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HV Mall Inferno Was Alleged Insurance Fraud By Salon Operator With $100K In Debt: DA
A nail salon owner has been charged with arson and insurance fraud after investigators say she intentionally set fire to her nail salon inside an Orange County mall to collect insurance money.
Walden resident Dao Duong, 50, was arrested and charged with five crimes, including third-degree arson, second-degree insurance fraud, and attempted grand larceny, in connection with an August 2022 blaze at the Newburgh Mall, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, June 17.
According to prosecutors, the case dates back to the morning of August 16, 2022, when…
Massive Drug Trafficking Network Dismantled In Dutchess County, 7 Arrested
A major drug trafficking network responsible for distributing cocaine and counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl throughout the Hudson Valley has been dismantled, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.
Seven individuals, including network leaders, were busted Friday, Jan. 10, following a yearlong investigation led by the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force and the New York State Police Special Investigations Unit.
Authorities seized over 10,500 fentanyl-laced pills worth $75,000, more than eight kilograms of cocaine valued at $200,000, three firearms, in…