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Hudson Valley Bartender Busted Increasing Tips On Credit Cards, Police Say Hudson Valley Bartender Busted Increasing Tips On Credit Cards, Police Say
Hudson Valley Bartender Busted Increasing Tips On Credit Cards, Police Say A bartender in the region was busted for allegedly increasing tip amounts on credit cards to increase her pay. Dutchess County resident Melissa Dinsmore, 33, of Wappinger, was charged by the New York State Police on Friday, Sept. 20. According to Trooper AJ Hicks, the owner of the Publick House Restaurant and Bar in Pleasant Valley alerted police to the possible crime after being notified of the fraud by a customer. An investigation determined that Dinsmore, while working as both a server and bartender, fraudulently increased tip amounts entered by her customers who utilized credit cards t…

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NY Man Who 'Lived Large' Off $1 Million Ponzi Scheme Sentenced NY Man Who 'Lived Large' Off $1 Million Ponzi Scheme Sentenced
NY Man Who 'Lived Large' Off $1 Million Ponzi Scheme Sentenced A former New York investment broker has received a lengthy stay in prison for running a million-dollar Ponzi scheme. Long Island resident Rand Heckler, age 67, of Glen Cove, was sentenced to up to seven-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday, May 15, the Nassau County District Attorney (NCDA) announced. Heckler was an investment broker in 2015 when he began his scheme, recommending that his friend and his friend’s son that they invest in a hedge fund of stocks and securities that Heckler was managing. Original Story - $1 Million Ponzi Scheme: Glen Cove Investment Broker Pleads …

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Arraigned On 87-Count Indictment For Allegedly Scamming Immigrant Families In Westchester Man Arraigned On 87-Count Indictment For Allegedly Scamming Immigrant Families In Westchester
Man Arraigned On 87-Count Indictment For Allegedly Scamming Immigrant Families In Westchester A man who allegedly was involved in a scheme to steal money by taking advantage of undocumented immigrants in Westchester, claiming he could help them gain legal citizenship, has been arraigned on an 87 count indictment. Washington State resident Juan Cedillo, 64, was arrested in February after he allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from illegal immigrants. On Wednesday, Nov. 13, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced that Cedillo was charged this week with individual counts of scheme to defraud with he intent to defraud more than 10 people and t…

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by Zak Failla
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Northern Westchester Business Owner Sentenced For Stealing From Clients Northern Westchester Business Owner Sentenced For Stealing From Clients
Northern Westchester Business Owner Sentenced For Stealing From Clients A Westchester County businessman will spend time behind bars after admitting to lining his own pockets with hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of a scheme to steal business taxes from clients that employed his services. Pleasantville resident Stefan Malgarinos, 48, has been sentenced to prison time after pleading guilty to grand larceny and scheme to defraud, both felonies, related to stealing withholding tax money from state and federal authorities collected from his clients. Westchester County District Attorney District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that Malgarinos was …

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by Zak Failla
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Alert Issued For Driveway Paving Scam Alert Issued For Driveway Paving Scam
Alert Issued For Driveway Paving Scam Area residents are being warned of a driveway paving scam. Several incidents had been reported in the Rochester area last summer, resulting in the arrests of several persons on charges of “Scheme to Defraud.” Late last week, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from a resident in Garrison reporting an incident. On Tuesday, April 2, two white men approached the homeowner at his residence and identified themselves as being from a paving company, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. said.  The men told the homeowner that they had extra asphalt that was alleged…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Northern Westchester Businessman Admits To Swindling Clients Out Of Thousands Northern Westchester Businessman Admits To Swindling Clients Out Of Thousands
Northern Westchester Businessman Admits To Swindling Clients Out Of Thousands A Westchester County businessman has admitted to lining his own pockets with thousands of dollars as part of a scheme to steal business taxes from clients that employed his services. Pleasantville resident Stefan Malgarinos, 48, has pleaded guilty to grand larceny and scheme to defraud, both felonies, related to stealing withholding tax money from state and federal authorities collected from his clients. Malgarinos, the owner of Manos Business Management in Pleasantville, was hired by businesses in the tri-state area to file withholding tax returns, to pay withholding taxes collected f…

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by Zak Failla
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Hudson Valley Contractor Admits To Defrauding Customers Of $175,000 Hudson Valley Contractor Admits To Defrauding Customers Of $175,000
Hudson Valley Contractor Admits To Defrauding Customers Of $175,000 An area contractor is facing potential prison time and his corporation has agreed to pay back $175,000 for defrauding property owners who hired him to construct homes on their property. Goshen resident Charles Neustadt, 63, and JC Builders, Inc. pleaded guilty to felonies this week in Orange County Court. Neustadt pleaded guilty to third-degree grand larceny and theft of services. His business pleaded guilty to felony charges of grand larceny and scheme to defraud. As part of the plea agreement, Neustadt has agreed to pay back $175,000 and it has been recommended by the Orange County Distri…

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by Zak Failla
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Fraud Complaints Lead To Arrest Of Route 22 Business Owner Fraud Complaints Lead To Arrest Of Route 22 Business Owner
Fraud Complaints Lead To Arrest Of Route 22 Business Owner A formerly prominent area contractor is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly bilking customers out of thousands of dollars for work he never performed. New York State Police in Brewster received multiple complaints of fraud from customers of R&D Flooring on Route 22 in Brewster beginning in September last year, prompting an investigation by detectives. Police said the investigation determined that LaGrange resident Raymond Demayo, 62, took thousands of dollars in payment from his victims and never performed any work or services in return. He was arrested by troopers on Tuesday…

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by Zak Failla
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Four Gang Members Caught With Stolen Credit Cards, Licenses In Westchester Four Gang Members Caught With Stolen Credit Cards, Licenses In Westchester
Four Gang Members Caught With Stolen Credit Cards, Licenses In Westchester Four members of the so-called Felony Lane Gang were found to be in possession of stolen personal checks, debit/credit cards and driver's licenses from several states, said the Greenburgh Street Crime Unit which charged them on Wednesday, June 24. It is believed that they have recently been in upstate New York and the New England areas; specifically Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, Greenburgh Street Crime Unit. The four arrested were: Joshua Mallory, 32, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Roseann Revels, 36, Rockledge, Floria Cleveland Johnson, 20, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tyrone Pa…

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