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$1B Scheme: Pair Of CEOs, Including NY Man, Defrauded 10K Investors, Jury Finds
A New York resident was one of two CEOs convicted in federal court of a $1 billion fraud scheme involving thousands of investors.
Long Island resident David Gentile, age 57, of Manhasset, and Jeffry Schneider, age 55, of Austin, Texas, were found guilty in federal court on all counts of an indictment charging them with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and securities fraud.
Gentile, the owner and CEO of GPB Capital Holdings, was also convicted on two counts of wire fraud.
The verdict came after an eight-week trial.
When sentenced on Thursd…
Members Of Well-Known Seafood Company Charged With Conspiracy, Fraud, Obstruction
Three members of a prominent Long Island seafood company, including two family members, are facing federal charges for allegedly conspiring to illegally harvest and sell fish caught above legal limits.
Bryan Gosman, age 48, Asa Gosman, age 45, of Montauk, members of the management team of Bob Gosman Co. Inc., and fisherman Christopher Winkler, age 61, were charged by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and obstruction in connection with a scheme to illegally overharvest fluke and black sea bass.
Specifically, the three were charged with one count of conspiracy…
23-Year-Old Woman Charged After Federal Judge Killed In Hit-Run Crash
A woman has been charged after a longtime Federal judge in New York was killed in a hit-and-run crash.
Sandra Feuerstein, US District Judge of the Eastern District of New York on Long Island, died Friday morning, April 9 after she was struck by a vehicle in Boca Raton, Florida, according to authorities.
The driver of the vehicle, identified as 23-year-old Nastasia Snape, of North Lauderdale, Florida, then struck a 6-year-old boy, according to the Sun-Sentinel of South Florida.
Witnesses said Snape had been driving erratically and after crashing told emergency responders…
