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Thief Who Stole $1.5M Worth Of Luxury Cars In NJ, Rockland, Long Island, CT Gets 3½ Years
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: The last of four men who admitted stealing more than $1.5 million worth of luxury cars in New Jersey, Rockland County, Long Island and Connecticut was sentenced to nearly 3½ years in federal prison.
Malik Baker, 30, of Vauxhall, and his three co-conspirators stashed at least 10 of the vehicles at a central location in Irvington, NJ, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip Sellinger said.
The Essex County-based quartet often used one stolen vehicle to swipe another, he added.
In one instance, Sellinger said, the crew swiped a Maserati GranTurismo at the Jersey Shore in Manalapan an…
Fourth Man Nabbed For String Of Long Island Burglaries: Police
A young man from New Jersey was arrested after he was discovered to be part of a group that has committed a string of burglaries across Long Island, police announced.
Fazon Farrington, age 19 of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested following an investigation that stemmed from a Lake Success incident, Nassau County Police said on Thursday, March 14.
On Saturday, Jan. 13, a group of three men, also from New Jersey, were reportedly fleeing from the scene of a home they attempted to burgle — but were stopped when they crashed into the officers driving towards the scene.
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$77K Scam: Man Arrested For Fake Check Scheme On Long Island, Police Say
A New Jersey man was nabbed after he scammed a Long Island law firm out of over $70,000 by using a fraudulent check, police said.
Nassau County Police announced that Osokam Ekufia, 44, of Newark, was arrested for the larceny, which happened in October 2022 in Massapequa.
On Oct. 5, 2022, a Massapequa law firm received a check from Ekufia worth $84,620.00.
The check was meant to be placed into an escrow account, and once it cleared, $77,500 was to be deposited into a TD Bank account.
However, on Oct. 7, the firm got a call from TD Bank confirming that the $84,620 check was fake.
In t…
Ring Member Admits Snatching $1.5M Worth Of High-End Vehicles On Long Island, Elsewhere
The last of four men caught stealing more than $1.5 million worth of luxury cars in Connecticut, Rockland County, Long Island and New Jersey took a guilty plea on Thursday, Oct. 19 federal authorities announced.
Like his pals, Malik Baker, age 29, of Vauxhall, New Jersey, took a deal from the government, pleading guilty in federal court in Newark on Thursday to conspiring to transport stolen vehicles in interstate commerce and receiving a stolen vehicle that had crossed state lines after being stolen.
US District Judge Esther Salas scheduled Baker's sentencing for Thursday, March 7, 2024.
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Long Island Resident Among 5 Businessmen Busted In $673M Money Laundering Scheme: Feds
Five businessmen, including one from Long Island, laundered millions of dollars a day in cash through fronts they set up in New York City’s Diamond District, federal authorities charged.
Federal agents tied the quintet to $673 million in dirty money laundered through illicit operations over the past four years, US Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said.
In exchange, Youssef Janfar, aka “Joe Rodeo,” age 57, of Great Neck, and Edison, New Jersey residents Raj Vaidya, age 26; Rakesh Vaidya, age 51; Shrey Vaidya, age 23; and Neel Patel, 26, collected sizable fees, he said.
Janfar pur…
Woman Admits To Stealing Nearly $94K Worth of Handbags With Accomplices In East Hampton
A woman pleaded guilty to grand larceny for her part in stealing $94,000 in handbags from a luxury retail store in the Hamptons.
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced the guilty plea of Baseemah Davis on Tuesday, Aug. 16, for stealing from the Balenciaga store in East Hampton in March.
“The message here is clear, organized retail theft in Suffolk County will not be tolerated,” said Tierney
In addition to pleading guilty to grand larceny, Davis, age 34, of Newark, New Jersey, also pleaded guilty to criminal possession of stolen property and possessio…
Four Nabbed In SUV After Stealing $90K In Items From East Hampton Store, State Police Say
Four people were arrested and accused of stealing handbags worth more than $90,000 from a Long Island store.
Police responded to a report of a larceny at the Balenciaga store in Suffolk County at about 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, according to New York State Police.
Employees of the store, located at 54 Newtown Lane in East Hampton, said several individuals stole numerous handbags, which had a total value of more than $90,000, and fled the scene in a black Dodge Durango, state police sia.d
An East Hampton Village Police officer saw the Dodge and tried to pull it over minutes later…
Nine Charged With Stealing $1.3M Worth of Vehicles In NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA Shipping Them Overseas
An international ring of identity thieves stole $1.3 million worth of vehicles and watercraft from dealerships in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, using fraudulently obtained digital driver's licenses, authorities charged.
Nine defendants used the stolen identities of US citizens in Puerto Rico -- along with fake Puerto Rico driver’s licenses, Social Security cards, debit cards, and birth certificates -- to obtain the licenses from motor vehicle agencies in Jersey City and North Bergen, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said.
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Long Island Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 21-Year-Old Woman
A 32-year-old suspect from Long Island has been arrested in connection with this week's fatal shooting of a 21-year-old woman in Newark, New Jersey, authorities said.
Wesley Jean-Marie, of Valley Stream, has been charged in the shooting death of Leeana Cottle, age 21, of Newark, late Tuesday, July 21, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara.
Cottle allegedly was shot at about 11:30 p.m. on the 200 block of South 10th Street, they said. She was taken to University Hospital in Newark where…
LI Moving Company Owner, North Jersey Employee Admit $540,000 Low-Ball Extortion Scheme
A Nassau County moving company owner and a Passaic County woman who worked for him admitted in federal court that they extorted customers out of nearly $550,000 with the old “low-ball” scam.
Lior Atiyas, 42, of Hewlett, Long Island began regularly low-balling estimates to move household goods, then jacking up the price by two to three times once the items were on the trucks, in early 2016, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday.
He then refused to deliver the goods until the customers paid up, Carpenito said.
Atiyas recruited Lola Larios, 37, of Haledon into the scheme when she joined t…
Trio Stole $1.5M Worth Of High-End Vehicles From LI, Elsewhere, Feds Say
A trio of thieves who snatched high-end vehicles in New Jersey, Rockland County, Long Island and Connecticut often used one stolen car to swipe another, federal authorities said.
In one instance, they said, the Essex County crew members stole a Maserati GranTurisimo at the Jersey Shore and drove it to New City in Rockland, where they took a Range Rover and a Porsche.
A predawn police pursuit followed before the Maserati driver hit the gas and slammed it head-on into a police vehicle, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
The suspects fled in another vehicle, he said.
Authorities later recov…
