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Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced that Marisol Martell of Elmsford was arraigned on a 49-count felony complaint in New Rochelle City Court on charges related to her theft of money from the New Rochelle School District while working as a school secretary. The complaint charges one count of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree as a Crime of Public Corruption, a class C felony; one count of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony; and 47 counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 2nd Degree, each a class D felony.
Days after former New Rochelle schools director was sentenced to federal prison, his co-conspirator escaped jail time after agreeing to pay a myriad of fines in White Plains Federal Court, according to Talk of the Sound. Mauro Zozini was sentenced to an undisclosed term of supervised release and ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution and back taxes after pleading guilty to felony charges of bribery and tax evasion, according to the report, which states Zozini said he was "deeply sorry" to the judge before being captured on video celebrating outside the courthouse.
Two men from New Rochelle have been indicted on attempted murder charges for their roles in the shooting of a Yonkers police officer last September. Jerry Reyes, 22, and Frank Valencia, 18, have been indicted on charges that include criminal possession of a weapon, attempted aggravated murder and assault for their roles in the shooting of Police Officer Kayla Maher last year.
Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr., the Westchester County District Attorney, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation , and Patrick J. Carroll, the Commissioner of the New Rochelle Police Department, announced the a coordinated operation earlier today in which federal, state, and local law enforcement officers arrested 36 defendants in Westchester County.
Peter Parente, Commander of American Legion Post 8 in New Rochelle was arrested at his home Wednesday by New Rochelle police on domestic violence and weapons charges. He is married with two children.
Population Health Management is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published bimonthly in print and online that reflects the expanding scope of health care management and quality. Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 26, 2017-A new study has shown that low-income U.S. residents living in Medicaid expansion states are significantly more likely to have health insurance and to receive a routine check-up compared to low-income residents of non-expansion states.
Population Health Management is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published bimonthly in print and online that reflects the expanding scope of health care management and quality. Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 26, 2017-A new study has shown that low-income U.S. residents living in Medicaid expansion states are significantly more likely to have health insurance and to receive a routine check-up compared to low-income residents of non-expansion states.
A former schools director in Westchester who was embroiled in a four-year corruption scheme pleaded guilty in White Plains Federal Court on Tuesday in connection with a scheme to solicit bribes from an outside contractor to channel school district business to the contractor's company. John C. Gallagher, the former director of environmental services for the City School District of New Rochelle, faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of bribery.
John Gallagher, the former Director of Environmental Services for the City School District of New Rochelle, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas in White Plains federal court to bribery in connection with a scheme to solicit bribes from an outside contractor to channel school district business to the contractor's company. The guilty plea was accounted by Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
The suspected triggerman in the shooting of a Yonkers female police officer was charged Thursday in his hospital bed as he recovers from being by return fire in a shootout with police earlier this week. New Rochelle resident Frank Valencia, 18, was arraigned at Westchester Medical Center after he allegedly shot officer Kayla Maher in the jaw on Monday night during a shootout in the Park Hill section of Yonkers.
Hundreds of local residents packed New Rochelle High School and Columbus Elementary School last month to attend immigration rights workshops held just days after the Trump administration announced measures that would greatly expand the deportation of illegal immigrants. The workshops were planned in response to anxiety expressed by residents who were hearing rumors about immigration raids, according to a release from the City School District of New Rochelle.
The investigation into financial fraud in the Athletic Director's Office at the City School District of New Rochelle has widened to include two victims and multiple incidents of fraud, sources say. A forensic audit by the District's outside auditors began last week after a coach working for the District filed a criminal complaint alleging that Marisol Martell, the senior AD Office administrator working under Athletic Director Steve Young, forged a signature on a payroll check and pocketed the proceeds.
A senior staff member in the office of the Athletic Director of New Rochelle School District is facing potential criminal charges after the District's Business Office determined that she cashed a payroll check made out to a female high school sports coach. Marisol Martell "unexpectedly resigned" Thursday as the senior AD Office administrator working under Athletic Director Steve Young.
... made, Police Lt. John Barbalet said. Hours later, at approximately 11 a.m., the JCC of Mid-Westchester on the New Rochelle-Scarsdale town line was evacuated for a similar threat, police confirmed. Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the ...
A New Rochelle woman is facing life in prison after being indicted on murder charges alleging she killed her boyfriend. On Tuesday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced that Jonitha Alston, 30, was arraigned on an indictment charging her with individual counts of second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child in connection to the death of her 60-year-old boyfriend.
A New Rochelle woman is facing life in prison after being indicted on murder charges alleging she killed her boyfriend. On Tuesday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced that Jonitha Alston, 30, was arraigned on an indictment charging her with individual counts of second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child in connection to the death of her 60-year-old boyfriend.
... with federal and local law enforcement agencies in every way possible to bring those responsible to justice." New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson called the situation "horrifying," adding that "it's not surprising, given the rise in anti-Semitic ...
A New Rochelle teenager is facing life in prison after being found guilty by a jury of murdering an Iona College student last year. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino said on Tuesday that Stivenson Desir, 19, was found guilty of one count of murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon after he shot and killed Iona student Brandon Lawrence in Lincoln Park last spring.
A New Rochelle teenager is facing life in prison after being found guilty by a jury of murdering an Iona College student last year. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino said on Tuesday that Stivenson Desir, 19, was found guilty of one count of murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon after he shot and killed Iona student Brian Lawrence in Lincoln Park last spring.
A personal banker from Westchester County is heading to prison after he was found guilty of stealing more than $100,000 from an elderly client. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced that New Rochelle resident Matthew Gunther, 34, has been sentenced to between one and a half and four and a half years in state prison after being found guilty by a jury of multiple felony charges on Wednesday.
New Rochelle police responded last night to multiple calls of a disturbance at 138 Winthrop Avenue. Arriving units located a male with a serious stab wound to his chest in front of 138 Winthrop Avenue.
Following a lengthy investigation, New Rochelle police got their guy and arrested a Bronx man accused of multiple burglaries in the city. According to police, on Saturday, Dec. 10, officers with the Department's Property Theft Unit arrested Ferdinand Vargas, 57, after he was spotted by detectives on Beechwood Avenue and was taken into custody without incident.
TEST RESULTS indicated flows from Isaac E. Young Middle School to the Church Street Outfall are 79,000 MPN for Fecal and 110,000 MPN for Coliform. NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- After months of disagreement, engineers for the City of New Rochelle and City School District of New Rochelle have concluded, after extensive on-site testing , that Isaac E. Young Middle School is the source of pathogens emptying into Long Island Sound.
