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East Meadow ‘Legal Assistant’ Scammed Desperate Families Out Of Thousands, Jury Finds East Meadow ‘Legal Assistant’ Scammed Desperate Families Out Of Thousands, Jury Finds
East Meadow ‘Legal Assistant’ Scammed Desperate Families Out Of Thousands, Jury Finds A New York man who posed as a legal expert in order to scam desperate families out of thousands of dollars was convicted of multiple federal crimes. Christopher Reese, 57, of East Meadow, was found guilty of fraud and related charges in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, March 20. Using an unlicensed legal operation, Reese defrauded criminal defendants and their families by promising to secure prison releases he had no authority to deliver, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District said. Reese, also known as “Christopher Eugene Thomas,” targeted inmates, friends, and family memb…

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Long Island Imposter 'Lawyer' Steals Thousands From Criminal Defendants, Feds Say Long Island Imposter 'Lawyer' Steals Thousands From Criminal Defendants, Feds Say
Long Island Imposter 'Lawyer' Steals Thousands From Criminal Defendants, Feds Say He had neither the qualifications nor the intentions to defend them, but a Long Island man successfully conned criminal defendants out of thousands of dollars, federal prosecutors allege. Christopher Reese, age 56, of East Meadow, was indicted on wire fraud and related charges by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York on Monday, June 24. According to prosecutors, Reese spent years falsely claiming to be a “legal assistant” or “paralegal” in order to con federal criminal defendants and their families out of thousands of dollars. Working without supervision from a licensed…

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by Michael Mashburn