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Fairfield County Man Among People, Businesses Charged For Auto Fraud Fairfield County Man Among People, Businesses Charged For Auto Fraud
Fairfield County Man Among People, Businesses Charged For Auto Fraud A two-year investigation into an auto fraud scheme in Westchester and the Bronx led to the arrest of nine people and five businesses that are now facing charges for trying to pull a fast one on their customers. “Operation Sledgehammer,” an enterprise insurance fraud scheme that operated in lower Westchester and the Bronx has been taken down, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Those charged were: Ronnie Lee-Andros Jawahir, of New Rochelle; Allan Ramdeo Ramiah, of New Rochelle; Joseph Cermele, of Scarsdale; Ronald Jawahir, of the Bro…

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CT Dentist Indicted For Attempting To Murder Ex-Fiance’s Girlfriend CT Dentist Indicted For Attempting To Murder Ex-Fiance’s Girlfriend
CT Dentist Indicted For Attempting To Murder Ex-Fiance’s Girlfriend A Westchester woman who worked as an orthodontist in Fairfield County has been indicted on an attempted murder charge for allegedly attempting to murder her ex-fiance's current girlfriend. New Rochelle resident Alika Crew was indicted by a Westchester County grand jury for allegedly stabbed her victim repeatedly after hiding in her car. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that on Tuesday, July 28, Crew attacked her former fiancé’s new girlfriend, lunging at her from a crouching position behind the driver’s seat in the victim’s car on Hillandale Drive.  The …

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Man With Forged Connecticut ID Admits To Breaking Into NY Mailbox Man With Forged Connecticut ID Admits To Breaking Into NY Mailbox
Man With Forged Connecticut ID Admits To Breaking Into NY Mailbox A man who was busted in possession of a forged Connecticut driver’s license admitted to using a postal key to steal undelivered mail from a USPS mailbox in Westchester last year. Bronx resident James Rodriguez, 31, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Sept. 17 in Westchester County Court to a pair of felony charges after he was busted stealing mail in Mount Vernon last year. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. said that at approximately 12:30 a.m. on May 3 last year, Rodriguez was caught stealing mail from the blue USPS mailbox on East Sandford Boulevard. Scarpino said at the …

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Parole Of Norwalk Man In Rape/Murder Case Of Two Women Sparks Outrage Parole Of Norwalk Man In Rape/Murder Case Of Two Women Sparks Outrage
Parole Of Norwalk Man In Rape/Murder Case Of Two Women Sparks Outrage Found guilty of the rape and murder of Sheila Watson and Bonnie Minter while their children were within earshot at their Northern Westchester home in Lewisboro in 1978, the now-68-year-old Sam Ayala was granted parole in mid-March and could be released as early as Thursday, Sept. 3.  Ayala lived in Fairfield County at the time, in Norwalk. More than 5,000 have signed a Change.org petition urging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to keep Ayala behind bars.  Jason Minter, both a son to one of the victims and a witness to the crime, speculated that the convict's release was influenced…

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Former HR Officer From Greenwich Admits To $417K Performance Scam Former HR Officer From Greenwich Admits To $417K Performance Scam
Former HR Officer From Greenwich Admits To $417K Performance Scam A woman who worked as a human resources officer at FujiFilm in Westchester admitted to stealing more than $400,000 from the company. Fairfield County resident Maria Mecca, 39, of Greenwich, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny in Westchester County Court, District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. She remains free on bail and was ordered to pay restitution to FujiFilm, which is based out of Valhalla. Mecca is due back in court on March 18 next year for sentencing. She is expected to receive a term of between one and four years in prison. According to Scarpino, in her pos…

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Woman Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Brookfield HS Grad Woman Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Brookfield HS Grad
Woman Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Brookfield HS Grad The family of a 21-year-old Manhattanville College student scolded the drunk driver who struck and killed their son in court at her sentencing on Wednesday. Rye resident Emma Fox, 26, was sentenced for her role as the driver in a fatal crash that took the life of Fishkill resident Robby Schartner, who graduated from Brookfield High School and formerly lived in Putnam County, in Garrison. According to the deal Fox made last year, she will be sentenced to six months in jail and more than four years of probation after she pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular manslaughter and driving while…

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