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Former Town Supervisor In Region Avoids Prison After Misusing Hurricane Irene Funds Former Town Supervisor In Region Avoids Prison After Misusing Hurricane Irene Funds
Former Town Supervisor In Region Avoids Prison After Misusing Hurricane Irene Funds A former town supervisor in the region will avoid prison after admitting to fraudulently obtaining public funds meant to help those impacted by Hurricane Irene. Greene County resident Kory O’Hara, age 45, formerly the town supervisor of Prattsville, was sentenced to one year of probation in federal court in Albany on Thursday, Dec. 8. Earlier Report: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Admits To Fraud It followed his July 2022 guilty plea to a single charge of wire fraud stemming from various grant agreements O’Hara entered into that were meant to help Prattsville recover from the sig…

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Company Agrees To Pay $2.8M To Resolve Fraud Allegations In Two States, Including NY Company Agrees To Pay $2.8M To Resolve Fraud Allegations In Two States, Including NY
Company Agrees To Pay $2.8M To Resolve Fraud Allegations In Two States, Including NY A construction company will pay nearly $3 million to resolve allegations that it illegally manipulated a federal subcontract meant for small businesses owned by disabled veterans. Colorado-based Hensel Phelps Construction performs large scale private construction and public works projects across the US, including in New York. In 2011, the company was awarded a federal contract to build the Armed Forces Retirement Home’s New Commons and Healthcare Center in Washington, D.C., the US Attorney’s Office said. The organization provides retirement communities and residential facilities for veter…

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Biden Nominates Longtime Lawyer To Serve As US Attorney for the Southern District of NY Biden Nominates Longtime Lawyer To Serve As US Attorney for the Southern District of NY
Biden Nominates Longtime Lawyer To Serve As US Attorney for the Southern District of NY President Joe Biden has nominated Damian Williams to serve as the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, one of the most high-profile federal positions. Williams, age 40, has been an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York since 2012, serving as its Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force. The Southern District includes Manhattan, the Bronx, Westchester County, and other northern suburbs. If approved, Williams would be the first African American to serve as the leader of the Manhattan prose…

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