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$30K Gambling Scam: Man Nabbed For Scheme On Long Island
A Brooklyn man was caught and arrested for attempting to scam a Long Island woman out of tens of thousands of dollars, police said.
It happened on Monday, April 1 in Mineola, according to Nassau County Police.
On that day, a 57-year-old woman was contacted by the alleged scammer, who claimed to be a Microsoft employee.
He told the victim that she had a $30,000 gambling charge on her account.
Then, a short time later, another man called the victim, this time claiming to be from Chase Fraud Prevention. Police said that the second caller persuaded the woman to take out the $30,000 in cas…
'Things Will Get Ugly': Gambling Debt Collector From Long Island Convicted, Usao Says
Two men, including one 86-year-old Long Islander, have been convicted for extorting money from someone who owed them a gambling debt, authorities have announced.
Anthony Romanello, age 86 of Franklin Square, was convicted alongside his co-conspirator Joseph Celso, 50 of Queens on Monday, Dec. 11, according to the United States Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York,
Romanello and Celso, along with another Queens resident named Luan Bexheti, conspired from March to June 2017 to collect a gambling debt from an unnamed victim and a family member (named John Doe 1 and John Doe 2…
$500K Burglaries: Man Indicted For Multiple Long Island Incidents, DA Says
A man is facing charges after officials claim he burglarized Long Island businesses, stealing more than $500,000 in both merchandise and in currency.
John Cipolla, age 50, was indicted for the 2022 Plainview incidents, the Nassau County District Attorney announced on Friday, Nov. 10.
Cipolla, a resident of Long Island City, first began his alleged monthslong conspiracy on July 31, 2022.
Just before 10 p.m. that night, the DA’s Office said Cipolla, along with other unnamed people, broke into the ADI Global Distribution located at 101 Fairchild Avenue in Plainview, where they disabled the …
Deceptive Duo: Scammers Steal Thousands From Long Island Man
Two men have been arrested after scamming a Long Island man out of nearly $40,000 in just three days, authorities said.
On Saturday, June 10, two scammers were arrested for the dayslong scheme of a Mineola man, Nassau County Police said.
The incident started on Wednesday, June 7.
Ryad Moussi and Jonathan Caton, both 21-year-olds from Canada, targeted an 86-year-old Mineola man for a scam in which the victim believed his family was in legal trouble and needed money, police reported.
The victim made withdrawals from three different banks: once, taking out $9,250 on Wednesday, June 7; the…
Former NY Podiatrist, Sister Charged In Alleged New Plot To Kill Wife
A podiatrist from the Hudson Valley has been accused of trying to get his wife killed for a second time, this time with the alleged aid of his sister.
Rockland County resident Ira Bernstein, age 49, of Montebello, and Northern Westchester resident Jaclyn Goldberg, age 40, of Bedford, have been indicted by a grand jury following an investigation conducted by the Town of Ramapo Police Department with the assistance of the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office.
From July 29, 2022 through September 21, 2022, Ira Bernstein is alleged to have solicited the murder of his wife S…
Suffolk County Prisoner, Woman, Use 6-Year-Old To Pass Drugs, Cops Say
A Long Island woman was arrested, along with a Suffolk County inmate for allegedly using a 6-year-old child to pass drugs and contraband to the prisoner.
The arrests come after Sheriff’s Office Internal Security investigated a promoting prison contraband attempt between prisoner Kadeem Lewis, age 29, and visitor Shanita Limehouse, age 39, of Hempstead in Nassau County for an incident on Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Riverhead Correctional Facility.
During the visit, Sheriff’s Office investigators spotted Limehouse using a 6-year-old to transfer contraband to Lewis, said Officer Vicki DiStefano, …
Hairbrush Implicates Duo In Stabbing, Robbery Of Huntington Station Man, DA Says
A hairbrush left at the crime scene helped police tie two suspects to the brutal stabbing and robbery of a Long Island man, authorities said.
Jordan Dekie, age 21, of Huntington, and Emily Tague, age 19, of Northport, are each charged with attempted murder in connection with what investigators describe as a failed plot to rob and murder a Huntington Station man.
According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the victim called 911 on the evening of Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, saying he had been stabbed inside his car after giving Dekie and Tague a ride to Dekie’s home in Huntington. …
Former Suffolk County Legislator, Ex-Girlfriend Both Convicted Of Defrauding Business Of $250K
A former county legislator in New York and an accomplice from Connecticut have been convicted by a jury of scamming a business out of more than a quarter of a million dollars.
George Guldi, who served as a Long Island legislator representing the South Fork of Suffolk County, and Litchfield County resident Victoria Davidson, of Lakeville, Connecticut, defrauded Ditech Financial LLC, a mortgage lender, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced.
“George Guldi, while in prison, concocted and conducted a scheme along with his co-consp…
Duo Apprehended In $1 Million Heist Targeting Sag Harbor Resident
Two people are accused of orchestrating a million-dollar heist that targeted a victim's residences on Long Island and in New York City.
Raymond Bouderau, age 49, of Manhattan, and 57-year-old Jacqueline Jewett, of Westbrook, in Middlesex County, Connecticut, were arrested for the burglaries, which happened in September, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Earlier report: 57-Year-Old Woman Wanted In Suffolk County For Burglary, Grand Larceny Nabbed In Connecticut
“Life is not like the movies," Tierney said. "These defendants thought it wo…
2 Suffolk County Residents Among Suspects Charged In Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
Two Long Island men are facing charges following the coordinated takedown of a national network of individuals who allegedly bought and resold stolen catalytic converters.
Twenty-one defendants were charged for their roles in the conspiracy in two separate indictments that were unsealed on Wednesday, Nov. 2, according to the United States Department of Justice.
The charges came after arrests, searches, and seizures across various states, including New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma, California, and more, officials said.
In one of the indictments, a federal grand jury in the Northern District o…
4 Nabbed In Million-Dollar Suffolk County Retail Theft Ring, DA Says
Four people have been nabbed in a major million-dollar retail theft ring on Long Island.
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced on Tuesday, Aug. 9, that the suspects would steal items from big box stores and then use Ulloa’s Brentwood pawn shop as a front.
The suspects would allegedly store the products at a warehouse before selling them online, the DA's Office said.
The suspects, Carlos Ulloa, Henry Delgado, Sandra Cruz, and Sandra Palomino generated over $1 million a year in profit, authorities say.
Ulloa, age 50, of Patchogue, the owner and ope…
Bring Your Alibis: NYers Charged With Trying To Sell Stolen Handwritten Eagles Lyrics
Much like Hotel California, two New York men could soon find themselves somewhere you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave, at least not until your prison sentence is complete.
Glenn Horowitz, age 66, and Craig Inciardi, age 58, both of New York City, were indicted Tuesday, July 12, on conspiracy and stolen property charges in State Supreme Court in Manhattan.
A 59-year-old New Jersey man, Edward Kosinski, was also charged.
The charges stem from an alleged plot to sell around 100 pages of handwritten lyrics and notes for the Eagles’ “Hotel California” album, according …
