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Voter fraud has been around since the creation of democracy, but that doesn’t make it right or mean we should allow it to continue or expand. more

By Ronald J. Rosenberg | 6/30/22

High season for online hucksters and frauds

Have you ever fallen for a scam? In the old days, for which we can only feel nostalgia, there was the kind of sweet three-card Monte . . . more

6/9/22

Learning to protect ourselves from scammers

People have called him many things — kind, loving, helpful, funny. I’ve heard him described as meticulous. But to me and my siblings, he’s simply Dad. more

By Michael Hinman | 4/28/22

A Merrick man was one of three charged in federal court in Central Islip on Wednesday in connection with a scheme to defraud seniors out of millions in fees to collect non-existent cash prizes.

Merrick man charged in alleged $30M elder fraud scheme

A Merrick man was one of three charged in federal court on Wednesday in connection with a scheme to defraud seniors out of millions in fees to collect non-existent cash prizes. more

By Erik Hawkins | 7/12/18

The Bellmore-Merrick EMS fell victim to a $1.6 million fraud scandal that occurred from March 2008 through March 2015. Since then, however, the unit has recovered financially and made strides in improving its services and ability to serve the community. Assistant Chief James Shimer showed the Herald some of the company’s upgrades, including the addition of two automated CPR machines.

A new era at Bellmore- Merrick EMS

The Bellmore-Merrick Emergency Medical Services saw a financial upswing in 2017, enabling it to upgrade its equipment, improve services and respond to 500 more calls than the average year. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 1/5/18

Let the sun shine on Albany ethics negotiations

There’s a perverse irony in the fact that negotiations about ethics reform in the corruption-stained state Capitol are conducted in secret. Time and again we’ve seen the governor, the Assembly speaker and the Senate majority leader . . . more

3/18/16

Merokean charged in ‘massive’ Medicare/insurance fraud

A pharmacist from Merrick, a doctor and an accountant are all charged in a “massive” fraud scheme dating back to 2012 that involved fake prescriptions for the pain medication oxycodone, according … more

By Scott Brinton | 11/13/15

Merokean David Denenberg is serving a three-month sentence at a federal prison in New Jersey after pleading guilty to defrauding a law client.

Dave Denenberg, former Nassau County legislator, now in prison

Former Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg began serving a three-month sentence at Fort Dix, a minimum-security prison in Burlington County, N.J., on Aug. 24, according to his attorney, Jason Russo, of Bay Shore. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/2/15

Dave Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, offered public apologies after his sentencing for mail fraud on June 5 at the U.S. Courthouse in Central Islip. He will spend three months in jail and three months under house arrest.

Denenberg gets 90-day sentence

A federal judge last Friday sentenced Dave Denenberg, the former Nassau County legislator who pleaded guilty to cheating a law client out of $2.3 million and resigned from office earlier this year, to three months in jail and three months of house arrest. more

By Brian Racow | 6/5/15

Nassau County police officials believe this person cashed four forged checks, which appeared to be drawn on a Merrick resident’s bank account, in January at a bank in Queens.

Police: Suspect cashed fake checks

Someone cashed four forged checks, which appeared to be drawn on a Merrick resident’s bank account, between Jan. 24 and 26 at a New York Community Bank in Ridgewood, Queens, according to Nassau County police officials. The Merokean lost more than $3,700, authorities said. more

6/3/15

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