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$2M Scheme: Lynbrook Man Helps To Steal Property Deeds, Obtain Fraudulent Loans, DA Says $2M Scheme: Lynbrook Man Helps To Steal Property Deeds, Obtain Fraudulent Loans, DA Says
$2M Scheme: Lynbrook Man Helps To Steal Property Deeds, Obtain Fraudulent Loans, DA Says Six people, including a licensed real estate broker and salesperson, and a corporation, have been charged with defrauding homeowners in Westchester and fraudulently obtaining $2 million in loans by stealing property deeds, DA officials said.  The six defendants involved in the scheme, including three Westchester residents and a Long Island man, were arrested and arraigned in late June for their role in a scheme that allegedly defrauded homeowners in Yonkers and New Rochelle, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, July 3.  According to officials, the…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
New Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include 5 Nassau County Stores New Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include 5 Nassau County Stores
New Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include 5 Nassau County Stores Nearly two dozen New York locations are among a new round of scheduled closures announced by struggling home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond. Another 87 stores are due to close in 2023, the company announced this week, including 23 locations in New York. That brings the total number of Bed Bath & Beyond locations scheduled to close to at least 162 announced since September 2022. A spokesperson told Axios that the latest round of closures will include all of the company's Harmon beauty shops, as well as five Buy Buy Baby locations. “This store fleet reduction expands the compan…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
Powerball Tickets Worth $2M, $1M Sold In NY As New Jackpot Soars To $1.2B Powerball Tickets Worth $2M, $1M Sold In NY As New Jackpot Soars To $1.2B
Powerball Tickets Worth $2M, $1M Sold In NY As New Jackpot Soars To $1.2B With no first-place winner in the latest Powerball drawing, the jackpot has now soared to $1.2 billion. It's the second-largest jackpot in Powerball history, only behind the world record $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot in 2016. The winning numbers in the Halloween evening drawing on Monday, Oct. 31 were 19-13-39-59-36 with a Powerball number of 13. There were two big winners in New York:  A second-prize ticket worth $1 million that matched all five white balls was sold in Westchester County at the 7-Eleven in Elmsford on East Main Street. A $2 million winning ticket was sold i…

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by Joe Lombardi
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5 NY Men Charged In illegal Gambling Operation Allegedly Run By Lucchese Crime Family 5 NY Men Charged In illegal Gambling Operation Allegedly Run By Lucchese Crime Family
5 NY Men Charged In illegal Gambling Operation Allegedly Run By Lucchese Crime Family Five New York men, including three from Westchester County, have been accused of overseeing and operating a 15-year long, large-scale illegal, online gambling business with suspected ties to the Lucchese crime family, federal authorities announced. An indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn Federal Court on Wednesday, Sept. 14 charging them for their roles overseeing and operating a large-scale illegal, online gambling business under the protection of the Lucchese organized crime family. The gambling business known as “Rhino Sports” utilized an offshore website and dozens of bookmakers in …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Nurse Practitioner Nabbed In $10.5 Million Fraud Scheme, SDNY Says Nurse Practitioner Nabbed In $10.5 Million Fraud Scheme, SDNY Says
Nurse Practitioner Nabbed In $10.5 Million Fraud Scheme, Sdny Says A nurse practitioner has been arrested in connection with a scheme that resulted in the fraudulent discharge of over $10.5 million worth of student loans on the basis of falsified medical certifications of permanent disabilities, federal authorities announced. Westchester County resident Catherine Seemer, age 42, of Elmsford, has been charged with the following, according to Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York: One count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison;  One count of federal financial aid fraud, w…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NY Veterinarian Accused Of Punching, Kicking Animals NY Veterinarian Accused Of Punching, Kicking Animals
NY Veterinarian Accused Of Punching, Kicking Animals A veterinarian in the region is accused of physically abusing numerous animals that were entrusted in his care. Javier Diaz, age 46, was arrested Thursday, April 28, following an investigation by SPCA Westchester and the Westchester County DA’s office. The abuse allegedly occurred on six occasions in April 2022 at Main Street Animal Hospital, a clinic owned by Diaz in the village of Elmsford, in the town of Greenburgh. Investigators with SPCA Westchester’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit (HLE) said on one occasion Diaz struck a two-month-old kitten on the head with nail clippers and then jamm…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
MrBeast Burger, Delivery-Only Fast-Food Restaurant Chain, Catching On In NY MrBeast Burger, Delivery-Only Fast-Food Restaurant Chain, Catching On In NY
MrBeast Burger, Delivery-Only Fast-Food Restaurant Chain, Catching On In NY A delivery-only burger chain created by a YouTuber with millions of subscribers is catching on in New York. MrBeast Burger was created by Jimmy Donaldson, who has more than 94 million subscribers on his MrBeast YouTube channel, in partnership with Virtual Dining Concepts. The business operates out of other restaurants' kitchens, and its burgers are available to order through food delivery apps. The menu includes burgers, chicken sandwiches, and Impossible burgers.  The locations have expanded across the United States, including an expanding number of locations in New York. According…

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by Nicole Valinote
Schools
Nassau County Educator Named As Superintendent In New District Nassau County Educator Named As Superintendent In New District
Nassau County Educator Named As Superintendent In New District A longtime educator is heading back to Westchester to take over at the helm of the Mount Pleasant Central School District. Former Pelham Schools Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo has been named to the same position in Mount Pleasant, where he previously served as a director of instructional services earlier in his career. Giarrizzo, who started his career as a special education and English teacher on Long Island, previously worked in Westchester for more than a decade, including stops in Elmsford and Pelham, before he moved on in 2017 to serve as the superintendent of North Shore Schools in Na…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead In Front Of Citi Field Man Found Dead In Front Of Citi Field
Man Found Dead In Front Of Citi Field A Westchester County man was found dead lying in a puddle of water in front of Citi Field in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in New York City. Jywan Stovall, age 40, of Elmsford, was spotted lying on the ground just after 5 p.m. Monday, March 1 at 38th Avenue and Seaver Way, said the NYPD.  When found, Stovall was unconscious and unresponsive, partially submerged in water, and with no apparent signs of trauma, NYPD said.  EMS responded to the location and pronounced Stovall dead at the scene.  The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death and the investigation remains…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man Accused Of Putting Hidden Camera In Bathroom Of Upstate Vacation Home Man Accused Of Putting Hidden Camera In Bathroom Of Upstate Vacation Home
Man Accused Of Putting Hidden Camera In Bathroom Of Upstate Vacation Home A Westchester man has been accused of installing a hidden camera in the bathroom of his family's upstate New York vacation home. A sealed indictment was opened on Monday, Sept. 14 in Otsego County Court alleging that a member of Elmsford resident Andrew Amodeo's family discovered the camera in January at the home in the town of Otsego and reported it to the local sheriff's office, according to a report in the Oneonta Daily Star. A grand jury indicted Amodeo on eight counts of second-degree unlawful surveillance. He was processed by state police and arraigned with his next cou…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Party City To Close 45 Stores Amid Helium Shortage Party City To Close 45 Stores Amid Helium Shortage
Party City To Close 45 Stores Amid Helium Shortage The party is over for dozens of Party City locations, with the company announcing plans to shutter 45 stores amid a global helium shortage. The company is based in Westchester County in Elmsford with its headquarters in Rockaway, New Jersey. In a statement, Party City CEO James Harrison said that closing stores is normal each year, but this year, it has chosen to close more locations than normal in 2019. The supplies company did not release a list of affected stores, but said they will take place throughout the year. “Each year, Party City typically closes 10 to 15 stores as a part of our…

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by Zak Failla