Police say that they have arrested a man who posed as a cop in order to force another man into performing a "sex act" on him. 27-year-old Queens resident Julio Olivares was booked last week and charged with a criminal sex act and criminal impersonation of a police officer. Couldn't he have just signed up for Grindr? more ›

Listen up: If you take your passion for Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship to an extreme that includes impersonation and anonymous online commenting, you might get sentenced to six months in prison. Lawyer Raphael Golb, who was found guilty of charges including identity theft, criminal impersonation and aggravated harassment when trying to defend his father's theory on the Dead Sea Scrolls' origins. Golb's attorney Ron Kuby was outraged, saying he'd appeal and added that Manhattan DA Cy Vance's office essentially "asked for a term of up to four years in an Upstate prison for first degree blogging." Hey, you do the crime, you do the time! more ›

A Staten Island robbery suspect walked out of a courtroom a free man after he impersonated a detainee facing lesser charges. Freddie Thompson—who was supposed to be arraigned for five robberies—pretended to be a suspect held on marijuana possession charges and was sentenced to time served. Authorities apparently didn't realize the gaffe until 90 minutes later, when the other prisoner asked officials why his name hadn't been called. more ›

A "high-living" and "prominent" Manhattan lawyer whose clients include Jon Bon Jovi was arrested by Canadian authorities. Marc Dreier, of Dreier LLP, was charged with impersonating "another lawyer on Tuesday at the offices of a large Canadian pension fund," according to the NY Times (which calls the arrest "bizarre"). See, Dreier went to the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, claiming to be a different lawyer (even had his business card), but an OTPP employee knew the lawyer Dreier was impersonating, so the cops were called. Dreier, who has been under investigation for possible fraudulent activity, is out on bail; his lawyer said, "No money passed, no money is missing and no money was ever missing." But Dreier's 250-employee law firm is crumbling: The WSJ's Law Blog reports that the head of the bankruptcy department told client he and other bankruptcy lawyers were leaving and would start their own firm. more ›

Every year, we look forward to Groundhog Day for the appearances of Punxsutawney Phil, Staten Island Chuck, and the inevitable multiple screenings of the movie Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray. But we also love Groundhog Day because it means that WNBC newswoman Sue Simmons is prodded into doing her impression of a groundhog. We love a beautiful woman not afraid to make herself look ridiculous--like when she fell off her chair and recovered somewhat gracefully. The video was recorded yesterday, as Sue has today--Groundhog Day--off from work. more ›