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Long Island Woman Scams Nearly $20K In Stamps With Fake Checks: Police
A Long Island woman traveled to post offices across Long Island buying tens of thousands of stamps with false checks, police said.
Stephany A. Moreira, age 27, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 31 for charges including larceny and scheme to defraud, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
From Tuesday, June 6 to Thursday, June 8, Moreira, a Lindenhurst resident, allegedly purchased 36,600 stamps throughout Nassau County using 21 insufficient checks.
As a result, the US Postal Service lost $19,278, police said.
Moreira is charged with:
Grand larceny
Scheme to defraud
Issuing…
$95K Law Firm Swindle: Man Nabbed For Long Island Fraud
A Massachusetts man turned himself in to police over a year after attempting to scam a Long Island law firm out of $95,000, police said.
On Thursday, Aug. 3, 41-year-old Dana Sarantakis of Lowell, Massachusetts turned himself in to the Nassau County Police, the department announced.
The surrender comes more than a year after the initial incident, which occurred on August 23, 2022.
On that day, a 72-year-old Carle Place law firm employee received an email that he believed to be from his employer, the owner of the law firm.
The email allegedly directed the employee to wire him $95,000 fr…
New Update: Helmet-Wearing Wife, Husband Charged In Bank Robbery Spree On Long Island
A married couple has been formally charged for their alleged roles in a string of bank robberies on Long Island.
Joseph Hill, age 40, and Stephanie Demola, age 34, both of Moriches, were indicted on robbery and other charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, July 28, and Monday, July 31, respectively.
Earlier Report: Man, Helmet-Wearing Woman Nabbed For String Of Suffolk County Bank Robberies, Police Say
According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, the duo robbed three banks between Monday, July 10 and Thursday, July 13 - a Chase Bank in Yaphank, a TD Bank in Lake Ronkonkoma, and a…
Clerk Steals $125K Worth Of Jewelry From Customers Of Long Island Business, Police Say
An employee at a Long Island jewelry store is accused of stealing over $100,000 worth of jewelry from customers over a three-year period.
Laura Bee, age 59, of Lake Grove, was arrested Tuesday, July 25, for allegedly stealing from clients of Ever Love Jewelers, located in Huntington on New York Avenue.
According to Suffolk County Police, between September 2019 and December 2022 Bee stole over $125,000 in jewelry from seven clients.
In some cases, she issued bad checks to cover the transactions and then kept the jewelry, police said. Other times, she allegedly swapped out real diamonds for …
Computer Scam Steals $20K From Long Island Woman: Police
A duo schemed a Long Island woman out of $20,000 in a computer virus scam, officials reported.
On Tuesday, July 11, a Great Neck woman received a notification on her computer saying it had been compromised.
The woman, who is 70 years old, called the number provided in the notification, which informed her that she would receive a call from her bank’s fraud department.
Police said an unknown man then called her and told her she needed to withdraw $20,000.
After she withdrew the money, an unknown woman came to the victim’s house, claiming to be from the bank’s fraud department, and took …
Scrap Metal Scheme: Long Island Employee Stole, Sold Traffic Poles, More For Cash, DA Alleges
A Long Island employee of the New York State Department of Transportation is accused of taking thousands of the department's scrap metal and selling it for his own profit, authorities announced.
Anthony Agornyo, a 52-year-old Oceanside resident, was arraigned on Monday, July 10 for charges including grand larceny for his alleged actions, the Nassau County District Attorney announced.
Agornyo, an NYSDOT Traffic Services Technician, is accused of stealing metal from the department’s Hauppauge yard on more than 10 separate occasions beginning in April 2022 and lasting through June 2023, acco…
