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Broker Loses Registration, Fined $150G For Going Rogue With Hudson Valley Tequila Startup Broker Loses Registration, Fined $150G For Going Rogue With Hudson Valley Tequila Startup
Broker Loses Registration, Fined $150G For Going Rogue With Hudson Valley Tequila Startup A former New Jersey broker-dealer agent from Rockland County had his registration revoked and was fined $150,000 for steering clients to a Hudson Valley tequila startup whose founder went to federal prison. Michael W. Mandel of Suffern sold the securities in the form of ownership interests in "6 Degree Tequila" via unauthorized private transactions, state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.  Records show Mandel was working at the time as an agent and investment adviser representative for two New Jersey broker-dealers -- Royal Alliance Associates in Old Tappan and, later, LPL Fina…

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Hudson Valley Funeral Home Director Sentenced For Defrauding Clients Hudson Valley Funeral Home Director Sentenced For Defrauding Clients
Hudson Valley Funeral Home Director Sentenced For Defrauding Clients A former Rockland County funeral home owner has been sentenced to two to six years in state prison for defrauding customers. Leonard Scarr, age 55, of Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, the former owner of the Scarr Funeral Home in Suffern, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 2, said Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh. Scarr pleaded guilty last year to two counts of grand larceny and other crimes in connection with the theft of more than $531,000 from some 90 clients who provided him with down payments for funerals and burials for themselves or loved ones. The son of a former Suffern m…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fast-Acting Police Officer Rescues Area Driver From Fiery Wreck Fast-Acting Police Officer Rescues Area Driver From Fiery Wreck
Fast-Acting Police Officer Rescues Area Driver From Fiery Wreck A fast-acting police officer responding to a crash dragged an unconscious Rockland County driver to safety moments before the man's minivan went up in flames. The minivan had slammed into a utility pole in New Jersey, splitting it at the base, on East Saddle River Road south of Lake Street just after midnight Thursday, Upper Saddle River Police Capt. Edward Kane said. The engine block was already starting to cook when Officer Tim Erstling arrived, Kane said. Erstling immediately pulled the 29-year-old driver from Pomona out and away from the minivan, the captain said. "Minutes later, the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ex-Business Owner From Area Admits To Stealing $531K From Clients Ex-Business Owner From Area Admits To Stealing $531K From Clients
Ex-Business Owner From Area Admits To Stealing $531K From Clients The former owner of a Hudson Valley funeral home has pleaded guilty to two counts of grand larceny and other crimes in connection with the theft of more than $531,000 from some 90 clients. Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh announced the plea by Leonard Scarr, who owned Scarr Funeral Home in Suffern, on Wednesday, July 28. Scarr, the son of a former Suffern mayor Leonard A. Scarr, and a third-generation funeral home owner, admitted to defrauding just two of the 90 victims and stealing more than $3,000 under a plea agreement, said the DA's Office. He was indicted following an …

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Marisa Rose Verbraak Of Suffern Dies At Age 18 Marisa Rose Verbraak Of Suffern Dies At Age 18
Marisa Rose Verbraak Of Suffern Dies At Age 18 Marisa Rose Verbraak of Suffern died in the early morning on Sunday, April 28. She was 18. According to her obituary, Marisa will be greatly missed and remembered by her family, friends and community as a loving sister, daughter, friend and niece, a distinguished old soul who loved reading, writing, spending time with her friends and going on spontaneous adventures.  She is survived by her mother Carolyn, her father Edward, her two sisters Melanie and Grace, her father's girlfriend Michele, her mother's boyfriend Brian, her beloved cat Tiggy and several aunts, uncles and cousins. …

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