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NY Man Indicted For Hit-Run Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father, DA Says NY Man Indicted For Hit-Run Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father, DA Says
NY Man Indicted For Hit-Run Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father, DA Says A Long Island man has been indicted for his role in a deadly hit-and-run crash that took the life of pop star Nicki Minaj’s father, the District Attorney announced. Mineola resident Charles Polevich, age 71, has been indicted for leaving the scene of a deadly pedestrian strike after he struck and killed Robert Maraj in February. Original story - Man Charged For Hit-Run NY Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith said that on Friday, Feb. 12, Polevich allegedly struck Maraj, age 64, at the intersection of Roslyn Road and Raff Avenue in M…

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Ex-NY Pharmaceutical Company Employee Accused Of Embezzling More Than $1.38M Ex-NY Pharmaceutical Company Employee Accused Of Embezzling More Than $1.38M
Ex-NY Pharmaceutical Company Employee Accused Of Embezzling More Than $1.38M A former bookkeeper for a New York pharmaceutical company is facing a host of charges after being busted embezzling more than a million dollars from her former employer, authorities announced. Long Island resident Maria Porras, age 32, of Massapequa Park, a former office manager for the now-defunct Port Washington-based RXUSA in Nassau County, was arraigned on an 11-count indictment for allegedly stealing more than $1.38 million from three affiliated businesses tied to her boss. Specifically, Porras was charged with: Three counts of second-degree grand larceny; Four counts of criminal t…

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Woman Charged With Stealing $1 Million NY Lotto Prize From Relative Woman Charged With Stealing $1 Million NY Lotto Prize From Relative
Woman Charged With Stealing $1 Million NY Lotto Prize From Relative A woman is facing charges for allegedly stealing a million-dollar winning New York State Lottery ticket from her cousin on Long Island, authorities said. Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith and the Glen Cove Police Department announced that a Texas woman was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Nov. 9 with stealing more than $500,000 in prize money from her family member, who had asked her to claim a winning New York State Lottery scratch-off ticket because he wanted to remain anonymous. It is further alleged that Houston, Texas resident Iris Amador Argueta, age 32, used forged …

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Westchester, Nassau, Manhattan DAs Join Albany In Requesting Info On Cuomo Probe From NY AG Westchester, Nassau, Manhattan DAs Join Albany In Requesting Info On Cuomo Probe From NY AG
Westchester, Nassau, Manhattan DAs Join Albany In Requesting Info On Cuomo Probe From NY AG The seat under Gov. Andrew Cuomo is getting hotter as downstate New York district attorneys seek information as they prepare their own investigations following the release of the State Attorney General's office report into sexual harassment claims made against him. DAs in Nassau, Manhattan, and Westchester counties have all sought information as Cuomo faces public and political backlash following the release of the blistering 165-page report, which found he allegedly did sexually harass at least 11 women, many of whom were state staffers. “We are reviewing the deeply disturbing findings of …

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Police: Woman Attacks Elderly Northern Westchester Victim In Front Of Kids Police: Woman Attacks Elderly Northern Westchester Victim In Front Of Kids
Police: Woman Attacks Elderly Northern Westchester Victim In Front Of Kids A Westchester woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly attacking an elderly woman in front of children during a domestic dispute at a Yorktown home, police said. An officer from the Yorktown Police Department responded to police headquarters shortly before noon on Saturday, with a walk-in complaint of a domestic incident that had occurred approximately an hour earlier in Yorktown Heights. According to police, following an investigation and speaking with an alleged female victim that Pelham resident Joyce Smith, 37, allegedly attempted to cause physical injury to the victim by attac…

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