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Wanted Man Opened Fraudulent Business Accounts In Area, Police Say
Have you seen him? New York State Police investigators in the Hudson Valley are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a 25-year-old man who allegedly opened fraudulent business accounts to steal thousands of dollars. Damien Johnson is wanted for second-degree possession of a forged instrument after an investigation found that he opened fraudulent business accounts in the name Shimmy Rock LLC at local banks and credit unions. Johnson allegedly then deposited counterfeit checks into those accounts worth more than $7,000 and withdrew the money before the fraudulent checks cleared.…
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Westchester Man Pretending To Be Real Estate Broker Scammed Thousands, Police Say
A 59-year-old Westchester man is behind bars after police say he pretended to be a real estate broker and scammed thousands from property renters. Ricardo Gonzalez, of Tarrytown, was arrested by Irvington Police Department detectives and arraigned in four unrelated fraud cases. In all cases, Gonzalez misrepresented himself as a licensed real estate broker to renters of properties located in the Village of Irvington, police said. Gonzalez used Hotpads.com Trulia.com Craigslist.org and Zillow.com to bypass MLS (Multiple Listing Service) to find potential victims. On April 1, 2019 a 4…
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'Important Phone Scam Warning' Issued By Police In Area
Police have issued a warning regarding a recent scam call that is now being investigated. City of Middletown Police say they received a report of attempted fraud that involved a Middletown resident on Thursday, Aug. 15 The resident received two separate phone calls that appeared to be from legitimate law enforcement agencies, claiming that there was a warrant for their arrest, police say. The initial call was allegedly from a male with a heavy accent who advised the victim that he was a DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) Special Agent. Police say the caller ID at the residence showed a number o…
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Woman Who Faked Pregnancy For $8K In Adoption Scam Sentenced To Prison
A 33-year-old woman was sentenced to two to four years in prison for defrauding a couple attempting to adopt a baby by pretending to be pregnant with twins. Ashley Richards of Walden was sentenced on Tuesday, Aug. 13, for taking more than $8,000 from the couple, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. According to the District Attorney's Office, Richards met the couple in early 2018 that were interested in adopting a baby. Prosecutors said that Richards falsely told the couple that she was pregnant and was expecting twins and that she would allow the cou…
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Madoff Ponzi Scheme Victims To Get New $469M Distribution, Bringing Payout To $2.4B
Thousands of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme victims will see some more relief as the Department of Justice begins the latest distribution of more than $469 million. This week, the Madoff Victim Fund, which was established by the DOJ, began distributing $469.6 million in additional funds that were forfeited to the government in connection to Madoff's scheme. The money will be distributed to more than 27,000 victims, bringing the total to approximately $2.4 billion. The latest distribution marks the fourth in a series of payments from the Madoff Victim Fund as part of Madoff’s fraud, which tot…
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Area Broker Sentenced For Ripping Off Millions From Investors In Ponzi Scheme
A prominent Hudson Valley investment adviser will spend more than a decade behind bars after admitting to defrauding clients out of more than $11 million. Hector May, 78, of Orangeburg in Rockland County, the former president of Executive Compensation Planners in Manhattan has been sentenced to 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $8.4 million in restitution to his victims. May pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in White Plains federal court late last year. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, May admitted that from 1995 through last year, he use…
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Alert Issued For Woman Wanted In Fraud Investigation
Have you seen her? An alert was issued by New York State Police investigators in Dover for a woman who allegedly falsely filed a police report claiming she had been the victim of identity theft with a credit card. Virginia Wittenberg, 51, was arrested in June 2017 following a fraud investigation. She is currently wanted by New York State Police and the Town of Dover Justice Court after being charged with offering a false instrument for filing. Wittenberg was released following her arrest and was due to appear in the Town of Dover Court on Jan. 5 last year. When she failed to appear for co…
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Police Agencies In Area Warn Of Phone, IRS Scams Making The Rounds
Police agencies in the area are warning area residents to be wary as a new phone scam has been making the rounds in the area. A Mount Kisco woman reported to Westchester County Police investigators that she had been scammed out of $4,000 by a person claiming to be from the IRS late last month. According to the woman, she received a call saying that she was in tax arrears and she proceeded to follow the fraudster’s instructions to purchase gift cards and call back with the numbers associated with them. “Westchester County Police remind residents that the IRS will not contact taxpayers by ph…
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Don't Fall For It: Alert Issued For 'Clever' Fake Check Scam
Residents in the area are being warned about a new phony check scam that has been making the rounds in the region. There are several variations to the scam, officials said, but the most common involves a resident receiving notice that they won a “sweepstakes” with a faux check or first installment. Other versions involve letters from allegedly foreign countries that require the deposit of cash into a bank account for safekeeping, while others offer “too good to be true” or “work at home” proposals. Authorities said that, “the checks look real, and might have the names of real companies on t…
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Car Dealership Salesman Accused Of Stealing From Customers In Area
Following a three-month investigation, a car salesman from a Middletown dealership is facing multiple felonies after police say he stole numerous cash down payments. New York State Police say they received a report that a salesman at Nissan-Kia Middletown dealership failed to credit a customer for the full amount of their down payment in March of 2019. Further investigation revealed that there were several additional victims, police say. Police arrested Michael Edison Ramos, 34, of Middletown on Wednesday, June 19 and charged him with the following felonies in both the towns of Wallki…
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Area Man Accused Of Defrauding State Workers’ Compensation Fund Out Of $33.7K
A 56-year-old man has been accused of defrauding the state workers’ compensation fund out of more than $33,000, police say. Robert Marra, of Crawford in Orange County, falsely reported the extent of his injuries to his doctors and independent medical examiners, according to a collaborative investigation by the NYS Department of Financial Services, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. As a result, Marra was deemed fully disabled and received a total of $33,700 in benefits from the NYS Workers’ Compensation Fund that he was not entitled to, acc…
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Fraudulent Theft Of $7K Leads To Police Investigation In Area
An official investigation has been opened following the allegedly fraudulent theft of $7,000, according to police. New York State Police from the Wappinger barracks say the suspect pictured above is a person of interest who may be responsible for the fraudulent theft of more than $7,000 from a TD Bank ATM on Westchester Avenue in the Bronx on Friday, May 10. Officers urge anyone with information about the identity of the suspect to contact Investigator Tashjian of the New York State Police at (845) 677-7300. Callers should refer to case number 8744833.
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