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Woman Accused Of Embezzling $4M From NY Company Serving Clients In Entertainment Industry
A woman has been accused of embezzling $4 million from her New York employer and its clients to pay for, among other things, her wedding, travel, and making payments to a cosmetic surgeon.
Long Island resident Carmen Miranda, age 50, of Massapequa, was charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, in connection with her scheme to embezzle over $4 million from her employer and its clients in Manhattan.
Miranda, who is also known as “Millie Miranda,” was an account manager at a small business management firm that primarily serviced clients in the entertainment indus…
Ex-Town Employee, Business Owner In Northern Westchester Both Indicted For $1.5M Scheme
A former Northern Westchester town employee and an owner of a landscaping business were both indicted in an illegal dumping scheme that could cost the town up to $1.5 million.
Glenn Griffin, the owner of Griffin's Landscaping Corporation, and Robert Dyckman, the former assistant general foreman with the Town of Cortlandt, were both arrested on Thursday, July 21, according to Damian Williams, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Griffin, age 53, of Cortlandt Manor, and Dyckman, age 51, of Verplanck, are both charged in a scheme to dump hundreds of …
Financial Adviser Accused Of Embezzling $313,000 From Westchester Resident
The CEO of a financial advisory firm is accused of embezzling more than $313,000 from a 64-year-old Westchester County resident.
Adam Belardino, the CEO of the Maddox Group, was arrested on Wednesday, April 27, and charged with wire fraud, according to Damian Williams, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York.
“Adam Belardino abused the trust his client placed in him by stealing more than $313,000 the client gave him to be invested," Williams said. "Clients like the victim in this case need to be able to entrust their money to financial advisors with confidence…
Westchester Woman Faces Child Porn Charges
A Westchester County woman is one of two people facing child pornography charges following an investigation.
Dilicia Aguirre-Orellana, age 22, of Yonkers, and 33-year-old Jonathan Rivera, of Brooklyn, were both charged with production and receipt and distribution of child pornography, according to an announcement on Monday, Feb. 28, from Damian Williams, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Aguirre-Orellana was also charged with possession of child pornography, Williams said.
Rivera was arrested on or about Saturday, Feb. 26, and Aguirre-Orellana was arres…
Hudson Valley Entrepreneur Admits To Defrauding Investors Of Nearly $1,000,000
An entrepreneur from the area has admitted to defrauding investors of nearly $1 million.
Joseph Cimino, the founder of a tequila brand based in the Hudson Valley, pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 15 to securities and wire fraud charges.
As part of the plea, the 57-year-old Cimino, a resident of Warwick in Orange County, admitted fraudulently soliciting investments for his company.
“As he admitted in court today, Joseph Cimino lied about his tequila business’s finances to lure investors and then diverted investor funds in order to line his own pockets," Damian Williams, the US Attor…