Nov. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jamaica man was criminally charged with grand larceny and other related crimes for allegedly stealing nearly a quarter of a million dollars in pandemic relief funds to help workers and small business owners suffering hardship due to COVID-19. Humayun Kabir, 53, of 161st Street, was arraigned in…
Mar. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Flushing man is accused of scamming more than $600,000 from seniors across the United States opening bogus corporate bank accounts in Queens to collect stolen money that he used to gamble in an out-of-state casino.
Nov. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry A New Jersey man was indicted by a Queens grand jury and criminally charged with insurance fraud in the theft of $2.6 million from a trust fund, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office. David Liu, 36, of Garfield, NJ, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Nov. 15 on a nine-count indictment charging him with grand larceny in the first degree and other crimes. Liu is accused of transferring the money to bank accounts he created by using an alias and spending the cash to buy Cartier jewelry and other luxury items, Queens…
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Oct. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry
An East Elmhurst man was criminally charged with grand larceny and other crimes for allegedly creating bogus companies to secure more than $1 million in federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds intended to keep businesses afloat and workers employed, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Thursday.