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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 the factors does not warrant a reduction of his sentence given the grave nature and circumstances of ...

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 York Police Department officer who sodomized him with a broomstick — but the feds certainly haven’t...

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 reported. The lawyers also said that the wheelchair-bound Casso had a slew of health issues before he ...