Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Dix Hills Man Indicted in Alleged $5 Million Ponzi Scheme

A look at recent crime in the area.

Police: Northport Man High on Drugs in Commack Crash

A Port Washington man was seriously injured in single car crash Wednesday night on the Sunken Meadow Parkway in Commack and a Northport man is charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, according to a Newsday report.

Northport Doc Accused of Pocketing Cash for Oxycodone Prescriptions

A Northport doctor was arrested Thursday morning after he surrendered himself to Drug Enforcement Agency agents on charges stemming from alleged offenses including intentionally distributing thousands of highly addictive controlled substances including oxycodone, methadone and fentanyl without a legitimate medical purpose.

Dix Hills Man Indicted on Wire, Fraud Charges

A Dix Hill man was arraigned in federal court Tuesday morning, on wire and mail fraud charges in connection to a Ponzi scheme totaling more than $5 million after he told investors they would be financing wholesale cigarette purchases on behalf of a Shinnecock Nation tobacco shop.

A 14-count indictment against Robert Rocco, 48, was unsealed in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip. 

Rocco was the president of the Dix Hills Soccer Club when he solicited club members and volunteers, as well as his friends and neighbors, to invest in businesses he created, claiming they would earn high rates of return on investments, according to a statement from United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta E. Lynch.

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