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NY Art Advisor Who Stole $6.5M From Clients In Years-Long Fraud Scheme Sentenced To Prison NY Art Advisor Who Stole $6.5M From Clients In Years-Long Fraud Scheme Sentenced To Prison
NY Art Advisor Who Stole $6.5M From Clients In Years-Long Fraud Scheme Sentenced To Prison A once-prominent Manhattan art advisor who defrauded her wealthy clients of more than $6.5 million in a years-long scheme is heading to prison. Lisa Schiff, 54, a well-known contemporary art consultant, was sentenced to 30 months behind bars in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, March 19, after admitting to a massive fraud in which she stole money meant for art purchases and sales, instead using it to fund a lavish lifestyle and cover mounting debts. Schiff ran her scheme for five years, from 2018 through 2023, using her company, Schiff Fine Art (SFA), to swindle at least 12 clients, one…

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Cocaine Trafficker's Son Who Beat Teen For Mother's Trial Testimony Gets Federal Prison Time Cocaine Trafficker's Son Who Beat Teen For Mother's Trial Testimony Gets Federal Prison Time
Cocaine Trafficker's Son Who Beat Teen For Mother's Trial Testimony Gets Federal Prison Time A New York man will spend over a year behind bars for violently attacking a 15-year-old boy in retaliation for the boy’s mother testifying in a federal drug case. Patrick Civitello, 19, of Schenectady, was sentenced to 18 months in prison in Albany federal court on Tuesday, March 4, after admitting he punched and kicked the teen in a restaurant parking lot in Glenville in May 2024. The boy’s mother had testified against Civitello’s father, Jeffrey Civitello Sr., and brother, Jeffrey Civitello Jr., in a federal drug case. The father and son were convicted of drug trafficking charges in April…

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by Michael Mashburn
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$11.2M Loan Fraud Scheme: Nurse Practitioner From Elmsford Stole Doctors' Identities $11.2M Loan Fraud Scheme: Nurse Practitioner From Elmsford Stole Doctors' Identities
$11.2M Loan Fraud Scheme: Nurse Practitioner From Elmsford Stole Doctors' Identities A nurse practitioner from Westchester County who stole the identities of over a dozen doctors and orchestrated a multi-million dollar disability loan fraud scheme will spend years in prison, federal prosecutors announced. Catherine Seemer, age 44, of Elmsford, was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday, Feb. 5, after pleading guilty to defrauding federal disability loan programs of more than $11.2 million, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. From June 2017 through March 2022, Seemer ran a scheme that falsely claimed student loan borrowers wer…

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by Ben Crnic
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Massage Parlor Owners Busted For Prostitution Business In Westchester, Get Time In Prison Massage Parlor Owners Busted For Prostitution Business In Westchester, Get Time In Prison
Massage Parlor Owners Busted For Prostitution Business In Westchester, Get Time In Prison A Hudson Valley couple will spend time in federal prison for running a prostitution ring out of massage parlors in the region and New York City, officials announced.  Putnam County residents Hong Ru Lin, age 51, also known as "Bruce," and Kena Zhao, age 46, also known as "Angela," both from Putnam Valley, were each sentenced to a year and one day in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to their prostitution business, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of NY announced on Friday, Jan. 17.  According to court documents and statements from officials,&nb…

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by Ben Crnic
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Former Congressional Candidate From Westchester Gets Years In Prison For Fraud Former Congressional Candidate From Westchester Gets Years In Prison For Fraud
Former Congressional Candidate From Westchester Gets Years In Prison For Fraud A former congressional candidate from Westchester who once held several leadership positions in county and city government will spend several years in prison for stealing restaurant workers' wages and using them for himself.  Mount Vernon resident Derickson Lawrence, age 67, who unsuccessfully ran as a Democrat to represent New York's 16th Congressional District in 2018 and 2016, was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison for defrauding his payroll company's client and a COVID-19 relief program, according to court documents.  Lawrence had been the chief…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Prison In Westchester, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Prison In Westchester, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later
Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Prison In Westchester, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later Nearly 30 years after fatally stabbing a fellow inmate at a Northern Westchester prison because he wore a cross, a 54-year-old New York man learned he will spend decades in prison for the killing.  Albany resident Allah-Son-Allah was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for his killing of 32-year-old Michael Jones on Christmas Eve 1995 while they were both incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 10.  According to the DA's Office, at around 8 p.m. on Dec. 24, 1995, Allah-Son-All…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Follows, Assaults 2 Teenagers At Dobbs Ferry Restaurant: Here's His Sentence Man Follows, Assaults 2 Teenagers At Dobbs Ferry Restaurant: Here's His Sentence
Man Follows, Assaults 2 Teenagers At Dobbs Ferry Restaurant: Here's His Sentence A 63-year-old man will spend several years in prison for following and assaulting two 15-year-olds at a Westchester restaurant as well as repeatedly threatening a 13-year-old boy for several months.  Dobbs Ferry resident Vincent Pappas was sentenced on Thursday, June 20 to six years in state prison for assaulting the two teenagers, as well as a separate one-year sentence for harassing and threatening a 13-year-old boy, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, June 21.  According to the DA's Office, on Sept. 29, 2022, at around 5:30 p.m., Pap…

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by Ben Crnic
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Owner Sentenced For Conspiring With Westchester Man In Setting Fire To Rival Deli Owner Sentenced For Conspiring With Westchester Man In Setting Fire To Rival Deli
Owner Sentenced For Conspiring With Westchester Man In Setting Fire To Rival Deli A former deli owner will spend years behind bars after conspiring with a man from Westchester to burn down a competitor’s store. Redhwan Saleh has been sentenced to 63 months in prison for his participation in arson in the Bronx. He was convicted earlier this year following a four-day trial, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said. According to Berman, Saleh owned a deli near the intersection of 242nd Street and Broadway in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. When Saleh learned that a competing deli was set to open a few stores down, Saleh paid three men - including New Rochelle resident Antoine…

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by Zak Failla