Man Indicted For Fraud Against Northern Westchester School District Man Indicted For Fraud Against Northern Westchester School District
Man Indicted For Fraud Against Northern Westchester School District A Westchester man is facing a host of charges for his role in a fraud scheme that defrauded a Northern Westchester school district. Yonkers resident Ricardo Jimenez has been indicted on charges related to a bribery, kickback, and money laundering scheme aimed at defrauding the Chappaqua Central School District.  Original story - Two Men Busted For $100,000 Schools Kickback Scheme In Northern Westchester Specifically, Jimenez, 54, was charged with: Corrupting the government; Bribery; Rewarding official misconduct; Two counts of money laundering; Conspiracy. At the time of …
Lori Loughlin, Designer Husband Sentenced For College Admissions Scam Lori Loughlin, Designer Husband Sentenced For College Admissions Scam
Lori Loughlin, Designer Husband Sentenced For College Admissions Scam Long Island native Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, will spend time behind bars for paying bribes in the so-called "Operation Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal. Loughlin, the former “Full House” star, was sentenced to two months in prison on Friday, Aug. 21, while her husband was sentenced to five months for their roles in conspiring to pay a half-million-dollar bribe to get the couple’s two daughters into the University of Southern California. The two had been engaged in a legal battle over the "Operation Varsity Blues" college admissions scam for…
Westchester Man Among Former Executives To Admit To Multi-Million Dollar Kickback Scheme Westchester Man Among Former Executives To Admit To Multi-Million Dollar Kickback Scheme
Westchester Man Among Former Executives To Admit To Multi-Million Dollar Kickback Scheme Four men - including one each from Long Island and Westchester - will spend time behind bars for their roles in a tax evasion and bribery scheme. Nassau County resident Ronald Olson, of Massapequa, Westchester County resident Michael Campana, of Tuckahoe, and Middletown, New Jersey residents Anthony Guzzone and Vito Nigro, are all facing charges after being busted for evading taxes over the course of nearly a decade. Olson, a construction manager for Bloomberg, LLC, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, July 29 to charges that alleged he evaded taxes on more than $1.5 million in bribes received fro…
Genovese Crime Family Member Sentenced For Racketeering Offenses Genovese Crime Family Member Sentenced For Racketeering Offenses
Genovese Crime Family Member Sentenced For Racketeering Offenses A longtime member of the Genovese Crime Family from Long Island has been sentenced for conspiring to commit extortion and racketeering offenses. Frank Giovinco, 52, of Syosset, was sentenced to 48 months in prison after being convicted last December after being found responsible for acts involving extortion, honest services fraud, and unlawful kickback payments related to the Genovese Crime Family’s control of two local chapters of a labor union. In addition to his prison term, Giovinco was also sentenced to three years of supervised release. Giovinco was first inserted into the Genovese C…
Peekskill Man Among 12 Gambino Crime Family Members Charged By Feds Peekskill Man Among 12 Gambino Crime Family Members Charged By Feds
Peekskill Man Among 12 Gambino Crime Family Members Charged By Feds Seven Westchester residents are among 12 alleged members of the Gambino Crime Family facing charges for a host of crimes that includes racketeering conspiracy, bribery, loansharking, fraud, obstruction of justice and other offenses. Federal officials charged Andrew Campos, an alleged captain in the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra; James Ciaccia, George Campos, Vincent Fiore, and Richard Martino, alleged Gambino family soldiers; and Renato Barca, Jr., Benito DiZenzo, Mark Kocaj, Frank Tarul, and Michael Tarul, alleged Gambino family associates for alleged crimes dating back t…
Ex-Westchester Construction Manager Admits To $35OK Bribery Scheme Ex-Westchester Construction Manager Admits To $35OK Bribery Scheme
Ex-Westchester Construction Manager Admits To $35OK Bribery Scheme A former construction manager from Westchester who worked for a global financial firm admitted to evading taxes on more than $350,000 in bribes that he received from sub-contractors over the course of several years. Michael Campana, 33, of Tuckahoe, pleaded guilty to a single count of tax evasion this week, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced, in connection to a bribery scheme he used to pay for personal expenses. Between 2013 and 2017, Campana was a construction manager for a global financial firm engaged in various building projects in New York City and elsewhere. He and others p…
Multi-State Investigation Initiated In Westchester Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam Multi-State Investigation Initiated In Westchester Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam
Multi-State Investigation Initiated In Westchester Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam Twenty-seven people, including members of law enforcement, were arrested for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to commit bribery and a no-fault insurance scam. The multi-state jurisdictional investigation that originated in Westchester County led to the arrests, 23 of whom were taken into custody in New York and New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 7, with other suspects arrested in North Carolina, and Florida. Among those arrested were five 911 operators and an NYPD police officer. “Corruption, in all forms, is intolerable within the NYPD and we continue to work with our law enforcemen…
Labor Union President From Area Demanded, Accepted Bribes, Feds Say Labor Union President From Area Demanded, Accepted Bribes, Feds Say
Labor Union President From Area Demanded, Accepted Bribes, Feds Say A Fairfield County resident who serves as the president of the local International Longshoremen’s Association has been charged by federal prosecutors with demanding and accepting bribes. Glenn Blicht, 57, of Wilton, was arrested Friday, July 26 for honest services fraud and a violation of the Taft-Hartley Act for demanding and accepting at least $150,000 in bribe payments from an employer. The honest services fraud charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. He was also charged with one count of demanding or receiving prohibited payments as a labor union official, which carries…
Trio Indicted For World Trade Center 'Pay-To-Play' Bribery Scheme, State Attorney General Says Trio Indicted For World Trade Center 'Pay-To-Play' Bribery Scheme, State Attorney General Says
Trio Indicted For World Trade Center 'Pay-To-Play' Bribery Scheme, State Attorney General Says New York Attorney General Letitia James charged three men involved in rebuilding the World Trade Center alleging they engaged in a “pay-to-play" bribery scheme. “These individuals were trusted with rebuilding the site of the worst terror attack in American history, but instead, allegedly squandered public funds to line their own pockets,” said James in the May 29 announcement. The individuals charged are James Luckie, 58, of Setauket in Suffolk County; and Michael Garrison, 59, of Stony Point in Rockland County; and Paul Angerame, 59, of Manhattan. They were charged in a scheme that i…
Two Men Busted For $100,000 Schools Kickback Scheme In Northern Westchester Two Men Busted For $100,000 Schools Kickback Scheme In Northern Westchester
Two Men Busted For $100,000 Schools Kickback Scheme In Northern Westchester A pair of men from Westchester are facing charges for their roles in an alleged $100,000 kickback scheme to defraud the Chappaqua School District in New Castle. Cortlandt Manor resident Jorge Barreiros and Yonkers resident Ricardo Jimenez surrendered themselves into the custody of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and were arrested on Tuesday after being implicated in the scheme. The felony complaint alleges that the two men ““engaged in a scheme constituting a systematic ongoing course of conduct with intent to defraud” the Chappaqua Central School District,” Westchester Co…
Former Union VP From Area Faces Bribery Charge, U.S. Attorney Says Former Union VP From Area Faces Bribery Charge, U.S. Attorney Says
Former Union VP From Area Faces Bribery Charge, U.S. Attorney Says A former vice president of a teamsters labor union in the Hudson Valley is facing bribery charges for allegedly using his influence soliciting tens of thousands of dollars in bribe payments. Newburgh resident John Ulrich the former vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 812 allegedly solicited the bribes in exchange for allowing a third-party continue to provide the union health care benefits. The indictment unsealed on Thursday alleges that in 2013, while he was facing financial hardships, Ulrich solicited bribe payments of $5,000 per quarter in exchange for usi…
Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester Has Prison Surrender Date Postponed Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester Has Prison Surrender Date Postponed
Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester Has Prison Surrender Date Postponed A former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not be reporting to jail on March 1 as he continues to fight his conviction on corruption charges. Joseph Percoco, a South Salem resident, was convicted of accepting $300,000 in bribes from an energy company last year and was sentenced to six years in prison. He was scheduled to report to prison on March 1, but a court has ruled that he can stay a free man as he continues to appeal the conviction. Percoco was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and one count of solicitation of bribes or gratuities…