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Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports
Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports A fatal 2018 car crash in Bergen County involving his wife is what led to embattled New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez accepting bribes to influence a criminal case, according to the federal indictment levied against him.  Nadine Arslanian, the now-wife of embattled Senator Robert Menendez, was involved in a fatal car crash in Bogota in 2018, according to The New York Times. The couple, who married in 2020, were dating at the time of the incident. Arslanian, who was also named in the federal indictments accusing Menendez of accepting bribes from the government of Egypt, among other indiscreti…
Multi-Vehicle Rockland County Crash Leaves Person In Critical Condition Multi-Vehicle Rockland County Crash Leaves Person In Critical Condition
Multi-Vehicle Rockland County Crash Leaves Person In Critical Condition A man is in critical condition following a three-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Rockland County around 11:15 a.m., Thursday, March 23 in Stony Point in the area of 103 North Liberty Drive. Officers arriving on the scene found an 82-year-old man from Orange County had sustained serious injuries, according to Lt Greg Becker, of the Stony Point Police. The Highland Falls resident was transported to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla by the Stony Point Volunteer Ambulance Corps. and is in critical condition, Becker said. Two other people sustain…
Accused NY Fraudster Agrees To Forfeit $248M He Allegedly Racked Up From Thousands Of Investors Accused NY Fraudster Agrees To Forfeit $248M He Allegedly Racked Up From Thousands Of Investors
Accused NY Fraudster Agrees To Forfeit $248M He Allegedly Racked Up From Thousands Of Investors A New York man admitted to committing fraud and has agreed to forfeit to the US government hundreds of millions of dollars he's accused of racking up from tens of thousands of investors until his arrest less than a year ago. Long Island resident Eddy Alexandre, age 50, of Valley Stream, the leader of a purported cryptocurrency and foreign exchange trading platform called EminiFX, solicited more than $248 million after making false representations in connection with the EminiFX trading platform, the Southern District of New York, announced on Friday, Feb. 10. According to the allegations in …
Off-Duty Police Officer From Area Robbed At Gunpoint Off-Duty Police Officer From Area Robbed At Gunpoint
Off-Duty Police Officer From Area Robbed At Gunpoint An off-duty Hudson Valley cop was mugged at gunpoint with the thieves making off with his police badge and his wallet. The incident took place in the Bronx around 1 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 23 at Givan Avenue and Merrit Road, said the NYPD. According to the NYPD, a 36-year-old and another 35-year-old man had just parked their vehicle when they noticed a Mercedes Benz driving in their direction. Four men got out of the vehicle and approached the off-duty Wallkill officer, from Middletown, with one of the suspects pulling a gun and they were robbed. The Wallkill officer reportedly handed over his …
Road Rage: Man Damages Mercedes-Benz During Incident In Rockland, Police Say Road Rage: Man Damages Mercedes-Benz During Incident In Rockland, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Damages Mercedes-Benz During Incident In Rockland, Police Say A man is accused of causing damage to another vehicle during a road-rage incident in the Hudson Valley. It happened around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 in Rockland County on northbound I-87 in the town of Ramapo, according to state police. Troopers located and stopped both vehicles.  The investigation at the scene determined that Davonne S. Wilmore, age 31, of the Bronx, threw a water bottle at a 2019 Mercedes-Benz truck, causing damage, said state police.  Wilmore was taken into custody, transported, and processed at the State Police barracks in Newburgh.   He wa…
Ex-Employee Accused Of Stealing $8.4 Million From NY Private School Ex-Employee Accused Of Stealing $8.4 Million From NY Private School
Ex-Employee Accused Of Stealing $8.4 Million From NY Private School A 51-year-old man was indicted for allegedly stealing $8.4 million from a New York private school during the 11-year period when he worked there. Long Island resident David Ostrove, of West Islip, was indicted on charges of first-degree grand larceny and first-degree money laundering for allegedly stealing from the Schechter School of Long Island, located in Nassau County, in Williston Park, while he worked as chief financial and technology officer and director of operations, according to an announcement from Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney on Monday, July 25. “As alleged i…
NY CEO Charged In $59M Cryptocurrency Scheme NY CEO Charged In $59M Cryptocurrency Scheme
NY CEO Charged In $59M Cryptocurrency Scheme A CEO from New York is facing charges for his role in a $59 million cryptocurrency scheme where he touted phony technology to garner additional funding, federal officials announced.  Long Island resident Eddy Alexandre, age 50, of Valley Stream, the leader of a purported cryptocurrency and forex trading platform called EminiFX, has been charged with commodities fraud and wire fraud offenses, according to US Attorney Damian Williams. It is alleged that Alexandre solicited more than $59 million in investments from hundreds of individual investors after making false representations in con…
Mercedes-Benz Issues Recall For Nearly 300K Vehicles Due To Problem With Brakes Mercedes-Benz Issues Recall For Nearly 300K Vehicles Due To Problem With Brakes
Mercedes-Benz Issues Recall For Nearly 300K Vehicles Due To Problem With Brakes Mercedes-Benz announced a recall of nearly 300,000 vehicles in the US due to concerns over an issue with the brakes that could cause them to fail and increase the risk of a crash. The German automaker announced the recall on Thursday, May 12, which includes certain ML, GL, and R-Class models that were produced between 2006 and 2012. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the issue comes when moisture gets into a brake booster housing, which can cause corrosion, leading to a vacuum leak and decreasing brake performance. There have been no reported crashes…
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…
Shots Fired Outside High School In Hudson Valley Shots Fired Outside High School In Hudson Valley
Shots Fired Outside High School In Hudson Valley A high school was locked down and security was beefed up after gunshots rang out near the building. In Westchester, police officials in Mount Vernon confirmed that there were at least three gunshots fired near the high school on Monday afternoon, Feb. 7, leading to a temporary lockdown and subsequent increased security around the building on Tuesday, Feb. 8. The gunshots were fired shortly before 2:30 p.m., officials said. No injuries were recorded and three shell casings were found at the scene. In a statement, Mount Vernon Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton said the gunfire came fr…
IDs Released For Five Charged In Shooting On Residential New City Street IDs Released For Five Charged In Shooting On Residential New City Street
IDs Released For Five Charged In Shooting On Residential New City Street The identities have been released of five suspects who have been charged after a shots-fired incident at a residential neighborhood in the Hudson Valley. It happened in Rockland County on Saturday, Jan. 29 at around 1:45 p.m. in New City. Officers from the Clarkstown Police Department responded to reports of multiple gunshots being fired outside of 3 Turnberry Court.  Officers arrived on scene and observed a black Mercedes-Benz fleeing at a high rate of speed, according to Clarkstown Police, who said a brief track ensued that resulted in the Mercedes striking a utility pole causing it…
Five Suspects Apprehended After Shots Fired In New City Five Suspects Apprehended After Shots Fired In New City
Five Suspects Apprehended After Shots Fired In New City Five suspects have been apprehended after an early afternoon shooting in the Hudson Valley. It happened in Rockland County on Saturday, Jan. 29 at around 1:45 p.m. in New City. Officers from the Clarkstown Police Department responded to reports of multiple gunshots being fired outside of 3 Turnberry Court.  Officers arrived on scene and observed a black Mercedes-Benz fleeing at a high rate of speed, according to Clarkstown Police, who said a brief track ensued that resulted in the Mercedes striking a utility pole causing it to become disabled.  All five occupants exited the vehi…
Suspect Nabbed Nearly Exactly One Year After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester Suspect Nabbed Nearly Exactly One Year After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester
Suspect Nabbed Nearly Exactly One Year After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester A suspect has been taken into custody nearly a year to the day after a fatal shooting in Westchester. At about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the area of Lawrence Street on a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers located a male victim inside the lobby of 19 Lawrence St. with a gunshot wound to his torso, Yonkers Police said. First Responders immediately rendered medical aid and CPR to the victim, and he was transported to a local area hospital where he ultimately died from his injury, according to police.  Officers …
Man Dies In Head-On Crash In Rockland County, Police Say Man Dies In Head-On Crash In Rockland County, Police Say
Man Dies In Head-On Crash In Rockland County, Police Say A 29-year-old driver died in a head-on crash overnight in the area. It happened at 4:50 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 29 in Rockland County on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Stony Point. Investigators found that a northbound Honda Civic failed to negotiate a bend in the roadway, crossed the median into southbound traffic, and crashed into a 2020 Mercedes-Benz, according to New York State Police. Police said the driver of the Honda, Raul Ortunouzha, of Peekskill, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Mercedes suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The investigation…
Multi-Agency Probe Ties Quartet To 84 Burglaries In Eight NJ Counties, Rockland Multi-Agency Probe Ties Quartet To 84 Burglaries In Eight NJ Counties, Rockland
Multi-Agency Probe Ties Quartet To 84 Burglaries In Eight NJ Counties, Rockland A car crash in Hackensack and an alert officer in Cedar Grove produced key evidence in the takedown of a mixed-gender crew believed responsible for 84 home burglaries in eight New Jersey counties and Rockland, authorities said. Investigators armed with a search warrant found proceeds from one of the burglaries in a Mercedes-Benz GL 450 that Keith Perry, 38, of Teaneck crashed in March, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Perry was identified as a burglar who threatened an Englewood homeowner by "making a motion with his hand inside his sweatshirt as though he had a gun" and sayin…
Duo Caught With Heroin After Mercedes-Benz Runs Out Of Gas In Area, Police Say Duo Caught With Heroin After Mercedes-Benz Runs Out Of Gas In Area, Police Say
Duo Caught With Heroin After Mercedes-Benz Runs Out Of Gas In Area, Police Say A Hudson Valley man ran out of gas, and luck, in his Mercedes-Benz while traveling in Orange County, leading to his being busted with heroin alongside a teenage passenger, New York State Police said. A New York State Police sergeant driving west on Route 6 in Woodbury pulled over to assist the driver of a 2003 Mercedes-Benz C-230 that was stopped in the shoulder of the roadway on Wednesday, March 3. Police said that the driver, Ulster County resident Tristan Scragg, of New Paltz, told the sergeant that he ran out of gas while he was traveling through the area with 19-year-old Kenilworth, Ne…
Mercedes-Benz Recalls Nearly 1.3 Million Vehicles Mercedes-Benz Recalls Nearly 1.3 Million Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Recalls Nearly 1.3 Million Vehicles More than a million Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled due to problems with their eCall feature, which alerts emergency services of an accident and relays a vehicle's location to them. The company announced that the recall impacts 1,292,258 cars in the United States that could possibly send the wrong location in the event of an emergency. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Mercedes "determined that a safety risk cannot be ruled out.” A glitch in the software might "fail to communicate" the right car's location to first responders if the power suppl…
22-Year-Old Accused Of Damaging Vehicle, Hitting Victim With Rock In Area, Police Say 22-Year-Old Accused Of Damaging Vehicle, Hitting Victim With Rock In Area, Police Say
22-Year-Old Accused Of Damaging Vehicle, Hitting Victim With Rock In Area, Police Say An area man was arrested in connection with a domestic incident in which he allegedly damaged a vehicle and struck the victim with a rock. Orange County resident Colleam Small, age 22, of Middletown, was arrested around 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30, when the New York State Police responded to a home in the town of Deerpark for a domestic dispute, said Trooper Steven Nevel. An investigation found that Small caused damage to a 1998 Mercedes Benz and struck the victim in the head with a rock, Nevel said. The victim was able to contact 911 via a cell phone. Small then fled the scene following …
26-Year-Old Killed After Mercedes Crashes Into Tractor-Trailer In Rockland 26-Year-Old Killed After Mercedes Crashes Into Tractor-Trailer In Rockland
26-Year-Old Killed After Mercedes Crashes Into Tractor-Trailer In Rockland One person was killed when a Mercedes-Benz crashed into a  tractor-trailer overnight in the area. The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 1 at approximately 2:30 a.m. in Rockland County on the southbound side of I-87 in Chestnut Ridge. A preliminary investigation determined that Dante M. Damanti, age 41, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, located a disabled vehicle in the right southbound lane at mile marker 24.4, according to state police Damanti parked his 2018 Freightliner tractor-trailer in the right lane, behind the disabled vehicle, and set up orange hazard triangles while awaiting a tow t…
Bicyclist Hit By Mercedes In Area Dies From His Injuries Bicyclist Hit By Mercedes In Area Dies From His Injuries
Bicyclist Hit By Mercedes In Area Dies From His Injuries A bicyclist who was hit by a Mercedes-Benz earlier this month has died from his injuries. The unidentified 44-year-old New York City man who was hit around 12:38 p.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Ulster County at the intersection of Fish Creek Road and Patch Road in the Town of Saugerties, died on Friday, Nov. 20, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra. The victim was bicycling north on Fish Creek Road when he collided with a 1995 Mercedes, operated by 55-year-old Craig L. Pedersen of Palenville.  Pedersen was traveling south on Fish Creek Road when he made a left turn …
Know Them? NY Pair Wanted For NJ Turnpike Road-Rage Assault Know Them? NY Pair Wanted For NJ Turnpike Road-Rage Assault
Know Them? NY Pair Wanted For NJ Turnpike Road-Rage Assault New Jersey State Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a pair of men wanted for a road rage incident on the NJ Turnpike. The victim and the two suspects were pulled over on the northbound, inner roadway at milepost 82 in East Brunswick around 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15, State Police said. The two men got out of their car and hit the victim in the face with an unknown object, then got back in a black Mercedes Benz SUV with an unknown New York plate and fled, authorities said. The suspects are described as Hispanic men. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Jersey State P…
One Killed After Mercedes-Benz Bursts Into Flames During I-287 Crash One Killed After Mercedes-Benz Bursts Into Flames During I-287 Crash
One Killed After Mercedes-Benz Bursts Into Flames During I-287 Crash One person was killed when a Mercedes-Benz overturned then burst into flames after it crashed into the center median. It happened on Saturday, June 27 at about 4:20 a.m. in Westchester on eastbound I-287 in Harrison near the Hutchinson Parkway. A preliminary investigation determined that for an unknown reason, the 2004 Mercedes struck a delineator on the right side of the road, causing the driver to overcorrect., state police said. The vehicle struck the center median, overturned, and became fully engulfed in fire, according to police. The sole occupant was confirmed dead at the scene by t…
Mercedes-Benz Recalls 744K Sedans Sold Over 10-Year Period Because Sunroofs Could Come Off Mercedes-Benz Recalls 744K Sedans Sold Over 10-Year Period Because Sunroofs Could Come Off
Mercedes-Benz Recalls 744K Sedans Sold Over 10-Year Period Because Sunroofs Could Come Off Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly a million vehicles nationwide due to faulty sunroofs that may come off, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced. The auto giant announced that it is recalling 744,852 vehicles that were produced during a decade-long span between 2001 and 2011. On older C-class, CLK-class, CLS-class, and E-class models, glue securing the glass panel to the sliding frame of the vehicle can degrade, the company announced. “Webasto, the supplier, did not apply enough primer coating to the frame during installation. Mercedes-Benz began investigating the p…
Congers Woman Due To Be Sentenced For Fatal Hit-Run Congers Woman Due To Be Sentenced For Fatal Hit-Run
Congers Woman Due To Be Sentenced For Fatal Hit-Run The area woman who struck and killed a man before driving off late last year is scheduled for sentencing on Friday. Congers resident Jodi Sarf, who pleaded guilty in July to leaving the scene of an accident resulting in a death without reporting it, is due in court on Oct. 12, when she is expected to receive one year of probation and a fine. On Dec. 19 last year, Sarf, 48, struck and killed Miguel Aguaiza, 40, at approximately 10:30 p.m. as he was crossing Route 304 near the intersection of Third Street. Police said that Sarf fled the scene and a day later, her Mercedes Benz SUV was taken i…
DA: Woman Uses Stolen ID To Get $52K SUV From Hudson Valley Auto Dealer DA: Woman Uses Stolen ID To Get $52K SUV From Hudson Valley Auto Dealer
DA: Woman Uses Stolen ID To Get $52K SUV From Hudson Valley Auto Dealer A 30-year-old woman has become the latest person arrested after a string of thefts from auto dealers in Westchester. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced the arrest on Tuesday in the theft of a Toyota SUV from a Mount Kisco car dealership using a stolen identity.  Shamakia Walker turned herself into Mount Kisco Police Sunday. She was arraigned in Village of Mount Kisco Justice Court on two charges: grand larceny in the second degree, a Class C felony, and identity theft in the first degree, a Class D felony. Bail was set at $2,500 cash or $5,000 bond. She …