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CNN Producer Accused Of Luring Minors Worked With Fired Anchor Chris Cuomo CNN Producer Accused Of Luring Minors Worked With Fired Anchor Chris Cuomo
CNN Producer Accused Of Luring Minors Worked With Fired Anchor Chris Cuomo A CNN producer who was charged with enticing underage girls into sexual activity previously spoke about working closely with fired news anchor Chris Cuomo on the show "New Day." Connecticut resident John Griffin, of Fairfield County, was arrested and charged with three counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to attempt to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont on Friday, Dec. 10. Earlier report - CNN Producer From Stamford Charged With Enticing Minors Int…

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Man Admits To Stealing, Selling Luxury Car Tires, Rims In NY, CT, Other Parts Of New England Man Admits To Stealing, Selling Luxury Car Tires, Rims In NY, CT, Other Parts Of New England
Man Admits To Stealing, Selling Luxury Car Tires, Rims In NY, CT, Other Parts Of New England A man has pleaded guilty to a charge related to a scheme to steal tires and rims from vehicles at luxury car dealerships in Connecticut, New York and more states and sell them across the country.  Michael Farias, age 56, of Providence, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Nov. 10, to one count of interstate transportation of stolen property, according to Leonard Boyle, acting United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Between May 2015 and August 2018, Farias and other individuals stole tires and rims for various luxury vehicles at dealerships in Connecticut…

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NY Man Accused Of Murdering Woman In Life Insurance Scheme NY Man Accused Of Murdering Woman In Life Insurance Scheme
NY Man Accused Of Murdering Woman In Life Insurance Scheme A New York man has been charged with an elaborate murder-for-hire scheme taken straight out of a movie script where he killed and dismantled the body of a 26-year-old woman for life insurance benefits, federal officials announced. Queens resident Cory Martin, age 34, was charged in Brooklyn federal court with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire for his role in the death of 26-year-old Brandy Odom. Previously, Martin was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and fraudulent use of identification relating to an alleged scheme to fraudulen…

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Former Bank Director From Area Charged In $1.4 Million Fraud Former Bank Director From Area Charged In $1.4 Million Fraud
Former Bank Director From Area Charged In $1.4 Million Fraud An attorney and former Park Avenue Bank director from the Hudson Valley has been accused of a $1.4 million bank fraud along with a co-conspirator. Rockland resident Mendel Zilberberg, 61, of Monsey, was charged this week with Aron Fried, 46, a Toms River, New Jersey, resident with bank fraud and other charges after allegedly scheming to obtain a $1.4 million loan from the bank. United States Attorney Geoffrey Berman said Zilberberg and Fried used false statements and misrepresentations to receive the loan, resulting in a $1 million loss for the bank when the loan later defaulted. Zilberber…

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Netflix Shelves Movie With Area Native Huffman After She Admits Guilt Netflix Shelves Movie With Area Native Huffman After She Admits Guilt
Netflix Shelves Movie With Area Native Huffman After She Admits Guilt The hits keep coming for Northern Westchester native Felicity Huffman, who had her Netflix film postponed amid her role in the nation’s largest-ever college admissions scam involving her children. Last month, Huffman, 56, who spent much of her childhood in Bedford, was among dozens of prominent celebrities, wealthy parents and coaches who were implicated in “Operation Varsity Blues,” where they paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their children into some of the nation’s top colleges and universities. This week, Huffman and 13 others pleaded guilty to the college admissions scandal,…

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