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Investigation Leads To Auto Fraud Charges For Nine People, Five Businesses In Area Investigation Leads To Auto Fraud Charges For Nine People, Five Businesses In Area
Investigation Leads To Auto Fraud Charges For Nine People, Five Businesses In Area A two-year investigation into an auto fraud scheme in Westchester and the Bronx led to the arrest of nine people and five businesses that are now facing charges for trying to pull a fast one on their customers. “Operation Sledgehammer,” an enterprise insurance fraud scheme that operated in lower Westchester and the Bronx has been taken down, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Those charged were: Ronnie Lee-Andros Jawahir, of New Rochelle; Allan Ramdeo Ramiah, of New Rochelle; Joseph Cermele, of Scarsdale; Ronald Jawahir, of the Bro…

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Twelve Indicted In Takedown Of Westchester/Bronx Drug Ring Twelve Indicted In Takedown Of Westchester/Bronx Drug Ring
Twelve Indicted In Takedown Of Westchester/Bronx Drug Ring Twelve men have been accused of running a major drug operation in Westchester and the Bronx. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced the takedown of the ring working out of Mount Vernon and the Bronx, which led to the arrests of 11 men on a 68-count indictment. Ten of the suspects were arrested and arraigned in Westchester County Court on Thursday, April 11 and face charges that include enterprise corruption, operating as a major trafficker, conspiracy, and criminal sale and possession of heroin and fentanyl. Willie “Unique” Rutherford was already in jail and V…

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Yonkers Man Charged With Trafficking Millions Of Untaxed Cigarettes Yonkers Man Charged With Trafficking Millions Of Untaxed Cigarettes
Yonkers Man Charged With Trafficking Millions Of Untaxed Cigarettes A Westchester man was among more than a dozen charged in a 242-count indictment for money laundering as part of an untaxed cigarette trafficking enterprise on the East Coast. Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced the indictment of 17 people for their alleged involvement in the cigarette trafficking ring, which operated on Long Island, Queens, the Bronx and Westchester. The scam also stretched south to New Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina. The network allegedly trafficked more than 18 million cigarettes from low tax states to New York. In total, it is alleged that the 17 suspects e…

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Westchester Residents With Alleged Mob Ties Indicted For Loan Sharking Westchester Residents With Alleged Mob Ties Indicted For Loan Sharking
Westchester Residents With Alleged Mob Ties Indicted For Loan Sharking Seven men from Westchester County and one from Fairfield County are among 10 alleged members of the Lucchese Crime Family facing criminal charges for their involvement in the “largest loan sharking operation ever investigated by the New York Attorney General’s Office.” Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the arrests and indictment of 10 alleged members of the Lucchese Family on charges related to the alleged operation of a “lucrative loan sharking and gambling activities” following a long-term investigation. Schneiderman said that during “Operation The Vig Is Up” involved “the alle…

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