DOWNTOWN - In Brooklyn federal court, Pushpesh Kumar Baid, also known as "PK Jain," was sentenced to 20 years for his role in schemes to defraud investors in Tradepay Capital LLC, a purported factoring company, and in Luxestreet, Inc., a purported luxury goods pawn shop. Baid pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in April 2025, approximately one week before the trial was scheduled to commence.
Notably, for the seven years since her arrest, Ms. Mangi has complied with her conditions of release. She is 70 years old and has lived at the same address for the past 28 years,
UC Berkeley student and animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg was sentenced to 30 days in jail Wednesday afternoon after being convicted of breaking into a Petaluma farm and stealing four chickens in a case that drew international attention. In addition to the time in custody, Rosenberg was sentenced to 60 days served through a jail alternative and ordered to pay restitution, including over $100,000 to Petaluma Poultry.
Police said Taylor Steven Brindley drove his Jeep through a stop sign on Center Road and struck a Ford F-150. The crash severely injured the driver of the Ford and two passengers. Novato police arrested Brindley, then 24, on suspicion of intoxicated driving, reckless driving causing injuries, blowing a stop sign and driving with a suspended license for a prior DUI case. The injured driver, 70-year-old Jimmy Lee Hogges of Novato, died at a hospital the next day.
A former New York state trooper who shot himself on Long Island and then lied about it was sentenced Wednesday to six months in prison and five years probation as part of a plea deal. Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty over the summer to charges of falsely reporting an incident, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct. As part of his plea deal, he was also ordered to pay $289,511 in restitution. He originally faced up to four years in prison.
Do I think 10 years is enough? Absolutely not, McCannon said. You knew what you were doing was wrong It's the thrill of the drive, the thrill of running from the police. You took their daughter, their cousin, their sister, McCannon added. I just don't like (the sentence), and that's not a reason for me not to approve it. Watson
Helena Newman shares a remarkable restitution story involving the loss of a family's Kandinsky painting in Nazi-era Germany, blending her love of music with art appreciation.
