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Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder urged senior citizens to contact the police to protect against scams.

Nearly 100 seniors from all over Nassau County gathered at the Franklin Square Senior Center on March 19 for the first in a series of public forums seeking to educate senior citizens about the rising … more

By Ronny Reyes and Mike Conn | 4/4/19

D.A.: Bellmore travel agent scammed clients out of $10K

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest of a Bellmore travel agent for allegedly scamming at least six cruise trip clients out of payments totaling more than $10,000. more

By Erik Hawkins | 11/9/18

Contractor Lee Moser was sentenced to 45 days in jail, to be served on the weekends, five years' probation and had to pay the Governor's Office of Storm Recovery $50,000 after an investigation determined that he scammed five Nassau homeowners who paid him to do work he never completed after Hurricane Sandy damaged their houses.

Hurricane Sandy scammer who did work in East Rockaway sentenced to 45 days in jail, 5 years' probation

A contractor from Smithtown who scammed Nassau and Suffolk county Hurricane Sandy victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars for home repairs he never completed was sentenced Sept. 27 to 45 days … more

By Mike Smollins | 9/27/18

The owner of Value Pharmacy in Lynbrook was sentenced to six months in jail and 200 hours of community service for defrauding Medicaid and participating in a kickback scheme. He also must pay $3 million in penalties.

Lynbrook pharmacy owner sentenced to jail for $1.5M Medicaid scam

The owner of a Lynbrook pharmacy was sentenced to jail time in Queens Supreme Court on Friday for defrauding the state’s Medicaid program out of $1.5 million. more

By Mike Smollins | 7/20/18

East Rockaway man 1 of 4 arrested and charged in alleged Medicare and Medicaid scam

A medical clinic business manager from East Rockaway was among four Long Island residents charged with fraud for allegedly taking part in kickback schemes that bilked Medicare and Medicaid out of up to $163 million. more

By Mike Smollins | 7/3/18

The co-owner of Value Pharmacy in Lynbrook pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid out of $1.5 million.

Lynbrook pharmacy owner pleads guilty to defrauding Medicaid out of $1.5 million

A Lynbrook pharmacy owner entered felony guilty pleas in Queens County Supreme Court on Friday, admitting to defrauding the state’s Medicaid program out of $1.5 million and participating in a kickback program with a former employee of Nassau University Medical Center. more

By Mike Smollins | 6/8/18

Last year, a report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that more than 10,000 victims of phone scams have collectively paid more than $54 million because of the scams since October 2013.

Rockville Centre woman sends $20,000 to phone scammer

Falling victim to what has become a nationwide trend, a Rockville Centre woman wired $20,000 earlier this month to an unknown man who called her, claiming that her grandson was arrested and needed … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 2/22/18

The co-owner of Value Pharmacy in Lynbrook was arrested in connection with allegedly defrauding the state Medicaid program of more than $8 million.

Lynbrook pharmacy owner arrested and charged with defrauding Medicaid out of millions

The owner of a Lynbrook pharmacy was arrested Thursday and charged with defrauding the state Medicaid program out of millions of dollars. more

By Mike Smollins | 2/15/18

RVC woman loses $8,000 in phone scam

A Rockville Centre woman paid $8,000 to a man pretending to be her grandson on Aug. 4 as part of a criminal trend taking place across the country. The man on the phone claimed that he was arrested … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 8/17/17

Employees of Quality Shredding helped unload cars of Freeport and greater Long Island residents who brought personal documents to be shredded during the AARP shredding event at Freeport Recreation Center.

Freeporters clean house to prevent fraud

On April 25, cars lined up in the parking lot of the Freeport Recreation Center as people waited to unload boxes and bags full of documents with Social Security numbers, birth dates, account numbers, … more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/4/17

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