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NY Man Who 'Lived Large' Off $1 Million Ponzi Scheme Sentenced
A former New York investment broker has received a lengthy stay in prison for running a million-dollar Ponzi scheme. Long Island resident Rand Heckler, age 67, of Glen Cove, was sentenced to up to seven-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday, May 15, the Nassau County District Attorney (NCDA) announced. Heckler was an investment broker in 2015 when he began his scheme, recommending that his friend and his friend’s son that they invest in a hedge fund of stocks and securities that Heckler was managing. Original Story - $1 Million Ponzi Scheme: Glen Cove Investment Broker Pleads …
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Volunteer Ambulance Corps Captain In Rockland Charged With Four Felonies For Larceny, DA Says
A volunteer paramedic in the Hudson Valley is facing charges for allegedly misappropriating thousands of dollars from the Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Capt. Matthew Gannon was arraigned on Thursday, Aug. 13 on multiple larceny charges connected to the financial troubles that plagued the organization, the Rockland County District Attorney announced. Specifically, Gannon was charged with: Grand larceny; Falsifying business records; Offering a false statement for filing; Scheme to defraud. Each of the charges against Gannon, 53, was a felony. Gannon allegedly misappropriated $22,1…
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Westchester Business Owner Sentenced For Stealing From Clients
A Westchester County businessman will spend time behind bars after admitting to lining his own pockets with hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of a scheme to steal business taxes from clients that employed his services. Pleasantville resident Stefan Malgarinos, 48, has been sentenced to prison time after pleading guilty to grand larceny and scheme to defraud, both felonies, related to stealing withholding tax money from state and federal authorities collected from his clients. Westchester County District Attorney District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that Malgarinos was …
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New Victims Say Area Car Salesman Stole From Them, Police Say
Several new victims have come forward with claims that a Middletown car salesman previously working as a realtor stole cash from them. Michael Edison Ramos, 34, of Middletown has been charged with multiple felonies after allegedly stealing numerous cash down payments. State Police investigators are now looking for victims who may have dealt with Ramos while he acted as a realtor in the Middletown area. Further investigation has revealed many of the victims are Spanish speaking. State Police say they received a report that a salesman at Nissan-Kia Middletown dealership failed to credi…
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Alert Issued For Driveway Paving Scam
Area residents are being warned of a driveway paving scam. Several incidents had been reported in the Rochester area last summer, resulting in the arrests of several persons on charges of “Scheme to Defraud.” Late last week, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from a resident in Garrison reporting an incident. On Tuesday, April 2, two white men approached the homeowner at his residence and identified themselves as being from a paving company, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. said. The men told the homeowner that they had extra asphalt that was alleged…
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Hudson Valley Contractor Admits To Defrauding Customers Of $175,000
An area contractor is facing potential prison time and his corporation has agreed to pay back $175,000 for defrauding property owners who hired him to construct homes on their property. Goshen resident Charles Neustadt, 63, and JC Builders, Inc. pleaded guilty to felonies this week in Orange County Court. Neustadt pleaded guilty to third-degree grand larceny and theft of services. His business pleaded guilty to felony charges of grand larceny and scheme to defraud. As part of the plea agreement, Neustadt has agreed to pay back $175,000 and it has been recommended by the Orange County Distri…