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Passaic County Resident Falls For $432K Home Improvement Scam By NY Man, Prosecutor Says Passaic County Resident Falls For $432K Home Improvement Scam By NY Man, Prosecutor Says
Passaic County Resident Falls For $432K Home Improvement Scam By NY Man, Prosecutor Says A New York man has been charged with money laundering on accusations he stole $432,000 from an elderly New Jersey resident in a home improvement scam, authorities said. Abba Cohen, 42, of Flushing, NY, received the money in his bank account as payment for a home improvement scam on an elderly Woodland Park resident, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Authorities were notified on April 25, and following an investigation, Cohen was charged with one count of second-degree conspiracy to commit theft by deception; one count of second-degree receiving stolen property; and…