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Glen Cove Man Sentenced to Up to 7 ½ Years in Prison for $1 Million Ponzi Scheme
Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a former investment broker from Glen Cove was sentenced today up to seven and a half years in prison for running a $1 million Ponzi scheme that targeted friends and acquaintances. Rand Heckler, 67, pleaded guilty in April 2023 before Judge...
Learning about cops, straight from the source
For nearly a century, the men and women of the Nassau County Police Department have put themselves on the line, protecting the communities they love. But how exactly do they do it?. Some 2,400 students from 23 schools across the county found out last week, as they were all invited...
Kimberly, Gianna Gotti want LI assault case dismissed as lawyer claims infamous last name hurt duo
John “Junior” Gotti’s wife and daughter want their assault case dropped as the pair’s lawyer claimed in court Wednesday that the mob family’s name was used against them following a brawl at a Long Island basketball game earlier this year. Kimberly, 56, and Gianna Gotti, 24, are each facing a third-degree assault charge, a misdemeanor, after they allegedly got into a fight with another parent inside Locust Valley High School gym on Feb. 8 while the Gottis’ son was playing for visiting team Oyster Bay High School. The mother-daughter duo are accused of punching and pulling the hair of the victim during...
How did a Nassau County doctor overprescribe highly addictive pain pills, despite strict laws in place? Team 12 Investigates.
Team 12 Investigates uncovered that pharmacies are not mandated to inform the state in this situation, which allowed Nelson to continue illegally prescribing oxycodone.
Long Beach outlasts South Side
Prior to May 11, Long Beach hadn’t hosted a Nassau County baseball playoff game in 30 years. Now the Marines are one of the last four team standings in the Class AA tournament. Seeded No. 5, they outlasted Jericho in the first round, 9-7, and took down fourth-seeded South...
Man Exposes, Touches Himself At Roosevelt Field Mall, Police Say
It happened in Garden City on Thursday, May 16, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 10 a.m., Irvin Acevedo Ayala, age 27 of Hempstead, was at the Roosevelt Field Mall food court, located at 630 Old Country Road. He allegedly approached a 62-year-old woman, who was also in the...
Nassau Community College teachers file ethics complaint over school’s $120K spent on casino lobbying
Nassau Community College’s teachers union slapped the school with an ethics complaint for dishing out $120,000 to a lobbying firm backing a controversial casino project, The Post has learned. The NCC Federation of Teachers accused leaders at the public college of breaking the law when it approved a contract for Shenker, Russo & Clark to back a proposal to build a Sands casino at Nassau Coliseum. “This is a clear violation of New York State Public Officers Law,” the union said in its complaint, filed with the state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government and obtained by The Post. The deal, which paid...
Broad Daylight Murder: Hempstead Man Sentenced For Shooting, Killing Victim
Twenty-seven-year-old Savonn Dangerfield of Hempstead received his sentence of 15 years to life in prison on Tuesday, May 14, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Story: Man Admits Shooting, Killing Victim During Broad Daylight Walk On Long Island. Six years before, in October 2018, Jeffrey Lee, age 23, was...
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