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Oceanside Woman Accused Of Stealing $135K From NYC Retirement System Oceanside Woman Accused Of Stealing $135K From NYC Retirement System
Oceanside Woman Accused Of Stealing $135K From NYC Retirement System An alleged fraudster from Long Island who posed as her cousin to obtain more than $135,000 in cash from her uncle’s death benefits from the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) has been indicted on multiple charges, the DA announced. Oceanside resident Akosua Agyeman, age 48, allegedly impersonated a cousin who was the rightful beneficiary of the benefits following the death of the cousin’s father, a = New York City transit worker. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said that Agyeman has been charged with: Second-degree grand larceny; First-degree identity theft; Off…

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by Zak Failla
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Trump Impeachment Attorney Running For NY AG Trump Impeachment Attorney Running For NY AG
Trump Impeachment Attorney Running For NY AG The trial attorney who served as the majority counsel during former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trials announced that he is running to become “The People’s Lawyer of New York.” Dan Goldman, a Democrat who was the lead prosecutor in the first impeachment probe and as a staff counsel in the second, announced that he is running to replace New York Attorney General Letitia James, who previously announced a gubernatorial run. Related story - 'I'm Running For Governor': NY AG Letitia James Makes It Official The 45-year-old Goldman took to social media to announce his "people-powered ca…

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NYPD Officer From Long Island Charged After Shoving Woman At Protest NYPD Officer From Long Island Charged After Shoving Woman At Protest
Nypd Officer From Long Island Charged After Shoving Woman At Protest An NYPD officer has been charged with assault after allegedly throwing a protestor to the ground during a march to protest the killing of George Floyd. Vincent D’Andraia, 28, of Long Island, was charged Tuesday, June 9, for the incident that allegedly took place on Friday, May 29, near the Barclays Center, said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. D'Andraia, who is assigned to the 73rd Precinct in Brownsville, Brooklyn, was charged after he was captured on a video recording that has been widely circulated, shoving a woman to the ground who was peacefully protesting.  He was charg…

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Long Island Man Sentenced For Forging Deed In Scheme To Steal $1M Estate Long Island Man Sentenced For Forging Deed In Scheme To Steal $1M Estate
Long Island Man Sentenced For Forging Deed In Scheme To Steal $1M Estate A Long Island man is heading to prison after stealing a vacant brownstone worth more than a million dollars from an elderly former school teacher, authorities announced. Mount Sinai resident Craig Hecht, 52, was sentenced this week to a term of one-and-a-half to four-and-a-half years in prison for a  deed fraud scheme targeting an 80-year-old Bedford-Stuyvesant homeowner. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said that Hecht, 52, and a cohort who remains on the loose, stole the deed to 260 Clifton Place, a two-story Bedford-Stuyvesant brownstone owned by an 80-year-old retired teac…

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by Zak Failla