Former Giants and Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress has been accused of failing to pay nearly $50,000 in income tax to the state of New Jersey, authorities say.
Burress, 37, was indicted on one count each of issuing a bad check and willful failure to pay state tax, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. He faces up to a year in jail and a $15,000 fine.
Prosecutors allege that when Burress, of Totowa, submitted his tax returns in 2014, an electronic funds transfer failed to pull the $47,903 owed by the former football star. When the state Treasury Department sent a letter notifying him of the failed transfer later in the year, Burress allegedly failed to submit his payment.
Burress, who lives in Totowa, couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
The indictment is the latest legal trouble for the former Giant who was a top receiver in the team’s Super Bowl run in the 2007-08 season.
He served two years in prison after he accidentally shot himself in the leg at a nightclub in midtown Manhattan in 2008.
He was also sued at least nine times over the course of his NFL career including multiple times for failure to pay local taxes, according to the Associated Press.
Burress played for the Giants from 2005 to 2008, and was on the New York Jets for the 2012 season. He also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A teenager confessed Thursday to being behind the wheel of his father's car during a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a Temple University student-athlete Wednesday night, telling police he panicked and drove away.
The 18-year-old man, along with his parents, contacted police about the striking vehicle's location Wednesday night -- hours after he sped away from the North Philly crash scene that left Rachel Hall, 22, hospitalized and fighting for her life.
Authorities announced in a Thursday afternoon news conference that the teen took responsibility for the crash, but they have yet to file charges as police are waiting on the District Attorney's Office to approve them.
The suspect is with his parents, and he along with his family are cooperating with investigators, police said.
The Philly teen, who only has a driver's permit, told investigators he panicked and left the scene -- the intersection of Park Avenue and Diamond Street, authorities said.
The suspect was driving his father's car, a silver Mitsubishi Galant that was recovered Thursday morning, officials said.
Two other young people, a man and a woman who are both under 21, were passengers in the sedan when the accident occurred, police said. Pennsylvania law dictates that anyone driving with a permit must be accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old.
Hall was riding her bike without a helmet when she was struck. The Temple University senior suffered multiple broken bones and head injuries. Her father identified his daughter as the victim Thursday morning from Temple University Hospital, where she is recovering from multiple broken bones and head injuries.
"It's unknown whether or not this 22-year-old female is going to survive these injuries," said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small.
A senior and honor roll student at Temple, Hall is the goalie for the girl's lacrosse team and has been named to the Dean's List every semester, according to the team's website.
Her father told NBC10 she wants to become a police officer and is set to graduate next week.
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As a result of a protest at Philadelphia's City Hall in response to recent events in Baltimore, various modes of transportation could be affected this evening as some demonstrators moved up Broad Street toward North Philadelphia.
The peaceful demonstration at Dilworth Plaza began to wrap up shortly before 6 p.m. as protesters started to thin out.
Some of the crowd then headed up Broad Street.
Earlier, dozens of protesters marched along Chestnut Street in University City toward Center City shortly after 4 p.m. Philadelphia Police followed the peaceful protest as it marched. At the same time, the crowd began to grow at Dilworth Plaza -- near City Hall.
As of 5 p.m. the majority of the rally remained contained at Dilworth Plaza with police estimating 600 to 800 demonstrators taking part.
The protest is one of many happening nationwide in response to the death of Freddie Gray, who suffered spinal injuries while in Baltimore Police custody following his April 12 arrest. Gray died a week later.
Some officials warned commuters to plan their evening commute as the large crowd could mess with travel around City Hall and throughout Center City but for the most part things continued to move as normal.
SEPTA officials did not announce any planned detours due to the protest, but acknowledged that they would keep an eye on the proceedings and make adjustments to mass transit schedules if necessary.
Possible problems surround the Broad Street line and the Market-Frankford line, both of which pass underground below the protest area.
SEPTA's website shows that buses along Route 4, 16, 27, 31, 38, 44, 124 and 125 have "Detour" announcements attached to them with "Demonstration" listed as the reason for the altered service schedule.
But, SEPTA said that all routes continued to move without problems as the protest took place.
Commuters planning on driving through Center City should avoid Market Street and Broad Street near City Hall and expect congestion on other nearby roadways. Posts on social media indicate the protesters plan to march slowly north on Broad Street -- meaning commuters heading home from the city's Francisville/Fairmount and Poplar neighborhoods may experience delays.
For commuters looking to avoid the crowds, staying completely clear of the area is likely the best option.
Police plan to maintain peaceful boundaries while the demonstration is underway. At least one Philadelphia school announced an early dismissal so students could get home safely.
Two separate fires in Philadelphia's Germantown's neighborhood Thursday left at least one person hurt.
A fire broke out in the morning at an apartment building on the 5800 block of Chew Avenue. One person suffered undisclosed injuries, said firefighters.
Philadelphia fire crews then responded to a fire along E Coulter Street Thursday afternoon. Two homes were hit by the blaze.
No injuries were reported.
Philadelphia rescue crews responded to a wall collapse in North Philadelphia Thursday afternoon.
The call came in around 2:30 p.m. for a collapse near 24th and Poplar Streets right across the street from Girard College.
SkyForce10 overhead showed a portion of a wall had crumbled at what appeared to be a work site, possibly for a utility crew.
No injuries were reported.
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Medics rushed a Philadelphia woman to a local hospital after she suffered minor injuries in a fire that tore through a home in the city's Kingsessing neighborhood.
Crews responded to a call of heavy smoke and flames in the back of a house near 50th Street and Kingsessing Avenue around 2:30 a.m., officials said.
They got the blaze under control a short time later.
A woman, in her 50s, was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center for smoke inhalation, authorities said. She is expected to be okay.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
A 21-year-old man is dead and another man is badly injured in a crash that ended with a car between trees on a South Jersey lawn.
Police said the driver, Brandon Seelig, lost control of the 2003 Honda Civic and swerved off the road, slamming into a tree on the 1100 block of Ocean Height Avenue, near Alder Avenue,, in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County.
Authorities used the Jaws of Life to pull Seelig and his passenger, 21-year-old Ian Holliday, from the wrecked vehicle, according to the Egg Harbor Township Police Department.
Seelig was pronounced dead at the scene. Medics airlifted Holliday to a AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center. The victim's condition is unknown, although police said he "suffered moderate injuries."
Authorities closed the road for about three hours while they investigated the crash.
A police officer spotted a crying 5-month-old baby in a car parked outside a Camden CVS drug store and busted the window with her flashlight to free the overheated child, authorities said.
The Camden County officer happened to pass by the locked car, parked in the CVS lot at 5th and Mickle streets, and heard the boy's screams.
"We're looking at the surrounding area. One seconds, two seconds, it's too long for an infant," said Ofc. Belinda Villegas-Ramos, who along with her partner, Officer Joseph McGrath, freed the baby from the car.
About five minutes later, the baby's mother, 30-year-old Deonna Moore, of Sicklerville, exited the CVS and returned to the car, authorities said. Moore told police she had only left the child for a few seconds, according to reports.
Villegas-Ramos said the baby boy was sweating profusely when she removed him from the vehicle. Medics took the boy to Cooper University Hospital for an evaluation. He was then released to the state's Division of Child Protection and Permanency. He is expected to be okay.
Moore is now facing child endangerment charges. Investigators said they also discovered she had four outstanding municipal warrants from Camden and Winslow Township totaling $1,900.
