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Man Indicted For Disguising $180K Of Cocaine As Presents In Long Island Bust, DA Man Indicted For Disguising $180K Of Cocaine As Presents In Long Island Bust, DA
Man Indicted For Disguising $180K Of Cocaine As Presents In Long Island Bust, DA A Long Island man has been accused of trafficking cocaine after nearly 2.5 kilograms of the drug was allegedly found in his home, hidden inside boxes of children’s toys, authorities announced. Elson Forestier, 34, of Freeport, was arraigned on Wednesday, July 12 for multiple charges related to the possession and distribution of cocaine, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. On Monday, May 15, a long-term investigation into Forestier came to a head when multiple agencies executed a search warrant of his Miller Avenue home. Once inside, officers reportedly found 2.5 kilograms of …

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COVID-19: Long Island Theme Park Owner Admits To Stealing $3.2M In Federal Aid COVID-19: Long Island Theme Park Owner Admits To Stealing $3.2M In Federal Aid
Covid-19: Long Island Theme Park Owner Admits To Stealing $3.2M In Federal Aid A man who owns a theme park and restaurant in New York has admitted to stealing over $3 million through federal COVID-19 aid with some of those funds used to buy a home on Nantucket. Long Island resident Donald Finley, age 61, of Roslyn, the owner of Jekyll & Hyde Restaurant in Manhattan and the Bayville Adventure Park in Nassau County, pleaded guilty to disaster relief fraud and wire fraud on Thursday, May 25. As stated in court filings by the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace: Between March 2020 and March 2021, amid the COVID pandemic, Finley fra…

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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
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Ex-Trump Strategist Steve Bannon Was On Yacht Off CT Coast When Arrested For Defrauding Donors Ex-Trump Strategist Steve Bannon Was On Yacht Off CT Coast When Arrested For Defrauding Donors
Ex-Trump Strategist Steve Bannon Was On Yacht Off CT Coast When Arrested For Defrauding Donors Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist for President Donald Trump, was aboard a yacht off the Connecticut coast when he was arrested and taken into custody for allegedly defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors. Bannon was on the yacht named "Lady May" off Westbrook, in Middlesex County, Connecticut on Thursday morning, Aug. 20 when six federal agents representing the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and a member of the United States Coast Guard who were aboard a Coast Guard marine unit arrived to serve Bannon his s…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Married Couple Accused Of Mailbox Fishing On Long Island Married Couple Accused Of Mailbox Fishing On Long Island
Married Couple Accused Of Mailbox Fishing On Long Island A couple is facing a host of charges after being indicted for alleged mailbox fishing on Long Island, authorities announced. Yoli Gomez Osoria, 27, and Andrea Rose Gomez, 28, both of The Bronx, were arraigned on a grand jury indictment for allegedly mailbox fishing in Atlantic Beach. It is alleged that on Wednesday, Dec. 25 last year, a Nassau County Police officer on patrol observed Osoria standing in front of mailboxes outside of the Atlantic Beach Post Office, with both hands inside one of the boxes. When he noticed the officer, he allegedly ran away and threw a plastic bottle over a fe…

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Brentwood Man Charged With Distributing Crystal Meth, Ecstasy Brentwood Man Charged With Distributing Crystal Meth, Ecstasy
Brentwood Man Charged With Distributing Crystal Meth, Ecstasy A Long Island man is facing charges after allegedly using the dark web to distribute more than a million dollars worth of ecstasy. Lawrence Ross, 39, of Brentwood, has been charged in federal court in Central Islip for allegedly conspiring to distribute, and distributing, more than 10 kilograms of ecstasy and more than 45 grams of methamphetamine. Between November last year and this month, Ross allegedly sold controlled substances on the dark web, communicated with customers using the Wickr encrypted messaging application, distributed the drugs through the. mail, and accepted the Bitcoin c…

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Long Island Man Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Long Island Man Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
Long Island Man Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme A Long Island man has admitted to his role in a multi-million dollar elder fraud scheme that exceeded $30 million. Merrick resident Shaun Sullivan, 37, pleaded guilty in Central Islip federal court to conspiracy to commit mail fraud by sending fraudulent prize-promotion mailings that led recipients, many of whom were elderly or vulnerable, to believe that they could claim large cash prizes in exchange for a modest fee. None of the victims involved in the scheme received any substantial cash prize, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue noted. Between December 2010 and July 2016, Sullivan and other…

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Suffolk Man Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Suffolk Man Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
Suffolk Man Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme A Long Island man has admitted to his role in a multi-million dollar elder fraud scheme that exceeded $30 million. Merrick resident Shaun Sullivan, 37, pleaded guilty in Central Islip federal court to conspiracy to commit mail fraud by sending fraudulent prize-promotion mailings that led recipients, many of whom were elderly or vulnerable, to believe that they could claim large cash prizes in exchange for a modest fee. None of the victims involved in the scheme received any substantial cash prize, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue noted. Between December 2010 and July 2016, Sullivan and othe…

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Connecticut Man Indicted For Threat To Kill Trump, Bomb, Anthrax Hoaxes Connecticut Man Indicted For Threat To Kill Trump, Bomb, Anthrax Hoaxes
Connecticut Man Indicted For Threat To Kill Trump, Bomb, Anthrax Hoaxes A 51-year-old man has been indicted on 16 counts for numerous malicious incidents of intimidation that mentioned the use of explosives and bio-toxins, and for threatening to kill President Donald Trump, John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Saturday, May 11. A federal grand jury in New Haven returned a 16-count indictment on Friday, May 10, charging Gary Joseph Gravelle, also known as Roland Prejean, with threatening to kill, injure and intimidate people and explode property in Connecticut and elsewhere. As alleged in the indictment, in September 2…

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by Joe Lombardi