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Man Charged In Westchester With Running $3M Mail Fraud Scheme Man Charged In Westchester With Running $3M Mail Fraud Scheme
Man Charged In Westchester With Running $3M Mail Fraud Scheme A man who allegedly ran a multi-million dollar mail fraud scheme targeting small businesses for the better part of a decade was busted and is facing prison time after being charged in White Plains Federal Court on Wednesday. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that California resident Mark Mushkin, 52, has been charged with one count of mail fraud for his role in a scheme that ran from 2011 to 2017. According to the complaint unsealed in federal court, Mushkin operated a scheme in which he sent false invoices to small businesses throu…

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Seven Charged In Westchester With Narcotics Trafficking Seven Charged In Westchester With Narcotics Trafficking
Seven Charged In Westchester With Narcotics Trafficking Seven alleged drug traffickers are facing decades to life in prison after being indicted in White Plains federal court for their roles in pushing cocaine in Orange County. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the unsealing of an indictment charging seven people with trafficking more than five kilograms of cocaine in Newburgh. According to the federal complaint, beginning last year, through the beginning of last month, Edwin “Eddy” Guerrier, Carlos Fabian and Fernando Ferrer conspired to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine as…

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Leader Of Westchester Street Gang Gets 40-Year Sentence Leader Of Westchester Street Gang Gets 40-Year Sentence
Leader Of Westchester Street Gang Gets 40-Year Sentence The 33-year-old leader of a Mount Vernon street gang known as "Boss Playa Family," was sentenced on Thursday, March 15, In White Plains Federal Court to 40 Years In prison for racketeering offenses Including two murders of rival gang members in 2008. Jamel Upson, also known as Flynt, was the leader of the “Boss Playa Family” or “BPF” street gang and committed several shootings, including two murders, in furtherance of the gang, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Upson was sen…

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by Jon Craig
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Westchester Contractor Sentenced For Offering Kickbacks To Schools Director Westchester Contractor Sentenced For Offering Kickbacks To Schools Director
Westchester Contractor Sentenced For Offering Kickbacks To Schools Director Days after former New Rochelle schools director was sentenced to federal prison, his co-conspirator escaped jail time after agreeing to pay a myriad of fines in White Plains Federal Court, according to Talk of the Sound. Mauro Zozini was sentenced to an undisclosed term of supervised release and ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution and back taxes after pleading guilty to felony charges of bribery and tax evasion, according to the report, which states Zozini said he was “deeply sorry” to the judge before being captured on video celebrating outside the courthouse. Last year, John Gal…

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