Courts
Fraudster Robert Kolaczynski faces day of reckoning in $1.2M theft from Monsey man
“The defendant has been engaging in a pattern of lying, cheating and stealing over the course of his adult life,†Margery...
Yonkers Wholesale Beer loses appeal on $9.5M state tax assessment
Yonkers Wholesale claimed that 80 percent of its sales were exempt from taxes as wholesale transactions to retail vendors and 20...
Consultant sues Ginsburg companies for $500,000
The companies “engaged in a shell game,†DDD Properties principal Douglas Brout alleges, “to divert or veil their interests†in the...
Financial manager stiffs Umberto the Tailor for $27K in custom suits
Men’s Fitness magazine headlined Umberto Pitagora as the “Obi-Wan Kenobi of suit making,†in a 2017 article likening him to the...
Court denies wealth manager Bradley Reifler’s bid to dismiss $50M in debts
Reifler reportedly lived a lavish lifestyle and spent a decade and $8 million renovating Sky Blue Farm, a horse farm, including...
Breslin Realty sues Chevron for $1.2M over Yorktown gas station cleanup
“The property contamination arising from your prior operations was not cleaned up and removed,†Yorktown JAZ’s attorney said in a June...
Sofrito restaurant in White Plains files for bankruptcy protection
The restaurant needs immediate bankruptcy relief to protect it from eviction, Angela Terranova, president of Sofrito Inc., said in an affidavit.
BrioDigital and NestEdge Realty settle $1M dispute over SEO vagaries for $6,000
Theresa Davidson, an owner of BrioDigital, said the problem originated with a faulty Google platform.
Mount Kisco Lyme disease doctor sues blogger for $1M citing libel
Dr. Daniel Cameron claims that an article by Jann Bellamy depicted him as a “predator who preys on Lyme disease patients...
Convicted White Plains bankruptcy schemer accused of more dubious filings
After a four-and-half-year hiatus while dealing with the criminal charges, Armando Pons allegedly resumed filing questionable bankruptcy petitions.
Luxury developer Michael D’Alessio facing prison for $58M swindle
He commingled investors’ funds in “Ponzi-like fashion,†according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman, and channeled the...
Yonkers Whiskey House sues landlord for $750,000 alleging negligence
The owner of the Yonkers Whiskey House sued Yonkers Shopping Center LLC for $750,000, claiming it thwarted efforts to upgrade the...
Offer to fix Orange County business owner’s ‘problem’ lands parolee in jail for extortion
“I also do something else that I try to keep under the wraps. It’s called independent contracting work. You got problems...
Rye-based Global Gold awarded $23.1 million in Chilean mine rights fight
U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel on Oct. 29 ordered Amarant Mining Ltd. of Dubai, U.A.E., and Alluvia Mining Ltd. of Channel...
Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union to pay $95,000 for illegally repossessing service member vehicles
“Financial institutions must recognize and honor their responsibilities to our men and women in uniform,†John Gore, an assistant U.S. attorney...
