District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Thursday that his office has successfully disrupted a cryptocurrency scam operation that targeted the Russian-speaking community through deceptive investment schemes. The DA’s Virtual Currency Unit seized 70 domains used to lure victims, resulting in more than $1 million in losses for more than 20 Brooklyn residents and $4 million […]
MANHATTAN BEACH — One was living in Barbados. The other arrived from Moscow. And who knew – both ended up competing for the same team. Volleyball, at Kingsborough Community College. But volleyball was as distant to both as their homelands to Brooklyn. “I moved from Moscow at 18, on my own, and that was in […]
MANHATTAN BEACH — It was a 2,211-mile journey. And if you’re wondering, that’s the distance from Trinidad and Tobago to Brooklyn. More specifically, Manhattan Beach. Make it Oriental Boulevard – the home of Kingsborough Community College. That’s the trek DeVon Charles made — he did for the love of a sport. Soccer. “My father was […]