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Ex-State Employee Accused Of Possessing Child Pornography Ex-State Employee Accused Of Possessing Child Pornography
Ex-State Employee Accused Of Possessing Child Pornography A former New York State employee is facing serious prison time after he was allegedly found with sexually explicit images of children. Albany County resident Scott Weinbloom, age 47, of Latham, was arrested Friday, May 20, on a federal charge of possessing child pornography, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the North District. The illegal images and videos were found on an encrypted thumb drive that was found in his home Wednesday, May 18, prosecutors said. He appeared in federal court in Albany, where a judge ordered him detained while he awaits trial. Weinbloom had worked a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
COVID-19: New Detailed Data For Individual Schools Added To NY Online Report Card COVID-19: New Detailed Data For Individual Schools Added To NY Online Report Card
Covid-19: New Detailed Data For Individual Schools Added To NY Online Report Card New York State has introduced a new tool for parents and educators to alleviate any concerns they may have about returning to in-person education amid the COVID-19 pandemic. New York Gov Andrew Cuomo announced that the state is adding new, more detailed data for individual schools and school districts to its COVID-19 “Schools Report Card” that will now include information from the labs doing testing for the virus around the state. During a COVID-19 briefing in Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, Cuomo said that every 24 hours, both school districts and labs will have to provide the state Depar…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Long Island Real Estate Agent Charged In $150,000 Mortgage Fraud Long Island Real Estate Agent Charged In $150,000 Mortgage Fraud
Long Island Real Estate Agent Charged In $150,000 Mortgage Fraud A Long Island real estate agent has been charged after his involvement in a $150,000 mortgage fraud, according to police. Officers with the County of Nassau Police Department say they arrested Rickie Roberts, 58, of North Valley Stream on Tuesday, Oct. 1 based on a mortgage fraud complaint made by two victims from Freeport on Saturday, Aug. 24. After an investigation by Nassau County Police Department Fraud and Forgery Unit and the New York State Department of Financial Services, it was determined that Roberts showed the victims multiple properties in Bethpage over the course of three years…

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by Valerie Musson