Mail bomber in New York given multiple life terms
A con artist, Michael Stevens, received seven life sentences plus 30 years and additional multi-term terms for a Christmas 1993 mail bomb campaign that killed five people in upstate New York. Six bombs were sent to Brenda Chevere’s relatives. four exploded, two others injured. two devices failed or were intercepted.
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Michael Telesca
Michael Stevens
Stevens
Brenda Chevere
Upstate
New York
Buffalo
Stray bullet hits Thruway driver's car in Buffalo
Gertrude Smith, 63, of Tonawanda, was driving on the New York State Thruway in Buffalo when a stray bullet struck her vehicle. No injuries occurred. Smith said a slower pace might have left someone shot in the head. Police believe the shot came from a nearby apartment complex about 2 p.m. Sunday.
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Gertrude Smith
Smith
Tonawanda
Cabbie Father Convicted Of Hiring Hit On Son In Law
In New York a jury convicted Rohee Sibadan a 52 year old MetLife executive of offering 2500 to hire a killer to murder his son in law Fizul Khan 33 a cab driver. The plan involved a taxi ride to a deserted area five shots and stolen wallet. George Cooperate pled guilty to conspiracy to assault and received 1 to 3 years. The case noted religious and ethnic tensions within the Sibadan family.
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Rohee Sibadan
Met Life
Fizul Khan
Sibadan
Fogarty George
Khan
Eorge
Wayne Brison
Manhattan
District Attorney’s Office
Fernando Coracho
New York AIDS testing bill passes both houses
The bill lets rape victims compel their attackers to take an HIV test by judge order within 10 days of conviction and keeps results confidential. It also frees $2.8 million in federal crime-fighting funds for New York, with 43 other states having adopted similar laws.
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Albany
New York State
Steven Saland
Poughkeepsie
New York
Saland
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