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$12.6M Scheme: Westchester Man Tried Cashing COVID Relief Check For Hospital, DA Says $12.6M Scheme: Westchester Man Tried Cashing COVID Relief Check For Hospital, DA Says
$12.6M Scheme: Westchester Man Tried Cashing COVID Relief Check For Hospital, DA Says A 24-year-old Westchester man is one of eight gang members accused of trying to steal a COVID-19 relief check worth over $12 million and using it to instead purchase luxury items, officials announced.  New Rochelle resident Souleman Traore, also known as "Solo," was one of eight alleged members or associates of the "Shiesty 66" gang indicted for a bank fraud scheme involving federal COVID relief funds, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced on Friday, Oct. 18. According to Clark's office, the investigation leading to the arrests began in November 2021 after a report of shots fi…
New Info Outlines Scheme By Woman Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At Her NY Boutique New Info Outlines Scheme By Woman Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At Her NY Boutique
New Info Outlines Scheme By Woman Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At Her NY Boutique Just after a Long Island woman was busted for allegedly operating a trademark counterfeiting boutique, new details have emerged outlining her scheme. Suffolk County mother of four, Lindsay Castelli, age 31, of Smithtown, surrendered to the Nassau County Asset Forfeiture Unit on Friday, Oct. 7, following an investigation that began in April 2021. According to detectives, in April 2021 an extensive investigation with the assistance of the US Postal inspectors was conducted at Linny’s Boutique located at 1032 Old Country Road in Plainview. During a warrant raid of the business, Nassau County…
Owner Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At NY Boutique, Police Say Owner Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At NY Boutique, Police Say
Owner Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At NY Boutique, Police Say A New York woman has been charged with trademark counterfeiting after tens of millions of dollars in fake labels for such high-end brands as Gucci and Prada were allegedly found at her boutique. The combined value of the items was over $40,000,000, police said. Long Island resident Lindsay Castelli, age 31, of Smithtown, surrendered to the Nassau County Asset Forfeiture Unit on Friday, Oct. 7, following an investigation that began in April 2021. According to detectives, in April 2021 an extensive investigation with the assistance of the US Postal inspectors was conducted at Linny…
Fire Rips Through Former Gucci Estate In Westchester Fire Rips Through Former Gucci Estate In Westchester
Fire Rips Through Former Gucci Estate In Westchester Firefighters are battling a large fire at the former Gucci Estate in Northern Westchester The fire began around 6 a.m., Friday, Nov. 8, at the 5,300-square-foot home located in Yorktown Heights at 1230 Baptist Church Road. Firefighters are having to truck in water as no fire hydrants are located in the area. Information on Zillow said the home has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, an au pair suite, as well as a one-bedroom guest house. The 11-acre estate also has a pool, a double-sided paddock, professional tennis court, gazebo with a pond, and a waterfall and stream. Firefighters are still …
Services Scheduled For Westchester Native Killed In Mahopac Crash Services Scheduled For Westchester Native Killed In Mahopac Crash
Services Scheduled For Westchester Native Killed In Mahopac Crash Services have been scheduled for a Mahopac teen killed after crashing his car into a tree. John Rossetti, 18, was killed around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 26, when his gray Honda Civic struck the tree on Woodbine Drive, came to rest on its passenger side, and then the engine block and tree burst into flames, said Carmel Police Lt. John Dearman. Rossetti was born to John Rossetti and Cherie Purdy on March 17, 2001, in Yonkers. He grew up in Mahopac and attended Mahopac High School. The love, pride, and joy of his mother, Cherie’s life, as well as her constant for the past 18 years, Rossett…
Greenwich Fraud Suspect Bought $2.4K Gucci Bag, $312 Jacket, Police Say Greenwich Fraud Suspect Bought $2.4K Gucci Bag, $312 Jacket, Police Say
Greenwich Fraud Suspect Bought $2.4K Gucci Bag, $312 Jacket, Police Say A Greenwich resident was the victim of identity theft after a person made a fraudulent credit card transaction in their name at Saks Fifth Avenue worth thousands of dollars. Greenwich police said they are reviewing surveillance video after the resident reported to store security that someone had charged a $312 jacket and a $2,400 Gucci handbag on Friday while they were out of town, according to Lt. John Slusarz. Slusarz said the charges are under investigation.