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Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, announced jointly on Feb. 8 that they are “fed up” with corruption among elected officials, and that Kaminsky planned to introduce new legislation to better empower local prosecutors to go after those who take advantage of their positions of power for personal gain. more
A Bellmore man was recently indicted for his alleged role in what officials described as a massive fraud against the federal Social Security Disability Insurance benefits program, which resulted in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money. more
A Valley Stream man who is a retired New York City police officer has been charged with joining three others in organizing a Social Security disability scheme that prompted 80 retired city firefighters and police officers to lie about their mental conditions and fake symptoms to obtain benefits to which they were not entitled, Manhattan prosecutors said on Jan 7. more
Kenneth Minor, the convicted killer of North Woodmere resident Jeffrey Locker, will be retried for the 2009 murder, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said. Minor was convicted in March 2011 and has served about two years of his 20 years to life sentence. more
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. more
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