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Legal Services
Oxford-Nottingham, PA
News
$1M Asylum Scheme, Oxford Paralegal Indicted After Posing As Lawyer, FBI Seeks Victims
A Pennsylvania paralegal is accused of posing as an immigration lawyer in a $1 million asylum fraud scheme, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday, July 31. Fatima DeMaria, 65, of Lincoln University, was indicted on eight counts of asylum fraud and eight counts of mail fraud after allegedly charging immigrants thousands of dollars for fake legal services, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. DeMaria, owner of Immigration Matters Legal Services in Oxford, allegedly promised undocumented immigrants work permits and legal protection despite not b…
Cromwell, CT
News
ICE Orders American-Born Cromwell Doctor To Self-Deport: 'It's Time For You To Leave US'
A Connecticut doctor received a bizarre email last week from the U.S. government claiming she had overstayed her welcome in the country and needed to leave. However, she was born in the United States and has been a lifelong resident. Lisa Anderson, who practices in Cromwell, Connecticut, told NBC News that she was one of several people who received notices from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) instructing them to “self-deport” or face federal deportation. "It's time for you to leave the United States," the email opened, but the 58-year-old Anderson was born in Pennsylvania, accordi…
Chappaqua, NY
Readers Choice
Best Law Firm In Westchester County In 2024: McCullough Goldberger & Staudt, LLP
We are thrilled to announce that McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt, LLP (MGS) has been named Best Law Firm in Westchester County in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! According to its website, MGS was formed in 1984 through the merger of two well-respected Westchester law firms, building on a legacy of over 60 years. The firm specializes in land use, municipal law, litigation, real estate transactions, banking, and trusts and estates, and its client-focused approach prioritizes accessibility and strategic counsel to achieve successful outcomes, per its website. Readers’ C…
Shelton, CT
Readers Choice
Best Law Firm In Fairfield County In 2024: The Law Office Of Matthew J. Broder
We are thrilled to announce that the Law Office of Matthew J. Broder has been named Best Law Firm in Fairfield County in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! According to its website, the Law Office of Matthew J. Broder, with more than three decades of experience, provides clients with a free initial consultation, competitive pricing, and assertive legal representation. Per its website, the firm handles a wide range of legal matters, including family law, personal injury claims, worker's compensation, criminal defense, trials, appeals, and general legal services. The …
Warwick, NY
Readers Choice
Best Law Firm In The Hudson Valley In 2024: Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP
We are thrilled to announce that Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP has been named Best Law Firm in the Hudson Valley in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP is a full-service law firm offering personalized, strategic solutions to meet both immediate and long-term legal needs, according to the firm. As a general practice firm, it provides expertise across a wide range of legal areas, including business law, real estate, estate planning, family law, criminal law, municipal law, and litigation, and its team is committed …
South Glens Falls, NY
Obituaries
Law Firm Founder Killed In Gore Mountain Skiing Accident
Colleagues and loved ones are mourning the loss of a prominent attorney and businessman following his untimely death in a skiing accident in the Adirondacks. Kevin Colwell, founder and CEO of the Albany-based Colwell Law Group, died at the Gore Mountain ski resort on Saturday, Feb. 8, the firm said in a statement. He was 53. “This tragic loss has deeply impacted all members of the organization.” Colwell was found severely injured by bystanders and ski patrol staff near the Sagamore Trail around 11 a.m. Saturday, New York State Police said. Despite their attempts at life-saving measures, he…
Lititz, PA
News
Grieving Family Of Lititz Lawyer Dead By Suicide Raises Staggering Amount Of Money
An accomplished lawyer who was "beacon of kindness and generosity" has passed away, but where his light once shone, his community has started a fire. More than $21,000 had been raised in less than 24 hours on a GoFundMe for the family of William "Bill" J. Zee, 50, who was born in New Jersey and had been living in Lititz. A UPenn PhD candidate and former assistant dean at Rutgers University, and a beloved father, Bill was found dead in the PA Game Land located near US 322 and Pumping Station Road in Elizabeth Township, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber as Daily Voi…
Arlington, VA
News
Founder Of LGBTQ+ Non-Profit In DC Pleads Guilty To Fraud After 'Unexpected Return' To US: Feds
The trailblazing founder of Casa Ruby, a DC-based non-profit that had provided services to the LGBTQ+ community admitted to stealing at least $150,000 in COVID relief funds and stashing it in Central America for her personal use, authorities announced Ruby Corado, 53, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in US District Court to diverting the taxpayer-backed emergency funds to private off-shore bank accounts, which then was used for her own gain. She was charged in March with bank fraud, wire fraud, laundering of monetary instruments, monetary transactions in criminally derived proceeds, and fai…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Politics
Former US Congressman, Pennsylvania Senator George Gekas Dies At 91
A former US Congressman for Pennsylvania and state senator, George W. Gekas, 91, of Harrisburg, died at his home on Thursday, Dec. 16, according to his obituary. Gekas was a class of 1948 graduate of William Penn High School and a class of 1952 graduate of Dickinson College, according to his obituary. He went on to serve in the United States Army from 1953-55 before receiving his law degree at Dickinson School of Law in 1958, according to his obituary. He then worked as a Dauphin County assistant district attorney from 1960 until 1982 and simultaneously serving the the Commonwea…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Lawyer Charged In Lucrative Hudson, Morris Political Bribery Scheme
State authorities busted a Morristown lawyer as part of a major political corruption case that has already produced charges against public officials and political candidates from Hudson and Morris counties. Elizabeth Valandingham, 47, prepared and submitted proposals for the law firm where she worked to the township of Bloomfield for legal services between 2012 and 2016 in which she said the company hadn’t made any political contributions, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. She was lying, he said. “Each year for which Valandingham indicated no reportable political contributions,…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Domestic Violence Victims Don't Have To Stay At Home With The Enemy: There Are Options
As this pandemic spreads, most of us are experiencing for the first time what it’s like to feel unsafe. Imagine if you felt like that all the time. While the world around you shelters in their homes from an unseen enemy, yours lives with you. You live with an abusive partner, and your home is not a safe place to be. You could be anyone. A woman between the ages of 18 and 60+. You could be a man. You could be a teenager, an adolescent, or even more likely, a child under the age of four. These are the faces of domestic violence. They could be neighbors. Friends. Loved ones. They could b…
Newark, NJ
News
Newark First City In NJ Offering Free Lawyers For Renters Facing Eviction
Newark has officially become just the third city in the country to offer pro bono legal services for low-income tenants facing eviction, officials announced this week. City native and attorney Khabirah Myers heads up the Office of Tenant Legal Services, which opened Wednesday. She has already met with residents since she was hired in April. The office, which will work with attorneys offering their services for free, will assist low-income residents facing unwarranted or illegal evictions. More than half of Essex County’s evictions, about 20,000 a year, occur in Newark. “In creating this o…
