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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
Thieves Steal From Luxury Fashion Store's New Shop Along Jersey Shore, Police Say Thieves Steal From Luxury Fashion Store's New Shop Along Jersey Shore, Police Say
Thieves Steal From Luxury Fashion Store's New Shop Along Jersey Shore, Police Say Thieves broke into a luxury fashion store in Margate two months after it opened for business, authorities said. Margate City police responded to an alarm at Caroline's Fashion Luxuries on Ventnor Avenue at around 2:40 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9, the department said in a news release. Several 911 calls were also made after witnesses saw the suspects break the store's glass window. Investigators said the thieves stole several items on display and inside cases before leaving in a vehicle along Ventnor Avenue. Police didn't say what specifically was taken or the value of the stolen items. Of…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Rare Louis Vuitton Trunk Among $300K In Merchandise Stolen In Robbery, Cape May Store Says Rare Louis Vuitton Trunk Among $300K In Merchandise Stolen In Robbery, Cape May Store Says
Rare Louis Vuitton Trunk Among $300K In Merchandise Stolen In Robbery, Cape May Store Says Thieves stole more than $300,000 of high-end handbags and other merchandise, a Cape May jewelry store said. Queen May posted surveillance video on Instagram showing two people breaking through a glass front door at around 2:59 a.m. on Sunday, May 5. The Washington Street store said a rare Louis Vuitton trunk with the name Jenny Hecht written on the side was among the stolen items. The store also said every bag has a serial number in a database with Entrupy, an authentication service for luxury accessories. "We are looking to the power of social media to catch these criminals," Qu…

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by Chris Spiker