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Dream Weddings Wrecked: Paterson's Art Factory Files For Bankruptcy, Blames Lender
Erin Fowlie and Lindsey Nadolny fell in love with the Art Factory, to put it simply.
The Matawan couple signed a contract back in March 2023 with owners David Garsia and his wife, Donata, and put down $14,000 upfront for their Oct. 18, 2024 wedding.
"They said we had access to the premises at all times," said Fowlie, 33. "They said we were family, we were this, we were that."
But earlier this month, the brides-to-be came across a news article saying that the popular Paterson wedding venue, located in a refurbished warehouse on Spruce Street, was going bankrupt.
They showed Donata the…
$2M Scheme: 6 Steal Property Deeds, Obtain Fraudulent Loans In New Rochelle, Yonkers, DA Says
Six people, including a licensed real estate broker and salesperson, and a corporation, have been charged with defrauding homeowners in Westchester and fraudulently obtaining $2 million in loans by stealing property deeds, DA officials said.
The six defendants involved in the scheme, including three Westchester residents and a Long Island man, were arrested and arraigned in late June for their role in a scheme that allegedly defrauded homeowners in Yonkers and New Rochelle, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, July 3.
According to officials, the…
Man Admits To Conspiring With Maryland Brother To Obtain Federal Housing Loan
The brother of a Baltimore business owner has admitted to falsely claiming his brother's bank balance and activity to obtain a federal housing administration loan, officials say.
Calvin Abramowitz, 48, of Lakewood, New Jersey, has been ordered to pay $209,036 after pleading guilty to bank fraud, according to the Department of Justice.
Abramowitz and his brother, Philip Abramowitz, age 40, of Pikesville, Maryland, conspired to defraud at least one financial institution to obtain Federal Housing Administration loans and property under false pretenses, officials said.
Philip Abramow…
