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Gambling Bust: Pair Of Long Island Businesses Busted For Machines Gambling Bust: Pair Of Long Island Businesses Busted For Machines
Gambling Bust: Pair Of Long Island Businesses Busted For Machines Two people have been arrested for housing illegal gambling machines in their Long Island businesses, police announced. On Wednesday, Aug. 2, the Nassau County Police’s “Problem Oriented Police Officers” (POP) squad reported that it made arrests at two businesses on Jericho Turnpike during a raid targeting illegal gambling machines. The first business busted as part of the “Pop and Stop Quality of Life Enforcement” operation was Mineola Deli Comida Hispana, located at 90-07 W. Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. Officers reported finding three gambling machines at the deli, leading to the arres…

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Armored Car Employee, Two Others Sentenced For Theft Of Over $500,000 On Long Island Armored Car Employee, Two Others Sentenced For Theft Of Over $500,000 On Long Island
Armored Car Employee, Two Others Sentenced For Theft Of Over $500,000 On Long Island The operator of an armored truck on Long Island and two others will spend time in prison after admitting to cooking up a scheme to steal more than $500,000 in Valley Stream. Alexis Laguerra, 30, of Brooklyn, Raymond “Rambo” Soto, Jr., 30, and Raymond “Razor” Soto, Sr., 48, both of Richmond Hill, pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Central Islip last year to their roles in a bank larceny involving the theft of an armored car in November last year. This week, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue announced that Laguerra was sentenced to 30 months, Soto, Sr. to 33 months and Soto, Jr. to…

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by Zak Failla
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Drunk Motorist Found Sleeping In Right Lane Of LIE Service Road, Suffolk Sheriff Says Drunk Motorist Found Sleeping In Right Lane Of LIE Service Road, Suffolk Sheriff Says
Drunk Motorist Found Sleeping In Right Lane Of LIE Service Road, Suffolk Sheriff Says An allegedly drunk driver was asleep behind the wheel blocking traffic overnight on the Long Island Expressway in Suffolk County. Richmond Hill resident Fazil Rahaman, 39, was arrested by Suffolk County Sheriff deputies shortly before 3 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, when he was found sleeping in the driver’s seat with his vehicle blocking the right turning lane. According to investigators, Rahaman proceeded to fail multiple Standardized Field Sobriety Tests once he was woken up, and a breathalyzer determined that his blood alcohol content was .12 percent, over the legal limit. Rahaman was arr…

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Three From Long Island Among Eight Charged With Running Opioid Business Out Of Warehouse Three From Long Island Among Eight Charged With Running Opioid Business Out Of Warehouse
Three From Long Island Among Eight Charged With Running Opioid Business Out Of Warehouse Eight people, including three Long Islanders, have been arrested in connection with running a massive misbranded opioids operation out of a warehouse in Queens. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the "ring" imported misbranded controlled substances, including Tramadol, into the U.S. from India. They would then repackage the pills and mail them to millions of customers throughout the U.S. The defendants included: Ezhil Sezhian Kamaldoss, 26, of Richmond Hill Harpreet Singh, 26, of Plainview Parthiban Narayanasamy, 58, of Jamacia Baljeet Singh, 29, of Richmond Hill Deepak Manchanda, 4…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Man Sentenced For Swindling 32 Homeowners Out Of More Than $600K Long Island Man Sentenced For Swindling 32 Homeowners Out Of More Than $600K
Long Island Man Sentenced For Swindling 32 Homeowners Out Of More Than $600K A Long Island man will spend time behind bars after pleading guilty to stealing more than $600,000 from 32 homeowners as part of a mortgage modification scheme. Dix Hills resident Mark Savransky, 59, has been sentenced to a term of three to six years in prison for scamming the homeowners out of a total of $601,546.92, which he must also pay in restitution. Savransky pleaded guilty in October last year to two counts of second-degree grand larceny, felonies, and scheme to defraud, a misdemeanor. According to Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, Savransky operated a mortgage modi…

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Employee, Two Others Admit To $500K Theft From Armored Car In Valley Stream Employee, Two Others Admit To $500K Theft From Armored Car In Valley Stream
Employee, Two Others Admit To $500K Theft From Armored Car In Valley Stream The operator of an armored truck on Long Island has admitted to cooking up a scheme with a pair of cohorts to steal more than $500,000 in Valley Stream. Alexis Laguerra, 30, of Brooklyn, Raymond “Rambo” Soto, Jr., 30, and Raymond “Razor” Soto, Sr., 48, both of Richmond Hill, have pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to their roles in a bank larceny involving the theft of an armored car in November last year. Laguerra, an employee of GardaWorld, the owner of the armored car, admitted to using his insider knowledge of the company to plot and carry out the heist. Laguerra …

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by Zak Failla