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Airline Mechanic From Nassau Charged For Cocaine Importation Conspiracy Airline Mechanic From Nassau Charged For Cocaine Importation Conspiracy
Airline Mechanic From Nassau Charged For Cocaine Importation Conspiracy An American Airlines mechanic from Long Island who worked at JFK Airport is facing charges for his role in an alleged cocaine importation scam, federal officials said. Hicksville resident Paul Belloisi, 52, has been arraigned on an indictment that charged him with conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, conspiracy to import cocaine and importation of cocaine through the airport. U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that on Tuesday, Feb. 4, shortly after American Airlines flight 1349 arrived at JFK Terminal 8 from Montego Bay, Jamaica, a routine search by Customs and Border P…

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Long Island Contractor Accused Of Violating Toxic Substances Control Act Long Island Contractor Accused Of Violating Toxic Substances Control Act
Long Island Contractor Accused Of Violating Toxic Substances Control Act A Long Island company threatened the health of the public by exposing them to lead-based paint while doing renovation work in residential properties, a new federal lawsuit alleges. A civil lawsuit has been filed against Precision Consulting Inc., in New Hyde Park, and its principal, Queens Village resident Wayne Gladney, for violating the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief preventing the company or Gladney from performing lead-based paint abatements and renovations in the New York City area in violation of feder…

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Long Island Woman Sentenced For Providing Material Support To ISIS Long Island Woman Sentenced For Providing Material Support To ISIS
Long Island Woman Sentenced For Providing Material Support To ISIS A 30-year-old woman on Long Island will spend more than a decade behind bars for offering material support to ISIS. Brentwood resident Zoobia Shahnaz has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced. Specifically, Donoghue said Shahnaz provided more than $150,000 to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), and attempted to travel to Syria to join ISIS.  According to court papers, between March 2017 and July 2017, Shahnaz defrauded numerous financial institutions to obtain money f…

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Pharmacy Owner Found Guilty Of Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering For Role in Billing Scheme Pharmacy Owner Found Guilty Of Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering For Role in Billing Scheme
Pharmacy Owner Found Guilty Of Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering For Role in Billing Scheme A federal grand jury found a pharmacy owner guilty of a years-long scheme to defraud Medicare by billing for prescriptions never provided to patients. Queens resident Yuriy Barayev, 45, the former owner of Woodhaven Rx, was found guilty following a four-day trial in Brooklyn federal court to one count of health care fraud and seven counts of money laundering for his role in the scheme. The pharmacy is located on Woodhaven Boulevard, near the border of Rego Park and Middle Village. U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that between November 2013 and December 2015, Barayev engaged in a scheme …

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Long Island Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine Long Island Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine
Long Island Man Sentenced For Distributing Crack Cocaine A Long Island man will spend time in prison for his role in distributing crack cocaine and powder cocaine, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced. Tramaine Brown, 30, of Jamesport, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in June last year to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and powder cocaine. In January 2018, the FBI and the Suffolk County East End Drug Task Force launched an investigation into drug trafficking and gang activity on the East End of Long Island, including the Riverhead area.  During that investigatio…

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Ex-Long Island Investment Advisor Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme Ex-Long Island Investment Advisor Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
Ex-Long Island Investment Advisor Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme An investment advisor from Long Island will spend more than a decade behind bars for his role in defrauding his elderly victims in a multimillion-dollar scheme, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced. East Setauket resident Steven Pagartanis, 60, was sentenced to a term of 170 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $6.5 million in restitution after pleading guilty in December to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for orchestrating a securities fraud scheme over the course of 18 years.   “Today’s sentence is a well-deserved reckoning for Pagartanis, who preyed on el…

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Private Equity Firm Director On LI Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice Private Equity Firm Director On LI Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice
Private Equity Firm Director On LI Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice A former Securities and Exchange Commission investigator from Fairfield County is facing an obstruction of justice charge for alleged unauthorized computer access and disclosure of confidential information to a firm where he sought a job. Michael Cohn, 59, of Norwalk, the Chief Compliance Officer of GPB Capital Holdings in Manhattan allegedly stole information from the SEC before he started working for FPB in October last year. Cohn was charged obstruction of justice, unauthorized computer access and unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and released on a $250,000 bond followi…

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Woman Indicted For Causing Overdose Death Of Victim In Motel Room Woman Indicted For Causing Overdose Death Of Victim In Motel Room
Woman Indicted For Causing Overdose Death Of Victim In Motel Room An alleged prostitute is facing charges for allegedly selling the fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose over the summer. Angelina Barini, 41, has been arrested and arraigned on an indictment charging her with distributing and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl thatch resulted in the fatal overdose of a Queens man in a Woodside motel. It is alleged that on Thursday, July 11, a man as found dead in a motel room in Woodside. Video surveillance from the building captured a woman, believed to be Barini, and the victim, entering the motel together, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said. …

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Three Members Of Coney Island Street Gang Admit To Murder As Part of Racketeering Conspiracy Three Members Of Coney Island Street Gang Admit To Murder As Part of Racketeering Conspiracy
Three Members Of Coney Island Street Gang Admit To Murder As Part of Racketeering Conspiracy Three members of a Coney Island street gang admitted to their roles in the murder of a man in 2016. Brooklyn residents Tysheen Cooper, 28, Michael Liburd, 33, and Maurice Washington, 30, members of the West End Enterprise, pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn this week to a racketeering conspiracy involving their participation in the murder of Antwon Flowers. U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that the three men “members of the West End Enterprise, a street gang comprising individuals residing in and around the Sea Rise Apartments, the Gravesend Houses and Surfside Gardens, also kno…

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Nassau County Man Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Extortion Scheme Nassau County Man Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Extortion Scheme
Nassau County Man Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Extortion Scheme A Long Island man was charged for his alleged role in a multi-million dollar extortion scheme to scam a startup cryptocurrency company. Steven Nerayoff, 48, of Great Neck, and Rhode Island resident Michael Hlady, 47, were charged in Brooklyn federal court this week for their roles in the scheme to defraud a Seattle-based startup mobile-based business. It is alleged that Nerayoff, an attorney, and Hlady threatened to destroy a startup cryptocurrency company if they were not paid millions of dollars in the cryptocurrency Ether. U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that the victim specializes …

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Ex-NYPD Member From Queens Stole More Than $130K In Benefits Intended For His Kids, Feds Say Ex-NYPD Member From Queens Stole More Than $130K In Benefits Intended For His Kids, Feds Say
Ex-nypd Member From Queens Stole More Than $130K In Benefits Intended For His Kids, Feds Say A former member of the NYPD is facing charges or allegedly stealing more than $130,000 in benefits over nearly a decade that were intended for his children. Queens resident Michael Conway, 60, was arrested early on Wednesday, Aug. 28, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced. He is scheduled to appear later in the day in Brooklyn federal court for his initial appearance. It is alleged that Conway began receiving retirement, survivors and disabilities benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) in May 2009 for a work-related injury he suffered while employed by the NYPD. Donoghue…

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Long Island Man Convicted Of Trafficking Narcotics Long Island Man Convicted Of Trafficking Narcotics
Long Island Man Convicted Of Trafficking Narcotics A Long Island man will spend at least a decade behind bars after he was found guilty of distributing crack-cocaine following a two-week trial. Baldwin resident Rafael Antonio Fabian, 43, was found guilty for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute narcotics, specifically crack cocaine in Brooklyn, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said. When he is sentenced, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison. Between January 2014 and March 2016, Fabian conspired with others to supply drug dealers in the Sunset Park and Bay Ridge neighborhoods. Fabian, who referr…

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Long Island Man Admits To $1M Bank Loan, Credit Card Fraud Schemes Long Island Man Admits To $1M Bank Loan, Credit Card Fraud Schemes
Long Island Man Admits To $1M Bank Loan, Credit Card Fraud Schemes A Long Island man who was operating a hyperbaric oxygen chamber business in Great Neck has admitted to a million-dollar bank loan and credit card fraud scheme involving a parent and child. Marcello Sozio, 62, of Huntington, will face up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in Central Islip federal court to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud banks and a customer of his business. As part of his plea, Sozio also agreed to pay approximately $1.1 million in restitution, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced. Between March 2014 and December 2016, Sozio applied for and ob…

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Long Island Man Sentenced For Role In $147M Stock Manipulation Scheme Long Island Man Sentenced For Role In $147M Stock Manipulation Scheme
Long Island Man Sentenced For Role In $147M Stock Manipulation Scheme A Long Island man will spend time behind bars for his role in a near $150 million scheme to defraud area companies and elderly investors. Emin Cohen, 35, of Coram, a cold-caller and accountant executive at My Street Research in Melville, was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $86,168 in forfeiture after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud in connection with a multi-defendant, $147 million scheme to defraud investors in publicly traded companies.  Between January 2014 and July 2017, Cohen and 15 others participated in a “pump and dump” stock fraud s…

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Massapequa HS Teacher Admits To Possessing, Transporting Child Porn Massapequa HS Teacher Admits To Possessing, Transporting Child Porn
Massapequa HS Teacher Admits To Possessing, Transporting Child Porn A high school teacher on Long Island will spend several years behind bars after admitting to possessing child pornography after Google flagged suspicious uploads to the cloud. Joseph Zanco, a former Massapequa High School educator, pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to transportation and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced on Thursday. In April last year, while working at the high school, Zanco began uploading hundreds of child pornography images to the cloud-based Google Drive storage feature of his Google account. Following the…

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