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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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Capital District Man Sentenced For Fraudulently Obtaining Over $400K For His Business Capital District Man Sentenced For Fraudulently Obtaining Over $400K For His Business
Capital District Man Sentenced For Fraudulently Obtaining Over $400K For His Business The former owner of a book-printing business in the Capital District will avoid prison after admitting that he defrauded a commercial finance company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Rensselaer County resident John Paeglow, age 65, of Troy, was sentenced to three years of supervised release and 100 hours of community service Wednesday, July 20, in federal court in Albany after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud. Prosecutors said that between October and December 2014, Paeglow fraudulently solicited and received more than $400,000 for his business, Integrated Book Technology/Ha…

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Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Smuggling Vietnamese Nationals Into US Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Smuggling Vietnamese Nationals Into US
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Smuggling Vietnamese Nationals Into US A Hudson Valley man already in prison for sex crimes will serve additional time after admitting that he smuggled Vietnamese nationals into the US for profit. Orange County resident Marlon Lainez-Velasquez, age 48, of Newburgh, was sentenced to four years in prison Friday, July 22 in federal court in Plattsburgh. It followed his previous guilty plea to charges of alien smuggling. Federal prosecutors said Lainez-Velasquez admitted to driving to the border in Burke in May 2021, where he helped smuggle five Vietnamese nationals into the United States from Canada. He admitted that he did so in…

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Business
Recall Issued For Tony Hawk Helmets Due To Safety Hazard Recall Issued For Tony Hawk Helmets Due To Safety Hazard
Recall Issued For Tony Hawk Helmets Due To Safety Hazard A national recall has been issued for a Tony Hawk helmet that fails to meet federal safety standards. Sakar International announced a recall of approximately 12, 655 of its Tony Hawk Silver Metallic multi-purpose helmets, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The helmets were sold exclusively at Walmart between March and June 2022. The recalled helmets do not comply with the positional stability and retention system requirements of the US CPSC federal safety standard for bicycle helmets and could pose a risk of head injury in the event of a crash, the agency said…

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Business
'Testing The Waters': Comedian Joe Matarese Opens New Comedy Club In Scarsdale 'Testing The Waters': Comedian Joe Matarese Opens New Comedy Club In Scarsdale
'Testing The Waters': Comedian Joe Matarese Opens New Comedy Club In Scarsdale He’s appeared on America’s Got Talent and performed for the likes of David Letterman, Howard Stern, and Chelsea Handler.  Now, comedian Joe Matarese is bringing “New York City’s best comedy” to Westchester County. On Thursday, July 28, the 30-year veteran stand-up will mark the grand opening of his latest venture, B-Side Comedy Club, a 60-seat venue located on Garth Road in Scarsdale. Joining Matarese on stage will be fellow comedians Nick Scopoletti, Pete Ungar, and Daniel Tirado. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joe Matarese (…

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Politics
Bizarre New Incident: NY GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin Confronted By Flat Earther Bizarre New Incident: NY GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin Confronted By Flat Earther
Bizarre New Incident: NY GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin Confronted By Flat Earther Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for governor of New York, has confirmed that he’s squarely in the camp of those who believe that planet Earth is, in fact, round. The incident came just one day after Zeldin was attacked by a man with a pointed weapon at a campaign rally near Rochester. During a campaign stop the following day in Watertown on Friday, July 22, Zeldin was confronted by a man who identified himself as a Navy veteran before saying that he believed the planet is “truly flat and motionless” and that “NASA uses CGI animation” to fool everyone. Earlier…

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CT Man Sentenced For Swindling Grandparents Out Of $679K CT Man Sentenced For Swindling Grandparents Out Of $679K
CT Man Sentenced For Swindling Grandparents Out Of $679K A Connecticut man will spend time in federal prison after admitting that he swindled his grandparents out of nearly $700,000. Hartford County resident Douglas Senerth, age 33, of South Windsor was sentenced to 18 months behind bars Thursday, July 22, in federal court in Hartford after pleading guilty to wire fraud. Earlier report: CT Man Admits Defrauding His Grandparents Of $679K Prosecutors said that between 2011 and 2019, Senerth was able to convince his grandmother and late grandfather to fork over $419,000 by claiming to be a college student and telling them the money was going towar…

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Congressman Asks Biden For Help In Case Of NY Businessman Being Held In China Congressman Asks Biden For Help In Case Of NY Businessman Being Held In China
Congressman Asks Biden For Help In Case Of NY Businessman Being Held In China New York Congressman Tom Suozzi is urging President Biden to take action in the case of a Long Island businessman who the United Nations says is being wrongfully detained in China. Rep. Suozzi, a Democrat whose district includes most of the North Shore of Long Island, sent a letter to Biden on Wednesday, July 20, asking him to personally intervene on behalf of Kai Li. The 60-year-old Chinese American, who lives in Huntington and emigrated to the US from Shanghai in 1989, was sentenced to 10-years in prison in 2018 on charges of espionage and spying for the FBI. Li was convicted following…

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Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Flushed Victim's Dentures Down Toilet, Broke Their Glasses, Cops Say Hudson Valley Man Flushed Victim's Dentures Down Toilet, Broke Their Glasses, Cops Say
Hudson Valley Man Flushed Victim's Dentures Down Toilet, Broke Their Glasses, Cops Say A Hudson Valley man is facing charges after his alleged bizarre behavior during a domestic dispute. In Ulster County, Saugerties Police were called at around 5 a.m. Thursday, July 21, with reports of an altercation at a home on Partition Street. Officers determined that at some point during the dispute, Robert Amirault, age 45, had destroyed the victim’s dentures by flushing them down a toilet and broke a pair of the victim’s reading glasses, police said. Amirault was arrested and charged with felony and misdemeanor criminal mischief. A booking photo released by Saugerties Police shows h…

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Mount Vernon Man Accused Of Sex Trafficking Vulnerable, At-Risk Youth At NY Hotels Mount Vernon Man Accused Of Sex Trafficking Vulnerable, At-Risk Youth At NY Hotels
Mount Vernon Man Accused Of Sex Trafficking Vulnerable, At-Risk Youth At NY Hotels A Westchester County man is facing federal charges for allegedly forcing a vulnerable minor into prostitution at New York City hotels. Rai Thomas, age 27, of Mount Vernon, was arrested Friday, July 22, on charges of sex trafficking a minor and using interstate facilities to promote sex trafficking and prostitution. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District, Thomas recruited the teenage girl in January and February 2022 and made her engage in commercial sex acts on multiple occasions in hotels in the Bronx and Brooklyn. He allegedly coordinated transportation to get the…

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Police & Fire
Police Investigate Suspicious Fire At Capital District Home With Two Adults, Four Kids Present Police Investigate Suspicious Fire At Capital District Home With Two Adults, Four Kids Present
Police Investigate Suspicious Fire At Capital District Home With Two Adults, Four Kids Present A house fire that threatened a Capital District family and left a man hospitalized has been deemed suspicious by authorities. Emergency crews in Saratoga County were called just before 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, with reports of a residential fire in Greenwich on Bald Mountain Road. Four children and two adults were in the house when flames broke out and all were able to get out, New York State Police said. One adult suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was med-flighted to a hospital in Burlington, Vermont, according to police. Video from the scene showed extensive damage to the ho…

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