Westchester Man Among Trio Nabbed In $701K Fraud Scheme, Feds Say Westchester Man Among Trio Nabbed In $701K Fraud Scheme, Feds Say
Westchester Man Among Trio Nabbed In $701K Fraud Scheme, Feds Say Three men are facing federal charges for allegedly using other people’s identities to defraud the New York Labor Department out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Errol Murray, age 21, of Yonkers; Taliek Lanier, age 22, of Albany; and Thomas Brace, age 61, of Altoona, Pennsylvania, formerly of Albany, were all arrested on federal charges of mail and wire fraud, plus identity theft. Federal prosecutors said the trio conspired with a 36-year-old Albany woman, Jamie Johnson, and provided her with the personal identifying information of other people. Jonson pleaded guilty in February 2022 of…
Judge Rejects Plea Deal In NY Limo Crash That Killed 20, Case Moves To Trial Judge Rejects Plea Deal In NY Limo Crash That Killed 20, Case Moves To Trial
Judge Rejects Plea Deal In NY Limo Crash That Killed 20, Case Moves To Trial A New York judge has rejected a plea deal for the owner of a limo company involved in a deadly 2018 crash that killed 20 people, setting the stage for a jury trial. In a shocking development Wednesday, Aug. 31, Schoharie County Judge Peter Lynch said Nauman Hussain should spend between 16 months and four years in prison, a revelation that garnered applause from victims’ families in the courtroom. Earlier Report: Upstate NY Limousine Crash That Killed 20 Nation's Deadliest In Nearly A Decade The plea agreement had called for Hussain, the son of Prestige Limousine's owner Shahed Hussain, to…
Victim In NY Sword Attack Is School Shooter, Report Says Victim In NY Sword Attack Is School Shooter, Report Says
Victim In NY Sword Attack Is School Shooter, Report Says A man who was brutally attacked with a sword at a New York homeless shelter has been identified as the gunman in a 2004 shooting at an upstate high school, according to News10 in Albany. Police said a 34-year-old man suffered severe injuries when another man struck him several times with a sword at the Capital Connections Drop-In Center in Albany on Monday, Aug. 29. The victim was identified by News 10 as 34-year-old Jon Romano, who served 15 years in prison for attempted murder after opening fire at Columbia High School in East Greenbush in February 2004. In that incident, Romano fired …
Police Investigating Assault On Commercial Bus Traveling In Hudson Valley Police Investigating Assault On Commercial Bus Traveling In Hudson Valley
Police Investigating Assault On Commercial Bus Traveling In Hudson Valley State Police are investigating a reported assault on a commercial bus traveling on the New York Thruway overnight. The bus was traveling southbound from Albany to New York City, with approximately 30 passengers on board when a physical altercation began between two male passengers at about 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, according to police.  The bus pulled over onto the shoulder at mile marker 60.1 in the town of Newburgh where troopers responded and were assisted by the Town of Newburgh Police. Both males sustained injuries as a result of the fight, one of whom is the suspect who …
Police Investigating Drowning Deaths Of Man, Woman In Their 20s In Adirondacks Police Investigating Drowning Deaths Of Man, Woman In Their 20s In Adirondacks
Police Investigating Drowning Deaths Of Man, Woman In Their 20s In Adirondacks Authorities are investigating the drowning deaths of a young man and woman from the Capital District who were found in the southern Adirondacks. The bodies of 24-year-old Kaydee Lyons, of Albany, and 28-year-old Matthew Banks, of Scotia, were found Friday, Aug. 19, in Tenant Creek in the Hamilton County town of Hope, State police said. The deaths are still under investigation, but the drownings appear to be accidental, police said. Lyons’ mother, Jennifer, confirmed her daughter’s death in a post on Facebook. In lieu of flowers, we ask for donations that will go to Lesley University…
Oh, Deer: Hudson Valley Case Of Deadly Virus Is NY's First Of 2022 Oh, Deer: Hudson Valley Case Of Deadly Virus Is NY's First Of 2022
Oh, Deer: Hudson Valley Case Of Deadly Virus Is NY's First Of 2022 The first 2022 case of an often-fatal disease of deer has been confirmed in New York. A white-tailed deer in Dutchess County, in the hamlet of Dover Plains, died after contracting Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has just announced. The disease is not spread directly from deer to deer and humans cannot be infected by deer or bites from midges, small bugs often called "no-see-ums," who spread the virrus. The EHD virus was first confirmed in New York in 2007 with relatively small outbreaks in Albany, Rensselaer, and Niagar…
Woman Working For NY State Accused Of Stealing Checks Totaling Nearly $20K Woman Working For NY State Accused Of Stealing Checks Totaling Nearly $20K
Woman Working For NY State Accused Of Stealing Checks Totaling Nearly $20K An employee with the New York Department of State is facing charges after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from the agency. Albany resident Naelle Marius, age 30, was arrested Tuesday, July 26, following an investigation by New York State Police. The Department of State first reached out to police in December 2021 after it determined that four checks had been cashed by someone other than the intended recipient, police said. Investigators eventually identified Marius as the culprit, saying she deposited 56 checks issued to the Department of State totaling $19,445 into her personal ba…
NY TV Anchor Suspended After Appearing Out Of Sorts On Air NY TV Anchor Suspended After Appearing Out Of Sorts On Air
NY TV Anchor Suspended After Appearing Out Of Sorts On Air A weekend news anchor in New York has been taken off the air after appearing disheveled and slurring her words during a live broadcast that left many viewers stunned and concerned. The now-viral performance happened during CBS 6 in Albany's  6 p.m. broadcast on Saturday, July 9. Video posted on Mediaite shows Heather Kovar appearing frazzled right from the start, struggling to get through a story about a natural gas explosion in Oklahoma. Viewers expressing concern over train wreck of local evening newscast out of Albany. Anchor Heather Kovar appeared disheveled, misspoke, and slurred …
Ex-NY Resident Admits To Multi-State Money Laundering Conspiracy Ex-NY Resident Admits To Multi-State Money Laundering Conspiracy
Ex-NY Resident Admits To Multi-State Money Laundering Conspiracy A former New York man could spend years in federal prison after admitting that he laundered tens of thousands of dollars in fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits in a scheme involving numerous states. Christopher Vandermark, age 57, formerly of Gansevoort in Saratoga County, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy in federal court in Albany on Tuesday, June 28. Federal prosecutors said Vandermark spent more than a year texting a North Carolina woman who directed him to open multiple bank accounts and give her the associated routing numbers. Between June 2020 and April 2021, the …
Attempted Murder Convict Who Fled NY Court Before Verdict Found Dead In FL Attempted Murder Convict Who Fled NY Court Before Verdict Found Dead In FL
Attempted Murder Convict Who Fled NY Court Before Verdict Found Dead In FL A New York man convicted of attempted murder who later fled an Albany courthouse before that verdict could be read has been found dead in Florida. Albany resident Michael Green, age 36, fatally shot himself Thursday night, June 23, following a 5-hour standoff with Orlando police, according to the Albany County District Attorney's Office. A jury had convicted Green of attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon on Friday, June 10, stemming from a drive-by shooting at a home on Old Loudon Road in Colonie in April 2020. He was out on $100,000 bond at the time of the trial and had app…
'Always Smiling': Hundreds Turn Out To Honor Teen Who Drowned In Hudson River 'Always Smiling': Hundreds Turn Out To Honor Teen Who Drowned In Hudson River
'Always Smiling': Hundreds Turn Out To Honor Teen Who Drowned In Hudson River Matthew Billetts died doing what he loved most: fishing. The Albany-area high school student died Monday, June 13, at the age of 16 after falling into the Hudson River at Hudson Shores Park, according to Watervliet Police. Billetts, a Watervliet High School junior who had a rare form of epilepsy called sunflower syndrome, suffered a seizure and lost consciousness before falling into the water and drowning, his family told the Albany Times Union. Earlier report: Watervliet HS Student Dies After Falling Into Hudson River A dive team located the boy a short time later and tried resuscitatin…
Driver In Lake George Crash That Killed Boy, Stepdad Lacked Motorcycle License, Report Says Driver In Lake George Crash That Killed Boy, Stepdad Lacked Motorcycle License, Report Says
Driver In Lake George Crash That Killed Boy, Stepdad Lacked Motorcycle License, Report Says The man accused of causing a deadly motorcycle crash in Lake George that killed a young boy and his stepfather was not even supposed to be operating the bike, CBS 6 in Albany reports. Anthony Futia, age 33, of Albany, did not have a valid motorcycle license at the time of the crash and had previous license suspensions, the outlet reports. Earlier report: Two, Including 8-Year-Old, Killed After Vehicle Crashes Onto Paved Bike Path In Lake George Futia also has a criminal history with convictions for grand larceny and assault, according to CBS 6. He had completed the terms of h…