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Wafa Abboud was convicted by a Brooklyn jury of embezzling nearly $1 million from the Human First nonprofit she headed in Lynbrook to purchase and renovate her Merrick home and for other expenses.

Merrick woman convicted for stealing nearly $1M from nonprofit she headed in Lynbrook

A jury convicted a Merrick woman on July 9 in Brooklyn federal court of embezzling $1 million from the Lynbrook nonprofit organization for the disabled that she led. She used the money to renovate her home and fund vacations and cosmetic surgeries, prosecutors said. more

By Mike Smollins | 7/11/19

Bellmorite gets five years for child pornography

A Bellmore man was sentenced to five years in prison recently after federal investigators found child pornography in his home in 2012, officials said. Alfonso Marino, 65, a former New York City teacher, was sentenced on June 25 by U.S. District Judge Leonard Wexler in federal court in Central Islip. He was apprehended by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and charged with possession of child pornography in September 2012. more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/30/14

The president and attorney general are dead wrong

Eight years after Sept. 11, our hearts remain heavy from the tremendous loss we suffered. Now, thanks to the irresponsible decision by President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, New Yorkers will suffer again. more

Al D'Amato | 11/26/09

By all means, try the alleged 9/11 terrorist in N.Y.

Let us go back to the day, the bright and beautiful September day, when all the promise of a new morning collapsed in on itself like the towers themselves. The images and sounds of the attack — the planes, the falling bodies, the imploding buildings, the gaping maw where New York’s greatest landmarks stood, the dust, the smell, the photos of loved ones taped to windows — are etched in our minds forever. more

Randi Kreiss | 11/19/09

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