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Latham, NY
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Latham State Worker Stole $50K While Secretly Working Second Job, Police Say
A New York State employee is accused of stealing more than $50,000 by secretly working a second full-time job while on the clock. Mehul Goswami, 39, of Latham, was arrested on suspicion of grand larceny following an investigation by the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, Oct. 15. Goswami was employed remotely by the New York State Office of Information Technology Services while simultaneously working another job in the town of Malta, investigators said. The alleged scheme resulted in the theft of more than $50,000 in state funds. The case was the result of a joint investigati…
Albany, NY
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AG James, 19 States Slam Federal Policy Forcing Indefinite Immigrant Detention
New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general in pushing back against a federal policy that would keep many undocumented immigrants locked up without the chance for a bond hearing. In a legal brief filed Wednesday, Sept. 3, the attorneys general argued that the US Department of Homeland Security’s new approach violates due process, harms families, and wastes taxpayer dollars. The new policy eliminates bond hearings for those who entered the country without inspection, meaning they could be held indefinitely — sometimes for months or years — regardles…
National Interest
Trump’s $45M Birthday Bash Could Cause Nightmare In Damages: Reports
President Donald Trump's planned military parade in the nation's capital was already expected to be expensive — now officials are reportedly warning the price tag could climb even higher. Already saddled with an estimated $45 million cost, Trump's joint birthday celebration-turned-Army parade honoring the branch's 250th anniversary is raising concerns. Some are warning it could have unexpected repercussions, including causing millions in damage to DC streets that will cost taxpayer dollars. The cost to repair streets damaged by the planned parade on Saturday, June 14 may top $16 mill…
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
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Cost Of Mario Cuomo Bridge Signs Remains A Mystery
M might as well stand for mystery. The cost of installing newly-labeled signs heading toward the former Tappan Zee Bridge is unknown. A Freedom of Information Law request seeking the cost of installing new Mario Cuomo Bridge signs, filed by Daily Voice on Jan. 2, got this reply from the State Department of Transportation on March 25: "A diligent search of our files failed to reveal any records which were responsive to your request." This week, Westchester County residents and their state Senator are questioning changes being made to Thruway signs that omitted the middle initial for t…
