Long Island Ponzi schemer who fleeced cops, firefighters gets 2.5 years after cooperating with feds

Long Island Ponzi schemer who fleeced cops, firefighters gets 2.5 years after cooperating with feds

A Ponzi schemer’s “extraordinary” cooperation with authorities wasn’t enough to spare him federal prison time, after one of his many victims spoke out in court about the enormous human cost of his multimillion-dollar scam. Gregory Altieri, a former Long Island jewelry business owner, was sentenced to two and a half years behind bars Thursday, after … Read more

Trump backs off on deadline to end NYC congestion pricing

Trump backs off on deadline to end NYC congestion pricing

With one day left to go on the Trump administration’s March 21 deadline for New York to end its congestion pricing toll, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy posted a “30-day extension” notice to social media Thursday afternoon. While Duffy restated the administration’s demand for Gov. Hochul to end the tolling program, which charges most motorists … Read more