A woman who worked as a human resources officer at FujiFilm in Westchester admitted to stealing more than $400,000 from the company. Fairfield County resident Maria Mecca, 39, of Greenwich, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny in Westchester County Court, District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. She remains free on bail and was ordered to pay restitution to FujiFilm, ...

A Mexican national convicted of raping a young girl on Long Island was busted by border patrol agents attempting to illegally re-enter the country.US Customs and Border Patrol agents in Arizona announced that they took Juan Olarte-Cruz into custody at approximately 11 p.m. on Dec. 10 approximately 20 miles north of the Mexican border.Olarte-Cruz, 42, was convicted of second-degree rape ...

More than 55,000 pounds of breakfast burrito products that were shipped nationwide are being recalled due to potential contamination.Ruiz Food Products announced it is recalling 55,013 pounds of frozen, not ready-to-eat breakfast burrito products containing eggs, sausage, and cheese that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of plastic, the U.S. Department ...

A Fairfield County woman has been sentenced after admitting to using the dark web to steal her victim’s identities and credit card information through an elaborate scheme.Latrice Colvin, 32, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced to 30 days in prison, followed by seven months of home confinement and two years of supervised release after she pleaded guilty in district court in New Haven to ...

An alleged 18th Street gang member from Long Island is among three men facing charges for their roles in the murder of a teenager and attempted murder of rivals, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced.Jonathan “Scooby” Zelaya-Diaz, 25, of Hempstead, has been charged in Brooklyn federal court with conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder in aid of racketeering for his alleged ...

Have you seen him?Police in Nassau County issued an alert this week, for a man wanted for violating the conditions of his probation last year.Calvin Ross, 26, is wanted by the Nassau County Police Department after being arrested and charged with violation of probation. He later failed to appear in court to answer the charges against him and a warrant was issued for his ...

A convict with multiple prior felony convictions is back in hot water with the law after attempting to illegally purchase shotgun on Long Island, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office announced.Suffolk County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Mastic resident Alfred Dimech, 57, following a lengthy investigation into the attempted purchase of the shotgun at Benson’s Gun Shop in Corman on ...

The murder trial for a man who allegedly struck killed a teenage girl with his car in Westchester after an argument with her and her boyfriend kicked off this week.Joel Thompson, 24, of Yonkers, was in court on Wednesday, Dec. 11, to stand trial for the murder of 16-year-old Madysen Denman in December 2017. He’s charged with second-degree murder, and attempted second-degree murder.If ...

Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley will be cutting hundreds of jobs due to an “uncertain global economic outlook,” according to a new report.Morgan Stanley will be cutting approximately 1,500 jobs - roughly 2 percent of its workforce - impacting employees in technology, operations, sales trading, and research. The New York-based bank currently employees more than 60,000 people.According ...

A man on Long Island allegedly attempted to lure a teenage girl into his vehicle by displaying money, police said.The 14-year-old girl, who was on her way to school in Franklin Square, was approached by a man on Center Drive at approximately 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, Nassau County Police said.According to police, the man was driving an older model black Toyota Corolla. At the ...