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Disgraced Rep. George Santos surrendered himself into custody to begin his 87-month prison sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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Flushing woman and Bronx accomplice indicted in deadly U-Haul hit-and-run and identity theft scheme: DA

By Bill Parry

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Laurelton

Brooklyn man charged in large-scale identity theft, targeting Queens residents in mail fraud scheme: DA

By Bill Parry

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Courts

Squatter pleads guilty to occupying vacant Jamaica home, providing forged documents to authorities: DA

By Bill Parry

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Rego Park

Rego Park woman sentenced for visa fraud scheme using fake cultural program to smuggle Armenians into U.S.

By Bill Parry

Laurelton man sentenced in near fatal shooting

Jamaica

Brooklyn scammer attempted to sell elderly woman’s Jamaica home using forged documents: DA

By Bill Parry

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Kew Gardens Hills

Duo uses woman’s personal info to steal $10,000 from bank account in Kew Gardens Hills: NYPD

By Jacob Kaye

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Flushing

Flushing couple used stolen IDs and credit cards to buy luxury cars: DA

By Jacob Kaye

The exterior of St. Rose of Lima Church in Rockaway Beach

Diocese of Brooklyn warns several Queens parishes have been targeted by telephone scammers

By Bill Parry

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Jamaica

Two Queens men among four busted for stealing over $200K in house sale scheme

By Emily Davenport

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Long Island City

Identity thief sentenced for using stolen information to buy a luxury car in Long Island City three years ago

By Emily Davenport

Ridgewood

Brooklyn man arrested at Middle Village dealership for allegedly using forged ID to get big car loan

By Mark Hallum

Senior Woman Giving Credit Card Details On The Phone

Bayside

111th Precinct police warn about increased identity theft and phone and internet scams this year

By Jenna Bagcal

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Jamaica

Queens man admits to assaulting cop and living under an autistic man’s name for nearly 20 years

By Emily Davenport

Queens residents Amber Mantock (l.) and Summer Aboushady (r.) are accused of participating in a major credit union loan fraud ring.

Astoria

Two Queens women cuffed for roles in major loan fraud and identity theft ring busted on Long Island

By Robert Pozarycki

Flushing

Office manager at Flushing dental firm busted for pocketing $35K in insurance checks: DA

By Robert Pozarycki

Flushing

Office manager at Flushing dental firm busted for pocketing $35K in insurance checks

By Robert Pozarycki

The four suspects behind a recent grand larceny pattern in Queens in which they used cloned debit cards to steal cash from ATMs.

Thieves use cloned debit cards at Queens ATMs to steal thousands from victims’ bank accounts

By Robert Pozarycki

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Cops seeking two individuals who stole a man’s identity and took cash from his account at banks around Queens

By Emily Davenport

Prosecutors say Victoria Nasyrova allegedly tried to kill a doppleganger in Forest Hills with a slice of poisoned cheesecake.

Woman tried to kill her Forest Hills friend with poisoned cheesecake in identity theft plot: DA

By Robert Pozarycki

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown with detectives and prosecutors showing some of the items seized as part of the crackdown of a massive credit card fraud ring in Queens last March.

Jamaica

Leader of massive Queens-based identity theft & credit card fraud ring cops a guilty plea

By Robert Pozarycki

Prosecutors said a Flushing man stole someone's idea to purchase an Acura NSX similar to this one, valued at more than $200,000, from a Brooklyn auto dealer.

Flushing

Flushing man busted for stealing a man’s identity to buy a luxury car in Brooklyn

By Robert Pozarycki

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