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LI Man Sentenced For Role In $12 Million Ponzi Scheme Targeting Nearly 50 Victims LI Man Sentenced For Role In $12 Million Ponzi Scheme Targeting Nearly 50 Victims
LI Man Sentenced For Role In $12 Million Ponzi Scheme Targeting Nearly 50 Victims A New York man was sentenced for his role in a $12 million Ponzi scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims from throughout the region and the nation between 2015 and 2017. Long Island resident Matthew Eckstein, age 52, of Syosset, was sentenced on Monday, July 11 to three-and-a-half to 10-and-a-half years in prison. Eckstein originally pleaded guilty to the charges on September 26, 2019, but later withdrew his plea. A new indictment was secured in August 2020, but court closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic further delayed the case. “This defendant preyed upon seniors and hard-working men…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Fleeing Scene Of Hauppauge Crash Struck, Killed By 18-Wheeler, Police Say Man Fleeing Scene Of Hauppauge Crash Struck, Killed By 18-Wheeler, Police Say
Man Fleeing Scene Of Hauppauge Crash Struck, Killed By 18-Wheeler, Police Say A man who was allegedly fleeing the scene of a single-car crash on Long Island was hit and killed by an 18-wheel truck. The incident took place in Hauppauge around 2:20 p.m., Wednesday, May 25. Joseph Suozzo, age 60, of Jupiter, Florida, was driving a 2006 Jeep Cherokee eastbound on Bridge Road when he veered off the road and struck a tree, said the Suffolk County Police. Suozzo fled the scene on foot and crossed onto Long Island Motor Parkway, which runs parallel to Bridge Road, and was struck by an 18-wheeler truck approximately 1,000 feet east of Milford Drive, police said. He was pron…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Don Jr. Leaves NY As City Cancels Trump Organization Contracts, PGA, Corporate America Cut Ties Don Jr. Leaves NY As City Cancels Trump Organization Contracts, PGA, Corporate America Cut Ties
Don Jr. Leaves NY As City Cancels Trump Organization Contracts, PGA, Corporate America Cut Ties Donald Trump Jr. has become the latest member of the First Family to flee New York amid more fallout tied to the circumstances surrounding his father's unprecedented second impeachment. According to reports, Trump Jr. is following in the footsteps of his sister, Ivanka, who already left New York to establish residence in Florida. The move comes as the PGA moved the 2022 championship from the Trump golf course in Bedminister, New Jersey, and corporate America began severing all ties with the much-maligned president. Reports stated that Trump Jr. is looking at homes in Jupiter, Florida, less…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Charged With Soliciting Prostitution New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Charged With Soliciting Prostitution
New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Charged With Soliciting Prostitution New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is facing charges of soliciting prostitution in connection to a recent bust on massage parlors in Florida. Kraft, 77, who is no stranger to local football fans, was charged with two counts of soliciting another to commit prostitution, police in Jupiter, Florida announced on Friday morning. Jupiter Police Chief Daniel Kerr announced at a press conference that a warrant for Kraft’s arrest has been filed with the state’s attorney’s office. According to multiple reports, there is video evidence of Kraft involved in sexual acts in a massage parlor on a pai…

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by Zak Failla