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NY Rep. George Santos Confesses To Defrauding Brazilian Clerk Of $1,300 In Clothing: Report NY Rep. George Santos Confesses To Defrauding Brazilian Clerk Of $1,300 In Clothing: Report
NY Rep. George Santos Confesses To Defrauding Brazilian Clerk Of $1,300 In Clothing: Report Embattled New York Rep. George Santos has formally confessed to defrauding a Brazilian shop clerk of $1,300 in clothing and shoes, CNN reports.  The admission is part of an agreement requested by Santos’ attorney in January 2022 and accepted by Brazilian prosecutors that ensures he won’t be prosecuted for the crime, according to the outlet. Related Report: 'I've Been A Terrible Liar,' George Santos Admits After He 'Got Away With It' In 2020 It states that the freshman Republican lawmaker, whose 3rd District represents parts of Nassau County and Queens, agrees to confess to the fraud and p…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Hudson Valley Tutor Sexually Exploited Minor, Recorded It, Prosecutors Say Hudson Valley Tutor Sexually Exploited Minor, Recorded It, Prosecutors Say
Hudson Valley Tutor Sexually Exploited Minor, Recorded It, Prosecutors Say A tutor from Westchester is facing charges for allegedly sexually exploiting a minor he was teaching, recording it on his phone, and transporting child pornography to and from Fairfield County. Tuckahoe resident John Mueser was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 19 and charged with sexual exploitation of a 7-year-old minor and with transporting child pornography. Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said that on May 1 last year, Mueser induced a 7-year-old he was tutoring to engage in sexually explicit conduct, using his iPhone to record it and then transported the images from Fairfield County to W…

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by Zak Failla
News
20-Year-Old Wanted On Warrants Nabbed With Semi-Automatic Rifle, Police Say 20-Year-Old Wanted On Warrants Nabbed With Semi-Automatic Rifle, Police Say
20-Year-Old Wanted On Warrants Nabbed With Semi-Automatic Rifle, Police Say A 20-year-old man wanted on two warrants was allegedly nabbed with a semi-automatic rifle and ammunition. Orange County resident David Rombousek, of Port Jervis, was arrested around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, by members of the City of Newburgh Police. Rombousek was arrested after officers on patrol in the area of the Varrick Homes Apartment complex located a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot, said City of Newburgh Police Sgt. Christopher Lahar. As officers approached the vehicle, they observed a semi-automatic rifle lying in the lap of a rear seat passenger,  identi…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Area Woman Stole $42K In Payments From Dead Mother, NYS Comptroller Says Area Woman Stole $42K In Payments From Dead Mother, NYS Comptroller Says
Area Woman Stole $42K In Payments From Dead Mother, NYS Comptroller Says Nearly $42,000 has been recovered from a 63-year-old woman who allegedly stole it from her dead mother’s pension payments, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced. Dutchess County resident Bonnie Robertson, 63, of Pleasant Valley, was sentenced to three years probation and agreed to pay full restitution after pleading guilty to petit larceny earlier this year, DiNapoli announced. According to the Comptroller, Robertson failed to notify the New York State and Local Retirement System of her mother’s death and continued to fraudulently collect her mother’s pension payments, beginn…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
DiRienzo Resigns As New Rochelle HS Football Coach, Teacher After Reassignment, Investigation DiRienzo Resigns As New Rochelle HS Football Coach, Teacher After Reassignment, Investigation
DiRienzo Resigns As New Rochelle HS Football Coach, Teacher After Reassignment, Investigation Longtime New Rochelle High School football coach and teacher Lou DiRienzo will resign at the end of the year after being “reassigned” by the district amid an incident that happened this fall on campus and an unrelated police investigation dating back decades ago. New Rochelle school officials removed DiRienzo from the district and team on Wednesday, Nov. 13 as the varsity team made its run to win the state championship at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Following meetings with the Board of Education and Superintendent Laura Feijoo, it was determined that DiRienzo would not be on the sideline…

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by Zak Failla
News
Sexual Abuse Charges Against Former Garnerville Priest Dismissed Sexual Abuse Charges Against Former Garnerville Priest Dismissed
Sexual Abuse Charges Against Former Garnerville Priest Dismissed Charges of sexual abuse have reportedly been dropped against a former Westchester County priest who was charged with allegedly engaging in inappropriate behavior by a minor. Rev. Thomas Kreiser, who was accused of abusing a 10-year-old girl while serving at St. Joseph’s parish in Bronxville had the charges dismissed, according to reports. Prosecutors stated that the dismissal comes because they couldn’t prove any wrongdoing beyond a reasonable doubt. Kreiser was indicted in March, when a grand jury charged him with three counts of first-degree sexual abuse and three counts of endangering th…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Ex-Mario Batali Eatery In Hudson Valley Will Close, With 50 Losing Jobs Ex-Mario Batali Eatery In Hudson Valley Will Close, With 50 Losing Jobs
Ex-Mario Batali Eatery In Hudson Valley Will Close, With 50 Losing Jobs As famed chef Mario Batali's attorneys appeared in a Boston court on Friday, Aug. 30 in connection with charges of indecent assault and battery, news came that the Tarry Lodge in Westchester will be closing. According to a WARN notice, required by the state when jobs are terminated, the Lodge in Port Chester will close on Friday, Nov. 22, and 50 people will lose their employment.  The reason given on the notice for the restaurant's closing was "due to construction occurring on the premise." Officials who operate the company could not be reached for comment on Friday to comment wh…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
NASCAR Driver, 19, Reinstated After Suspension For Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley Traffic Stop NASCAR Driver, 19, Reinstated After Suspension For Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley Traffic Stop
NASCAR Driver, 19, Reinstated After Suspension For Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley Traffic Stop NASCAR has reinstated a driver after he was suspended following a misunderstanding during a traffic stop in the Hudson Valley. Tyler Dippel, 19, a Gander Trucks Outdoors Truck Series driver was suspended for violating the NASCAR Member Conduct Guidelines for “actions detrimental to stock car racing” last week after he was arrested in Orange County for criminal possession of a controlled substance following a traffic stop in his hometown of Wallkill. Dippel was stopped on Sunday, Aug. 18, when he was stopped with a passenger after changing lanes without a signal, police said. He had been lea…

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by Zak Failla
News
Bail Set For Surgeon Caught With Arsenal In BMW In Hudson Valley Bail Set For Surgeon Caught With Arsenal In BMW In Hudson Valley
Bail Set For Surgeon Caught With Arsenal In BMW In Hudson Valley Bail has been set for the Manhattan surgeon from Long Island who was arrested with a cache of assault rifles and high-caliber ammunition after allegedly threatening his estranged wife in Westchester. A Westchester County judge set bail at $100,000 cash or $500,000 bond for Great Neck resident Matthew Bonanno, 47, who practices in the Upper East Side and was overheard threatening his wife, who lives in Tuckahoe, officials said. If he posts, Bonanno will have to surrender his passport and wear an electric monitoring device. The case is expected to be heard by a grand jury later this week. Bo…

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by Zak Failla
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Surgeon Caught With Weapons Cache In Westchester Should Be Out 'Healing People,' Lawyer Says Surgeon Caught With Weapons Cache In Westchester Should Be Out 'Healing People,' Lawyer Says
Surgeon Caught With Weapons Cache In Westchester Should Be Out 'Healing People,' Lawyer Says The Manhattan surgeon who lives on Long Island and was arrested with an arsenal of weapons after allegedly threatening his estranged wife and family in Westchester should be “out healing people,” according to his lawyer. Great Neck resident Matthew Bonanno, 47, who practices in the upper East Side, 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. …

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by Zak Failla
News
Ex-Rockland Priest In Court For Alleged Inappropriate Behavior With A Minor Ex-Rockland Priest In Court For Alleged Inappropriate Behavior With A Minor
Ex-Rockland Priest In Court For Alleged Inappropriate Behavior With A Minor A former priest in the area was back in court this week to respond to charges that he allegedly engaged in inappropriate behavior with a minor. Thomas Kreiser, a former priest in Bronxville, Garnerville and Yorktown, was in church on Wednesday, Jan. 16 after surrendering himself to police custody late last year for allegedly sexually abusing a 10-year-old child. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced last year that on Sept. 20, Kreiser allegedly engaged in touching his victim on an intimate part of her body while in a school building in Bronxville in the middl…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old With Suspended License Charged In Fatal Rockland Crash 22-Year-Old With Suspended License Charged In Fatal Rockland Crash
22-Year-Old With Suspended License Charged In Fatal Rockland Crash A 22-year-old driver of a vehicle that slammed into a parked dump truck, killing his passenger was driving on a suspended license, according to Clarkstown Police. Police responded to the crash around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14, to the area of Mark Lane in New City for a report of a car accident, said Det. Peter Walker.   Responding patrol officers found a 2012 Jeep Wrangler partially on the road and the front lawn of 14 Mark Lane. The vehicle had extensive damage to the entire vehicle, Walker said.  It appeared that the Jeep had struck a parked dump truck that was parked in the street of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Hudson Valley Teacher, Coach On Paid Leave Dies At 36 Hudson Valley Teacher, Coach On Paid Leave Dies At 36
Hudson Valley Teacher, Coach On Paid Leave Dies At 36 A 36-year-old track coach and social studies teacher at a high school in Northern Westchester has died. The death of Matthew Ketterer, a member of the faculty at Horace Greeley High School, was announced in an email from the Chappaqua Central School District.  Ketterer has been on paid leave since allegations came to light last year of an "inappropriate" relationship with a former student.  The popular teacher and coach resigned his position in February, effective June 30, the date his paid lead ended. Since the news broke regarding the relationship, the district has not reveale…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Ex-Cop Charged With Killing Four In Hudson Valley Assaulted In Prison Ex-Cop Charged With Killing Four In Hudson Valley Assaulted In Prison
Ex-Cop Charged With Killing Four In Hudson Valley Assaulted In Prison Nicholas Tartaglione, a former police officer in Westchester and Dutchess counties charged with killing four people, is receiving inhumane treatment, including being assaulted at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, according to a letter his attorney wrote. Tartaglione, of Otisville in Orange County, was hospitalized for more than two weeks for a fractured eye socket bone, after being assaulted Feb. 11 in the prison's general population unit, the letter to U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas from his attorney Bruce Barket said.  The 50-year-old Tartaglione is charged with killing…

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by Kathy Reakes
Neighbors
Hudson Valley Resident Jeanine Pirro Settles 119 MPH Speeding Ticket Hudson Valley Resident Jeanine Pirro Settles 119 MPH Speeding Ticket
Hudson Valley Resident Jeanine Pirro Settles 119 MPH Speeding Ticket After several months, Fox News host and former Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro has pleaded guilty to a speeding charge against her. New York State Police troopers stopped Pirro driving 119 miles per hour on Nov. 19 last year in the Town of Nichols, which is in upstate Tioga County near Owego and her hometown Elmira.  When she was stopped by troopers, Pirro, who lives in Harrison, was driving in a 65 mph zone. According to the New York Department of Motor Vehicles, Pirro faced up to 11 points on her license for driving more than 40 mph over the speed limit, though that was…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Hudson Valley Gym Teacher Sues Over 'Caddyshack' Moment, Report Says Hudson Valley Gym Teacher Sues Over 'Caddyshack' Moment, Report Says
Hudson Valley Gym Teacher Sues Over 'Caddyshack' Moment, Report Says A Westchester gym teacher has filed a lawsuit after being struck in the head by an errant golf club thrown by a man having a rough day on the links at Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers, according to a New York Post report. Mary Touhey, 55, a gym teacher in Yonkers is reportedly suing 33-year-old Manhattan resident Daniel Schapiro after she allegedly suffered a broken nose last September when the latter threw a golf club in anger following a bad shot. According to the report, Touhey and her golf partner were paired with Shapiro and his partner to make a foursome. She alleges that Schapiro was…

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by Zak Failla