Author: Brooklyn Ink Staff (Brooklyn Ink Staff)

Several people in Brooklyn were arrested this morning for their alleged involvement in a $95 million fraud case. Members of the fraud ring, which include a few doctors, are accused of posing as patients, submitting false healthcare claims, and collecting reimbursement for non-existent illnesses. Arraignments were planned for later today.

Two 12-year-old boys are in the hospital after each being hit by a car. They were hit at 10pm while riding their bikes last night. Witnesses say that the accident occurred during an alleged drag race. Both drivers fled the scene. If you have any information about this incident, please contact Crime Stoppers- phone: (800)-577-TIPS / text: TIP577 to CRIMES / web: NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.

Sal Polizzi will be running in the upcoming New York City Marathon in honor of his mother and brother. Polizzi’s mother is fighting cervical cancer. He is raising $10,000 dollars for a cancer charity. In September, his brother was murdered in a home invasion. “It’s had a tremendous effect on my whole family” Polizzi said, “and so...

Providence Hogan, treasurer of the Cobble Hill PTA, avoided jail time yesterday after paying back some of the money she allegedly stole. The PTA member is accused of embezzling more than $82,000 from PS 29’s Parent-Teacher Association. She has paid $50,000 of it back so far, and she is required to make quarterly payments of $4,000 for the next two...

Jason Arbeeny, a NYPD detective of 14 years, was found guilty of planting crack cocaine on two innocent people. Yvelisse DeLeon, one of the victims, stated during his trial that in 2007 Arbeeny placed a small bag of drugs in the car she and her boyfriend were traveling in one day. Before the conviction, Justice Gustin L. Reichbach criticized...

In Bay Ridge, Councilman Vince Gentile signed a sister agreement with a member of the Norwegian Consulate. Farsund, a municipality in Norway, has been fascinated with American culture for years and has shown a particular fondness for Brooklyn. The province plans to recreate the borough in its “Brooklyn Square”. “With this signing,” Gentile said, “we celebrate our two cities...

Rapper Jay Z, a minority stakeholder in the Brooklyn Nets, gave questionable employment numbers for the new stadium in an interview with Rosanna Scotto of Channel 5′s “Good Day New York.” Salon explains: “What do you think the arena’s going to mean to people in this neighborhood?” Scotto asked. “Well, it’s already created so many jobs,...

Levy Izhak Rosenbaum, 60, of Borough Park is the first person to be convicted of organ trafficking in the United States after he admitted to brokering the sale of three human kidneys. Bloomberg broke the news that he pled guilty today in a federal court to three counts of organ trafficking and one count of conspiracy. He...

An entire student body of 634 students at the Science Skills Center High School were forced to share a single toilet for a month and put up with long waits, horrible smells and filthy conditions, reports NY Daily News. But the problem wasn’t a lack of restrooms. School administration kept the other four fully functional toilets locked...

As part of her new television series premiering in January, media mogul Oprah Winfrey made stops in Crown Heights, Brooklyn Heights and Borough Park to immerse herself in the daily life of the Hasidic Jewish community, says The Brooklyn Paper. While filming for the segment, Winfrey talked to families, enjoyed a traditional meal and toured a Brooklyn...