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Tania E. Lopez

New York
As seen in: Newsday, The Indianapolis Star, Belleville News-Democrat
Comms Director for Suffolk County @RayTierneyDA. Formerly with @NYSComptroller. Recovering journalist from @Newsday. Emmy nominated.

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Tania E. Lopez is a former newspaper reporter with extensive experience covering government, courts, and public accountability. She spent nearly two decades in daily journalism, reporting on education, local government, and criminal justice, with an emphasis on investigative and enterprise reporting. Her work has appeared in Newsday, The Indianapolis Star, and the Belleville News-Democrat.

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Police on Gilgo: 'This case remains active'

Police on Gilgo: 'This case remains active'

Suffolk police top brass assured families of victims of the Gilgo Beach killings Thursday that, even after fi…

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Ex-police chief pleads not guilty to cover up

Ex-police chief pleads not guilty to cover up

James Burke, the former Suffolk County police chief of department, was arrested Wednesday on charges of assau…

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Feds: Ex-police chief tried to blackmail official

Feds: Ex-police chief tried to blackmail official

Former Suffolk police chief James Burke tried to blackmail a top civilian police official, using a GPS device…

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Burke's arrest unleashes torrents of regret, vindication

Burke's arrest unleashes torrents of regret, vindication

The arrest of former Suffolk police Chief of Department James Burke Wednesday spurred disappointment and conc…

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Lawyer: Top cop Burke showed 'poor judgment'

Lawyer: Top cop Burke showed 'poor judgment'

A Suffolk County attorney said Friday that Police Chief James Burke made a mistake when he showed up during a…

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$150G suit: Top cop 'personally took part' in beating

$150G suit: Top cop 'personally took part' in beating

The Smithtown man who has said he was beaten by Suffolk Chief of Department James Burke while detained in the…

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FORMER AMITYVILLE PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER SENTENCED FOR FORGING COVID-19 VACCINATION RECORD CARDS, MONEY LAUNDERING, AND OFFERING A FALSE INSTRUMENT FOR FILING

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By Tania E. Lopez
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(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Julie DeVuono, 51, of Amityville was sentenced after pleading guilty in September of 2023 to filing forged COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards, laundering the criminal proceeds of the sales of the forged cards and filing false prescriptions for opioids for people who were not her patients.
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QUEENS COUPLE EACH SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR THE BEATING DEATH OF 5-YEAR-OLD SON

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By Tania E. Lopez
| suffolkcountyny.gov
(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Valerie Owusu, 28, and Emmanuel Addae, 28, of Corona, Queens, were each sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after a jury found them each guilty of Murder in the Second Degree, for the 2021 beating death of Owusu’s 5-year-old son, King Owusu. “The jury has spoken, but unfortunately, that will not bring back this young boy,” said District Attorney Tierney.
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BELLPORT MAN SENTENCED TO 125 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON AFTER BEING CONVICTED BY A JURY IN FEBRUARY OF MULTIPLE RAPES AND BURGLARIES

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By Tania E. Lopez
| suffolkcountyny.gov
(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Eric Freeman, 48, of Bellport, was sentenced to 125 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of numerous counts of burglary, rape, and other related charges, for burglarizing four homes, raping a teen who was in one of the homes, and then attempting to rape a woman at another home.
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