Ex-Suffolk DA Spota, Aide Sentenced For Corruption
Two former high-ranking Suffolk County government officials have been sentenced to jail following a six-week federal jury trial.
Former Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas J. Spota and Christopher McPartland, his former anti-corruption aide were each sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 10, by US District Judge Joan M. Azrack, to five years in prison.
Additionally, Spota, age 79, of Mount Sinai, was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine.
The sentences stem from the defendants’ December 17, 2019 convictions for trying to cover up a prisoner’s beating at a Hauppauge …
14 New Mosquito Samples Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Suffolk County
More mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus on Long Island.
Health officials reported that 14 more mosquito samples taken in Suffolk County tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to 37 mosquito samples and six birds that have tested positive for West Nile this summer.
The samples were collected on Thursday, Aug. 6 in Northport (four), Bay Shore (3), Brentwood, Bohemia, Cold Spring Harbor, Copiague, Farmingville, Northport, and West Islip.
There have been no cases of West Nile virus in any patients on Long Island so far this year.
“The confirmation of West Ni…
Long Island Man Charged With DWI, Fleeing Crash That Seriously Injured Motorcyclist, Police Say
A Long Island man was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist.
The crash happened Wednesday, July 1at approximately 5:50 p.m. in Shirley.
Robert Engel, 52, of Northport, was operating a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on the William Floyd Parkway, near Lawrence Road, when he was struck from behind by a 2012 Toyota sedan being driven by Thomas Dudley, 36, of Mastic Beach, Suffolk County Police said.
Engel was transported via Shirley Ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue in ser…
