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Man Who Scammed Long Island Woman Out Of $200K In Retirement Savings Receives Sentence, DA Says Man Who Scammed Long Island Woman Out Of $200K In Retirement Savings Receives Sentence, DA Says
Man Who Scammed Long Island Woman Out Of $200K In Retirement Savings Receives Sentence, DA Says A man was sentenced for scamming a Long Island woman out of $200,000 of her retirement savings while pretending to be a home improvement contractor. Nicholas Spano, age 59, was sentenced to two to four years in prison on Wednesday, Jan. 18, after pleading guilty to second-degree attempted grand larceny in November, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced. Investigators found that in September 2019, Spano gave the victim an estimate for home improvement work on her Huntington home and eventually manipulated the victim into giving him money for various reasons. He lat…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Don't Fall For Them: Alert Issued For Student Loan Forgiveness Scams Don't Fall For Them: Alert Issued For Student Loan Forgiveness Scams
Don't Fall For Them: Alert Issued For Student Loan Forgiveness Scams Days after President Biden announced a sweeping plan to forgive thousands of dollars in federal student loans, authorities are warning of scammers preying on those with student debt. Several police agencies around the country are urging people to be on the lookout for “red flags” that may indicate a would-be scammer. Among them are promises to get student borrowers even more money, or claims they can get a borrower their money faster, police said. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) put out a statement telling student loan borrowers they don’t need to do anything or pay anybody to sign up f…

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by Michael Mashburn