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Law Student From Area Who Hacked Classmates' Nude Photos, Had Child Porn Gets More Prison Time Law Student From Area Who Hacked Classmates' Nude Photos, Had Child Porn Gets More Prison Time
Law Student From Area Who Hacked Classmates' Nude Photos, Had Child Porn Gets More Prison Time A former law student from the region already in federal prison for stealing his college classmates’ naked photos and possessing child pornography will spend even more time behind bars. Michael Fish, age 27, of Albany, was sentenced to an additional 18 months in prison Wednesday, Oct. 26, in federal court in Albany after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice. Earlier Report: Albany Man Sentenced For Hacking Classmates' Nude Photos, Having Child Porn The time will be added to his original sentence of just over nine years in prison that was handed down in May 2022 following his guilt…

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Woman Accused Of Embezzling $4M From NY Company Serving Clients In Entertainment Industry Woman Accused Of Embezzling $4M From NY Company Serving Clients In Entertainment Industry
Woman Accused Of Embezzling $4M From NY Company Serving Clients In Entertainment Industry A woman has been accused of embezzling $4 million from her New York employer and its clients to pay for, among other things, her wedding, travel, and making payments to a cosmetic surgeon. Long Island resident Carmen Miranda, age 50, of Massapequa, was charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, in connection with her scheme to embezzle over $4 million from her employer and its clients in Manhattan. Miranda, who is also known as “Millie Miranda,” was an account manager at a small business management firm that primarily serviced clients in the entertainment indus…

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Nurse Practitioner From Westchester Nabbed In $10.5 Million Fraud Scheme Nurse Practitioner From Westchester Nabbed In $10.5 Million Fraud Scheme
Nurse Practitioner From Westchester Nabbed In $10.5 Million Fraud Scheme A nurse practitioner has been arrested in connection with a scheme that resulted in the fraudulent discharge of over $10.5 million worth of student loans on the basis of falsified medical certifications of permanent disabilities, federal authorities announced. Westchester County resident Catherine Seemer, age 42, of Elmsford, has been charged with the following, according to Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York: One count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison;  One count of federal financial aid fraud, w…

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Man From Capital District Sentenced For Hacking Classmates' Nude Photos, Possessing Child Porn Man From Capital District Sentenced For Hacking Classmates' Nude Photos, Possessing Child Porn
Man From Capital District Sentenced For Hacking Classmates' Nude Photos, Possessing Child Porn A former law student from the Capital District will spend the next decade in prison for stealing his college classmates’ naked photos and possessing child pornography. Michael Fish, age 26, of Albany, was sentenced to 111 months (just over nine years) behind bars Friday, May 20, on charges of computer fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the North District. It follows a 2020 guilty plea in which Fish admitted to hacking into dozens of female classmates’ school email accounts at SUNY-Plattsburgh and then using information from those accounts to access…

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by Michael Mashburn