Crime and Courts

The woman has sued the embattled rapper, alleging he drugged and sexually assaulted her in 2006.

A prayer vigil was held by a Coney Island community for a homeless woman who was set on fire and burned to death on the F train, as her attacker allegedly sat by and watched it happen. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.

An Alabama woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 can proceed anonymously, for now, in her lawsuit against the rap moguls, a judge ruled Thursday.

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is asking a federal judge to delay his end-of-January sentencing on bribery charges, saying his family would suffer a “tremendous emotional toll” if the New Jersey Democrat was sentenced during his wife’s trial. His lawyers told Judge Sidney H. Stein in a letter that Nadine Menendez would face a jury that might find it impossible...

The Moxley matriarch was a steadfast presence in the courtroom as the suspect in her daughter’s killing, a Kennedy cousin, saw his conviction later overturned.

A woman allegedly stabbed one person multiple times in Kissimmee over a bad tip for pizza delivery, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. 

Two people were hurt in what is believed to be an unprovoked slashing attack at the Grand Central subway station on Christmas Eve, according to police and law enforcement sources.

Defense lawyers say the former longtime CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch may have dementia, and a competency hearing is necessary to determine if he can face sex charges.

His initial appearance in New York State Supreme Court was preempted by federal prosecutors bringing their own charges over the shooting.

New Mexico prosecutors won’t pursue an appeal of a court’s decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin.

Luigi Mangione spoke inside a New York court room for the first time Monday, pleading not guilty to charges in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione swapped an orange jumpsuit for a sweater and slacks to face a judge on charges that include murder and terrorism, on top of the federal charges against him. NBC New York’s Sarah...

New York City police charged Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, with starting the blaze that killed a sleeping woman in a subway car.

A Brooklyn businessman identified only as “Businessman-5” in an indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in connection with the illegal collection of campaign contributions, federal prosecutors said Monday. Erden Arkan, a wealthy construction magnate, has indicated that he wants to plead guilty, prosecutors said in a letter sent to the…

Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to murder and weapons charges in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson during his arraignment on Monday morning.

Luigi Mangione was walked through the halls of the Manhattan criminal courts building by NYPD detectives for his arraignment on state charges.

His initial appearance in New York State Supreme Court was preempted by federal prosecutors bringing their own charges over the shooting.

The man charged with gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO outside a Manhattan hotel is now in a federal jail after being returned to New York City in dramatic fashion. Luigi Mangione appeared in Manhattan federal court Thursday to face charges that could bring the death penalty. The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate must still answer to a state murder indictment. Prosecutors...

A George Mason University freshman was arrested by the FBI and charged with distributing information about weapons of mass destruction online, after plotting a mass-casualty attack against people at the Israeli consulate in New York, according to court documents.

An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike will face the maximum sentence of 130 years in prison, a judge ruled Friday in the case that’s long cast a shadow over the teens’ small hometown of Delphi.

Ida Siegal with the latest details for NBC New York.