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Former Jay-Z Protégé Arrested After Cops Dismantle Apartment Drug Mill: Police Former Jay-Z Protégé Arrested After Cops Dismantle Apartment Drug Mill: Police
Former Jay-Z Protégé Arrested After Cops Dismantle Apartment Drug Mill: Police A rapper who served prison time for promoting prostitution more than a decade ago was arrested last week, after police say they uncovered cocaine, thousands in suspected drug money, and a drug processing operation inside his Hackensack apartment. In 2016, Malcom S. Byer, now 52, told The Brooklyn News Service he was "working on getting [his] life back together" and being a "productive member of society" after taking a plea bargain in the prostitution case. Byer, who describes himself as a Jay-Z protoge and was a member of the Roc-A-Fella-affiliated group Da Ranjahz, has found himself in tr…

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$167K Rental Aid Scheme Using Tenants’ Identities Lands NY Landlord Charges In PA $167K Rental Aid Scheme Using Tenants’ Identities Lands NY Landlord Charges In PA
$167K Rental Aid Scheme Using Tenants’ Identities Lands NY Landlord Charges In PA A New York landlord is accused of stealing more than $167,000 in pandemic rental aid by secretly using his tenants’ identities in Dauphin County, authorities announced on Monday, April 20. Benjamin Eisner, of Brooklyn, was charged after investigators say he filed fraudulent Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) applications tied to his Harrisburg properties without tenants’ knowledge, according to the Office of State Inspector General and Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office. The investigation began when a tenant reported Eisner had applied for rental aid in her name despite her r…

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LI Cop, Two Others Admit Running Suffolk Prostitution Ring LI Cop, Two Others Admit Running Suffolk Prostitution Ring
LI Cop, Two Others Admit Running Suffolk Prostitution Ring A veteran Long Island police officer, along with two others, formally confessed to running multiple brothels over a span of four years. George Trimigliozzi, 56, of Islip, pleaded guilty to corruption, promoting prostitution, and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 15. Trimigliozzi is a veteran Suffolk County police officer. Frank Saggio, 61, of West Islip; and Dana Ciardullo, 33, of North Bellmore also admitted their roles in a prostitution enterprise that operated out of locations in Holbrook and West Babylon between 2019 and 2024. Prosecutors laid out how Saggio…

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by Michael Mashburn