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Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Tapped To Head Trump's New Dept. Of Government Efficiency Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Tapped To Head Trump's New Dept. Of Government Efficiency
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Tapped To Head Trump's New Dept. Of Government Efficiency President-Elect Donald Trump continues to fill his cabinet with loyalists and his biggest supporters following his sweeping victory in last week's election.  He announced Tuesday, Nov. 12, that two billionaire former rivals turned allies, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, would head up his new Department of Government Efficiency.  Related: Trump Nominates NY Rep. Elise Stefanik As UN Ambassador The tech entrepreneur, age 53, and the 39-year-old Harvard and Yale Law grad will be tasked with major cuts in government spending. Trump called it "The Manhattan Project" for a new…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Tries Fleeing Arrest After Trying To Entice Teen Into Sex In Hudson Valley: Police Man Tries Fleeing Arrest After Trying To Entice Teen Into Sex In Hudson Valley: Police
Man Tries Fleeing Arrest After Trying To Entice Teen Into Sex In Hudson Valley: Police A 20-year-old Connecticut man was apprehended after ramming police vehicles to escape arrest for trying to entice a 13-year-old victim into engaging in sexual activity in the Hudson Valley, authorities said.  Fairfield County resident Francisco Javi Gomez of Norwalk was arrested in Putnam County on Wednesday, April 3 in connection with an investigation that began on Friday, March 15, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, April 12.  According to authorities, Gomez had been enticing a 13-year-old victim to engage in sexual activity with him through social medi…

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by Ben Crnic
News
COVID-19: Millions Of Phony N95 Face Masks Distributed In US COVID-19: Millions Of Phony N95 Face Masks Distributed In US
Covid-19: Millions Of Phony N95 Face Masks Distributed In US Millions of fake N95 face masks were purchased - and in some cases used - by hospitals, medical facilities, and government agencies in five states, according to The New York Times and various media outlets. Many of the masks were stamped with the 3M logos and shipped in boxes that said “Made in the USA” even though neither claim is true, said the NYT citing federal investigators with Homeland Security.  News of the investigation first broke in the Associated Press. 3M is a major American manufacturer of professional-grade face masks. The company has produced billions of masks since the…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Westchester Residents Charged With Submitting Millions Of Dollars In Fake Claims To Medicaid Westchester Residents Charged With Submitting Millions Of Dollars In Fake Claims To Medicaid
Westchester Residents Charged With Submitting Millions Of Dollars In Fake Claims To Medicaid A pair of Westchester residents are facing criminal charges for their roles in a multi-million dollar Medicaid scheme. Yonkers residents Jorgelina Abreu Gil, 32, the owner of KJ Transportation C Services Inc., and her husband, Julio Alvarado, 59, the manager of the company, were among 13 charged with participating in a scheme to steal millions of dollars from New York State Medicaid program by making fraudulent claims related to transportation services. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said that beginning in 2017, KJ began submitting claims to Medicaid for purported medical transportation serv…

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by Zak Failla
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Six Busted By ICE In Cell Phone Fraud Scheme With Hub In Westchester Six Busted By ICE In Cell Phone Fraud Scheme With Hub In Westchester
Six Busted By ICE In Cell Phone Fraud Scheme With Hub In Westchester Six people were arrested Friday in a Westchester hub of a massive $1 million cell phone fraud scheme uncovered by an ICE task force.  The six are part of 12 people busted by ICE and Homeland Security, following a long-term investigation into the scheme that operated a hub out of a Mount Vernon apartment, according to ICE officials. The investigation, worked by HSI special agents and task force members from NYPD and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, uncovered a nationwide fraud conspiracy that accessed more than 3,300 customers’ cellphone accounts, fraudulently obtained more…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester DA: County Among Leaders In Recouping Stolen Unemployment Funds Westchester DA: County Among Leaders In Recouping Stolen Unemployment Funds
Westchester DA: County Among Leaders In Recouping Stolen Unemployment Funds Nearly $1 million dollars have been returned to state coffers in recent years by the successful prosecution of unemployment insurance fraud, making it one of the leaders in recovering those funds, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. Scarpino announced on Monday that his office has returned nearly $900,000 in restitution over the past five years, including $317,842 last year. The average false claim ranged from $3,500 to $30,000. In total, from January 2013 through December last year, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office prosecuted 102 cases o…

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by Zak Failla