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Dumping case cracked through undercover stakeouts, surveillance, Sini says
Fill dirt place in the front yard of a Central Islip home. The homeowner said he was unaware the soil was contaminated. The property is part of an illegal dumping case being investigated by the Suffolk County District Attorney's office. Stakeouts. Surveillance....
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Illegal dumping investigation leads to three more arrests, Sini says
Suffolk District Attorney Timothy Sini talks about new arrests in an investigation into alleged illegal dumping. Three more people were arrested in one of the largest busts of alleged illegal dumping in the state’s history, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy...
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Illegal dumping scheme put debris in parks, backyards, officials say
Illegally dumped dirt mounds adjacent to Brentwood State Park discussed at a news conference about Operation Pay Dirt, the undercover investigation on Long Island and in New York City that the state's top environmental official described as the "largest-ever bust of...
read moreBrooklyn man sentenced in Center Moriches home invasion
A state Supreme Court justice sentenced a Brooklyn man to 25 years in prison Wednesday in a 2016 armed burglary of a Center Moriches home, the Suffolk district attorney’s office said. Alexander Vaughn, 30, and two co-conspirators used duct tape to restrain three...
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Central Islip man sentenced to 50 years to life for cop stabbing.
Mark Caraway, left, was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison on Wednesday for the 2016 stabbing of Suffolk Police Officer Michael Cummings, who attended the hearing. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan A schizophrenic Central Islip man who nearly sliced off a police...
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Former Commack baby-sitter sentenced for abusing kids in his care, DA says
Benjamin Fielman, 27, now of Century, Florida. The victims were three unrelated children between the ages of 7 and 11 years old who were living in Fielman's care in Commack between 2009 and 2014, officials said. A former Commack resident and private baby-sitter was...
read moreDA Sini seizes 27 vehicles in illegal dumping bust.
Suffolk District Attorney Timothy Sini talked on Thursday, July 19, about how two days earlier officials seized 27 vehicles from Operation Pay Dirt, the undercover investigation on Long Island and in New York City that the state’s top environmental official...
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East Setauket man swindled senior citizens in Ponzi scheme, DA says
An East Setauket financial adviser accused of swindling at least a dozen senior citizens out of millions of dollars was arrested and charged with grand larceny, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini said Wednesday. Steven Pagartanis, 58, pleaded not guilty...
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Illegal dumping investigation leads to three more arrests
Illegal dumping investigation leads to three more arrests, Sini says. Three more people were arrested in one of the largest busts of alleged illegal dumping in the state’s history, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini said Thursday. With the new arrests made...
read more16 arrested in Montauk drug ring bust
August 16, 2018 DA: 16 arrested, including bar employees, in Montauk drug ring bust A months long investigation that struck at the "heart" of Montauk's drug scene resulted in 16 arrests, authorities said on Thursday, as well as the seizure of cash and drugs after...
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