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$44M COVID Tax Scheme: 7 Nabbed In Largest US Case Ever $44M COVID Tax Scheme: 7 Nabbed In Largest US Case Ever
$44M COVID Tax Scheme: 7 Nabbed In Largest US Case Ever Seven New Yorkers have been charged in a sweeping tax fraud scheme, accused of exploiting pandemic relief programs to steal over $44 million, federal prosecutors announced. The indictment by the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, unsealed Wednesday, Jan. 22, alleges that the defendants filed over 8,000 fraudulent tax returns, seeking more than $600 million in COVID-19 relief funds through the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and related programs. Investigators determined the group successfully secured $44 million from the federal government. Defendants Long Island …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In New Canaan Recovered In New Jersey Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In New Canaan Recovered In New Jersey
Luxury SUV Stolen 7 Years Ago In New Canaan Recovered In New Jersey The owner of a luxury SUV that was stolen from a train station in Fairfield County in 2016 likely thought he'd never see it again. Fate intervened, however -- or, rather, the Saddle River Police Department in Bergen County, New Jersey. Officers stopped the 2015 Land Rover on northbound Route 17 for having tinted windows, among other violations, Saddle River PD Chief Jason Cosgriff said. They quickly noticed some inconsistencies, he said. The vehicle had a temporary Georgia license plate for a 2019 Range Rover, for one thing, Cosgriff said on Wednesday, Aug. 30.  The VIN numbers didn't m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Alert Residents After String Of Vehicle Thefts In Fairfield County Police Alert Residents After String Of Vehicle Thefts In Fairfield County
Police Alert Residents After String Of Vehicle Thefts In Fairfield County Police in Fairfield County issued an alert following a string of vehicle thefts. The New Canaan Police Department said the thefts and suspicious incidents took place between Friday, Oct. 28, and Sunday, Oct. 30. Officers first responded to a report of a vehicle stolen from a driveway in the area of Weed Street and Richmond Hill Road in New Canaan at about 1:20 a.m. on Friday, according to the report. The owner said the keys to their 2016 Land Rover had been left in the vehicle, along with a checkbook, a laptop, and work-related paperwork, police said. Another resident of Weed Street then …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Former Yale Med School Employee Admits Stealing, Selling $40 Million In Electronics Former Yale Med School Employee Admits Stealing, Selling $40 Million In Electronics
Former Yale Med School Employee Admits Stealing, Selling $40 Million In Electronics A former Yale University School of Medicine employee has admitted to stealing $40 million in computer and electronic hardware from the university. Jamie Petrone, age 42, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 28, to wire fraud and filing a false tax return, according to Leonard Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Petrone is a former resident of Naugatuck in New Haven County, and she currently resides in Georgia, Boyle said.  Beginning in about 2008, Petrone worked for the Yale University School of Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine and most recently w…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Unlocked Land Rover Stolen In Fairfield County Recovered In New Haven Unlocked Land Rover Stolen In Fairfield County Recovered In New Haven
Unlocked Land Rover Stolen In Fairfield County Recovered In New Haven A Land Rover was recovered in Connecticut after thieves allegedly stole the unlocked vehicle out of a Fairfield County driveway and took it on a joy ride before it was recovered in New Haven, police said. Officers from the Darien Police Department responded to a Kona Road residence on Saturday, Dec. 11, where there was a report of a 2020 Land Rover that was stolen from the driveway after it was left unlocked and with the keys inside. Police said that the owner of the home told investigators that they heard their dogs barking at 5:15 a.m. and the Land Rover being started in the driveway. F…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Investigating Numerous Reports Of Entered, Stolen Luxury Vehicles In Darien Police Investigating Numerous Reports Of Entered, Stolen Luxury Vehicles In Darien
Police Investigating Numerous Reports Of Entered, Stolen Luxury Vehicles In Darien Darien police are reporting that two vehicles were stolen, including one from a dealership, and four vehicles were burglarized since early this month. The first vehicle was stolen from BMW of Darien on Monday, Dec. 7, after a customer had dropped off their 2019 BMW X5 for service, leaving the keys inside. When the dealership went to retrieve the vehicle, it was missing, said Darien Police Sgt. James Palmieri. Surveillance shows an unknown person enters the vehicle and drive away. The second stolen vehicle, a Mitsubishi Mirage, was recovered on Thursday, Dec. 10, on a city street after it h…

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by Kathy Reakes