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The Kings County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, where Hon. Heidi Cesare handed down a 20 year sentence to a Park Slope man who sexually assaulted two teenage girls in his apartment and filmed it.Brooklyn Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese 

Park Slope man receives 20-year sentence for assaulting teenage girls

March 15 |  Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A Park Slope man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting two teenage girls after he drugged them and brought them back to his apartment. Christopher Chabrier, 40, was sentenced by Kings County Supreme Court Justice Heidi Cesare on Wednesday to 20 years in prison following his conviction for the sexual assault […]

Eastern District of New York Federal Court in Brooklyn — the site where New York-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital's $17.3 million settlement was announced, resolving allegations of healthcare fraud through unlawful kickbacks to physicians.Brooklyn Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese

New York-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital settles health care fraud claims for $17.3 Million

March 13 |  Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

New York-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital has agreed to a $17.3 million settlement on Tuesday to resolve allegations of health care fraud. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace announced that the settlement addresses claims related to unlawful kickbacks paid to physicians at the hospital’s chemotherapy infusion center. The allegations center on a […]