City Hall Chaos: Turmoil, Uncertainty Continue In Unprecedented Mount Vernon Mayoral Dustup
Chaos continues to reign supreme inside Mount Vernon City Hall, as the unprecedented controversy over who sits in the mayor’s seat rages into its second week.
Last week, on Monday, July 8, Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas pleaded guilty to fourth-degree attempted grand larceny and second-degree offering a false statement for filing. As part of his plea deal, he agreed to resign from office as of Monday, Sept. 30.
Two days later, on Wednesday, July 10, the Mount Vernon City Council unanimously voted on legislation to remove Thomas from office immediately, giving him 24 hours to vacate City …
Area Man Admits To Illegally Selling Sharks
An area man who was arrested in March for having live sharks in his basement has pleaded guilty to the crime.
Joshua Seguine, 38, of Lagrangeville, admitted Friday, July 12, to keeping live Sandbar sharts, a protected species, and attempting to sell them over the internet, said New York Attorney General Letitia James and Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos.
According to the felony complaint, Seguine came to the attention of DEC Law Enforcement in July of 2017, after he was found in possession of five undersized sharks in the back of his truck.
According to a…
Trio Indicted For World Trade Center 'Pay-To-Play' Bribery Scheme, State Attorney General Says
New York Attorney General Letitia James charged three men involved in rebuilding the World Trade Center alleging they engaged in a “pay-to-play" bribery scheme.
“These individuals were trusted with rebuilding the site of the worst terror attack in American history, but instead, allegedly squandered public funds to line their own pockets,” said James in the May 29 announcement.
The individuals charged are James Luckie, 58, of Setauket in Suffolk County; and Michael Garrison, 59, of Stony Point in Rockland County; and Paul Angerame, 59, of Manhattan.
They were charged in a scheme that i…
LI Woman Among Two Physicians Arrested For Alleged Role In Opioid Mill Fraud Scheme
A pair of physicians, including a woman who lives on Long Island, are facing charges for allegedly conspiring to operate a pill mill and fraudulently billing Medicaid.
Rockville Centre resident Clarise Clemons and Rego Park resident Ilya Smuglin and have been arrested and charged with criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance, health care fraud and conspiracy, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced, following an investigation.
It is alleged that Clemons, 63, Smuglin, 50, and other staff at the Miromedical P.C. and Ferrara Medical Care P.C. clinics created, enabl…
