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Nassau County Man Charged With $8 Million Insider Trading Scheme Nassau County Man Charged With $8 Million Insider Trading Scheme
Nassau County Man Charged With $8 Million Insider Trading Scheme A New York man is facing charges for his role in a multi-million dollar insider trading scheme that involved jumping ahead of his employers’ trades. Long Island resident Sergei Polevikov, age 48, of Port Washington, has been charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, and investment company fraud in connection with his scheme to misappropriate confidential information about pending trades by his employer, an investment adviser, on behalf of its investment company clients. US Attorney Audrey Strauss said that Polevikov was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 22, and scheduled to make his initial co…

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Ex-NY Attorney Sentenced For Stealing $1M From 9/11 Victim Funds Ex-NY Attorney Sentenced For Stealing $1M From 9/11 Victim Funds
Ex-NY Attorney Sentenced For Stealing $1M From 9/11 Victim Funds A disbarred attorney from Northern Westchester will spend time behind bars after he admitted to stealing approximately $1 million that was rewarded to one of his clients from the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. Yorktown Heights resident Gustavo Vila has been sentenced to 51 months in prison after pleading guilty in White Plains Federal Court for stealing from his client, who was a first responder who suffered life-threatening medical conditions while cleaning up the crash site at Ground Zero. The Victim Compensation Fund was created in the wake of the terror attack to provide government fund…

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Long Island Trio Charged For Meth Ring Long Island Trio Charged For Meth Ring
Long Island Trio Charged For Meth Ring Three suspects on Long Island are facing charges for allegedly running a methamphetamine ring, federal officials announced. Bayport residents Joseph Sweeney, Jasmine Tabak, and Kevin “Tex” Turner” were charged in Manhattan federal court after being busted by undercover officers manufacturing and selling methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said that beginning last year, Sweeney, Tabak, and Turner conspired to distribute meth on Long Island, some of which was obtained in Manhattan. It is alleged that during controlled purchases, undercover officers seized approximately one and a h…

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