Mount Pleasant, NY
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ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation
ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation A total of 83 arrests were made in the New York metro area as part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) nationwide enforcement operation in which more than 2,000 were charged. Deportation officers made arrests throughout New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and Jersey City, New Jersey. The 83 arrested were from 25 countries, including Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Trinidad, a…

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by Joe Lombardi
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Morris County Event Planner Is Fan Favorite On Netflix Reality Show 'Indian Matchmaking' Morris County Event Planner Is Fan Favorite On Netflix Reality Show 'Indian Matchmaking' Morris County Event Planner Is Fan Favorite On Netflix Reality Show 'Indian Matchmaking'
Morris County Event Planner Is Fan Favorite On Netflix Reality Show 'Indian Matchmaking' She's stunning. She's smart. And somehow, Nadia Jagessar is still single. The 32-year-old event planner from Morris County is not only one of the contestants on Netflix's reality dating show "Indian Matchmaking," but she is one of the favorites. The show follows popular Indian matchmaker Sima Taparia, who matches clients across the U.S. and India. The contestants who are given the resumes -- or "bio data" -- of several different potential partners suggested by Taparia, who they meet for the first time, often accompanied by their families. Like most of the contestants, Jagessar -- whose bi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Edison, NJ
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Missing Edison Man Found Dead On Staten Island Beach Missing Edison Man Found Dead On Staten Island Beach Missing Edison Man Found Dead On Staten Island Beach
Missing Edison Man Found Dead On Staten Island Beach An Edison man whose roommate said he disappeared was found dead 12 hours later on a  State Island beach, authorities said. A passerby saw Jagadeesh Koppanati's body on the shoreline of Cedar Grove Beach in the New Dorp area of Staten Island’s East Shore around 6 a.m., Saturday, a spokesperson for the NYPD said. The 27-year-old didn't specify where he was going when he left their house wearing a mask and gloves Friday night, his roommate told The Advance/SILive.com, speculating he may have been going to a party. The roommate -- whose name was not published -- asked Koppanati …

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by Cecilia Levine
Somers, NY
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Players From Westchester Help Georgetown Soccer Team Win First National Title Players From Westchester Help Georgetown Soccer Team Win First National Title Players From Westchester Help Georgetown Soccer Team Win First National Title
Players From Westchester Help Georgetown Soccer Team Win First National Title It came down to penalties and a miraculous save by a freshman keeper, but three former high school soccer standouts from the area helped lead Georgetown University to the school’s first national championship. Pleasantville’s Dante Polvara, Rye’s Will Sands, who both graduated from the Brunswick School in Greenwich, and Thornwood’s Jack Beer, who was a former captain at Byram Hills High School, took center stage during the biggest game of their lives, helping the Hoyas win 7-6 in penalty kicks against No. 1 Virginia in a game played Sunday night, Dec. 15 in Cary, North Carolina. It was a thr…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Brothers, Queens Man Led $2M International Fraud Ring, Feds Say Long Island Brothers, Queens Man Led $2M International Fraud Ring, Feds Say Long Island Brothers, Queens Man Led $2M International Fraud Ring, Feds Say
Long Island Brothers, Queens Man Led $2M International Fraud Ring, Feds Say Two brothers from Long Island and a man in Queens are facing charges for allegedly running a multi-million-dollar scheme by impersonating federal employees. Huntington residents Kamil Zafar, 51, Jamal Zafar, 48, and College Point resident Armughanul Asar, 68, were charged in Central Islip federal court with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to launder money in furtherance of their fraudulent scheme directed at thousands of individuals in the United States. United States Attorney Richard Donoghue said that the three were arrested on Monday, Aug. 26 and are scheduled to be arraig…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
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Exhibition Earns Fairfield Museum National Award Exhibition Earns Fairfield Museum National Award Exhibition Earns Fairfield Museum National Award
Exhibition Earns Fairfield Museum National Award An exhibition on refugees and immigrants at the Fairfield Museum & History Center won a national award. The museum received an Award of Excellence for the exhibition An American Story: Finding Home in Fairfield County from the American Association for State and Local History—AASLH.  The recognition is for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history. A series of photographic portraits and biographical narratives, An American Story honored the centennial of the Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants.  The exhibit…

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by Donna Christopher
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Body Of Missing Swimmer At Lake Hopatcong Found Body Of Missing Swimmer At Lake Hopatcong Found Body Of Missing Swimmer At Lake Hopatcong Found
Body Of Missing Swimmer At Lake Hopatcong Found The body of a 32-year-old Parsippany man who was last seen struggling to stay above water at Lake Hopatcong has been recovered, State Police said.  Avinash Kuna was found by searchers from the State Police and a T.E.A.M.S. unit at Henderson Cove around 6 p.m.  An intensive search began Saturday morning, when Kuna entered the water from a pontoon boat.  He and eight friends, mostly from his job at the UPS Technology Center in Parsippany, rented the boat to celebrate his birthday when tragedy struck, according to the Daily Record.  Kuna went into the water but appeared t…

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by Paul Milo
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Parsippany Man Who Drowned In Lake Hopatcong Remembered As Ambitious, Deeply Caring Parsippany Man Who Drowned In Lake Hopatcong Remembered As Ambitious, Deeply Caring Parsippany Man Who Drowned In Lake Hopatcong Remembered As Ambitious, Deeply Caring
Parsippany Man Who Drowned In Lake Hopatcong Remembered As Ambitious, Deeply Caring UPDATE: Police found Kuna's body Monday night.  A bright and sunny weekend was ahead when Avinash Kuna of Parsippany headed out with friends on a rented a pontoon boat to celebrate his birthday on Lake Hopatcong. In a moment, everything changed.  The 32-year-old was in the water for only a few seconds when he yelled out that something was pulling him under, witnesses recalled. Friends tried jumping in -- but it was too late. More than $25,000 had been raised as of Monday on a GoFundMe for Kuna's family back home in India, "who have restlessly worked for Avinash's successful car…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfield, CT
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Man Admits To 'Provisional Credit' Fraud Scheme Targeting Indians Man Admits To 'Provisional Credit' Fraud Scheme Targeting Indians Man Admits To 'Provisional Credit' Fraud Scheme Targeting Indians
Man Admits To 'Provisional Credit' Fraud Scheme Targeting Indians A citizen of India living illegally in the country has admitted to running a “provisional credit” fraud scheme to steal nearly a million dollars from more than 400 victims. Kishore Babu Ammisetti, a citizen of India last known to live in Connecticut pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of bank fraud stemming from a “provisional credit” scheme, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced this week. Ammisetti, 30, admitted to using Facebook Marketplace and other media to victimize his victims, who were primarily of Indian descent by advertising items for sale or rooms for rent.&nb…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
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Fundraiser In Place For Family Of 'Hardworking' Gas Attendant Killed In Horrific Route 23 Crash Fundraiser In Place For Family Of 'Hardworking' Gas Attendant Killed In Horrific Route 23 Crash Fundraiser In Place For Family Of 'Hardworking' Gas Attendant Killed In Horrific Route 23 Crash
Fundraiser In Place For Family Of 'Hardworking' Gas Attendant Killed In Horrific Route 23 Crash Many knew Lovedeep Fatra only as a familiar face at the gas station. Always smiling. Always friendly. Almost always working. The 22-year-old, however, was killed when an SUV driven by a drugged motorist went airborne and crashed into a father, and his teen getting gas from Fatra at Route 23 Delta gas station earlier this week. More than $12,000 had been raised for Fatra's family on a GoFundMe as of Sunday afternoon. Fatra moved to the U.S. from India and worked tirelessly to support his family back home. He was set to leave the gas station in two weeks to start a career as a truck driver,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Greenwich, CT
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Greenwich Lawyer Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Cognizant Office Complex, Feds Charge Greenwich Lawyer Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Cognizant Office Complex, Feds Charge Greenwich Lawyer Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Cognizant Office Complex, Feds Charge
Greenwich Lawyer Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Cognizant Office Complex, Feds Charge A Greenwich lawyer conspired to pay government officials in India a $2 million bribe to pave the way for an office complex there when he was the chief legal officer of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, a federal indictment charges. Steven Schwartz, 51, and former Cognizant president Gordon Coburn, 55, of Beaver Creek, Colorado, approved the payoff to secure the necessary permits for construction, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said Friday. To cover up the scheme, the pair and others “agreed that a third-party construction company would obtain the permit by making the illega…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Ex-Teaneck Tech Execs Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Office Complex, Feds Charge Ex-Teaneck Tech Execs Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Office Complex, Feds Charge Ex-Teaneck Tech Execs Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Office Complex, Feds Charge
Ex-Teaneck Tech Execs Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Office Complex, Feds Charge The former president and former chief legal officers of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp in Teaneck paid government officials in India a $2 million bribe to pave the way for an office complex that would have supported thousands of employees and been of the company’s largest facilities there, a federal indictment charges. Steven Schwartz, 51, of Greenwich, Connecticut, and Gordon Coburn, 55, of Beaver Creek, Colorado, approved the payoff to secure the necessary permits for construction, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Friday., To cover up the scheme, the pair and others “agreed that a …

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by Jerry DeMarco