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Child Porn Arrest: School Therapist From Hudson Valley Coaxed Teen Into Sending Nudes, Feds Say Child Porn Arrest: School Therapist From Hudson Valley Coaxed Teen Into Sending Nudes, Feds Say
Child Porn Arrest: School Therapist From Hudson Valley Coaxed Teen Into Sending Nudes, Feds Say A recently retired high school therapist is facing federal charges after allegedly coaxing an underage teen into sending sexually explicit photos. Orange County resident Michael Meyers, age 62, of Port Jervis, was arraigned in White Plains federal court on Monday, Nov. 20. According to the criminal complaint, an FBI investigation found that Meyers communicated with a 16-year-old minor on the app Discord. During their conversation, he allegedly asked the victim to send him several sexually explicit images and the victim complied. Meyers worked as an occupational therapist at Oceanside High…

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$12M Fraud: NY Man Cons Developers Out Of Millions To Buy Luxury Cars, Yachts, Feds Say $12M Fraud: NY Man Cons Developers Out Of Millions To Buy Luxury Cars, Yachts, Feds Say
$12M Fraud: NY Man Cons Developers Out Of Millions To Buy Luxury Cars, Yachts, Feds Say A New York man is among two people facing federal charges for allegedly conning commercial developers out of millions of dollars to fund a lavish lifestyle. Long Island resident Joseph Malvasio, age 65, of Bridgehampton and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is named in an indictment unsealed by the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District on Thursday, Aug. 10. According to prosecutors, Malvasio conspired with 57-year-old Gregg Marcus, of Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, to run an advance-fee scheme through their business, Global Capital Partners Fund LLC. The duo falsely claimed that the company …

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$100M Fraud: NY 'Lottery Lawyer' Gets 13 Years For Scheme Targeting Jackpot Winners $100M Fraud: NY 'Lottery Lawyer' Gets 13 Years For Scheme Targeting Jackpot Winners
$100M Fraud: NY 'Lottery Lawyer' Gets 13 Years For Scheme Targeting Jackpot Winners A New York lawyer will spend more than a decade behind bars for helping to defraud lottery jackpot winners out of more than $100 million. Long Island resident Jason Kurland, age 49, of Dix Hills, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison in US District Court in Brooklyn on Thursday, June 15. It followed his July 2022 conviction for wire fraud, honest services wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. According to prosecutors, Kurland was a partner at a Long Island law firm between 2018 and 2020, and built a reputation for representing lottery…

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Westchester Man Sentenced For Shooting Death Of 21-Year-Old Westchester Man Sentenced For Shooting Death Of 21-Year-Old
Westchester Man Sentenced For Shooting Death Of 21-Year-Old One of two suspects implicated in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man during a drug deal gone wrong in Westchester County will spend decades in federal prison. Yonkers resident Marcus Chambers, age 31, also known as “Chino,” “Chi D,” and “SP,” was sentenced to 20 years behind bars Monday, Oct. 3, in federal court in White Plains. Earlier Report: Westchester Man Admits To Murder Of 21-Year-Old The sentence came months after he pleaded guilty to participating in the murder of Jonathan Johnson on March 18, 2011, in White Plains. On the day of the shooting, Chambers and his co-consp…

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US Settles With 4 Parties For Release Of Toxic Mercury In Westchester County Village US Settles With 4 Parties For Release Of Toxic Mercury In Westchester County Village
US Settles With 4 Parties For Release Of Toxic Mercury In Westchester County Village Four companies will pay out nearly half a million dollars to the federal government for their role in contaminating a Westchester County neighborhood with thousands of pounds of toxic mercury. As part of a consent decree settling a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, Sept. 13, in federal court in White Plains, the four companies admitted to delivering mercury to Port Refinery, a mercury refining business in the Village of Rye Brook. Port Refinery operated out of a two-story garage that was bordered by private homes on three sides, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District. Th…

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Hollywood Exec Who Was White House Staffer Sentenced For Defrauding NY Investment Fund Of $30M Hollywood Exec Who Was White House Staffer Sentenced For Defrauding NY Investment Fund Of $30M
Hollywood Exec Who Was White House Staffer Sentenced For Defrauding NY Investment Fund Of $30M He once oversaw the visits of foreign heads of state meeting with President Ronald Reagan, helped vet candidates for presidential appointments, and later helmed a major Hollywood film distribution company. Now, William Sadleir is heading to federal prison after admitting that he defrauded a New York investment fund out of millions, according to the US Attorney's Office in the Southern District. Sadleir, age 68, of Beverly Hills, California, was sentenced to six years behind bars Friday, Sept. 9, in a Manhattan federal courtroom. It followed his January 2022 guilty plea to two counts of w…

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Westchester Man Accused Of Sex Trafficking Vulnerable, At-Risk Youth At NY Hotels Westchester Man Accused Of Sex Trafficking Vulnerable, At-Risk Youth At NY Hotels
Westchester Man Accused Of Sex Trafficking Vulnerable, At-Risk Youth At NY Hotels A Westchester County man is facing federal charges for allegedly forcing a vulnerable minor into prostitution at New York City hotels. Rai Thomas, age 27, of Mount Vernon, was arrested Friday, July 22, on charges of sex trafficking a minor and using interstate facilities to promote sex trafficking and prostitution. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District, Thomas recruited the teenage girl in January and February 2022 and made her engage in commercial sex acts on multiple occasions in hotels in the Bronx and Brooklyn. He allegedly coordinated transportation to get the…

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