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Hauppauge Man Forced Women Into Sex Trafficking 'Movement,' Branded Victims, Feds Say
Two Long Island men are facing federal charges for allegedly running sex trafficking rings.
Lamont Young, age 41, of Hauppauge, and Michail McKen, age 35, of Baldwin are named in separate indictments that were unsealed in federal court in Central Islip Wednesday, Sept. 27.
According to prosecutors, both men forced women to engage in prostitution by subjecting them to violence.
Young spent a decade recruiting victims, beginning in 2011, by promising them financial stability, prosecutors said. He allegedly then used violence, fraud, and coercion to force them into performing commercial sex a…
MS-13 Member Admits Role In 'Senseless, Barbaric' Murders, Attacks In Suffolk County
A member of the notorious MS-13 gang could spend the rest of his life in prison after admitting to his role in a string of murders, including two high school students, and other attacks on Long Island.
Enrique Portillo, age 26, of Brentwood, pleaded guilty to racketeering and firearms charges in federal court in Central Islip on Thursday, Aug. 31, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District.
Prosecutors said Portillo, a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of MS-13, participated in four murders targeting rival gang members between September 2…
Gilgo Beach Serial Murders: Suspect's Wife Reportedly Files For Divorce
The wife of Rex Heuermann, the suspected Long Island Gilgo Beach killer, has reportedly filed for divorce less than a week after his arrest.
Heuermann, of the village of Massapequa Park in Nassau County, is charged with killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello and burying their bodies in a grassy area of Gilgo Beach, located in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County.
He's also a suspect in the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes.
His wife, Asa Ellerup, who, like her husband is age 59, filed for divorce on Wednesday, July 18, after 27 years of marriage, Long Island A…
Gilgo Beach Murders: Pizza Crust Helped Nab Suspect Who Allegedly Taunted Victim's Family
New details are shedding light on just how police in New York tracked down an alleged serial killer who worked on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan suspected in the deaths of at least four women on Long Island more than a decade ago.
Nassau County resident Rex Heuermann, age 59, of Massapequa Park, an architect and married father of two, was arraigned on murder charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, July 14, in the killings of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello.
The bodies of 10 people, nine of whom were women, are linked to the case.
Earlier Report: Suspect In Gilgo Beac…
Four Teens Nabbed For Break-In At School In Shirley, Scrawling Graffiti, Police Say
This story has been updated.
Four teenagers were charged following a break-in at a Long Island elementary school.
The Suffolk County Police Department announced the arrests of 19-year-old Salvatore Davis, of Mastic Beach, along with an unnamed 16-year-old boy and 17-year-old boy, who are both residents of Shirley, on Thursday, Nov. 17.
They all were charged by Hate Crimes Unit detectives with third-degree burglary, SCPD said.
SCPD said on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 19-year-old Aydan Dellysse-Fox, of Shirley, was also arrested for the burglary.
The arrests stem from an incident at Hobart S. Elem…
Suffolk County MS-13 Member Admits To Two Murders, Attempted Murder, Drug Conspiracy
An MS-13 street gang member on Long Island will face life in prison after admitting to his role in two murders, and attempted murder to further a drug conspiracy, federal prosecutors announced.
Brentwood resident Jonathan Hernandez, age 24, a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, pleaded guilty to racketeering charges.
Specifically, US Attorney Breon Peace said that Hernandez admitted to his participation in the Jan. 28, 2016 murder of Michael Johnson, the April 29, 2016 murder of Oscar Acosta, and attempted …
