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Authorities: Weapons Arsenal Found In BMW After Surgeon Threatens Estranged Wife In Westchester Authorities: Weapons Arsenal Found In BMW After Surgeon Threatens Estranged Wife In Westchester
Authorities: Weapons Arsenal Found In BMW After Surgeon Threatens Estranged Wife In Westchester Police in Westchester arrested a well-known surgeon who lives on Long Island with a weapons cache after he was overheard threatening his estranged wife, investigators said. Great Neck resident Matthew Bonanno, 47, who practices in the upper East Side in Manhattan, was overheard threatening his wife, who lives in Tuckahoe, officials said.  Police were contacted by acquaintances on Monday, Aug. 12, who overheard the threats against Bonanno's estranged wife and her family, and when they intervened, he was found with an illegal Glock and an arsenal in his BMW. Officers responded to Growle…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Charged With Assaulting Bus Driver In Westchester Woman Charged With Assaulting Bus Driver In Westchester
Woman Charged With Assaulting Bus Driver In Westchester Following a five-week investigation, a Westchester woman was arrested and charged with assaulting a Bee-Line bus driver last month outside the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, Westchester County Police said. Johniazia Torres, 24, of White Plains was charged with second-degree assault, a felony. She was arraigned Friday, July 19 in Mount Pleasant Town Court and released on her own recognizance. The Wednesday, June 12 attack occurred at 10:30 p.m. after Torres demanded that the driver allow her to get off the bus directly in front of the hospital entrance, police said. The dr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Cable TV Installer Found Guilty Of Making Unwanted Sexual Advances In Westchester Cable TV Installer Found Guilty Of Making Unwanted Sexual Advances In Westchester
Cable TV Installer Found Guilty Of Making Unwanted Sexual Advances In Westchester A man working as a cable television installer has been found guilty of making sexual advances toward a teenage customer in her Westchester home, despite her protestations. Bronx resident Nahyime Goldson, 23, was found guilty in Westchester County Court of second-degree burglary and third-degree stalking following a trial. Goldson, 23, was in a Mount Vernon home at approximately 9 a.m. in August last year, working as a cable television installer. While he was there, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that he “subjected a 19-year-old woman to unwanted sexual advan…

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by Zak Failla
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Mount Vernon Man Sentenced For Four Armed Carjackings Mount Vernon Man Sentenced For Four Armed Carjackings
Mount Vernon Man Sentenced For Four Armed Carjackings A 33-year-old man will spend the better part of a decade behind bars after being sentenced for several armed carjackings in and around Westchester late last year. Mount Vernon resident Samir “S” Sullivan, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for four separate armed carjackings of cabs in Mount Vernon and the Bronx in November, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced. Sullivan pleaded guilty in White Plains federal court earlier this year. Berman said that in the middle of the night on Nov. 25 and Nov. 29 last year, Sullivan and a co-conspirator committed the four armed carjackings, dur…

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by Zak Failla
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New Rochelle Man Sentenced For Scamming Family Out Of Thousands New Rochelle Man Sentenced For Scamming Family Out Of Thousands
New Rochelle Man Sentenced For Scamming Family Out Of Thousands A Westchester contractor will spend time behind bars after scamming a family intending to move into the area out of tens of thousands of dollars. New Rochelle resident Michael Scoca, 54, has been sentenced to a term of between one and a half to three years in state prison after pleading guilty of a scheme to defraud in November last year for his role in bilking a family out of more than $60,000 for work he never completed. In late 2015, Scoca, claiming to be a general contractor, convinced a family from the Bronx that he would build them their family home in Westchester. He proceeded to tel…

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by Zak Failla
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Area Man Accused Of Defrauding State Workers’ Compensation Fund Out Of $33.7K Area Man Accused Of Defrauding State Workers’ Compensation Fund Out Of $33.7K
Area Man Accused Of Defrauding State Workers’ Compensation Fund Out Of $33.7K A 56-year-old man has been accused of defrauding the state workers’ compensation fund out of more than $33,000, police say. Robert Marra, of Crawford in Orange County, falsely reported the extent of his injuries to his doctors and independent medical examiners, according to a collaborative investigation by the NYS Department of Financial Services, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. As a result, Marra was deemed fully disabled and received a total of $33,700 in benefits from the NYS Workers’ Compensation Fund that he was not entitled to, acc…

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by Valerie Musson
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Westchester Woman, Brother Charged In Visa Fraud Conspiracy Westchester Woman, Brother Charged In Visa Fraud Conspiracy
Westchester Woman, Brother Charged In Visa Fraud Conspiracy A Westchester woman and her brother are facing charges for their roles in a visa fraud scheme involving the enticing of illegal aliens to come to the United States to serve as domestic workers. Bronxville resident Maria Luisa Estrella Jaidi and her brother, Philippines native Ramon Singson Estrella, are facing time behind bars after being charged and arrested for running an elaborate scheme involving illegal immigrants, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced on Wednesday.  The allegations against the siblings claim that from 2006 through 2016, Jaidi and Estrella conspired with a third…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Posing As Lawyer Stole $3.5K From Victim, Police Say Westchester Man Posing As Lawyer Stole $3.5K From Victim, Police Say
Westchester Man Posing As Lawyer Stole $3.5K From Victim, Police Say A 51-year-old man is behind bars after state police say he stole thousands of dollars from a victim by posing as an attorney. State Police from the Somers barracks arrested David Koraca of Somers on Friday, Jan. 18 after an Investigation found he fraudulently posed as a criminal defense lawyer and stole more than $3,500 from the victim, according to police. He was charged with third-degree grand larceny, a Class D felony. Koraca was arraigned before the town of Somers Court, and remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or secure bond. Koraca is next schedul…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Cook Accused Of Stealing Unemployment Benefits In Westchester While Out Of Country Cook Accused Of Stealing Unemployment Benefits In Westchester While Out Of Country
Cook Accused Of Stealing Unemployment Benefits In Westchester While Out Of Country A seasonal employee in Westchester has been busted for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars through unemployment insurance theft schemes while he was out of the country. Greenwich resident Juan Vega was arrested this week as part of an ongoing investigation into unemployment benefits insurance fraud, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Tuesday. The arrest comes less than a week after three others were charged for similar offenses. Vega worked as a seasonally employed cook at the Elmwood Country Club in White Plains during the summer. The felony compla…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Former State Senate Leader, Son Sentenced To Prison For Corruption Convictions Former State Senate Leader, Son Sentenced To Prison For Corruption Convictions
Former State Senate Leader, Son Sentenced To Prison For Corruption Convictions Former New York State Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam Skelos, have been sentenced for corruption charges. In Manhattan federal court, Dean Skelos was sentenced to 51 months in prison, while the younger Skelos got four years behind bars after being convicted twice of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, three counts of extortion under color of official right, and three counts of soliciting and receiving bribes.   In addition to the prison time, Dean Skelos was ordered to pay a $500,000 fine and sentenced …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Westchester-Based Executex Sues Former Salesman For $4.4M Over Alleged Fraud Scheme Westchester-Based Executex Sues Former Salesman For $4.4M Over Alleged Fraud Scheme
Westchester-Based Executex Sues Former Salesman For $4.4M Over Alleged Fraud Scheme An Eastchester man is being sued in White Plains federal bankruptcy court for $4.4 over an alleged photocopier scheme, according to this report by Westfair. Executex Inc., a Hawthorne photocopy distributor he represented, has accused Joseph Holzberg of pocketing $436,000 in commissions on phony photocopy leases. Holzberg has filed for bankruptcy protection, and both times he failed to mention a significant debt, the report said. His conduct, the complaint states, “was wantonly dishonest, evinced a high degree of moral turpitude and was undertaken with criminal indifference to his civil obl…

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by Jon Craig
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Woman Heads To Prison For Stealing Nearly $1M After Arrest In Mamaroneck Woman Heads To Prison For Stealing Nearly $1M After Arrest In Mamaroneck
Woman Heads To Prison For Stealing Nearly $1M After Arrest In Mamaroneck A Westchester woman will be heading to state prison for stealing nearly $1 million from her employer while serving as a part-time personal assistant for five years. Yonkers resident Joann Perrino has been sentenced to a term of between one and three years, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday.  Perrino, 62, pleaded guilty in February 2017 to second-degree grand larceny after she used her victim’s bank accounts for her own benefit, totaling $987,428.87 between January 2009 and May 2014. While employed as a part-time personal assistant to a designe…

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by Zak Failla