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Monroe Police Department to host Youth Police Academy
The Monroe Police Department is setting its sights on future employees with the launch of its’ Youth Police Academy for children ages 7-11. The academy will be held from Aug. 22-26 and will be open to...
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Yonkers contractor sentenced to prison for tax evasion
A Yonkers contractor has been sentenced to four months in federal prison for evading taxes on income of $1.5 million that he concealed from the IRS for several years. U.S. District Judge Nelson S....
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Yonkers police play key role in breaking up alleged illegal firearms ring
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, the city’s Police Commissioner Chris Sapienza, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Frank...
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Real estate lawyer arrested for withholding clients’ closing funds
Norwalk police announced the arrest of Carl Ferraro, a real estate attorney accused of stealing funds from his clients. The Norwalk Police Department said it began to received complaints against...
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Monroe Rite Aid robbed of thousands of narcotic pills
Four men wearing ski masks robbed a Rite Aid pharmacy in Monroe on Wednesday and absconded with thousands of narcotics pills. According to a report in The Monroe Sun, the Rite Aid at 508 Monroe...
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Missouri aircraft supply company owner pleads guilty to defrauding Darien...
The owner of a Missouri-based aircraft supply companies pleaded guilty to a $7 million fraud scheme that impacted a Darien investment firm. According to a news release from the Office of the U.S....
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Contractor faces criminal charge in 2017 Poughkeepsie construction fatality
A contractor who allegedly ignored warnings that a retaining wall could collapse at a Poughkeepsie construction site has been charged with willful violation of safety rules in the death of a worker who...
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Bridgeport tax return preparer sentenced to prison for tax fraud
Torise Baker, a Bridgeport tax return prepare who pleaded guilty to a tax fraud offense, was sentenced to three months of imprisonment followed by one year of supervised release. Baker was indicted by...
View ArticleBridgeport man sentenced in lottery and online romance scams
Pierre pleaded guilty in January to one count of money laundering. This content is for Westfair Online members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post Bridgeport man sentenced in...
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Norwalk postal carrier pleads guilty to mail theft
An employee of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has pleaded guilty to mail theft. Bridgeport resident Umberto Pignataro stole hundreds of pieces of mail, including packages and greeting cards that...
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Feds accuse fake Westchester accounting firm of bank fraud
A Bethel, Connecticut man who allegedly ran a fake accounting firm in Westchester has been accused of trying to steal a $373,201 Paycheck Protection Plan loan. Eric James O’Neil, 57, was arrested Aug....
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Postal workers tied to stolen pandemic benefits mail found in Yonkers
The discovery in 2020 of a cache of state Department of Labor envelopes in a Yonkers hotel room as led to the arrests of three postal workers allegedly involved in a national bribery and mail theft...
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Stamford man sentenced for CARES Act fraud
Moustapha Diakhate of Stamford was sentenced to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fraudulent receiving more than $4 million in Covid-19 relief funds...
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Immigrant’s ‘dream job’ at AMA Labs leads to $1.5M fine
A Polish immigrant who sought the American Dream only to get caught up in a “soul crushing” fraud at a Rockland lab company has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in ill-gotten gains and restitution....
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Bridgeport man pleads guilty to defrauding Amazon
Bridgeport resident Rajhni Yankana waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty to a fraud charge stemming from his unscrupulous vendor relationship with Amazon.com Inc. According to the charges...
View ArticleYorktown Heights financial adviser admits stealing from pro baseball player
The baseball player made a deal with another company to give up a portion of anticipated future payments on his baseball contract in exchange for $250,000, and he gave $77,000 to Mesa to pay federal...
View ArticleCFO pleads guilty to $1.5M embezzlement
Guerreno faces a maximum term of imprisonment of five years. This content is for Westfair Online members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post CFO pleads guilty to $1.5M...
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