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	Michael Valva, the 43-year-old ex-NYPD officer who was found guilty in November in the death of his son, entered court on Thursday for his sentencing.
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Court records show attorneys for Rex A. Heuermann have asked a Suffolk judge to separately try cases related to three of the female victims found at Gilgo Beach. 

Heuermann asks judge to try cases separately

Bunice Knight, 47, of Copiague, is alleged to have had sex with the teen in his home the evening of Jan. 2, according to a criminal complaint. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

LI man arrested on rape and drug charges

Cody Fisher, 29, pleaded not guilty to 10 charges, including assault on an officer and driving while ability impaired by alcohol and THC. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports. 

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  The Suffolk DA's Office is seeking a cheek swab of Schwally to serve as a comparative analysis to a DNA profile from a blood test of the driver.

Prosecutors want Steven Schwally to give cheek swab in nail salon crash case

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"The defendants shamefully took advantage of a global health emergency to line their pockets," said interim U.S. Attorney John Durham.

Seven defendants, including 3 from LI, charged in COVID fraud scheme to steal $650 million, U.S. attorney says

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Jacob Walden pleaded not guilty to a six-count indictment at his arraignment Wednesday in Central Islip.

LI health care executive indicted on child porn and other charges

Lonnie Poindexter, 56, will also be sentenced to 5 years probation — a period for which he will be prohibited from possessing any animals, records show.

Freeport man sentenced for breeding pit bulls for fighting, Nassau DA says

The Texas man falsely promised to get criminal cases dismissed and evidence "disappeared" in exchange for roughly $1 million.

Man gets 18 months for fraudulent schemes targeting Santos, others

The motion argues that a "substantial disparity" exists between the evidence in the first indictment and the allegations in three superseding indictments.

Heuermann's attorneys ask judge to try cases separately, court papers show

Several Long Islanders were included in Trump's mass pardon of the mob that launched an insurrection at the Capitol in an attempt, according to federal prosecutors, to disrupt the certification of the 2020 election, which was won by former President Joe Biden.

Pardoned Jan. 6 LIers are relieved, grateful to Trump, attorneys say

Trump also commuted the sentences of 14 of the defendants, saying their cases needed to be studied further. It was not immediately clear which defendants received commutations.

Trump pardons 1,500 convicted in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol

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Francis Buckheit, of East Islip, is charged with the kidnapping and rape of a 14-year-old East Patchogue girl who was found at an Islip marina, where she had been held for 25 days.

Prosecutors: LI man planned to take missing teen to Carolinas by boat

Jairo Saenz, a top deputy in MS-13 on Long Island pleaded guilty in connection with seven murders, including the 2016 Brentwood killings of teens Nisa Mickens and Kayla Cuevas. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'I did these things, and I knew they were wrong'

64-year-old Francis Buckheit was indicted by a Suffolk grand jury in the rape and kidnapping of a 14-year-old East Patchogue girl, whose 25-day disappearance gained widespread social media attention. NewdsayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

The girl was missing for 25 days

Rex Heuermann's attorneys want to exclude certain DNA testing as evidence, arguing the technique used has not been generally accepted as reliable in the scientific community. 

'There's a lack of peer reviews about this particular science'

Police bodycam video shows Amandeep Singh, who pleaded guilty to killing two Roslyn teens in a wrong-way drunken crash, talking to Nassau police moments after the collision in May 2023.

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Amandeep Singh pleaded guilty Friday to causing the crash that took the lives of two young tennis stars from Roslyn. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

A packed courthouse for Singh plea

Luigi Mangione, 26, pleaded not guilty Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court to federal murder and stalking charges. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Mangione pleads not guilty

Gilgo Beach Task Force investigators say accused Gilgo killer Rex Heuermann exhibited a "persistent interest" in the case before his arrest. Newsday Suffolk County Courts Reporter Grant Parpan has the story.

'He saved a newspaper article from 30 years before his arrest'

Luigi Mangione landed at MacArthur Airport on his way to New York City to face murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after waiving extradition Thursday. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Luigi Mangione ordered held without bail in NYC

Ex-LI teacher is facing new child pornography charges after investigators found negatives of nude photographs he took of a former student. 

Ex-LI teacher accused of sexual abuse facing new pornography charges

A settlement was reached in a lawsuit against the Bay Shore school district in an alleged sexual assault case involving former teacher Thomas Bernagozzi.

Update: Lawsuit against Bay Shore school district

Former Bay Shore teacher is at the center of 45 lawsuits against the school district under the Child Victims Act. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

Former teacher arraigned on sodomy, sexual conduct against a child charges

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