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Check Fraud Warning: How Scammers Use Fake Payments
A check that looks like free money can quickly turn into a costly trap.
Fake check scams often begin with an unexpected payment tied to a prize, mystery shopping job, online sale, personal assistant offer, or other pitch, according to the Better Business Bureau.
The hook is simple: scammers send a check, tell the recipient to deposit it, then ask for money to be sent back through a wire transfer, gift card, money order, or cryptocurrency.
The check may appear to clear at first. That does not mean it is real.
The Federal Trade Commission says banks must make deposited funds available quick…
Westchester Mom Suffocated To Death In Ireland, 'Asylum Seeker' Suspect Fled To Turkey: Reports
A Westchester mother who moved to Ireland with her young daughter was suffocated to death inside her new home, and authorities are now searching for the suspect, who police worry has already fled to the Middle East, according to multiple reports.
Jamey Carney, 43, an Armonk native who relocated to Killarney, County Kerry, in 2021 with her now-13-year-old daughter, was found by a family member early Tuesday, July 7, according to The Irish Times. A postmortem examination determined that Carney had been assaulted and suffered head injuries, but died from suffocation, the outlet reported.
Garda…
LI Dad Poured Vodka Shots For Son, 19, Behind Wheel Of Deadly Nassau Crash: Authorities
A Long Island father and son have admitted their roles in a deadly drunken car crash in which the father poured his son shots of vodka while the young man drove a Bentley, authorities said.
Brian August, 20, and Brian Kitchen, 43, both of Bay Shore, face prison time at their sentencing hearings, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said Thursday, July 9.
“As a parent, it is inconceivable to me that a father could be so reckless and careless as to pour and serve his underage, teenage son shots of liquor while driving,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said.
August was sitting in the …
MS-13 Killer Who Lured LI Teens To Grisly Deaths Learns His Fate
An MS-13 gangster who took part in two vicious teenage murders on Long Island has been sentenced to decades behind bars for the killings, authorities announced Tuesday, July 7.
Kevin Cuevas Del Cid, now 26, had pleaded guilty to killing two teenagers, Kerin Pineda and Javier Castillo, in 2016 and got 42 years in prison, the Justice Department said.
“This defendant used social media to lure Kerin Pineda to his death, and this callous disregard for human life has now been met with a just punishment,” U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. said.
Del Cid, who lived in Freeport, played a key role in …
LI Nurse Who Pocketed $1.25M In Fake Vaccine Scheme Hit With Record Fine
A Long Island nurse who admitted to faking more than 150 child vaccines was fined $544,000 by the state, officials announced Thursday, July 9.
Julie DeVuono’s fine is the largest in the New York Department of Health’s 125-year history, the agency said.
DeVuono, 53, pleaded guilty to criminal charges in June 2024, in which she agreed to complete community service, forfeit $1.2 million in criminal proceeds, and give up her professional licenses.
Between 2019 and 2022, DeVuono lied about giving 162 children various vaccines, including for chickenpox, measles, hepatitis, tetanus, and COVID-19,…
2.5M Eye Drop Bottles Recalled Over 'Foreign Substance,' FDA Says
More than 2.5 million bottles of a prescription eye drop are being recalled nationwide because they may contain a foreign substance.
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. voluntarily recalled 2,530,182 bottles of Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension, USP, 1%, according to a Food and Drug Administration enforcement report. The recall affects 5 mL, 10 mL, and 15 mL bottles distributed across the US.
According to the FDA, the eye drops were recalled because of the "presence of a foreign substance."
"Prednisolone is a steroid medicine that is used to relieve the redness, itching, and swelling cause…
