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MS-13 Killer Who Lured LI Teens To Grisly Deaths Learns His Fate
An MS-13 gangster who took part in two vicious teenage murders on Long Island has been sentenced to decades behind bars for the killings, authorities announced Tuesday, July 7.
Kevin Cuevas Del Cid, now 26, had pleaded guilty to killing two teenagers, Kerin Pineda and Javier Castillo, in 2016 and got 42 years in prison, the Justice Department said.
“This defendant used social media to lure Kerin Pineda to his death, and this callous disregard for human life has now been met with a just punishment,” U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. said.
Del Cid, who lived in Freeport, played a key role in …
Suffolk Nurse’s Fake Vaccine Scheme Leads To Record Fine From Health Department
A Long Island nurse who admitted to faking more than 150 child vaccines was fined $544,000 by the state, officials announced Thursday, July 9.
Julie DeVuono’s fine is the largest in the New York Department of Health’s 125-year history, the agency said.
DeVuono, 53, pleaded guilty to criminal charges in June 2024, in which she agreed to complete community service, forfeit $1.2 million in criminal proceeds, and give up her professional licenses.
Between 2019 and 2022, DeVuono lied about giving 162 children various vaccines, including for chickenpox, measles, hepatitis, tetanus, and COVID-19,…
2.5M Eye Drop Bottles Recalled Over 'Foreign Substance,' FDA Says
More than 2.5 million bottles of a prescription eye drop are being recalled nationwide because they may contain a foreign substance.
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. voluntarily recalled 2,530,182 bottles of Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension, USP, 1%, according to a Food and Drug Administration enforcement report. The recall affects 5 mL, 10 mL, and 15 mL bottles distributed across the US.
According to the FDA, the eye drops were recalled because of the "presence of a foreign substance."
"Prednisolone is a steroid medicine that is used to relieve the redness, itching, and swelling cause…
