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'Unrepentant' George Santos Crying Out For 'Significant' Prison Time With Social Posts: DOJ 'Unrepentant' George Santos Crying Out For 'Significant' Prison Time With Social Posts: DOJ
'Unrepentant' George Santos Crying Out For 'Significant' Prison Time With Social Posts: DOJ Disgraced former New York congressman and convicted fraudster George Santos is proving, once again, that he’s more concerned with clout than consequences. With just days before his sentencing, federal prosecutors filed a scathing letter in Central Islip federal court Thursday, April 17, highlighting a wave of Santos’ recent social media posts they say “cry out” for a stiff prison sentence. The letter–sent from US Attorney John Durham to Judge Joanna Seybert–claims the X posts are “antithetical to the ‘genuine remorse’” claimed by Santos’ attorneys in their sentencing memorandum. Santos, 36…

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Landlord In Connecticut, New York Sentenced For Tax Evasion Landlord In Connecticut, New York Sentenced For Tax Evasion
Landlord In Connecticut, New York Sentenced For Tax Evasion A landlord with properties in Connecticut and New York has been sentenced after admitting to failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes. Anthony Valentino, of Palm City, Florida, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court earlier to one count of tax evasion after attempting to avoid paying more than $300,000 in income taxes, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. This week, he was sentenced to nine months in prison, followed by a year of supervised release. Valentino must also pay a $10,000 fine. Durham said that Valentino, 76, is a real estate investor with properties in New Y…

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Man, 24, Gets 30-Year Sentence For Sexually Exploiting Children In Hudson Valley Man, 24, Gets 30-Year Sentence For Sexually Exploiting Children In Hudson Valley
Man, 24, Gets 30-Year Sentence For Sexually Exploiting Children In Hudson Valley A 24-year-old man will spend decades behind bars after admitting to using video games and social media to sexually exploit several children in the Hudson Valley. New Paltz resident Cammron Robinson has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting four children, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. As part of his guilty plea, Robinson admitted that he engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and produced videos and images capturing that conduct over the course of three years. Robinson admitted that from 2015 through 2017, he used the Playstation 4 gaming console, Skype, Zoom and…

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Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking, Immigration Offenses In Fairfield County Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking, Immigration Offenses In Fairfield County
Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking, Immigration Offenses In Fairfield County A Mexican national who repeatedly illegally entered the country has admitted to his role in trafficking methamphetamine and other drugs from New York to Connecticut. Rafael Lopez-Macias, a citizen of Mexico last known to reside in Norwalk, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to narcotics trafficking and immigration offenses, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. In June 1998, Lopez-Macias was convicted in California on charges that included cocaine trafficking, Durham said. In February 2001, he was deported to Mexico. Lopez-Macias proceeded to illegally reenter the country i…

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by Zak Failla
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Connecticut Landlord Admits To Tax Evasion Connecticut Landlord Admits To Tax Evasion
Connecticut Landlord Admits To Tax Evasion A landlord with properties in Connecticut and New York has admitted to failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars. Anthony Valentino, of Palm City, Florida, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of tax evasion after attempting to avoid paying more than $300,000 in income taxes, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. Durham said that Valentino, 76, is a real estate investor with properties in New York and Connecticut, including a 100-unit apartment complex in Naugatuck. From 2011 through 2013, Valentino deposited more than $1.1 million of real estate receipts into …

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