A woman who ran a pharmacy in Morrisville, New York, was convicted of a felony in federal court in September 2021. She pleaded guilty to a single criminal charge of health care fraud. Pharmacist Jennifer Caloia, 57, owned and managed Dougherty Pharmacy from 1998 to 2015. In her guilty plea, Caloia admitted to defrauding private…

A woman was arrested for allegedly driving drunk with her child in the vehicle in Northern Westchester, New York. Authorities said she was a driving while intoxicated (DWI) repeat offender. Jennifer MacDonald, 43, was arrested when Yorktown Police arrived to investigate a report of a single-car crash on East Main Street in Jefferson Valley. Officers…

Phishing involves getting information from someone through unlawful means, such as impersonating a trusted entity using a fake website or disguising an email. The aim is to obtain credit card details, login credentials or other private or personal information. In a recent case, an Italian citizen was accused of running a scheme in which he…

New York authorities have consistently sought to crack down on identity theft. Under a new law, state officials and law enforcement will be able to consider identity theft as a form of elder abuse when seniors are found to be the victim. The new legislation adds identity theft and other fraud-related offenses to New York’s…