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NY Drywall Co. Owner Admits Stealing $1.6M In COVID Funds
A second Long Island, New York, drywall company owner has pled guilty to grand larceny charges after the pair took more than $1.6 million in COVID-19 relief funding, in part by falsely...
William, Thomas Felcon plead guilty in pandemic loan program fraud, DA Bragg says
A Manhasset Hills man and his nephew have pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration pandemic relief programs, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg said. William Felcon, 66, pleaded guilty on Thursday to second-degree grand larceny and will be sentenced on July 25 to 50 hours of community service, Bragg’s office said. He will forfeit $175,000 seized from corporate accounts he controlled, as well as $36,000 out of pocket to cover money owed to the SBA. Felcon’s nephew, 42-year-old Thomas A. Felcon of Howard Beach, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to second-degree attempted grand larceny and will be sentenced to six months in jail in August, Bragg’s office said.
Sex Trafficker From South Jamaica Sentenced 18 Years In Prison: DA
A 36-year-old man from Queens that forced several girls into selling their bodies for his clients in 2020 was sentenced to 18 years in prison, prosecutors said. Curtis Hamlet, from Jamaica, was sentenced to prison after forcing three 17-year-old girls into prostitution and exploiting eight other women between New York and Miami in the first three months of 2020, said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg. Hamlet recruited a 17-year-old girl for prostitution using social media in January 2020, housing her in Manhattan while he sold her body to various clients through March 2020, Bragg said.
D.A. Bragg Announces Trial Conviction of Keyshawn Kitchen for Harlem Stabbing
“Keyshawn Kitchens was intent on vengeance, and his vicious attack caused this victim serious injuries,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Everyone deserves to feel safe walking our city’s streets. This should not have escalated into serious violence, and today’s conviction delivers accountability for this violent assault.”
D.A. Bragg Announces Prison Sentence of Child Sex Trafficker
“Curtis Hamlet heinously exploited girls and young women in furtherance of his sex trafficking scheme. My thoughts are with these young survivors as they continue to heal,” said District Attorney Bragg. “I thank the dedicated prosecutors and investigators of my Office’s Human Trafficking Unit and our law enforcement partners in New York and Miami, for putting an end to this horrific multi-city operation and fighting for accountability.”
D.A. Bragg Announces Guilty Pleas in Pandemic Loan Program Fraud Scheme
“While New York businesses were in dire need of financial support during the pandemic, William and Thomas Felcon defrauded the system and obtained loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration by lying on their applications,” said District Attorney Bragg. “We will not allow public programs to be raided and used as a personal piggybank for greedy individuals and companies.”
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