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DMV Nabs 3 Running Unlicensed Used Car Dealership In Region DMV Nabs 3 Running Unlicensed Used Car Dealership In Region
DMV Nabs 3 Running Unlicensed Used Car Dealership In Region Following a two-year investigation, three Hudson Valley men were nabbed running an alleged unlicensed used car dealership. The three men, Raed Nesheiwat, age 57; Lakeia Parker, age 41, and Marceise Livesay, age 26, all of Poughkeepsie, were arrested in Dutchess County on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in Poughkeepsie. According to Water McClure of the state Division of Motor Vehicles, the investigation found that the three sold more than 150 vehicles out of a building and parking lot at 20-22 Pershing Ave., in Poughkeepsie, without a legitimate dealer license. The Dutchess County Grand Jury has charg…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bartender From Region Busted Increasing Tips On Credit Cards, Police Say Bartender From Region Busted Increasing Tips On Credit Cards, Police Say
Bartender From Region Busted Increasing Tips On Credit Cards, Police Say A bartender in the region was busted for allegedly increasing tip amounts on credit cards to increase her pay. Dutchess County resident Melissa Dinsmore, 33, of Wappinger, was charged by the New York State Police on Friday, Sept. 20. According to Trooper AJ Hicks, the owner of the Publick House Restaurant and Bar in Pleasant Valley alerted police to the possible crime after being notified of the fraud by a customer. An investigation determined that Dinsmore, while working as both a server and bartender, fraudulently increased tip amounts entered by her customers who utilized credit cards t…

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by Kathy Reakes