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Westchester Consumer Protection Department Warns Against Senior Scams Westchester Consumer Protection Department Warns Against Senior Scams
Westchester Consumer Protection Department Warns Against Senior Scams With families celebrating “Grandparents Day” over this past weekend, the Westchester Consumer Protection Department is hoping to help seniors avoid falling victim to scams. Each year, opportunistic fraudsters look to defraud and take advantage of older generations, utilizing what has come to be dubbed as the “Grandparent Scam.” According to police and consumer protection advocates, seniors are often targets of scammers and con artists, who prey on seniors’ potential vulnerability and take advantage of them being frequently accessible at home. One such scam sees the con man calling the seni…
Latimer Announces Re-Appointments To New Administration Latimer Announces Re-Appointments To New Administration
Latimer Announces Re-Appointments To New Administration WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- There will be some familiar faces in County Executive George Latimer's administration. Latimer, who took office Monday, announced seven people will continue with their roles in his new administration.  Mae Carpenter, commissioner of senior programs and services department, Rocco Pozzi, commissioner of the probation department, Michael Orth, commissioner of community mental health, Kathleen O'Connor, commissioner of parks, recreation and conservation, Dr. Kunjlata Ashar, medical examiner, Robi Schlaff, executive director of the office for women and Ronald Tocci, directo…