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Man Scammed $80K From New Windsor Woman He Met On Dating App, DA Says Man Scammed $80K From New Windsor Woman He Met On Dating App, DA Says
Man Scammed $80K From New Windsor Woman He Met On Dating App, DA Says A Hudson Valley man has been charged with grand larceny for allegedly bilking at least $80,000 from a woman he met on the dating app Bumble. Michael Benedetto, age 21, who is currently without a residence, was charged on Wednesday, July 19 in the town of New Windsor Justice Court with grand larceny for having defrauded a woman he had been dating, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. It is alleged that Benedetto had defrauded the victim by telling her a series of lies that induced her to give him money under false pretenses, Hoovler said. An investigation found…

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