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Lamborghini, Porsche, Jaguar, Oh My: NY Contractor Charged In $2M Hurricane Sandy Relief Fraud
A New York contractor is facing federal charges for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from Hurricane Sandy victims and using the money to fund a lavish lifestyle.
Alexander Almaraz, age 55, who formerly lived on Long Island, in Freeport on , is expected to be arraigned on wire fraud charges in federal court in Central Islip on Thursday, Jan. 26, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District.
Prosecutors said Almaraz, who owns Design Concepts Group (DCG) in Freeport, targeted homeowners who suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 and later recei…
Isaias: Con Ed Draws Ire Of Westchester Officials For Handling Of Tropical Storm
Con Edison has drawn the ire of some elected officials in Westchester as thousands remain without power as the utility company works to recover from Tropical Storm Isaias.
Though crews are working around the clock to make repairs following the devastating storm, more than 70,000 of Con Edison’s 360,045 customers remain without power, with some possibly not being able to turn the lights back on until Monday, Aug. 10.
As of 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, 70,376 of Con Ed’s 360,045 Westchester customers were still reporting outages as crews responded to 4,853 outages.
In a statement, Con Edi…
Isaias: Here's How Many Are Now Without Power In Westchester
More than 100,000 Westchester residents remain in the dark a day after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through the region, toppling trees and power lines.
In one of the largest outage events in its history, 95,054 of Con Edison’s 360,045 customers remain without power as the utility company deals with 5,067 outages as of around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
NYSEG was also reporting that 28,734 of its 33,278 Westchester customers are reporting outages.
“The storm’s gusting winds shoved trees and branches onto power lines, bringing those lines and other equipment down and leaving 257,000 custo…
