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COVID-19: Couple Schemed To Steal Over $12K In Long Island Relief Funds, DA Says COVID-19: Couple Schemed To Steal Over $12K In Long Island Relief Funds, DA Says
Covid-19: Couple Schemed To Steal Over $12K In Long Island Relief Funds, DA Says A Long Island couple is now facing charges after they fraudulently obtained COVID relief fund money, officials claimed. Hicksville residents Michael Arbassio, aged 65, and Eileen Dantini, aged 61, were arraigned on Wednesday, May 17 for allegedly filing false documents so that they could claim tens of thousands in COVID relief money, according to the District Attorney’s office. According to the charges, Arbassio and Dantini had lived together as tenants in their Hicksville residence for 10 years, for which they paid monthly rent. However, on September 29, 2021, Arbassio allegedly submit…

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by Sophie Grieser
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COVID-19: Nursing Home Administrator Says He Argued Against Cuomo Order To Take In IIl Patients COVID-19: Nursing Home Administrator Says He Argued Against Cuomo Order To Take In IIl Patients
Covid-19: Nursing Home Administrator Says He Argued Against Cuomo Order To Take In IIl Patients A nursing home administrator in New York reportedly sought to fight back against Andrew Cuomo’s edict to place COVID-19 patients in residential living facilities, though his protest was shut down, he said. Michael Kraus, a nursing home administrator on Staten Island told Fox News that he and other top officials at other facilities were “petrified” by the March 2020 mandate that COVID-19 patients be permitted back into long-term care facilities, not hospitals. Cuomo has reiterated several times that he was simply following federal guidance, and that at the time, they were worried about proje…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Running Illegal Long Island Health Clinic Man Accused Of Running Illegal Long Island Health Clinic
Man Accused Of Running Illegal Long Island Health Clinic A Long Island man is facing a host of charges for allegedly posing as a medical professional and running an illegal health clinic, where he treated patients. Brian Michael Kaufman, 45, of Smithtown, allegedly ran Men’s Health Solution of Smithtown on Middle Country Road, despite not having a medical license, Suffolk County DA Tim Sini announced.  He allegedly treated patients, including testosterone and steroid injections. The investigation into Kaufman’s practice determined that he allegedly has been operating the medical practice since at least August last year.  When he was a…

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by Zak Failla
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Some Syracuse University Students Leave Campus Early Due To Security Concerns Some Syracuse University Students Leave Campus Early Due To Security Concerns
Some Syracuse University Students Leave Campus Early Due To Security Concerns Citing safety concerns following a string of racist incidents and hate crimes, some Syracuse University students are leaving campus early before the official start of the Thanksgiving holiday break. This month, there have been at least a dozen incidents reported on campus, including racist graffiti, the shouting of racial slurs, swastikas posted and a white supremacist manifesto that was sent to students’ phones. The Daily Orange reported that some professors opted to cancel some classes this week, while the Department of Public Safety has been on high alert. The student newspaper said that…

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by Zak Failla