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Area Man Nabbed For Sexual Abuse Of Young Child, Police Say
A Capital Region man is behind bars, accused of sexually abusing a young child.
Columbia County resident Ruben Martinez Cruz, age 32, of Valatie, is charged with felony criminal sexual act in the first degree, New York State Police said.
Cruz was arrested Friday, April 22, after an investigation by State Police and the Columbia County Child Advocacy Center found that he sexually assaulted a victim under the age of 11, police said.
He's currently being held at the Columbia County jail on a $100,000 bond.
He was scheduled to appear back in court Tuesday, May 17.
Two Doctors Among Five Charged In Northeast Regional Health Care Fraud Takedown
Two doctors, a pharmacy owner, pharmacist who lost his license and a registered nurse are facing charges for their roles in a $17 million fraud scheme.
The United States Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York announced that Anna Steiner, 63, Denny Martin, 46, Andrew Barrett, 60, Phyllis Pincus, 58, and Kevin McMahon, 31, have been charged for defrauding the Medicare and Medicaid programs by overbilling them by millions of dollars.
It is alleged that Steiner, a licensed anesthesiologist from Valatie in Columbia County, New York, was involved in a $17.4 million scheme related …
