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Even In Hiding, Fugitive Sentenced For LI Hit-Run Crash That Caused Brain Injury Even In Hiding, Fugitive Sentenced For LI Hit-Run Crash That Caused Brain Injury
Even In Hiding, Fugitive Sentenced For LI Hit-Run Crash That Caused Brain Injury A Long Island man who fled to El Salvador after a crash that left a pedestrian with a traumatic brain injury has been sentenced in absentia. District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Thursday, Aug. 21, that 32-year-old Juan Morales-Guerra, 32, was sentenced to 1⅓ to 4 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Aug, 21. It followed his jury conviction for leaving the scene of a crash that caused serious physical injury. The wreck happened around 9:50 p.m. May 23, 2022, when Morales-Guerra struck a pedestrian while driving an Acura MDX on Washington Street in Brentwood. He then…

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by Michael Mashburn
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LI Lawyer Blew Client's $30K Escrow On Personal Expenses, DA Says LI Lawyer Blew Client's $30K Escrow On Personal Expenses, DA Says
LI Lawyer Blew Client's $30K Escrow On Personal Expenses, DA Says A former Long Island attorney is facing serious charges allegedly stealing $30,000 from a real estate escrow account, prosecutors alleged. Marco Materassi, 58, of Dania Beach, Florida, was arraigned on grand larceny charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, June 20, following an investigation into a 2024 home sale gone wrong. Materassi, formerly the principal attorney at Materassi Legal, P.C. in Great Neck, was acting as the seller’s attorney in the transaction and agreed to hold the buyer’s $30,000 down payment in escrow until closing, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. But wh…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Driver With 26 License Suspensions Busted In NY, Let Go With Tickets, Police Say Driver With 26 License Suspensions Busted In NY, Let Go With Tickets, Police Say
Driver With 26 License Suspensions Busted In NY, Let Go With Tickets, Police Say A New York man was pulled over for a busted plate light — and what deputies say they uncovered next was a jaw-dropper. Jason Stover, 45, of Ballston Spa, was behind the wheel in the village of South Glens Falls just after midnight Monday, April 28, when deputies stopped him for a routine equipment violation, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office. Stover’s driver’s license had a staggering 26 active suspensions, including 23 for failing to answer summonses — all spread out across 10 different dates, deputies said. He was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation …

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by Michael Mashburn
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DA Blasts LI Judge After Child Sex Abuse, Weapons Defendants Freed Without Bail DA Blasts LI Judge After Child Sex Abuse, Weapons Defendants Freed Without Bail
DA Blasts LI Judge After Child Sex Abuse, Weapons Defendants Freed Without Bail A rare clash between the bench and the prosecutor’s office is playing out on Long Island. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney publicly slammed District Court Judge John Zollo for releasing two felony defendants—one accused of child sex abuse and the other of gun possession—without bail. In a statement Friday, April 11, Tierney outlined the following cases that saw defendants walk out of jail with no financial conditions: Gun Case: Suspect Was Already Out On Bail In the first case, a Brentwood man already out on bail from a Brooklyn gun charge was arrested again—this time in S…

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by Michael Mashburn