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Man goes over 20 years without paying mortgage, evading evictions along the way By Michael Ruiz A man has been avoiding eviction from his Long Island home for more than two decades after making only one mortgage payment and repeatedly battling banks and realtors in court, according to court documents. Guramrit Hanspal, 52, initially "bought" the house for $290,000 in 1998, according to the New York Post. It now has an estimated worth of almost $400,000, according to Zillow, which lists the hom...

The U.S. government says it uses other tools — such as management plans, self-reporting and surprise inspections — to ensure animal feedlots in Idaho comply with anti-pollution rules. (CN) — Despite unsafe levels of E. coli and other pollutants in Idaho’s Snake River, a lawyer told a skeptical Ninth Circuit panel Thursday that the federal government doesn’t need to monitor water pollution coming from industrial animal-feeding operations in the south part of the state. “There are oth...

Posted on On April 29, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed SB 350, which removes some restrictions on petitions for party recognition that were imposed by Montana state courts in 2018 and again in 2020. The new law says that people who want to withdraw their signature on a petition to recognize a new party must do so by the petition deadline. It clarifies that names of signers need not be an exact match with that voter’s registration name. And it says that the petition for a new par...

Long Island man goes 20 years without paying mortgage, evading evictions By MICHAEL RUIZ Coronavirus real estate trends in NYC There are bargains to be found if youre a renter, but commercial properties are taking a beating as the coronavirus pandemic continues to shake up the real estate market in New York City. NEW YORK - A man has been avoiding eviction from his Long Island home for more than two decades after making only one mortgage payment and repeatedly battling banks and realtors in ...

A judge has denied compassionate release for an ex-NYPD cop serving time for a brutal 1997 attack on a Black immigrant being held in police custody. Former NYPD officer Justin Volpe requested compassionate release over health concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Volpe has spent the past 21 years in prison for beating and sodomizing Abner Louima while he was being held in police custody in 1997. A judge ruled Monday that’s Volpe’s health concerns don’t warrant an early release. “He doe...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- A federal judge has denied a compassionate release from prison for former NYPD officer Justin Volpe, who was convicted in the horrific attack of Abner Louima in 1997. The judge ruled on Monday that the risk of catching COVID-19 does not warrant the release of Volpe, given the nature of his crime. "He does not present any extraordinary and compelling reasons, based on the possibility of contracting COVID-19," Judge Frederic Block said. "In any event, reconsideration of t...

Federal prosecutors oppose release for ex-NYPD officer who sodomized Abner Louima Noah Goldberg, New York Daily News © Bob Strong/AFP/Getty Images North America/TNS This file photo shows New York Police Officer Justin Volpe, right, arriving at State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, New York on Sept. 8, 1997, for arraignment on charges of beating and sexually assaulting Haitian immigrant Abner Louima, who was in police custody. NEW YORK — Abner Louima may have forgiven the New Yor...

Share and speak up for justice, law & order... NEW YORK — Former Lucchese mobster Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso — a bloodthirsty underboss who was behind dozens of gangland killings and even employed two NYPD detectives as mafia hitmen — has died behind bars after contracting the coronavirus, officials said. On Nov. 25, Casso’s lawyers wrote to a judge explaining that their client had contracted COVID-19 while serving a life sentence in United States Penitentiary, Tuscon, New York Post re...