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Boro Park Man Hoarded Medical Supplies, Coughed On FBI Agents

BORO PARK – A man was arrested by the FBI for allegedly coughing on the agents and lying about hoarding ‘scarce medical equipment’ this morning. Baruch Feldheim, 43, allegedly hoarded and sold certain medical supplies like N95 masks to doctors and nurses for extremely high prices. According to the U.S

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FBI Arrests Doctor Who Had Sex with 14-Year-Old Boy

Dr. Aaron Weinreb. (Photo via NY Community Hospital)SUNSET PARK – The director of gynecology at a local hospital was arrested by the FBI a few weeks ago for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old boy. According to court records, it all began around May 18, 2019, when the FBI learned

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Assembly Member Staffer Who Once Rallied Against Embezzlement, Arrested For Allegedly Embezzling $80k Himself

Maruf Alam outside a Kensington embezzlement rally in 2017. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)SUNSET PARK – Maruf “Mitu” Alam, 29, had been working for Assembly Member Felix Ortiz’s office for eleven years. Yesterday morning, the FBI arrested Alam for allegedly embezzling $80k from the Assembly Member’s campaign account. On

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Gambino Crime Family Associate Charged With Murder

Anthony Pandrella, an associate of the Gambino crime family that organizes crime activities in NYC, was indicted for allegedly shooting his friend of many years, throwing out the evidence, and stealing from the deceased man. On October 26, 2018, 59-year-old Pandrella from Brooklyn, met with his 78-year-old friend Vincent Zito

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NYCHA Failed To Enforce Ban on Drug Dealers, DOI Reports

An aerial view of NYCHA’s Sheepshead/Nostrand houses, where the drug ring operated (Screenshot via Google Maps)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – After a 16-month investigation into drug dealing in NYCHA’s Sheepshead and Nostrand Houses, the Department of Investigations announced 18 arrests—including 3 NYCHA employees—last Friday in a release

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Feds Charge Dozens Of Alleged Mobsters With Trafficking Stolen Chocolate, Extortion & More Schemes

A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)Yesterday, feds busted thirty-three members of an Eastern European crime syndicate for “a panoply of crimes” nationwide that include trafficking stolen chocolate and an illegal poker operation in Brighton Beach, said the U.S. Attorney’

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Feds Arrest Accused Opioid Dealer & Pull Out Assault Rifle On Cortelyou Road

(Photo by Hugo Smith)A Ditmas Park man was arrested in broad daylight on Cortelyou Road yesterday for conspiracy to sell drugs in a narcotics ring, said officials. Anthony Legros, 33, was caught by feds at Marlborough and Cortelyou Roads at 4:14pm on Tuesday, April 4, according to NYPD

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“Full Force of Law” Will Be Used To Address Spike In Hate Crimes, Say Brooklyn DA & Gov

Photo via Governor Cuomo’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/GovernorAndrewCuomo/].In the wake of a reported spike in hate crimes after last week’s presidential election, local officials are taking action. As first reported by the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-state-launches-hotline-discrimination-complaints-article-1.2874631]

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Masal Cafe Raided By FBI, Lots Of Speculation

Masal Cafe tabletop. Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.Turkish media outlets are reporting [http://www.dailysabah.com/americas/2016/10/30/us-law-enforcement-raids-turkish-owned-new-york-cafe-house-with-links-to-gulen] that the FBI has raided Masal Cafe, a Turkish-American outpost on Emmons Avenue with ties to Turkey’s controversial Hizmet movement. Hizmet is the secretive organization blamed

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[DEVELOPING] FBI Activity In Sheepshead Bay On Avenue Z

FBI vehicles outside 2101 Avenue Z. Photo by Diana Saez Rivera.The FBI appeared to raid the building at 2101 Avenue Z on the corner of East 21 Street this morning, according to a reader of ours, Diana Saez Rivera. Rivera saw the FBI peering into the apartment windows of

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ISIS Hit List Of 3,000 New Yorkers Is Heavily Concentrated In Brownstone Brooklyn

> FBI, NYPD reaching out to 3,000 New Yorkers targeted in ISIS-linked cyberattack: officials https://t.co/BAVCC1BDqk pic.twitter.com/5l8lNQEHYL [https://t.co/5l8lNQEHYL] — NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) April 29, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NBCNewYork/status/725939488636051461] ISIS has published a hit list of 3,000 New Yorkers

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ISIS Hit List Of 3,000 New Yorkers Is Heavily Concentrated In Brownstone Brooklyn

> FBI, NYPD reaching out to 3,000 New Yorkers targeted in ISIS-linked cyberattack: officials https://t.co/BAVCC1BDqk pic.twitter.com/5l8lNQEHYL [https://t.co/5l8lNQEHYL] — NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) April 29, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NBCNewYork/status/725939488636051461] ISIS has published a hit list of 3,000 New Yorkers

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Borough Park Shomrim Member Accused Of Bribing Cops For Gun Permits

A member of Borough Park’s Jewish community safety patrol is the latest to be implicated in the massive NYPD bribery scandal that recently snagged several South Brooklyn top cops. Alex “Shaya” Lichtenstein, 44, was arrested and slapped with bribery and conspiracy charges in connection with his efforts to pay

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ICYMI: Presidential Candidates Visit, Voorhies Tower To Rise, Cops Busted

Senator Ted Cruz shaking hands outside the Chabad Neshama Center in Brighton Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the

Police & Fire

Southern Brooklyn Top Cops Snared In FBI Corruption Probe

NYPD probe into Brooklyn South cops makes headlines. (Photo: Liena Zagare) Several high-ranking NYPD officers past and present from Patrol Borough Brooklyn South are facing consequences as the latest corruption probe [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/news/66th-precinct-detective-named-in-federal-corruption-probe-says-new-york-daily-news/] to hit the police department continues its course. Among them? Deputy Inspector James

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Deutsch Bill Would Protect Seniors From Telephone Scams

Seniors are especially vulnerable to phone scammers. (Photo: The FBI)To protect the elderly from a surge in telephone scams, City Councilman Chaim Deutsch has introduced legislation requiring the Department of Consumer Affairs to educate seniors and their caregivers about how to recognize the frauds. “Concerns about deceitful telemarketing calls

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Feds Round Up Asian Gang That Cast ‘Shadow Of Violence’ Over Sunset Park

Illegal poker games allegedly took place in this hair salon on 5917 7th Avenue. (Source: Google Maps)Eight members and associates of the Zheng Organization, an Asian American gang that operates in Sunset Park and Flushing, Queens, were rounded up by the Joint Asian Organized Crime Task Force — which includes

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Feds Round Up Asian Gang That Cast ‘Shadow Of Violence’ Over Sunset Park

Illegal poker games allegedly took place at this hair salon on 5917 7th Avenue. (Source: Google Maps)Eight members and associates of the Zheng Organization, an Asian American gang that operates in Sunset Park and Flushing, Queens, were rounded up by the Joint Asian Organized Crime Task Force — which includes

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‘No Show’ Doc From Cropsey Medical Gets Two Years In Prison & Must Pay Back $6 Million

The former location of Cropsey Medical Care PLLC, 1706 Cropsey Ave (Source: Google Maps)Dr. Okon Umana, 68, the “no show” doctor [/no-show-doctor-cropsey-medical-care-pleads-guilty-medicaid-fraud-scheme/#.Vc5TAixViko] at a Bensonhurst medical clinic embroiled in a $13 million health care fraud scheme [/nationwide-multi-million-dollar-medicaid-scheme-unfolds/], was sentenced to 24 months in prison in a federal court

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Fifth Brooklyn Man Arrested For Aiding ISIS Recruitment

A fifth suspect pleaded not guilty in a Brooklyn federal court last week for his alleged role in a plot to aid ISIS, say authorities. Akmal Zakirov, 29 — an Uzbek national — was charged with attempt and conspiracy to provide material support to the terror organization on Thursday, June 11, after

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Fourth Brooklynite Charged In Plot To Aid ISIS

A fourth Brooklyn resident and Uzbeki national has been arrested in an alleged plot to assist the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria [/midwood-resident-two-others-arrested-plotting-join-isis-backup-plan-blow-coney-island/] . Dilkhayot Kasimov, 26, was charged yesterday with attempt and conspiracy to provide material support to the group, joining three others arrested in late February who lived

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FBI Warns Of Virtual Kidnapping Scam Targeting New Yorkers

The FBI and NYPD are alerting the public [http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2015/virtual-kidnapping-scam-on-the-rise-in-new-york-city#disablemobile] to a frightening new phone scam targeting New York City residents. Con artists dial seemingly random phone numbers, claim to have kidnapped a family member, and demand money be wired immediately in exchange

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Prosecutors, Still Unsure Of Phony Brighton Lawyer’s True Identity, Believe He May Be Ex-Con

Law office of the phony Shlomo Dickerman (Source: Google Maps)Authorities are still unsure of the true identity of the man they claim stole a lawyer’s name and set up a phony law firm in Brighton Beach [/man-charged-stealing-lawyers-identity-setting-phony-law-firm-brighton-beach/], but they believe he’s a disbarred lawyer with a criminal

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Rep. Michael Grimm Blames Obama For His Legal Woes

GrimmCongressman Michael Grimm faces a 20-count indictment for tax evasion [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/04/grimm-healthalicious-charges/] and illegal employment practices stemming from a restaurant he operated before running for Congress, charges he said are because the nation’s commander-and-chief wants to see him gone. Grimm made the allegations against

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Grimm Campaign Contributors In More Hot Water

Pinto (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, a rabbi with ties to the FBI investigation into Congressman Michael Grimm’s 2010 campaign fundraising [/fbi-continues-probe-on-congressman-michael-grimms-finances/], is going to be indicted in Israel for attempting to bribe officials, looting a charity and other charges, according to Haaretz [http://www.haaretz.com/news/