Crime
Centerplate puts CEO on probation over dog abuse video
The company orders Des Hague to pay $100,000 to the Sade Foundation, a charity to be established in honor of Sade,...
Disbarred West Harrison attorney indicted on fraud charges
Pat Stiso is indicted by a federal grand jury on accusations he and others defrauded 15 people out of more than...
New Rochelle nursing home settles Medicaid fraud claims
Glen Island Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation will pay $2.2 million to the state and federal governments to settle allegations it...
Connecticut man pleads guilty to string of bank robberies
A multistate string of heists included banks in Ridgefield, Waterbury, Somers and Brewster.
Yorktown Heights man sentenced for sending threatening email
Roger Eichenholtz is sentenced to 12 months in prison for making threats over the Internet after losing an intellectual property suit...
Two Westchester agents get prison terms for insurance fraud
A Scarsdale agency owner and Peekskill insurance agent will go to prison for a life insurance fraud scheme from which they...
Trumbull accountant pleads guilty in tax scheme
Thomas Ragonese will be sentenced on a federal tax offense stemming from cooked books at a Bridgeport apartment complex.
Cyberattacks pose threat to Westchester, Connecticut banks
Banks in New York and Connecticut have been advised by regulatory agencies and law enforcement to beware of threats to their...
Scarsdale man sentenced for $33M fraud scheme
Eilat Lev is sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after admitting in a plea agreement to defrauding investors through his...
Westchester attorney indicted on federal tax evasion charges
State Sen. Thomas Libous is accused of using "his political position to garner favorable treatment for himself and his son,†attorney...
BNP Paribas agrees to $8.9 billion in sanctions
The global banking giant agrees to plead guilty to violations of federal laws in the processing of transactions on behalf of...
Mail scam targets N.Y. corporations
Gov. Andrew Cuomo warns business owners of a scam soliciting fees for a fictitious state agency.
Challenging Careers: More than ‘just the dog catcher’
Putnam County SPCA Chief Kenneth Ross’ efforts to curb animal cruelty contribute to investigations of other crimes.
Connecticut safeguards utility computers
A cybersecurity plan confronts a growing, sophisticated threat to water and power.
Credit card giants team up on security
MasterCard and Visa form a new industry group to push for technology to improve consumer credit card security
