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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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Melville Exec Stole $1.6M To Fund Lavish Wedding, Failed Restaurant, DOJ Says Melville Exec Stole $1.6M To Fund Lavish Wedding, Failed Restaurant, DOJ Says
Melville Exec Stole $1.6M To Fund Lavish Wedding, Failed Restaurant, DOJ Says A former Long Island credit supervisor is accused of stealing over $1 million from customer refund accounts to pay for his wedding, luxury travel, and launch a failed restaurant venture, prosecutors said. Tony Ream, 33, of Greenville, South Carolina, was arraigned on wire fraud and money laundering charges in Central Islip federal court on Friday, May 30. During his time as a credit supervisor for a Melville-based medical and dental supply company, Ream used his position to secretly divert corporate funds into a personal bank account he controlled, prosecutors alleged. As supervisor, he ha…

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Schools
Showdown At Massapequa: McMahon Says Mascot Ban Violates Civil Rights Law In Campus Visit Showdown At Massapequa: McMahon Says Mascot Ban Violates Civil Rights Law In Campus Visit
Showdown At Massapequa: McMahon Says Mascot Ban Violates Civil Rights Law In Campus Visit Federal officials are siding with the Massapequa Chiefs — and threatening action against New York over its ban on Native American school mascots. In a dramatic visit to Massapequa High School on Friday, May 30, US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced that New York’s statewide mascot policy violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits race-based discrimination in federally funded education programs. The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) determined that state officials illegally targeted Native American imagery while allowing other race- and et…

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Business
Walmart Fined For Shipping Illegal Realistic Toy Guns To NY Walmart Fined For Shipping Illegal Realistic Toy Guns To NY
Walmart Fined For Shipping Illegal Realistic Toy Guns To NY Walmart will pay a $16,000 penalty after New York State investigators found it shipped realistic-looking toy guns to multiple addresses across the state, the state attorney general’s office said. Following a settlement reached Tuesday, May 27, New York Attorney General Letitia James said the retail giant violated state laws that ban retailers from selling or shipping imitation guns that look too much like the real thing. The investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that third-party sellers on Walmart’s online store sold and shipped at least nine illegal toy guns to Ne…

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Lifestyle
Lindenhurst 'Warrior In Tiara' Finds Swelling Of Support Amid Aggressive Cancer Battle Lindenhurst 'Warrior In Tiara' Finds Swelling Of Support Amid Aggressive Cancer Battle
Lindenhurst 'Warrior In Tiara' Finds Swelling Of Support Amid Aggressive Cancer Battle A Long Island family is finding a surge of support as their 6-year-old daughter faces the fight of her life. Éowyn Toscano, a joyful and courageous little girl from Lindenhurst, was recently diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a rare and aggressive brain tumor, turning her family’s world upside down. Known for her bright smile, infectious laughter, and love of swimming, dancing, and playing with her little brother Jace, Éowyn is described by her parents as a “real-life warrior in a tiara.” “She loves partying with friends and family, dressing up like the princess-warrior she truly is,” her dad…

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Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules
Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules A heartbreaking case in Queens has taken a stunning turn after the city’s medical examiner determined that a 1-month-old baby girl was not killed by her family’s dog, as initially believed. Little Kiyanna Winfield was found unresponsive just after 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, inside her family’s Long Island City apartment on 12th Street, an NYPD spokesperson told Daily Voice. She was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. Her parents told officers they had fallen asleep with Kiyanna between them. The child’s mother said she awoke to find the family’s 6-month-old German Shepherd–pit bull mix gna…

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Seaford Man Beat Lyft Driver With Bat In Late-Night Attack, Police Say Seaford Man Beat Lyft Driver With Bat In Late-Night Attack, Police Say
Seaford Man Beat Lyft Driver With Bat In Late-Night Attack, Police Say A Long Island man is facing serious charges after allegedly attacking a Lyft driver with a bat during a violent late-night argument, police said. Emergency crews were called about an assault on Sidney Court in Seaford at around 3:45 a.m. Friday, May 30, Nassau County Police said. A 41-year-old man told officers he was operating as a Lyft driver when he got into an argument with 46-year-old James Turchi, of Seaford. The dispute escalated when Turchi knocked the victim’s phone out of his hand, damaging it, and then struck the victim multiple times in the head and knee with a bat, police said.…

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Woman Shot While Sitting In Parked Car In Albany Woman Shot While Sitting In Parked Car In Albany
Woman Shot While Sitting In Parked Car In Albany A 22-year-old woman is recovering after being shot while sitting in a parked car in Albany. Officers responded to the area of Church Street and Fourth Avenue for reports of a gunshot victim at around 11:20 p.m. Thursday, May 29.  When they arrived, they found the woman inside a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, Albany Police said. She was treated at the scene and rushed to Albany Medical Center with what police said are non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators later determined the shooting actually took place at Madison Avenue and Trinity Place, several blo…

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Hamptons Cocaine Delivery Service Netting $500K Lands Dealer Major Prison Time Hamptons Cocaine Delivery Service Netting $500K Lands Dealer Major Prison Time
Hamptons Cocaine Delivery Service Netting $500K Lands Dealer Major Prison Time A Brooklyn man who ran a “sophisticated” cocaine delivery service from the city to the Hamptons will spend the next decade behind bars. Michael Khodorkovskiy, 45, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, May 29, after pleading guilty to trafficking cocaine into East Hampton and Montauk during the busy tourist season. “[This] operation was not only expansive, it was sophisticated and targeted,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney. “Our communities deserve to be safe from the violence, addiction, and destruction that follow in the wake of drug…

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DOT Worker Airlifted After Being Struck On Pittstown Highway DOT Worker Airlifted After Being Struck On Pittstown Highway
DOT Worker Airlifted After Being Struck On Pittstown Highway A New York State Department of Transportation worker was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in the Capital Region. The Rensselaer County incident happened on State Route 7 in Pittstown, near Campbell Lane, at around 2:15 p.m. Thursday, May 29. A preliminary investigation found the DOT worker was hit by a westbound vehicle while on the roadside, according to New York State police. The victim suffered severe injuries and was airlifted to Albany Medical Center for emergency treatment. The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police…

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Police & Fire
Fired NY Trooper Was Targeted For Being A Woman, Lawsuit Alleges Fired NY Trooper Was Targeted For Being A Woman, Lawsuit Alleges
Fired NY Trooper Was Targeted For Being A Woman, Lawsuit Alleges A former New York State Police trooper claims she was unjustly fired after a botched drug test — and targeted in part for being a woman. Jamie Kasper, a decorated Army combat veteran and eight-year State Police officer based in the Hudson Valley, says she was punished for a positive drug test caused by a contaminated dietary supplement — even after two follow-up tests came back negative. In a lawsuit filed in Albany County Supreme Court on Thursday, May 22, Kasper alleges the New York State Police “manipulated due process and disregarded their own internal policies” by relying on an unautho…

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