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$44M COVID Tax Scheme: 7 Nabbed In Largest US Case Ever $44M COVID Tax Scheme: 7 Nabbed In Largest US Case Ever
$44M COVID Tax Scheme: 7 Nabbed In Largest US Case Ever Seven New Yorkers have been charged in a sweeping tax fraud scheme, accused of exploiting pandemic relief programs to steal over $44 million, federal prosecutors announced. The indictment by the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, unsealed Wednesday, Jan. 22, alleges that the defendants filed over 8,000 fraudulent tax returns, seeking more than $600 million in COVID-19 relief funds through the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and related programs. Investigators determined the group successfully secured $44 million from the federal government. Defendants Long Island …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Arrested With 600 Designer Knockoffs: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Arrested With 600 Designer Knockoffs: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Arrested With 600 Designer Knockoffs: Prosecutor A 47-year-old man from South Toms River has been charged with selling counterfeit designer goods, authorities said. Rasheem Paige was additionally charged with weapons offenses, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and South Toms River Police Chief William Kosh. The charges are a result of an investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Squad, Department of Homeland Security-Homeland Security Investigations and the South Toms River Police Department.  The investigation revealed that while operating a storefront…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Thousands In Versace Designer Sunglasses Snatched From Mercer County LensCrafters, Police Say Thousands In Versace Designer Sunglasses Snatched From Mercer County LensCrafters, Police Say
Thousands In Versace Designer Sunglasses Snatched From Mercer County LensCrafters, Police Say Thousands of dollars’ worth of Versace designer sunglasses were snatched from a LensCrafters store in Mercer County, say authorities who are seeking clues on the culprit. A man with a thin build stole six pairs of the designer glasses from the location on Route 1 in Princeton before running out of the store just after 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, West Windsor Township Police said in a release on Wednesday, June 15. The man was wearing a mask and a hooded sweatshirt during the theft, police said. The glasses were valued at about $1,768. Anyone with information is asked to contact West Wi…

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by Valerie Musson