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Helping Hands for the Homeless of Rockland

Ex-Director Of Rockland Non-Profit Sentenced For Passing $480 In Counterfeit Bills Ex-Director Of Rockland Non-Profit Sentenced For Passing $480 In Counterfeit Bills
Ex-Director Of Rockland Non-Profit Sentenced For Passing $480 In Counterfeit Bills A former director of a Rockland County-based non-profit has been sentenced to a year in jail for using counterfeit money. Ya’el Williams, 55, of Thiells, was sentenced to the year in the county jail after pleading guilty to one count of criminal possession of a forged instrument, said the Rockland County District Attorney's office. On Jan. 6, 2016, Williams passed $480 in counterfeit $20 bills to purchase a Netspend money card at a Walgreens in the Village of Spring Valley, said the DA's Office.  Upon pleading guilty before the Honorable Kevin Russo, Williams admitted to knowing the curren…
Rockland Non-Profit Chief Busted Using Counterfeit Bills Rockland Non-Profit Chief Busted Using Counterfeit Bills
Rockland Non-Profit Chief Busted Using Counterfeit Bills The Executive Director of a local non-profit was busted using counterfeit $20 bills at a local drugstore in Spring Valley, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. Ya’el Williams, 54, of Thiells, the Executive Director of Helping Hands for the Homeless of Rockland, was charged with Thursday with 24 counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument for using $480 of the bills on Jan. 6, 2016, to purchase a Netspend money card at a Walgreens in Spring Valley, the DA's office said. “Passing counterfeit bills is a very serious crime as it damages our national monetary…