fraud

Aug
07
Sheepshead Bay Brat Martin Shkreli Convicted Of Multimillion Dollar Securities Fraud

Sheepshead Bay Brat Martin Shkreli Convicted Of Multimillion Dollar Securities Fraud

Hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli posing with an Enigma machine, used by the Nazis to decode communications. (Photo: Martin Shkreli
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May
05
Owner Of Shuttered Flatbush Daycare Centers Convicted For Stealing 50K From City

Owner Of Shuttered Flatbush Daycare Centers Convicted For Stealing 50K From City

The operator of three Brooklyn daycare centers has been convicted of grand larceny and bribery for stealing more than $50,
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Aug
25
Was Coney Island’s ‘Incubator Doctor’ Martin Couney A Fraud?

Was Coney Island’s ‘Incubator Doctor’ Martin Couney A Fraud?

Photo via Coney Island History ProjectMuch ink has been spilled about Dr. Martin Couney, the famed — or infamous — incubator doctor,
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Jun
13
Brooklyn Man Sentenced For Stealing Three Properties, Pretending To Be Lawyer

Brooklyn Man Sentenced For Stealing Three Properties, Pretending To Be Lawyer

Carl Smith (Courtesy Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson.)A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to up to 18 years in
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May
28
‘Round Brooklyn: Escorts, Cults, The Gowanus Canal And More

‘Round Brooklyn: Escorts, Cults, The Gowanus Canal And More

(Courtesy Flickr/cisc1970)It’s Memorial Day weekend, and that means beach season has arrived right on schedule. The weather
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Apr
15
Insurance Agent Who Scammed Elderly Gets 4-12 Years In Prison

Insurance Agent Who Scammed Elderly Gets 4-12 Years In Prison

8403 7th Avenue (Source: Google Maps)The bogus insurance agent who admitted to ripping off seniors [/30685/#.VvGBkhIrLos] through his
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Apr
11
Law Enforcement Warns Seniors To Beware Of Scams

Law Enforcement Warns Seniors To Beware Of Scams

From left to right: Officer Andrey Vishnevsky, private investigator Roman Khaykin, and officer Raghunandan Ramroop at the Kings Bay Y.
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Mar
28
These Are The Top Scams Targeting Immigrant Communities

These Are The Top Scams Targeting Immigrant Communities

Photo by Sean EganTwo weeks after a fake Sunset Park lawyer was sentenced [http://sunsetparkvoice.com/police-fire/fake-sunset-park-lawyer-who-offered-bogus-immigration-services-gets-2-4-years/] to two
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Mar
09

Fake Sunset Park Lawyer Who Offered Bogus Immigration Services Gets 2-4 Years

Source: Brooklyn District Attorney’s OfficeSunset Park man was sentenced to two to four years in prison for posing as
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Feb
26
Ring That Defrauded Murrow High School & Others Charged By Brooklyn D.A.

Ring That Defrauded Murrow High School & Others Charged By Brooklyn D.A.

Photo: Erica ShermanSeven more people have been arrested in connection to a city-wide fraud that involved ripping off scores of
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