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$3.2 Million COVID-19 Loan Scheme: Long Island Woman Indicted On Fraud Charges $3.2 Million COVID-19 Loan Scheme: Long Island Woman Indicted On Fraud Charges
$3.2 Million Covid-19 Loan Scheme: Long Island Woman Indicted On Fraud Charges A Long Island woman faces up to 20 years behind bars after she was charged with multiple counts of fraud for submitting fake COVID relief loan applications. Donna Ingram, age 50, faced her indictment on Thursday, May 23, the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) Eastern District of New York announced. The Freeport woman is alleged to have submitted dozens of fake applications for COVID-19 relief loans between May 2020 and May 2021.  Ingram submitted at least 27 Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, loans for her own companies and at least 22 other businesses, the USAO claimed. …

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$3 Million Scheme: NY Financial Advisor Sentenced For Fraud $3 Million Scheme: NY Financial Advisor Sentenced For Fraud
$3M Scheme: East Northport Financial Advisor Sentenced A New York financial advisor will be spending time behind bars after he admitted to defrauding a local bank out of millions. Long Island resident Gary Confredo, a 61-year-old from East Northport, received his sentence of 42 months on Tuesday, May 14, the United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of New York announced. Confredo, also known as Gary Conte, is the former operator of Goldstar Financial Management Corporation, a financial services business based in Commack. Original Story: East Northport Financial Advisor Admits To $3M Bank Loan Scheme However, between November…

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Long Island Man Trafficked Kilogram Of Oxy, Xanax, More Long Island Man Trafficked Kilogram Of Oxy, Xanax, More
Long Island Man Trafficked Kilogram Of Oxy, Xanax, More A Long Island man has been sentenced to a stay in prison after being convicted of a yearslong scheme of forging prescriptions and reselling the drugs on the street. Trevor Lawry, age 38 of Hempstead, received his eight-year sentence on Wednesday, April 17, the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York announced. Lawry was convicted for orchestrating a conspiracy to divert Oxycodone and a myriad of other medications — including Adderall, Alprazolam (Xanax), and Promethazine with codeine syrup — from a Hempstead pharmacy to then resell. The scheme took place from Februa…

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$3M Fraud: NY Theme Park Owner Stole COVID-19 Federal Aid $3M Fraud: NY Theme Park Owner Stole COVID-19 Federal Aid
$3M Fraud: NY Theme Park Owner Stole Covid-19 Federal Aid A man who owns a now-defunct Manhattan restaurant and a local theme park will spend time behind bars for stealing COVID-19 funds and putting it towards, among other things, a home in Nantucket. Long Island resident Donald Finley, age 61 of Locust Valley, faced his 24-month sentence on Tuesday, April 16, according to the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York. Original Story - COVID-19: Bayville Adventure Park Owner Admits To Stealing $3.2M In Federal Aid Finley, who owns Bayville Adventure Park and used to own a now-shuttered Jekyll & Hyde-themed restaura…

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Long Island Nurse, Former Marine Reservist Faked COVID Vax Cards: USAO Long Island Nurse, Former Marine Reservist Faked COVID Vax Cards: USAO
Long Island Nurse, Former Marine Reservist Faked COVID Vax Cards: Usao Two people – including a nurse from Long Island – have been given their prison sentences for running a scheme, peddling faked COVID-19 vaccination cards. Queens man Jia Liu, age 28, faced his 21-month sentence for the scheme on Friday, April 5, according to the United States Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York. Alongside Steven Rodriguez, a 29-year-old nurse from Long Beach, the two men conspired to steal, forge, sell, and distribute COVID-19 vaccination cards to hundreds of unvaccinated people between March 2021 and February 2022.  Original Story - COVID-19…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Long Island Man Accused Of Disguising, Selling Fentanyl, Heroin, More Long Island Man Accused Of Disguising, Selling Fentanyl, Heroin, More
Long Island Man Accused Of Disguising, Selling Fentanyl, Heroin, More A Long Island man has been charged for reportedly selling heroin, cocaine, oxycodone, and fentanyl, leading to at least one overdose death. The indictment against Ryan Mueller of Lynbrook was announced by the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York on Thursday, April 4. Over the last few years, Mueller, age 32, is accused of conspiring with several other unnamed people to distribute controlled substances like heroin and cocaine. According to the USAO, Mueller’s conspiring is related to the December 2022 death of a 49-year-old victim. The man was found inside of hi…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Long Island Business Owner Sentenced For Hiding Income, 'Off-Books' Payrolls, More Long Island Business Owner Sentenced For Hiding Income, 'Off-Books' Payrolls, More
Long Island Business Owner Sentenced For Hiding Income, 'Off-Books' Payrolls, More A Long Island woman must pay hundreds of thousands of dollars of restitution and spend over two years behind bars after she filed false tax returns, hid money from the government, and more, officials said. Lorraine Pilitz, age 65 of Merrick, received her 33-month sentence and orders for restitution on Friday, Jan. 19, the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York announced. Pilitz was the owner and operator of several car-related businesses on Long Island at the time of the crimes, which happened between 2011 and 2013, the USAO said. The IRS requires that financial in…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Fire Alarm Fraud: Long Island Man Scammed NYC Agencies With Fake Documents, USAO Says Fire Alarm Fraud: Long Island Man Scammed NYC Agencies With Fake Documents, USAO Says
Fire Alarm Fraud: Long Island Man Scammed NYC Agencies With Fake Documents, Usao Says A Long Island man has been indicted alongside his business partner for allegedly using his fire alarm business to defraud agencies in New York City for over a decade, officials claimed. Walter Stanzione, age 65 of East Meadow, faced his indictment alongside his business partner, William Neogra, on Thursday, Nov. 30, according to the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York. Stanzione and Neogra, age 63 of Delaware, together controlled a company called Fire Alarm Electrical Corporation, which was contracted with agencies to repair and maintain fire alarm systems through…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Three Long Island Therapists Nabbed In $3M Scheme To Defraud Kids With Disabilities, Feds Say Three Long Island Therapists Nabbed In $3M Scheme To Defraud Kids With Disabilities, Feds Say
Three Long Island Therapists Nabbed In $3M Scheme To Defraud Kids With Disabilities, Feds Say Three therapists from Long Island are among nine people arrested in an alleged $3 million scheme that deprived children with disabilities of receiving government services. According to the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York, nine therapists were charged with stealing $3 million from the New York State Early Intervention Program (EIP), which is a program that provides services to children from infants to age 3 who experience developmental delays. The stolen money reportedly included "more than $993,000 from Medicaid and more than $1,998,000 from the N…

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