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Michael Mashburn

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mmashburn@dailyvoice.com

Michael joined the Daily Voice team in April 2022 covering news throughout New York, including the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and Long Island. He previously worked as a reporter for ABC Radio affiliates KTAR in Phoenix and KOMO in Seattle. Michael graduated from Arizona State University with a BA in journalism in May 2014. 

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Long Island Tax Preparer Got $13M In Fraudulently Obtained Business Loans, Feds Say Long Island Tax Preparer Got $13M In Fraudulently Obtained Business Loans, Feds Say
Long Island Tax Preparer Got $13M In Fraudulently Obtained Business Loans, Feds Say A business owner on Long Island is facing federal charges after allegedly conning his way into millions of dollars in government-backed loans. Sandeep Grover, age 54, of Massapequa, is charged with major fraud against the US and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, according to an indictment that was unsealed by the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District on Wednesday, May 24. Grover is the owner of Excellent Business Services Inc., a tax preparation business based in Seaford. Prosecutors allege that between April 2020 and June 2021, he submitted over 100 applications for …

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Lifestyle
Take 5 Top-Prize Ticket Worth $32,000 Sold At Long Island Store Take 5 Top-Prize Ticket Worth $32,000 Sold At Long Island Store
Take 5 Top-Prize Ticket Worth $32,000 Sold At Long Island Store A lucky Take 5 lottery player will walk away with over $32,000 after hitting all five numbers on a ticket sold on Long Island. The prize-winning ticket worth $32,210 was purchased at the Yasmin Cards & Gifts in Oakdale, located at 897 Montauk Highway, for the Sunday, May 21, evening drawing, New York Lottery announced. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is held twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Players can check their numbers on the New York Lottery website. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money.

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Traffic
Expect Delays: Closure Scheduled For Portion Of Northern State Parkway Expect Delays: Closure Scheduled For Portion Of Northern State Parkway
Expect Delays: Closure Scheduled For Portion Of Northern State Parkway Drivers on Long Island are being warned about potential delays due to scheduled roadwork on the Northern State Parkway. On Wednesday night, May 24, the eastbound lanes of the parkway will close between Exit 40 (State Route 110) and Exit 41 (Wolf Hill Road) in the town of Huntington from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m., according to the Department of Transportation. The same stretch will close again from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Thursday, May 25. Transportation officials said the closures will allow crews to work on a drainage rehabilitation project. During the closure, drivers can follow a signed detour…

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Police & Fire
Person Struck, Killed By Train Near LIRR Station Person Struck, Killed By Train Near LIRR Station
Person Struck, Killed By Train Near Lirr Station A person is dead after being struck by a Long Island Rail Road train. The incident happened at around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, west of the Wyandanch station, near the intersection of Long Island Avenue and Straight Path. In a post on Twitter, the MTA said service on the Ronkonkoma Branch was suspended in both directions east of Farmingdale due to a person on the tracks being struck by a train at Wyandanch. Emergency crews found the victim dead at the scene, an MTA spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. The victim was on the tracks illegally and was struck by an eastbound train, the spo…

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Firefighter Who Lost Both Legs Admits Causing Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Long Island Teacher Firefighter Who Lost Both Legs Admits Causing Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Long Island Teacher
Firefighter Who Lost Both Legs Admits Causing Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Long Island Teacher More than two years after a high school teacher was killed in a drunken, wrong-way crash on a Long Island parkway, the man responsible for the wreck has pleaded guilty. Joseph Norris, age 40, of Babylon, copped to multiple charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide, in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, May 23, in the death of Anthony Mariano in November 2020. According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, Norris, an off-duty New York City firefighter, had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit when he got behind the wheel of his Chevrolet pickup truck on the evening o…

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Child Porn, Public Lewdness: Long Island Man Nabbed Following 'Extensive' Probe, Police Say Child Porn, Public Lewdness: Long Island Man Nabbed Following 'Extensive' Probe, Police Say
Child Porn, Public Lewdness: Long Island Man Nabbed Following 'Extensive' Probe, Police Say A Long Island man is facing nearly a dozen charges following an investigation into child pornography. Paul Allen, age 66, of Hampton Bays, was arrested Monday, May 22, at his King Street home following an “extensive investigation” by the Suffolk County DA’s Office and the Southampton Town Police Department, according to police. Investigators said the probe centered around the possession of child pornography and acts of public lewdness. Allen was arrested on the following charges: Two counts of public lewdness (misdemeanor) Three counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child less th…

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New Update: 2 Deputies Shot, Suspect Killed During Shootout At Capital Region Home New Update: 2 Deputies Shot, Suspect Killed During Shootout At Capital Region Home
New Update: 2 Deputies Shot, Suspect Killed During Shootout At Capital Region Home This story has been updated. The suspect accused of opening fire on two sheriff's deputies at a home in the region has died. The incident happened at around 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 23 in Saratoga County, at the Fox Run apartment complex in Clifton Park, located on Foxwood Drive. According to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were assisting the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in executing a federal search warrant at one of the units. Deputies had announced themselves and entered the home when a 23-year-old man inside opened fire on them, Sheriff Michael Zurlo said at…

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E. Jean Carroll Wants New Damages From Trump After His Comments At CNN Town Hall, Report Says E. Jean Carroll Wants New Damages From Trump After His Comments At CNN Town Hall, Report Says
E. Jean Carroll Wants New Damages From Trump After His Comments At CNN Town Hall, Report Says Former President Donald Trump’s words at a televised town hall may come back to bite him if writer E. Jean Carroll gets her way. On Monday, May 22, Carroll asked a Manhattan federal court to award her a “very substantial” additional amount of damages in her civil sexual abuse and defamation case against Trump, CNN reports. According to the outlet, the move is in direct response to Trump’s appearance at a CNN town hall on May 10, in which he continued to deny Carroll’s claims that he sexually abused her in a Manhattan department store dressing room in the 1990s, calling the allegation “fake”…

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Police & Fire
New Update: Police Seeking This Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Long Island Woman New Update: Police Seeking This Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Long Island Woman
New Update: Police Seeking This Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Long Island Woman Authorities are asking the public to be on the lookout for a vehicle believed to be connected to a hit-and-run crash on Long Island that left a 42-year-old woman dead. The victim’s body was discovered at around 7:45 a.m. Sunday, May 21, in a grassy area in Holtsville, on the side of North Ocean Avenue, near Fish Road. Suffolk County Police identified the woman as Jennifer Bianco, of Bay Shore. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Earlier Report: Hit-Run Crash: Bay Shore Woman, Age 42, Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Holtsville Investigators determined she was struck by a veh…

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22-Year-Old Sold Fentanyl To Capital Region Man Who Died From Overdose, Police Say 22-Year-Old Sold Fentanyl To Capital Region Man Who Died From Overdose, Police Say
22-Year-Old Sold Fentanyl To Capital Region Man Who Died From Overdose, Police Say Six months after a 26-year-old man from the region died from a drug overdose, the dealer who allegedly sold him the drugs is facing charges. Schenectady resident Reuben Sangster, age 22, was arrested Wednesday, May 17, on suspicion of criminally negligent homicide, according to Watervliet Police. Investigators said Sangster sold fentanyl to the victim not long before the man was found dead from an overdose in the bedroom of a Watervliet home on Nov. 8, 2022. Fentanyl is a powerful, synthetic opioid that is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine and has contributed to a spike in overdose d…

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