Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, the Merrick Democrat accused by his former employer of overbilling a large corporate client for millions of dollars, was expected to plead guilty to mail fraud charges in federal court in Central Islip on Dec. 11, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.
He didn’t, however.
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By Brian Racow and Scott Brinton
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12/10/14
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County Legislator Dave Denenberg’s campaign for the New York State Senate came to a screeching halt last week when news broke that he had allegedly stolen more than $2 million from a client of his law firm . . .
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10/2/14
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The former law firm of Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg is suing him in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, seeking $3.6 million in damages. The firm alleges that Denenberg systemically and fraudulently overbilled a client to the tune of $2.3 million over eight years, and sought a 25 percent annual bonus from the firm based, at least in part, on those billings.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/23/14
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A Bayview Nursing Home nurse who gave morphine instead of a prescribed muscle relaxant to a wheelchair-bound resident two years ago — and then tried to cover up the error — was indicted on felony charges last week, according to the state Attorney General’s office.
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By Tom Jordan
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9/10/14
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I ran for governor against Eliot Spitzer in 2006 on a platform to cap property taxes. He won. It was a painful experience, but it laid the groundwork . . .
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5/1/14
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Nassau County Legislator Kevan Abrahams (D-Freeport), in conjunction with the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, would like to inform local retailers of a credit card scam recently attempted at …
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2/6/14
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Louis Abate, the former Fiscal Director for the Nassau County Office of Housing and Community Development, was sentenced to 18 months in jail be a federal court judge on July 22, after pleading …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/7/13
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Q. I often hear about "fraud" of some kind or another being committed in the business world. What are the basic legal principles concerning fraud in the business environment and what kind of …
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By Kevin Schlosser
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12/17/12
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Merokean Gerard Canino faces a maximum of 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud and bank fraud in connection with a $66 million mortgage fraud scheme.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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4/13/12
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According to the FBI, Medicare and Medicaid fraud cost the American taxpayer over $80 billion a year.
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3/8/12
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