted on November 3, … Continue reading Justice for Corlears Hook Victims: Driver Sentenced in Deadly July 4 Crash
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to State Prison for Wrong-Way DUI Crash in Rhode Island
By Tiffany Williams - PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Dighton, Massachusetts man is headed to state prison after a drunken, wrong-way highway rampage left six people hospitalized and four seriously injured, prosecutors said. On Jan. 15, 2026, Providence County Superior Court Justice David Cruise sentenced Cary Guy, 33, to 17 years, with 10 years to serve … Continue reading Massachusetts Man Sentenced to State Prison for Wrong-Way DUI Crash in Rhode Island
Cold-Blooded Execution’: Pawtucket, Rhode Island Man Gets Life for 2022 Murder of Jovani Velez
By Tiffany Williams - PAWTUCKET, R.I. — A Rhode Island man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after admitting to a cold-blooded execution in a Pawtucket parking lot. On October 30, 2025, 28-year-old Jovon Depina pled guilty to first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and possession of a ghost gun in the … Continue reading Cold-Blooded Execution’: Pawtucket, Rhode Island Man Gets Life for 2022 Murder of Jovani Velez
Justice Served: Drunk Driver, Child Predator, and Fentanyl Trafficker Each Sentenced to Years Behind Bars
By Tiffany Williams - Three men in three different cases, all facing the full weight of the justice system — a drunk driver who killed a woman, a predator who preyed on children, and a fentanyl trafficker caught moving poison through New York — were all handed down heavy prison sentences this month. In Washington … Continue reading Justice Served: Drunk Driver, Child Predator, and Fentanyl Trafficker Each Sentenced to Years Behind Bars