Only one defense witness was called by counsel for Demaio. A man who knew John Umberger, James Czekai, told the court how he had met the victim on a social media app. They had hung out at Czekai ...

The 2022 deaths of Julio Ramirez, a 25-year-old social worker, and John Umberger, a 33-year-old political consultant, were the result of “drug-facilitated thefts" and homicides, according to the ...

Two men — 25-year-old Julio Ramirez and 33-year-old John Umberger — died as part of the long-running robbery scheme. The trio had been accused of preying on people out enjoying Manhattan's ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Three men were convicted of murder Monday in a conspiracy to rob men leaving Manhattan nightclubs and bars late at night, plying them with potent and dangerous drugs and ...

Three men accused of drugging and robbing men at Manhattan gay bars and nightclubs were found guilty Monday, more than two years after the deaths of two of their victims. Jayqwan Hamilton, Robert ...