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A gang of cyber-criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

New York State Sen. Malcolm Smith and five other politicians pleaded not guilty Tuesday to corruption charges in connection with an alleged plot to buy a line on New York City's mayoral ballot. The allegations revived public concerns about a documented culture of exploitation in Albany that has prompted officials to seek legal recourse to induce change.

Someone used her birth certificate to arrange bogus marriages to at least three men from other countries.

Marc S. Dreier, a prominent New York lawyer, was sentenced on Monday in an elaborate scheme in which investors lost more than $400 million.