Rick Whelan, chief of the Organized Crime and Rackets Bureau at the Nassau County district attorney’s office, took a brief breather after the news conference. Only minutes earlier, he had stood beside D.A. Kathleen Rice and County Executive Ed Mangano to announce that a team of federal and local...
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By Scott Brinton
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12/22/14
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Kathleen Rice, the Nassau County district attorney, and Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, are locked in a spirited fight for the 4th Congressional District seat now held by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a Democrat from Mineola.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/23/14
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A Merrick man and his East Hills cousin avoided jail time yesterday after they pleaded guilty to falsifying business records and failing to pay minimum wages or overtime to 72 employees at their East Meadow diner, among other crimes.
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By Brian Racow
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11/15/13
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A Centereach man, Gregory Vadjinia, 45, stands accused of defrauding an elderly Merrick couple of $10,000.
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10/31/13
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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced Monday that a former county Police Department deputy commissioner has been sentenced to jail after he was convicted on charges in connection with his role in preventing the arrest of a Merrick teenager whose father was a personal friend and financial benefactor of the police.
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By Julie Mansmann
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7/16/13
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A month-long undercover operation conducted by the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office and the Police Department led to the arrest 104 suspected johns accused of using Backpage.com to arrange meetings with undercover police officers posing as prostitutes. Arrestees included four Merrick men and one North Merrick man.
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6/3/13
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A Merrick woman has been arrested and charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing more than $90,000 from the waterproofing company where she worked as comptroller, according to Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice.
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5/17/13
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A Merrick woman has been arrested and charged with stealing more than $450,000 from the real estate firm where she worked as a bookkeeper by paying her bills with the company checkbook and forging her boss’s signature on checks that she made out to her herself, according to Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice.
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5/8/13
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The arrest of seven corrupt politicians brought down by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara renewed the call for reform in New York state, and Governor Cuomo has come out swinging.
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4/18/13
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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced last Friday that a former Nassau County Police Department deputy commissioner had been convicted of conspiracy and official misconduct for his role in preventing the arrest of a Bellmore-Merrick teenager whose father was a personal friend and a financial benefactor of a police foundation.
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/19/13
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