Jonathan Bandler
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White Plains, NY, United States
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Mount Vernon employee, daughter plead guilty to nearly $1.7M in pandemic-relief fraud
Federal prosecutors said Andrea and Alicia Ayers filed more than 300 fraudulent claims for COVID-19 relief grants → Read More
Mount Vernon teenager fatally shot near Levister Towers apartment complex
It was the second homicide of the year in Mount Vernon, both claiming teenage victims. → Read More
'It's about time': Krivak acquitted in child's rape, murder after 24 years in prison
Andrew Krivak, who spent 24 years in prison for the crime, was acquitted after jurors determined that he was coerced into a false confession. → Read More
Jury to get case in Krivak murder retrial. What to know
Jury deliberations in the Andrew Krivak murder retrial will begin Friday after the Putnam County district attorney completes his closing argument. → Read More
Prosecutors failed to turn over records related to Krivak's interrogator
The personnel records were unrelated to Patrick Castaldo's work investigating the rape and murder of Josette Wright → Read More
Memorial Field track and skate park to open in Mount Vernon
The track at Memorial Field will be open from 6 to 10 a.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. daily. Skate park will be open from 10 to 8 p.m. except during bad weather. → Read More
Defense witness claims investigators coerced his account in Krivak case
William MacGregor insists his statement that he was in a van with Andrew Krivak and Anthony DiPippo when they killed a 12-year-old was coerced → Read More
Police investigating after fatal stabbing in Mount Vernon
A 19-year-old found lying unconscious at North Columbus and East Lincoln avenues died from a stab wound to the chest → Read More
Mount Vernon schools, superintendent face federal investigation over grants
The Mount Vernon district awarded $8.5 million in federal grants over several years to a single agency to provide a wide range of services. → Read More
Witnesses detail seeing 12-year-old Putnam girl days after prosecutors say she was killed
Two women say they saw Josette Wright on Columbus Day weekend in 1994. The prosecution maintains she was killed days earlier. → Read More
Prosecution rests in Krivak retrial in 12-year-old Josette Wright's killing
Prosecutors call final witness to bolster their their theory of when the 12-year-old was killed. → Read More
Witness outburst briefly disrupts Krivak trial. This is what she told jurors
Witness Lisa Murphy knew she wasn't supposed to discuss Putnam County's $12 million settlement with Anthony DiPippo, but she did anyway. → Read More
Yonkers man indicted in plot to kill Iranian dissident: What to know
Khaled Mehdiyev of Yonkers allegedly lurked outside the Brooklyn home of Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad as part of a murder-for-hire plot. → Read More
Investigator details alleged confession in 1994 murder of 12-year-old Putnam girl
The defense has long taken aim at Patrick Castaldo, saying he coerced Andrew Krivak's confession and fed details of the case to the main witness. → Read More
Mount Vernon teen sentenced in fatal stabbing of cheerleading rival Kayla Green
The 15-year-old defendant was prosecuted in criminal court but will serve her 3 to 9-year sentence in a state juvenile detention center. → Read More
Killer linked by DNA to Yonkers, Bronx victims has pleaded guilty in both cases
Christopher Gonzalez reached a deal that would send him to prison for 20 years to life for the deaths of Dora Almontaser and Angel Serbay in Yonkers. → Read More
DA says no criminal wrongdoing uncovered at Mount Vernon Library; Closes investigation
The Westchester DA's probe into Mount Vernon's library finances found shoddy bookkeeping and mismanagement, but no criminal wrongdoing. → Read More
An instigator in Yonkers gang assault sentenced to 12 years in prison
Develle Coates asked a judge for mercy, saying he had made a mistake when he struck a man with a glass bottle, setting off a gang assault. → Read More
Maximum sentence given to killer of Tarrytown woman
Westchester County Judge George Fufidio cited Cynell Brown's lack of remorse in imposing the sentence of 25 years to life. → Read More
Murder retrial in 1994 killing of 12-year-old girl set to begin in Putnam
Krivak's lawyers must take aim at the purported confession that landed him in prison a quarter century ago. → Read More