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☆ Veteran Collected Benefits After Lying About Purple Heart, U.S. Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Claire Fahy | More About Claire Fahy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A woman in upstate New York was arrested on Wednesday and charged with fraudulently claiming to be a Purple Heart recipient, federal prosecutors said. The woman, Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, of Newburgh, N.Y., defrauded military charities and the Department of Veterans Affairs by lying about having received the Purple Heart, a military award given to those wounded or killed in action, Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said in a statement. Ms. Toney-Finch claimed that she had survived a terrorist attack on her convoy in Iraq while serving a tour in March 2010, the statement said. She also claimed to have been wounded in a mortar attack the preceding February. In March 2016, Ms. Toney-Finch began collecting disability benefits from the department after lying about getting injured during her military service, federal prosecutors said.

Persons: Sharon Toney, Finch, Damian Williams, Ms, Toney Organizations: Department of Veterans Affairs, Southern, of Locations: New York, Newburgh, N.Y, U.S, of New York, Iraq

☆ After Their Divorce, She Was ‘Best Man’ at His Second Wedding
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Louise Rafkin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They parted before high school, but reconnected in their late 20s and married. Ms. Mitchell was deployed by the Army to Iraq within weeks of their wedding. The 11-year marriage eventually ended when Ms. Mitchell, after much soul-searching, came to understand that her attraction is to women. Dates of marriage December 2006 to October 2018Age when married Ms. Mitchell was 27; Mr. Mitchell was 28. Current occupations She’s a high school teacher; he’s a police officer and sheriff’s deputy.

Persons: Marissa, Mike Mitchell, Mitchell, he’s Organizations: Army Locations: Newburgh, Ind, Iraq

U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon on Friday granted James Cromitie, 58, compassionate release from prison six months after she ordered the release of his three co-defendants, known as the Newburgh Four, for similar reasons. The four men from the small river city 60 miles (97 kilometers) north of New York City were convicted of terrorism charges in 2010. The New York-based judge ordered Cromitie’s sentence to be reduced to time served plus 90 days. Critics have accused federal agents of entrapping a group men who were down on their luck after doing prison time. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesIn a scathing ruling, McMahon wrote that the FBI invented the conspiracy and identified the targets.

Persons: Colleen McMahon, James Cromitie, Cromitie, Critics, McMahon, “, ’, Shaheed Hussain, ”, ” Hussain, Hussain, Nauman Hussain, Kerry Lawrence, “ I’m, ” Lawrence, McMahon didn’t Organizations: National Guard, Newburgh, Prosecutors, Air National Guard, Bronx ., FBI, U.S Locations: York, U.S, New York City, New York, Newburgh, Bronx, Albany , New York, Schoharie , New York

☆ Shad Tuten: Penalized for failing to properly replace his ball, golfer agonizingly loses chance of first ever PGA Tour card
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The American golfer had finished his closing round at the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship in Newburgh, Indiana looking set to secure his first ever PGA Tour card. Tuten was penalized for failing to properly replace his ball en route to a birdie at the par-five 15th hole. Former PGA Tour player James Nitties described the incident as “heartbreaking.”“It makes me sick as a past player,” Nitties said on the Golf Channel broadcast. The Georgia-born golfer has played 132 tournaments on the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica since turning professional in 2015, winning once, and ends the season as world No. Eighteen of the graduates are PGA Tour rookies, including brothers Parker and Pierceson Coody, who became only the second twins in history to attain simultaneous PGA Tour membership status after Allan and Curtis Strange in 1981.

Persons: Shad Tuten’s, Tuten, Mike Mulholland, Korn, Jim Duncan, ”, James Nitties, ” Nitties, France’s Paul Barjon, Puerto, Rafael Campos leapfrogging Tuten, Parker, Pierceson Coody, Allan, Curtis Strange Organizations: CNN, PGA Tour, Victoria, Korn Ferry, NBC Sports, ” CNN, PGA, Golf Channel Locations: Newburgh , Indiana, Georgia

It marked the longest a genetically modified pig kidney has ever functioned inside a human, albeit a deceased one. “Two months is a lot to have a pig kidney in this good a condition. Political Cartoons View All 1160 ImagesSo-called xenotransplantation attempts have failed for decades — the human immune system immediately destroyed foreign animal tissue. Montgomery gambled that maintaining Miller's body on a ventilator for two months to see how the pig kidney worked could answer some of those questions. She recently got a card from a stranger in California who's awaiting a kidney transplant, thanking her for helping to move forward desperately needed research.

Persons: gurney, Maurice “ Mo ” Miller, “, Dr, Robert Montgomery, Montgomery, ”, Mary Miller, Duffy, Miller, ” Miller, Sue Duffy, Montgomery’s, immunologist Massimo Mangiola, Jeffrey Stern, Karen Maschke, Mangiola Organizations: NYU Langone, Food and Drug Administration, Associated Press, University of Maryland, FDA, NYU, Hastings Center, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Newburgh , New York, California

☆ Judge orders 3 of the 'Newburgh Four' freed in New York synagogue bomb plot
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] David Williams, one of four suspects arrested in an FBI sting operation, is escorted out of FBI offices in New York in this May 21, 2009 file photo. The men to be released are: Onta Williams, David Williams and Laguerra Payen, who were three of what became known as the "Newburgh Four." But Judge McMahon wrote that Cromitie was a small-time "grifter" who was broke and unemployed when he was enlisted in the FBI driven plot, who provided fake bombs to plant in exchange for $250,000 in the "jihadist mission." Cromitie enlisted the other three men to serve as lookouts, the judge wrote. The FBI invented the conspiracy," McMahon wrote.

Persons: David Williams, Onta Williams, Laguerra Payen, James Cromitie, Colleen McMahon, Cromitie, Judge McMahon, McMahon, Rich McKay, Michael Perry Organizations: Chip, New, FBI, Reuters, U.S, Thomson Locations: New York, New York City, Newburgh, Atlanta

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☆ Ugly Tale of Migrants Displacing Veterans Makes Waves and Then Dissolves
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Corey Kilgannon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The story seemed tailor-made for opponents of outsiders. “VETS KICKED OUT FOR MIGRANTS,” blared the front page of The New York Post, one of many outlets that last week carried the tale of homeless military veterans’ being expelled from their temporary hotel rooms north of New York City so that people coming from the Mexican border could stay there. The sensational story grew out of claims by a veterans advocacy group and was immediately seized upon by local Republican elected officials. It began unraveling when reporters could not locate any displaced veterans. It fell apart further when managers of the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, N.Y., said they had no record of the veterans’ staying there.

☆ A viral story about homeless veterans getting kicked out of a New York hotel to make room for migrants was a hoax
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The viral story about New York veterans getting kicked out of a New York hotel was a hoax, the Mid Hudson News reported. Seven homeless men say they were part of a group of 15 who were supposed to act as vets to keep up the scheme. On May 12, the New York Post first reported that 20 homeless veterans were forced out of the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh to make room for migrants the federal government was sending to New York. A graphics expert who works at the Mid Hudson News noticed the receipt appeared to have been doctored. The job came with a promise of $200 in addition to food and alcohol, Mid Hudson News reported.

☆ American, Delta, and United have collectively dropped 74 US airports since the pandemic — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Taylor Rains | Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines have exited 74 airports since 2020. Some of the airports are in the Essential Air Service program and are now served by a new airline. In September 2022, the company's research revealed American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines had exited 59 airports. In total, American has left 19 airports, Delta has exited 17, and United has departed 38. American, Delta, and United have all cut routes in recent years, citing poor performance and the pilot shortage as contributing factors.

☆ Flights to Europe for Less Than $500? 5 Under-the-Radar, Temptingly Affordable Airlines
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Barbara Peterson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS A fleet of new or newly expanded airlines are flying from U.S. cities to top travel destinations in Europe and promoting fares for as little as $135 one-way. TOYING WITH THE idea of a European vacation next year but haven’t booked your trip? Experts, forecasting a travel boom across the pond in 2023, say affordable fares could become increasingly scarce. Mike Arnot, a spokesman for aviation analytics firm Cirium, said shoppers could reap savings of around 25% by booking on these under-the-radar carriers. From Iceland, Play offers connecting flights to Paris, Berlin, Prague, Barcelona and other European cities.

Democrat Pat Ryan is running against Republican state Rep. Colin Schmitt in New York's 18th Congressional District. Democrat Rep. Pat Ryan faces off against Republican state Rep. Colin Schmitt in New York's 18th Congressional District. New York's 18th Congressional District candidatesRyan is the former county executive of Ulster County in New York. In addition to winning the special election in the 19th, Ryan handily defeated his Democratic primary opponents in New York's 18th Congressional District, bringing in over 80% of the vote. Voting history for New York's 18th Congressional DistrictNew York's 18th Congressional District is located in the Hudson Valley and encompasses the cities of Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, and Kingston.

☆ Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan faces off against Republican Colin Schmitt in New York's 18th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Democrat Pat Ryan is running against Republican state Rep. Colin Schmitt in New York's 18th Congressional District. Incumbent Rep. Sean Maloney is running for reelection in New York's 17th Congressional District. New York's 18th Congressional District candidatesRyan is the former county executive of Ulster County in New York. In addition to winning the special election in the 19th, Ryan handily defeated his Democratic primary opponents in New York's 18th Congressional District, bringing in over 80% of the vote. Voting history for New York's 18th Congressional DistrictNew York's 18th Congressional District is located in the Hudson Valley and encompasses the cities of Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, and Kingston.

☆ American, Delta, and United have collectively dropped 73 US airports since the pandemic — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-12 | by ( Taylor Rains | Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines have exited 74 airports since 2020. Some of the airports are in the Essential Air Service program and are now served by a new airline. In September 2022, the company's research revealed American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines had exited 59 airports. In total, American has left 19 airports, Delta has exited 17, and United has departed 38. American, Delta, and United have all cut routes in recent months, citing poor performance and the pilot shortage as contributing factors.

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