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Sex Cult Leader At College In NY Draws 60-Year Sentence Sex Cult Leader At College In NY Draws 60-Year Sentence
Sex Cult Leader At College In NY Draws 60-Year Sentence A man who put a group of college students through sexual, psychological, and physical abuse after moving into his daughter's dorm room in Westchester County will spend the rest of his life in prison.  Earlier Report - Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult Leader In Bronxville Found Guilty On All Charges Larry Ray, also known as Lawrence Grecco, was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Friday, Jan. 20 for leading a sex cult out of Sarah Lawrence College located near the border of Bronxville and Yonkers, according to Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. …

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'Real Housewives' Star Gets Prison Time For New York-Based Fraud Scheme 'Real Housewives' Star Gets Prison Time For New York-Based Fraud Scheme
'Real Housewives' Star Gets Prison Time For New York-Based Fraud Scheme A former "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star was sentenced to several years in prison for her role in a nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme based in New York.  Jennifer Shah, age 49, who appeared on the show beginning in 2020, was sentenced to six ½ years in prison on Friday, Jan. 6 for targeting elderly victims in the scheme and defrauding them out of their savings, according to the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.  Beginning in 2012 and lasting until her arrest in March 2021, Shah was the leader of the scheme which ended up victimizi…

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Ex-CEO From Region Sentenced For $58 Million Fraud Ex-CEO From Region Sentenced For $58 Million Fraud
Ex-ceo From Region Sentenced For $58 Million Fraud The founder and former chief executive officer of a private equity investment firm in the region will be sent to prison in connection with a securities scheme in which federal authorities say he fraudulently induced hundreds of individuals to invest a total of approximately $58 million in two real estate funds. Fairfield County resident Eric Malley, age 51, of New Canaan was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday, Dec. 2. In addition to the prison term, Malley was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to make restitution in the amount of $33,249,822.12 and …

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Six From Long Island Charged In $20M Fraud Scheme Six From Long Island Charged In $20M Fraud Scheme
Six From Long Island Charged In $20M Fraud Scheme Six physical therapists and a pair of acupuncturists in New York are facing charges for their roles in a $20 million health care fraud scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic. US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss announced that nine suspects have been indicted for operating an over $20 million health care fraud scheme at fraudulent medical offices in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. It is alleged that as part of the fraud scheme, co-conspirators paid a kickback to some patients who were insured by Medicare and other insurance providers to fraudulently bill them for p…

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NY Doctor Sentenced For Pushing Fentanyl For Drug Company NY Doctor Sentenced For Pushing Fentanyl For Drug Company
NY Doctor Sentenced For Pushing Fentanyl For Drug Company A Westchester doctor who practiced in Manhattan has been sentenced to five years in prison for taking bribes from drug companies for prescribing fentanyl. Jeffrey Goldstein, of New Rochelle, was sentenced on Wednesday, June 16, for violating the anti-kickback statute after receiving more than $200,000 from Subsys’s manufacturer, Insys Therapeutics, in exchange for prescribing Subsys, a potent fentanyl-based spray, said. Audrey Strauss, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Goldstein, age 51, previously pleaded guilty, in August 2019, the United States Attorney's Office sa…

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NY Man Convicted For Running Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme NY Man Convicted For Running Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme
NY Man Convicted For Running Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme A Hudson Valley man has been convicted for operating a multimillion-dollar investment club that was actually a Ponzi scheme. Rockland County resident Ruless Pierre, age 51, of Nanuet, was convicted in Manhattan federal court of securities fraud, wire fraud, and structuring charges on Thursday, May 27. According to the allegations contained in the complaint, indictment, and the evidence presented at trial: From at least November 2016 through October 2019, Pierre solicited money from investors of Ruless Pierre Consulting Group by falsely promising them that he would earn a 20 percent return…

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Chiropractor From Long Island Charged For Years-Long Fraud Scheme, Feds Say Chiropractor From Long Island Charged For Years-Long Fraud Scheme, Feds Say
Chiropractor From Long Island Charged For Years-Long Fraud Scheme, Feds Say A Long Island chiropractor has been arrested for allegedly filing numerous fraudulent health insurance claims for her chiropractic services. Nassau County resident Melissa Panayiota Kanes, age 50, of New Hyde Park, was arrested on Tuesday, March 16, and charged with health care fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to submit more than $800,000 in fraudulent health care claims, said Audrey Strauss, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In addition, authorities say Kane also used the identities of three per diem chiropractors when su…

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