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Ex-Real Estate Attorney In NY Sentenced For Stealing More Than $3.7M From Clients Ex-Real Estate Attorney In NY Sentenced For Stealing More Than $3.7M From Clients
Ex-Real Estate Attorney In NY Sentenced For Stealing More Than $3.7M From Clients A former attorney in New York has been sentenced for stealing millions from clients. Northern Westchester resident Laurieanne DeLitta, age 51, of  Briarcliff Manor, was sentenced to a term of one to three years in state prison for stealing more than $3.7 million from eight clients she represented as a real estate lawyer between 2017 and 2021, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 7. The court also ordered DeLitta to pay full restitution to her victims. “Attorneys should be held to the highest standards of ethics and integrity,” Roc…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Correction Officers Discover Blades, Drugs Being Brought Into Yaphank Jail Correction Officers Discover Blades, Drugs Being Brought Into Yaphank Jail
Correction Officers Discover Blades, Drugs Being Brought Into Yaphank Jail An inmate being brought into a Long Island jail before going to prison was busted attempting to smuggle drugs and weapons inside, according to the Suffolk County Sheriff. On Wednesday, May 18, officials said that Holtsville resident William Santiago, age 36, was being booked into the Yaphank Correctional Facility when he was busted with drugs, razor blades, and “lighting materials” while being searched. A spokesperson from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office said that Santiago initially denied having any contraband, but after a search, he admitted to having hidden multiple small packages in…

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by Zak Failla