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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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'Down In Flames': Business Owner On Long Island Bribed Official For $1M In Federal Contracts 'Down In Flames': Business Owner On Long Island Bribed Official For $1M In Federal Contracts
'Down In Flames': Business Owner On Long Island Bribed Official For $1M In Federal Contracts The owner of a Long Island company could spend over a decade behind bars after admitting that he bribed a federal official in order to secure nearly $1 million in federal contracts. Michael Montenes, age 61, of St. James, pleaded guilty to bribery charges in federal court in Central Islip on Wednesday, May 3. Montenes is the owner of Hauppauge-based M.S. Hi-Tech, Incorporated, a distributor of electronic components. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District, between December 2017 and December 2020 Montenes paid a Procurement Officer employed at the Department of Energy…

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16-Year-Old Missing Nearly Week May Be Traveling Through Region, Police Say 16-Year-Old Missing Nearly Week May Be Traveling Through Region, Police Say
16-Year-Old Missing Nearly Week May Be Traveling Through Region, Police Say Police are asking for help in locating a 16-year-old New York girl who has been missing for nearly a week and may be traveling over 100 miles away from home. Amalia Colon, of Schenectady, was last seen on Thursday, April 27, Schenectady Police announced on Wednesday, May 3. Investigators said the teen may be with a female friend and may have traveled to the Bronx. Colon is described as a white female, 5-feet-4-inches tall and 120 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, and a nose piercing. She was last seen wearing a pink hooded sweatshirt with blue jeans. Anyone with information on her wh…

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Police & Fire
Wrong Way: Officer Nabs Drunk Driver On Long Island Roadway After Award From MADD, Police Say Wrong Way: Officer Nabs Drunk Driver On Long Island Roadway After Award From MADD, Police Say
Wrong Way: Officer Nabs Drunk Driver On Long Island Roadway After Award From MADD, Police Say A Long Island police officer is being credited with busting a drunk, wrong-way driver on a roadway while heading home from receiving an award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), authorities said. The incident happened at around 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, on Route 347 in Smithtown, according to police. Suffolk County Police officer Eric Noens was off-duty in a marked police vehicle when he reportedly spotted 66-year-old Marisa Soares driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of Route 347 near Mount Pleasant Road. Soares, of East Northport, was arrested on suspicion of driving while abilit…

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Lifestyle
'Devoted To Helping Others': Support Swells For Capital Region Paramedic After Health Scare 'Devoted To Helping Others': Support Swells For Capital Region Paramedic After Health Scare
'Devoted To Helping Others': Support Swells For Capital Region Paramedic After Health Scare The community is rallying around a longtime first responder from the region whose family is working to make their home more accessible for him following a “life-threatening” health scare. Ed Marchand, a Schenectady paramedic who has worked at Mohawk Ambulance for over 40 years, was found unresponsive at his home in late April 2022, his son Daniel said on a GoFundMe campaign. “He somehow survived his life-threatening issues, but now is fighting his vascular issues,” Daniel, himself a Scotia firefighter, said. “He is not safe living alone in his current home.” In order to keep his father o…

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Pharmacy Owner From Long Island Engaged In $26M Health Care Fraud Scheme, Feds Say Pharmacy Owner From Long Island Engaged In $26M Health Care Fraud Scheme, Feds Say
Pharmacy Owner From Long Island Engaged In $26M Health Care Fraud Scheme, Feds Say Two pharmacy owners, including one from Long Island, are facing federal charges for their alleged roles in a massive health care fraud scheme, authorities said. Taesung Kim, age 58, of Great Neck and Dacheng Lu, age 44, of Flushing, Queens are each accused of submitting false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday, May 2, in federal court in Brooklyn. The pair owned and operated four pharmacies located in Brooklyn and Queens. According to federal prosecutors, between January 2015 and December 2022 Kim and Lu conspired with others to subm…

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Obituaries
Update: Funeral Set For Ex-NYSP Trooper Who Died From 9/11-Related Cancer Update: Funeral Set For Ex-NYSP Trooper Who Died From 9/11-Related Cancer
Update: Funeral Set For Ex-nysp Trooper Who Died From 9/11-Related Cancer This story has been updated: Funeral arrangements are set for a former New York State Police trooper who died from an illness stemming from his time working in and around the World Trade Center site following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Retired Senior Investigator Nicholas Georgeadis, of the town of Wilton in Saratoga County, died Friday, April 28, at the age of 52, according to his obituary.  Georgeadis was assigned to New York City following the collapse of the twin towers and spent 13 weeks working at the site. In 2018, he retired after being diagnosed with a "rare,…

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Police & Fire
Check Fraud: Nearly $5,000 Stolen From Victim's Bank Account By Capital Region Man, Police Say Check Fraud: Nearly $5,000 Stolen From Victim's Bank Account By Capital Region Man, Police Say
Check Fraud: Nearly $5,000 Stolen From Victim's Bank Account By Capital Region Man, Police Say A 24-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly stealing nearly $5,000 from a victim’s bank account using fraudulent checks. Zyaire Sheppard, of Schenectady, was arrested Friday, April 28, following an investigation by New York State Police, the agency said. The victim first contacted troopers in December 2022 reporting that multiple fraudulent checks had been written from their bank account. Investigators determined that Sheppard conspired to deposit two fraudulent checks worth over $4,800 into a bank account belonging to someone else, police said. Sheppard was arrested on the follow…

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Stabbed 54 Times: Man Admits Murdering Long Island Ex-Girlfriend On First Day Of Trial Stabbed 54 Times: Man Admits Murdering Long Island Ex-Girlfriend On First Day Of Trial
Stabbed 54 Times: Man Admits Murdering Long Island Ex-Girlfriend On First Day Of Trial More than a year after a 27-year-old woman was stabbed to death outside of her Long Island home, her killer from upstate New York has finally confessed. Kason Parker, age 35, of Albany, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Monday, May 1, for killing his ex-girlfriend Meghan Kiefer in October 2021. Earlier Report: Suspect Nabbed After Woman Fatally Stabbed Outside Her Long Island Home According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, Kiefer, age 27, had returned to her Coram home with a friend on Oct. 23, 2021 to pick up a credit card from Parker so the two coul…

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'It Takes Two': NYers Urged To Get Mpox Vaccine; Here’s Where To Find Westchester Clinics 'It Takes Two': NYers Urged To Get Mpox Vaccine; Here’s Where To Find Westchester Clinics
'It Takes Two': NYers Urged To Get Mpox Vaccine; Here’s Where To Find Westchester Clinics Health officials in New York are hoping that a new campaign encouraging residents to complete their mpox vaccine will help prevent another outbreak ahead of summer. The statewide campaign kicked off Monday, May 1, and includes digital ads on websites, posters in stores and communities, and social media posts, according to the New York State Department of Health (DOH). Earlier Report: NY Declares Monkeypox 'Imminent Threat To Public Health' Amid New Rise In Cases Images center around two themes: “It takes two” and “Know the skin you’re in.” Mpox is a rare, viral infection that spreads thr…

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Where's Lutricia? 15 Years After Capital Region Woman Disappeared, Police Renew Call For Tips Where's Lutricia? 15 Years After Capital Region Woman Disappeared, Police Renew Call For Tips
Where's Lutricia? 15 Years After Capital Region Woman Disappeared, Police Renew Call For Tips Despite police investigating over 190 leads and tips, there’s still no sign of a missing woman who disappeared in the region 15 years ago. Lutricia Steele was last seen leaving her Schenectady home, located in the Mont Pleasant neighborhood on Webster Street, in the early afternoon of May 1, 2008, according to Schenectady Police. The then 27-year-old never returned home and has not been heard from since. Investigators determined that Steele later cashed a check in the city’s downtown area, near the intersection of Erie Boulevard and State Street. A receipt shows that she may have visited …

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