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Man Sentenced For $12M Ponzi Scheme That Included Victim From Fairfield County Man Sentenced For $12M Ponzi Scheme That Included Victim From Fairfield County
Man Sentenced For $12M Ponzi Scheme That Included Victim From Fairfield County A New York man was sentenced for his role in a $12 million Ponzi scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims from throughout the region and the nation between 2015 and 2017. Long Island resident Matthew Eckstein, age 52, of Syosset, was sentenced on Monday, July 11 to three-and-a-half to 10-and-a-half years in prison. Eckstein originally pleaded guilty to the charges on September 26, 2019, but later withdrew his plea. A new indictment was secured in August 2020, but court closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic further delayed the case. “This defendant preyed upon seniors and hard-working men…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fairfield County Man, Two Others Admits To Criminal Copyright Infringement Fairfield County Man, Two Others Admits To Criminal Copyright Infringement
Fairfield County Man, Two Others Admits To Criminal Copyright Infringement Three employees at a Long Island Information Technology company have admitted to their roles in an elaborate, high-tech scheme to defraud customers by stealing keys and licenses for some software programs. Michael Calabria, age 49, of Manorville, Joseph Keegan, age 46, of Merrick, and Casey Silver, age 36, of Stamford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement for their roles in a years-long scheme, the US Attorney's Office announced. Calabria and Keegan were principals at Constructure Technologies in Melville and Silver, a project manager at the company, admitted to in…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Trader Joe's Closes Fairfield Store After Worker Tests Positive COVID-19: Trader Joe's Closes Fairfield Store After Worker Tests Positive
Covid-19: Trader Joe's Closes Fairfield Store After Worker Tests Positive Trader Joe's has temporarily closed several more stores for cleaning after workers were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The closures include two stores on Long Island and one in Fairfield County. The Long Island stores are: Hewlett, 1280 West Broadway: A crew member reporting symptoms consistent with COVID-19 was last present in the store on Wednesday, April 1, the company said. Merrick, 1714 Merrick Road: Crew members have tested positive for COVID-19; the latest date on which one of these workers was in the store was Friday, March 27. The Fairfield County closure is: …

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by Joe Lombardi