<p>According to police, Oliver Lorenzo Valdez, of Central Islip, and Juan Hernandez, of Brentwood, have allegedly stolen cooking oil from 13&nbsp;restaurants and a shopping mall since April.</p>


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John Gotti's grandson, Carmine G. Agnello, 38, of Smithtown, pleaded guilty to fraudulently receiving over $1 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds. 

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Ronald Schroeder, 41, pleaded not guilty to concealment of a human corpse in connection with the death of 31-year-old Seikeya Jones and felony drug charges at his arraignment on Wednesday.

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According to sources Wednesday, entertainer Justin Timberlake is expected to plead guilty Friday to a lesser charge in his drunken driving case in Sag Harbor Justice Court. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges of bribery, wire fraud and soliciting contributions by a foreign national. 

Charges against Adams date back to 2016

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The mayor's defense lawyer later told reporters the prosecution's case was based on the testimony of one city employee, saying it "isn't even a real case."

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NewsdayTV's Drew Scott and Newsday columnist Joye Brown break down the indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and discuss what could happen next.

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The agreement would benefit more than 500 people who contend they were sexually abused by clergy when they were children.

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Adell Hardwick, 36, was accused of raping three women between 2015 and 2020.

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Steven Brown pleaded guilty to felony charges that include conspiracy, concealment of a human corpse and hindering a prosecution in the deaths of cousin Malcolm Craig Brown and Donna Conneely of Yonkers.

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Police searched Kellenberg H.S. in Uniondale Thursday after an anonymous threat, the third at the school that officials said came through a suicide hotline.

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Noah Green, of Shirley, pleaded guilty Thursday in the drive-by shooting outside the home of then-Rep. Lee Zeldin in October 2022. 

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Suffolk district attorney Ray Tierney formed the county's first cold case unit to solve homicides and review death investigations. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday courts reporter Grant Parpan report.

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Babylon cardiologist Frank Pollaro had avoided prison time and a suspended license in 2009 for possessing child sex abuse images. On Monday, a judge handed him both following his second arrest.

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Daniel Coppola, accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife and her boyfriend, pleaded not guilty from a hospital bed. Coppola, who injured himself while under suicide watch, had surgery this week for a spinal cord injury, attorneys say.

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Police said a Lindenhurst teen was arrested after threatening in an online chat to shoot people at the school.

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Police say a body was found on Nassau Road in Huntington inside a suitcase just before noon on Tuesday. Additional information about the body was not immediately available.

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