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Long Island Man Impersonated NBA Star On Phone, More In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Long Island Man Impersonated NBA Star On Phone, More In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
Long Island Man Impersonated NBA Star On Phone, More In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud A Long Island man who used his medical billing companies for a massive scam now owes over $300 million in restitution after he made thousands of phony phone calls and more. The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) announced 54-year-old East Northport resident Matthew James’ sentence for the scheme, during which he pretended to be both an NBA player and an NFL partner, on Friday, Feb. 2. James was the operator of multiple medical billing companies that provided billing services for physicians throughout the United States, mainly plastic surgeons. As a third-party biller, James would submi…

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by Sophie Grieser
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COVID-19: 39 New Fatalities Bring Long Island's Death Toll To 273 With 24,716 Positive Cases COVID-19: 39 New Fatalities Bring Long Island's Death Toll To 273 With 24,716 Positive Cases
Covid-19: 39 New Fatalities Bring Long Island's Death Toll To 273 With 24,716 Positive Cases Thirty-nine deaths related to the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported on Long Island over the last 24 hours. A total of 28 of the fatalities were in Suffolk County and 11 in Nassau County, both county executives - Suffolk's Steve Bellone and Nassau's Laura Curran - reported on Saturday afternoon, April 4. The death toll is now 124 in Suffolk and 149 in Nassau for a total of 273 casualties. A total of 3,565 have now died of COVID-19 in New York, with 2,624 of the deaths in New York City. (73.6 percent). Long Island's 273 deaths account for 7.6 percent of those in N…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: New York State Launches Statewide Tracker Website COVID-19: New York State Launches Statewide Tracker Website
Covid-19: New York State Launches Statewide Tracker Website This story has been updated. As the number of cases and deaths related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) grow in what is now the epicenter of the pandemic, New York State The website will be updated daily with the latest data each day and can be accessed here. It includes a county-by-county breakdown of cases. (See first image above.) As of Saturday afternoon, more than 113,704 have tested positive statewide, with by far the most in New York City with 63,306 (6,147). Here's a breakdown of counties in the region: 13,081 (730 new cases) in Westchester,  13,346 (1,322&nbs…

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by Joe Lombardi