Stephanie Barry

Defense attorneys for Antonio and Franco Fusco, sons of Mafia solider Emilio Fusco, are questioning whether or not a law enforcement's "controlled buy" ever happened.

Ricky L. Brown, who was accused of shooting a childhood friend, was found not guilty of murder and illegal firearm possession on Thursday.

A witness told investigators that Scanlon had taken “big swigs” of Bacardi rum before the three went out separately, and other witnesses said he continued to drink later that night.

“We’re going to try as hard as we can to get him all the support he needs,” said lawyer Joseph Bernard, without commenting on the charges.

A judge sentenced Luis Rodriguez-Cruz in a killing sparked by an argument over drugs and money.

“Don’t move! I have a shotgun! I will shoot!” Marano said, making a racking motion, the victim told police.

Louis Masaschi and Jeannette Norman’s sentencings for bank fraud were delayed over concerns about drained trust funds.

“On Wednesday, June 10, Amtrak train 448 was traveling from Albany to Boston at approximately 6:35 p.m. when it made contact with a person on the tracks near Springfield."

Potential grant winners annually submit applications for pieces of the proceeds that come from seizures from criminal prosecutions — typically from drug dealers.

The suspect is Chad J. Petipas, wanted in a slaying at 149 Magnolia St. in Hartford, Connecticut. The victim in that shooting was 46-year-old Diana Tirado, who was killed from multiple gunshots around...