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Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States
Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States A Fairfield County man has admitted to his role in a car theft ring in Connecticut and neighboring states. Christopher Mulkern, also known as “Chucky,” age 21, of Stratford, pleaded guilty Friday, April 30 before US District Court in Bridgeport to a federal car theft offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, Connecticut State Police, and local police have been investigating multiple car theft rings in Connecticut, and violent crimes that are being committed using stolen vehicles. The investigation revealed that Mulkern and others have stolen numerous…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Westchester Man Sentenced To Prison, Ordered To Pay $1.7M For Fraud Scheme Westchester Man Sentenced To Prison, Ordered To Pay $1.7M For Fraud Scheme
Westchester Man Sentenced To Prison, Ordered To Pay $1.7M For Fraud Scheme A 32-year-old Westchester resident was one of eight men from three states sentenced to prison in connection with a telemarketing fraud scheme targeting the elderly. Joseph Gowan of Port Chester, who was among those convicted following a 12-day trial before United States District Judge Sidney H. Stein, was sentenced by Stein to 72 months in prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered to forfeit $1,763,582.05 and to pay $1,705,586.05 in restitution.  “Motivated by greed and the possibility of a quick payday, these defendants aggressively targeted the elderly …

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Yonkers Native DMX Released From Federal Prison For Tax Evasion Yonkers Native DMX Released From Federal Prison For Tax Evasion
Yonkers Native DMX Released From Federal Prison For Tax Evasion Westchester native Earl Simmons - you may know him by his stage name, DMX - is a free man after spending a year behind bars for tax evasion. Last year, the 48-year-old rapper was sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion. Simmons, a Mount Vernon native who grew up in Yonkers, was confined to his Westchester home. His home confinement was revoked last January when he failed a drug test. On Friday, Jan. 25, Simmons was released, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He had been housed at the Gilmer Federal Correctional Institution in Glenville, West Virginia. S…

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by Zak Failla
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Mount Vernon Officials Cited For Allegedly Misappropriating $6M In Funds Mount Vernon Officials Cited For Allegedly Misappropriating $6M In Funds
Mount Vernon Officials Cited For Allegedly Misappropriating $6M In Funds Another week, another controversy for current and former officials in Mount Vernon. Former Mayor Ernest Davis, former Comptroller Maureen Walker, former Planning Commissioner Jaime Martinez, former Police Commissioner Bob Kelley and several City Council members were all named in a lawsuit late on Friday afternoon alleging that they mismanaged millions of dollars in federal housing funds. The officials have since vehemently denied the claims, according to multiple reports, stating that it’s an attempt to divert attention away from current Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas - who could not imm…

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by Zak Failla
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Jury Of Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Still Deadlocked After A Week Jury Of Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Still Deadlocked After A Week
Jury Of Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Still Deadlocked After A Week The jury deliberating over the fate of Joseph Percoco, the northern Westchester resident and former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo remains deadlocked after more than a week of discussion. Now in its eighth week, the jury is reporting growing increasingly frustrated, as they are unable to reach a consensus regarding Percoco, a South Salem resident who is on trial for allegedly accepting more than $300,000 in bribes to benefit Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that sought to build the power plant in the Hudson Valley, and COR Development, a real estate developer that received severa…

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by Zak Failla