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'What Is He Do–?' Dashcam Captures Attempted 'Insurance Fraud' Ramming Near Long Island 'What Is He Do–?' Dashcam Captures Attempted 'Insurance Fraud' Ramming Near Long Island
'What Is He Do–?' Dashcam Captures Attempted 'Insurance Fraud' Ramming Near Long Island Authorities are investigating a case of attempted insurance fraud after the victim’s shocking dashcam video of the incident went viral online. “Everything happened so fast,” Ashpia Natasha, recounted in a video on TikTok that had more than 68M views as of press time. She said she was alone driving eastbound on the Belt Parkway in Queens, toward the Southern State Parkway, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, when another driver cut her off and slammed on his brakes. At first, her dashcam video shows what appears to be just a close call; she hits her brakes and avoids crashing into the other ve…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Agent Sells Phony Insurance Policy To Long Island Victim, Police Say Agent Sells Phony Insurance Policy To Long Island Victim, Police Say
Agent Sells Phony Insurance Policy To Long Island Victim, Police Say An insurance agent on Long Island is accused of selling a man a bogus policy, and police believe there could be additional victims. Joseph Cawley, age 37, was arrested at his Ridge home on Monday, April 29, following an investigation by Suffolk County Police. According to investigators, a Shirley man reached out to the agency saying he had paid Cawley for an auto insurance policy on Saturday, March 16, but never received any identification cards for the policy. In all, the man paid more than $1,550 for a policy that did not exist. Cawley, who works as an independent insurance broker, is c…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island Man Swindles $235K From Insurance Company, DA Says Long Island Man Swindles $235K From Insurance Company, DA Says
Long Island Man Swindles $235K From Insurance Company, DA Says An employer from Long Island has been arraigned after he allegedly defrauded an insurance company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by lying about the number of employees he had, authorities said. Sixty-year-old Vassilios Handakas, also known as William or Bill Handakas, faced the charges against him on Thursday, March 28, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. The DA’s Office said that Handakas and Vector Structural Corporation entered a contract for a worker’s compensation policy with an insurance company for coverage between March 2019 and March 2020. In the applicat…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Busted In Hudson Valley Insurance Fraud Case, DA Says Man Busted In Hudson Valley Insurance Fraud Case, DA Says
Man Busted In Hudson Valley Insurance Fraud Case, DA Says A Long Island man was busted in the Hudson Valley for alleged insurance fraud for providing a fake address to receive a cheaper insurance rate. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that Nassau County resident Victor Coles, age 35, of Westbury, was arrested by the multi-agency Orange County White Collar Crime Task Force and charged with insurance fraud.  As alleged in charges filed in court, Coles submitted a written application for car insurance using a false address. As a result of the misrepresentation, the defendant’s insurance premiums were fraudulently reduc…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Medical Company Data Breach: Affected NY Residents Warned Of Potential Identity Theft Medical Company Data Breach: Affected NY Residents Warned Of Potential Identity Theft
Medical Company Data Breach: Affected NY Residents Warned Of Potential Identity Theft Millions of New Yorkers are being warned by Attorney General Leticia James to protect themselves against identity theft following a data breach at a medical transcription company.  The warning, issued by James on Tuesday, Nov. 28, urges New York residents to take action to prevent their identities from being stolen in the midst of a data breach at medical transcription company Perry Johnson & Associates.  The Nevada-based company, which provides transcription services to healthcare organizations and physicians to help them dictate and transcribe patient notes, first becam…

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by Ben Crnic
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$1M Fraud: Chiropractor On Long Island Gets Prison After Billing For Ghost Services $1M Fraud: Chiropractor On Long Island Gets Prison After Billing For Ghost Services
$1M Fraud: Chiropractor On Long Island Gets Prison After Billing For Ghost Services A Long Island chiropractor will spend time in federal prison after fraudulently obtaining nearly $1 million in insurance payouts for services that were never provided. Peter Adamczack, age 66, of Huntington, was sentenced to one year and a day behind bars in federal court in Central Islip on Monday, July 31. It came one year after he pleaded guilty to health care fraud in August 2022, admitting that he billed a private insurance company over $1 million for acupuncture services that were never performed at his East Meadow office. Earlier Report: Huntington Chiropractor Admits To $1 M…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Federal Jury Convicts NY Man In $600M Medical Billing Fraud Scheme Federal Jury Convicts NY Man In $600M Medical Billing Fraud Scheme
Federal Jury Convicts NY Man In $600M Medical Billing Fraud Scheme A federal jury has convicted a New York man for perpetrating a massive medical billing fraud scheme that netted hundreds of millions of dollars. Long Island resident Matthew James, age 54, of Saint James, appeared in US District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday, July 13, where he was found guilty on nine counts that included wire fraud and identity theft. The verdict followed a six-week trial in which federal prosecutors laid out how James ran phony medical billing companies to defraud insurance companies of more than $600 million. Working with his co-conspirator doctor clients around …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Six Physical Therapists, Two Acupuncturists Charged In $20M Fraud Scheme, SDNY Says Six Physical Therapists, Two Acupuncturists Charged In $20M Fraud Scheme, SDNY Says
Six Physical Therapists, Two Acupuncturists Charged In $20M Fraud Scheme, Sdny Says Six physical therapists and a pair of acupuncturists in New York are facing charges for their roles in a $20 million health care fraud scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic. US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss announced that nine suspects have been indicted for operating an over $20 million health care fraud scheme at fraudulent medical offices in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. It is alleged that as part of the fraud scheme, co-conspirators paid a kickback to some patients who were insured by Medicare and other insurance providers to fraudulently bill them for p…

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by Zak Failla
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NY Man Accused Of Scamming Investors Of Over $700K NY Man Accused Of Scamming Investors Of Over $700K
NY Man Accused Of Scamming Investors Of Over $700K A New York man has been accused of scamming investors of more than $700,000 over the past year and a half, authorities announced. Long Island resident Matthew Gallagher, age 37, of Rocky Point, used investment schemes in fraudulent startup business ventures and insurance-related frauds to scam 16 victims between November 2019 and April 2021, according to an investigation by Suffolk County Police. Gallagher was arrested just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 28 at the Seventh Precinct in Shirley, according to police. He was charged with: Two counts of first-degree schemi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Multi-State Investigation Initiated In Westchester Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam Multi-State Investigation Initiated In Westchester Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam
Multi-State Investigation Initiated In Westchester Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam Twenty-seven people, including members of law enforcement, were arrested for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to commit bribery and a no-fault insurance scam. The multi-state jurisdictional investigation that originated in Westchester County led to the arrests, 23 of whom were taken into custody in New York and New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 7, with other suspects arrested in North Carolina, and Florida. Among those arrested were five 911 operators and an NYPD police officer. “Corruption, in all forms, is intolerable within the NYPD and we continue to work with our law enforcemen…

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by Zak Failla
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$353,000 in Jewelry Reported Stolen At Trump Tower $353,000 in Jewelry Reported Stolen At Trump Tower
$353,000 in Jewelry Reported Stolen At Trump Tower More than $350,000 worth of jewelry was reportedly stolen from two apartments in Trump Tower over the weekend. Police in Manhattan are investigating the reports of two thefts inside apartments on the 42nd and 59th floor of the building. A 67-year-old woman reported five pieces worth $236,000 were missing from a drawer in her closet, police said. She was reportedly away from the apartment between June 21 and Monday, Sept. 9. A 33-year-old woman said a $117,000 diamond bracelet was stolen between Sunday, Sept. 3 and Wednesday, Sept. 11. According to the New York Post, which first reported …

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by Zak Failla