A Long Island doctor was arrested for allegedly defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of more than $1.3 million for fraudulent claims related to Covid-19 testing, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) announced Wednesday.
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A partial views of the New York state Capitol building, left, is shown next to the state Appellate court building in foreground, right, Monday, April 4, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. A panel of five mid-level New York appellate judges have ruled on Thursday, April 21, 2022 that state Democrats engaged in gerrymandering when drawing new congressional district boundaries for the next decade. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
A Bay Shore man has been arrested for allegedly killing a 33-year-old Northwell Health employee from Queens outside of her job in New Hyde Park last week, Nassau County police said.
Quay-Sean Renard Hines was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Amelia Laguerre, of St. Albans. Police did not disclose the nature of the relationship between the suspect and the victim.
Two Long Island lawyers allegedly stole more than $1 million from a deceased client’s trust meant to be donated to charity, according to a civil complaint filed Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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