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Duo Poses As Government Agents, Stealing Gold From Victims In 5 States — Including NY (UPDATE) Duo Poses As Government Agents, Stealing Gold From Victims In 5 States — Including NY (UPDATE)
Duo Poses As Government Agents, Stealing Gold From Victims In 5 States — Including NY (Update) A New Jersey man accused in a sweeping gold-theft scam across five states has entered a guilty plea, his attorney confirmed to Daily Voice on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Bharat Awasarmol and co-defendant Prakashkumar Prajapati were previously indicted for a multistate wire fraud conspiracy that began in March 2023, according to a superseding indictment returned on Thursday, April 3. Prosecutors said the pair and their co-conspirators posed as government officials to trick victims into turning over cash and gold. Victims in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, and Virginia received telephone cal…

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NJ Man Committed Marriage Fraud To Obtain Permanent Residence: Feds NJ Man Committed Marriage Fraud To Obtain Permanent Residence: Feds
NJ Man Committed Marriage Fraud To Obtain Permanent Residence: Feds A 25-year-old Cherry Hill man was recently charged with marriage fraud after he and his wife entered into a sham agreement so he could obtain permanent residence, authorities said. Elvis Harizaj is also charged with making false statements on forms submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) along with his wife, Natasha Flores, a 27-year-old Newark resident, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said. Harizaj, an Albanian citizen, entered into a sham marriage with Flores to obtain permanent residence in the United States, Habba said. The duo was married on Thursday, Oct…

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by Sam Barron
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East Meadow ‘Legal Assistant’ Scammed Desperate Families Out Of Thousands, Jury Finds East Meadow ‘Legal Assistant’ Scammed Desperate Families Out Of Thousands, Jury Finds
East Meadow ‘Legal Assistant’ Scammed Desperate Families Out Of Thousands, Jury Finds A New York man who posed as a legal expert in order to scam desperate families out of thousands of dollars was convicted of multiple federal crimes. Christopher Reese, 57, of East Meadow, was found guilty of fraud and related charges in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, March 20. Using an unlicensed legal operation, Reese defrauded criminal defendants and their families by promising to secure prison releases he had no authority to deliver, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District said. Reese, also known as “Christopher Eugene Thomas,” targeted inmates, friends, and family memb…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island Imposter 'Lawyer' Steals Thousands From Criminal Defendants, Feds Say Long Island Imposter 'Lawyer' Steals Thousands From Criminal Defendants, Feds Say
Long Island Imposter 'Lawyer' Steals Thousands From Criminal Defendants, Feds Say He had neither the qualifications nor the intentions to defend them, but a Long Island man successfully conned criminal defendants out of thousands of dollars, federal prosecutors allege. Christopher Reese, age 56, of East Meadow, was indicted on wire fraud and related charges by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York on Monday, June 24. According to prosecutors, Reese spent years falsely claiming to be a “legal assistant” or “paralegal” in order to con federal criminal defendants and their families out of thousands of dollars. Working without supervision from a licensed…

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by Michael Mashburn