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Long Island Resident Selling Weight Loss Drugs On Social Media Sickens Woman, Feds Say Long Island Resident Selling Weight Loss Drugs On Social Media Sickens Woman, Feds Say
Long Island Resident Selling Weight Loss Drugs On Social Media Sickens Woman, Feds Say A wannabe social media influencer from New York hoping to cash in on the medication weight loss craze illegally sold Ozempic and other drugs on TikTok, sickening at least one victim, federal prosecutors allege. Long Island resident Isis Navarro Reyes, age 36, of Shirley, is named in a six-count indictment that was unsealed in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, May 1. Prosecutors allege that Reyes posted dozens of TikTok videos advertising and selling various misbranded and adulterated weight loss drugs, including Ozempic, Mesofrance, and Axcion, between November 2022 and January 2024. S…

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Trump Defamation Verdict: NY Jury Awards E. Jean Carroll $83M In Damages Trump Defamation Verdict: NY Jury Awards E. Jean Carroll $83M In Damages
Trump Defamation Verdict: NY Jury Awards E. Jean Carroll $83M In Damages For the second time in less than a year, a Manhattan federal jury has ordered former President Donald Trump to pay columnist E. Jean Carroll, a longtime Hudson Valley resident, millions of dollars in damages for repeatedly defaming her. The seven men and two women – including Hudson Valley residents from Westchester, Putnam, and Rockland counties – awarded Carroll a combined $83.3 million after deliberating for three hours on Friday, Jan. 26. The other jurors were from New York County (Manhattan) and the Bronx. Specifically, jurors decided that Trump should pay Carroll $11 million to fund a…

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by Michael Mashburn
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$10M Fraud Scheme: LI Father-Son Duo Spent Investor Money On Lavish Lifestyle, Feds Say $10M Fraud Scheme: LI Father-Son Duo Spent Investor Money On Lavish Lifestyle, Feds Say
$10M Fraud Scheme: LI Father-Son Duo Spent Investor Money On Lavish Lifestyle, Feds Say A New York father and son are accused of conning investors out of millions of dollars that allegedly went toward funding their lavish lifestyle. Long Island residents Eugene Austin, age 60, of Port Jefferson, and his son Brandon Austin, age 27, of Coram, are named in an indictment that was unsealed in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, July 12. According to prosecutors, the men fraudulently offered to serve as a broker for sales of large quantities of cryptocurrency at below-market exchange rates and provide short-term investments in cryptocurrency for purportedly high returns. They als…

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by Michael Mashburn
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‘Trusted Lieutenant’ Of NY College Sex-Cult Leader Admits To Conspiracy ‘Trusted Lieutenant’ Of NY College Sex-Cult Leader Admits To Conspiracy
‘Trusted Lieutenant’ Of NY College Sex-Cult Leader Admits To Conspiracy A former Westchester County college student who fell under the spell of convicted sex-cult leader Larry Ray has pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money for his illegal dealings. Isabella Pollok, age 31, a former student at Sarah Lawrence College, located near the border of Yonkers and Bronxville, who was described as Ray's "trusted lieutenant," pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 7 to one count related to Ray's twisted plot in Manhattan federal court. Ray, now age 62, will be sentenced in December on more than a dozen charges, including extortion, sex trafficking, and racketeering cons…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Syosset Man Charged In Connection With Multi-Billion Dollar Scheme Syosset Man Charged In Connection With Multi-Billion Dollar Scheme
Syosset Man Charged In Connection With Multi-Billion Dollar Scheme Federal officials announced that four have been arrested and charged for their alleged roles in the multi-billion dollar collapse of Archegos Capital Management. US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams said that the firm’s former CFO, Long Island resident Patrick Halligan, age 45, of Syosset, and New Jersey resident of Bill Hwang of Tenafly in Bergen County, have been arrested in connection to what Williams said was a racketeering scheme to manipulate the prices of publicly traded securities and to defraud global investment banks. Also charged, according to the De…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Unvaxxed Sarah Palin Tests Positive Just As Her Defamation Trial Vs. NY Times Starts COVID-19: Unvaxxed Sarah Palin Tests Positive Just As Her Defamation Trial Vs. NY Times Starts
Covid-19: Unvaxxed Sarah Palin Tests Positive Just As Her Defamation Trial Vs. NY Times Starts Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin tested positive for COVID-19 just as a civil defamation trial involving her and the New York Times was set to begin. A lawyer for Palin, who remains defiantly unvaccinated, announced on Monday, Jan. 24 that the one-time Alaska governor tested positive for COVID-19 following a diagnosis last year for the virus. Palin said last month that she would get a COVID-19 vaccine “over (her) dead body.” Manhattan federal court judge Jed Rakoff said on Monday that he had learned the previous day that Palin, age 57, tested positive for COVID. T…

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by Zak Failla
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LIRR Worker Sentenced For Overtime Scheme LIRR Worker Sentenced For Overtime Scheme
Lirr Worker Sentenced For Overtime Scheme One of five Long Island Rail Road employees charged with a conspiracy to defraud the MTA through an overtime scheme has been sentenced to three months in prison. Joseph Balestra, age 52, of Blue Point, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 4, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.  Balestra, who must also repay $109,641 in restitution, said during sentencing, he took full responsibility for his role in the scheme. Following his three months in prison, he will have to serve three years of supervised release, three months of which will be s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hedge Fund Founder From Nassau County Charged With Fraud, Extortion, Hedge Fund Founder From Nassau County Charged With Fraud, Extortion,
Hedge Fund Founder From Nassau County Charged With Fraud, Extortion, A hedge fund founder from Long Island is facing federal charges of securities fraud and extortion after he allegedly abused his position on a Neiman Marcus Group Inc. bankruptcy committee to purchase securities at a deflated price. Nassau County resident Daniel Kamensky, of Roslyn, the founder of the New York-based hedge fund Marble Ridge Capital, has been charged in Manhattan federal court on multiple charges. Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said that Kamensky’s alleged criminal acts occurred in connection with his scheme to pressure a rival bidder to abandon its higher bid for assets …

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by Zak Failla
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NY DEA Investigator From Queens Tried To Entice Boy To Have Sex, Feds Say NY DEA Investigator From Queens Tried To Entice Boy To Have Sex, Feds Say
NY DEA Investigator From Queens Tried To Entice Boy To Have Sex, Feds Say A former Drug Enforcement Administration investigator is facing charges for allegedly attempting to use child pornography to entice a minor to have sex with him. Frederick Scheinin, 29, of Sunnyside, Queens, was arrested and charged with one count of attempted production of child pornography, and one count of attempted enticement of a minor after attempting to lure his alleged victim with child porn. It is alleged that between October last year and January, Scheinin attempted to produce child pornography and entice a minor to have sex.  Scheinin was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 16 a…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Sentenced For Account Takeover, Money Laundering Scheme Affecting Tens Of Thousands Man Sentenced For Account Takeover, Money Laundering Scheme Affecting Tens Of Thousands
Man Sentenced For Account Takeover, Money Laundering Scheme Affecting Tens Of Thousands A Brooklyn man will spend nearly five years in prison for stealing identities, defrauding banks and e-commerce retailers out of more than a million dollars, impacting tens of thousands of victims over a decade. Jason Mickel Elcock - also known as Prezzi - was sentenced in Manhattan federal court was sentenced to 57 months in prison or engaging in a decade-long scheme to steal personal and financial information from tens of thousands of individuals and businesses and unlawful possession of a firearm, resulting in a loss of more than $1.1 million to banks and online retailers Elcock pleaded g…

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by Zak Failla
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NYPD Officer Charged With Conspiring To Commit Bank, Loan Fraud NYPD Officer Charged With Conspiring To Commit Bank, Loan Fraud
Nypd Officer Charged With Conspiring To Commit Bank, Loan Fraud An NYPD police officer from the Hudson Valley is facing charges for allegedly participating in a $1.5 million auto loan scam that targeted people attempting to boost their credit scores. Eduardo Rodriguez, 41, of Goshen in Orange County, has been charged with conspiring to commit bank and loan fraud, as well as making false statements to federal law enforcement officers. He was arrested on Tuesday, July 2, and arraigned in Manhattan Federal Court. It is alleged that in June 2017, Rodriguez agreed with two other men, Ricardo Taboada, and Daniel Duran, to submit an application to a lender for…

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by Zak Failla
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CEO, Manager From Long Island Convicted In Overbilling Fraud Scheme CEO, Manager From Long Island Convicted In Overbilling Fraud Scheme
CEO, Manager From Long Island Convicted In Overbilling Fraud Scheme Two high ranking officials from Long Island that ran a payment process company have been convicted of defrauding merchants with "hidden fees" and false guarantees. Commerce Payment Systems CEO Michael Mendlowitz, of Woodmere, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud following a four-week trial in Manhattan federal court, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced. A second man, East Meadow resident Richard Hart, who was a CPS manager, previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States. Berma…

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by Zak Failla