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Luxury cars

New Haven
News
Ex-Yale Med School Worker Who Lived In Naugatuck Stole $40 Million In Electronics Sentenced Ex-Yale Med School Worker Who Lived In Naugatuck Stole $40 Million In Electronics Sentenced
Ex-Yale Med School Worker Who Lived In Naugatuck Stole $40 Million In Electronics Sentenced A former Yale University School of Medicine employee who stole $40 million in computer and electronic hardware from the university has been sentenced. Jamie Petrone, age 43, a former resident of Naugatuck, was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 13, to nine years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud and filing a false tax return, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. She pleaded guilty to the charges on March 28. Earlier report - Former Yale Med School Employee Admits Stealing, Selling $40 Million In Elec…

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by Nicole Valinote
Englewood
News
TRADING UP? Brazen Thief Tries To Steal Luxury Mercedes While Owner Fuels Up On Route 4 TRADING UP? Brazen Thief Tries To Steal Luxury Mercedes While Owner Fuels Up On Route 4
Trading UP? Brazen Thief Tries To Steal Luxury Mercedes While Owner Fuels Up On Route 4 A driver who ducked into a Route 4 Dunkin Donuts while gassing up nearly lost his luxury SUV to a brazen thief who took his wallet and $500 in cash, authorities said. The victim was fueling up his Mercedes G-Class wagon at the BP station on the westbound highway when the thief arrived in a Mercedes sedan reported stolen out of Toms River around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Englewood Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. The bandit snuck into the G-wagon apparently assuming he'd drive off with it but wound up snatching a bag that had the wallet and cash in it from the vehicle, the lieutenant said. For those …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment 6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment
6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment Six members of a luxury car theft ring that targeted dealerships and high-end cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars are named in an indictment filed by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.  The defendants from Newark, East Orange and Blackwood arrested in "Operation Dealer No Deal" targeted dealerships in Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Union and took key fobs to steal the luxury vehicles off the lots, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today said. The defendants (listed below) were charged in connection with thefts of 22 vehicles valued at over $787,000 …

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains
News
Ninth Member Of Multi-Million Dollar Luxury Stolen Car Ring Sentenced In Westchester Ninth Member Of Multi-Million Dollar Luxury Stolen Car Ring Sentenced In Westchester
Ninth Member Of Multi-Million Dollar Luxury Stolen Car Ring Sentenced In Westchester The ninth member of a multi-million dollar luxury stolen car ring that operated in parts of New York and Connecticut has been sentenced in White Plains federal court for her role in the operation. Lashaumba Randolph, age 46, of Atlanta, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for providing fake titles and other fraudulent vehicle documentation used to defraud car buyers as part of a national stolen car ring involving approximately 60 stolen luxury cars, including Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Corvettes, worth more than $4 million. Previously, Randolph pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire …

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by Zak Failla
White Plains
News
Feds: Man Stole, Sold Tires, Rims From Luxury Auto Dealers In Westchester, Fairfield Counties Feds: Man Stole, Sold Tires, Rims From Luxury Auto Dealers In Westchester, Fairfield Counties
Feds: Man Stole, Sold Tires, Rims From Luxury Auto Dealers In Westchester, Fairfield Counties An out-of-state man has indicted by a grand jury on charges that he ran a scheme to steal tires ad rims from new vehicles at luxury car dealerships in Westchester, Fairfield and New Haven counties and elsewhere. Michael Farias, 54, of Providence, Rhode Island, was charged on Wednesday, Nov. 18, following an investigation by the FBI and police departments from Shelton, Milford, Waterbury, and Darien, and Bedford, New York, said John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. As alleged in the indictment, between May 2015 and August 2018, Farias and others stole tires and rims …

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by Kathy Reakes
Union
Police & Fire
NJ Scammers Who Paid Bills, Bought Fancy Cars With Homemade Money Orders Headed To Fed Pen NJ Scammers Who Paid Bills, Bought Fancy Cars With Homemade Money Orders Headed To Fed Pen
NJ Scammers Who Paid Bills, Bought Fancy Cars With Homemade Money Orders Headed To Fed Pen Two New Jersey men are bound for federal prison for producing bogus money orders and cashier’s checks that they used to buy themselves luxury cars, pay off credit card bills and clear a mortgage. Germaine Howard King, 47, of Elizabeth was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Newark to 70 months. Daniel D. Dxrams (currently known as “Daniel Kusi”), 41, of Maplewood was sentenced to 57 months. Both must serve their entire terms because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. “King was convicted for his role in a scheme to defraud banks and other lenders using phony money order…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Briarcliff
Business
Stop & Shop In Westchester Will Be Replaced By Auto Dealership Stop & Shop In Westchester Will Be Replaced By Auto Dealership
Stop & Shop In Westchester Will Be Replaced By Auto Dealership A luxury Audi dealership is set to replace a Stop & Shop location in Westchester after officials couldn’t find a new supermarket to replace it. Earlier this year, it was announced that the New Roc Stop & Shop on Harrison Street in New Rochelle will be closing next February, the company announced this week, prompting the New Rochelle City Council to begin searching for a new business to replace it. Officials sought another grocery store, but instead, it is primed to be opening as a new Audi dealership, complete with a community center on the second floor of the 65,000-square-foot fac…

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by Zak Failla
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Elizabeth, Maplewood Scammers Bought Rolls Royce, Other Fancy Cars With Bad Checks Elizabeth, Maplewood Scammers Bought Rolls Royce, Other Fancy Cars With Bad Checks
Elizabeth, Maplewood Scammers Bought Rolls Royce, Other Fancy Cars With Bad Checks An Elizabeth man and a Maplewood resident were both found guilty last week of using phony checks and money orders to obtain a small fleet of luxury cars and to pay off a large mortgage balance, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said. Germaine Howard King, a 43-year-old Elizabeth resident, used counterfeit money orders he created on a computer with the assistance of a woman named Melissa Reynolds, who previously pleaded guilty to fraud. The two tried to pay off two Mercedes Benzes using the money orders as well as a $432,000 mortgage. The financial institution mistakenly accepted the bogus m…

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by Paul Milo
Nassau
Lifestyle
Long Island Auto Classic Back For Second Season Long Island Auto Classic Back For Second Season
Long Island Auto Classic Back For Second Season The classic car season is revving up this weekend where an elegant turn-of-the-century Georgian estate will host classic, exotic and luxury cars. The 2nd Annual Long Island Auto Classic is Sunday, June 9 at the Mansion at Glen Cove, which today is a hotel. A benefit for the Katz Institute for Women's Health there will be fine food and beverages, a DJ, live music and vendors, from vineyards, to cigar makers, to jewelry designers. Exhibiting vehicles may arrive from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. The event is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Car show, tickets and more is on the website.

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by Donna Christopher
Englewood
Police & Fire
Tracy Morgan OK After NYC Collision With Jersey City Driver Tracy Morgan OK After NYC Collision With Jersey City Driver
Tracy Morgan OK After NYC Collision With Jersey City Driver Comedian Tracy Morgan had just driven his 2012 Bugatti Veyron off a Manhattan lot when it was sideswiped by another vehicle on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. "Thanks for any concern but I am totally fine. My NEW CAR? We shall see," Morgan tweeted a short time later. "Love you all." The other car was apparently driven by Jocelyn Madulid, 61 of Jersey City, who said she was frightened by Morgan's reaction. The $1.5 million luxury car was struck by a Honda CR-V, according to TMZ. This Friday marks five years since the "Last OG" star, who lives in Alpine, was involved in a nea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant
News
Seven Members Of $3.1 Million Stolen Luxury Car Ring Charged In Westchester Seven Members Of $3.1 Million Stolen Luxury Car Ring Charged In Westchester
Seven Members Of $3.1 Million Stolen Luxury Car Ring Charged In Westchester Seven members of a multi-million dollar national stolen automobile ring are facing time behind bars after being charged in White Plains Federal Court for their roles in the operation in New York and Connecticut. Beginning in October last year, Marvin Williams, Nicholas Dixon, Jason Higney, Besar Ismaili, Steven Klein, Lashaumba Randolph and Abdurahamin Shabazz allegedly operated the stolen car ring. During the operation, they allegedly would obtain stolen cars from Michigan and Florida, transported the stolen cars to New York and Connecticut for resale. In an effort to sell the cars, they w…

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by Zak Failla