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Thursday, October 17, 2024 ~ Volume 69 ~ Issue Number 46 ~ $1.00
Charges Unveiled in Public Corruption Case Involving Prostitution Ring Credit - Matt Meduri
By Matt Meduri
After a three-year investigation, District Attorney Ray Tierney (R), his department, and the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD), have released the findings in a public corruption case that involves a nowformer SCPD officer and an Islip High School teacher. The two, along with other individuals, were allegedly involved in forging a criminal enterprise that perpetuated prostitution in Suffolk County. The investigation was aided by the SCPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI. The result is a fifty-eightcount indictment, charging four defendants with a litany of crimes. Tierney described the “criminal enterprise” that operated for approximately five years, from 2019 to 2024, and the alleged perpetrators “unlawfully profited from prostitution.” Frank Saggio is alleged to have been the “head” of the enterprise, who owned the two buildings involved in the investigation. One is located at 6089 Sunrise Highway in Holbrook and the other is located at 30 B Gleam Street in West Babylon. Continued on page 16
Mastic Beach Redevelopment Aided by Albany By Matt Meduri The Mastic Beach area has been a subject of major projects and redevelopment over the last several years. From over $200 million poured into Forge River Watershed Project, to a brand-new bridge to Smith Point, to a Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) for downtown Mastic Beach, the area is experiencing significant changes to propel it fully into the Twenty-First Century. For context, the Forge River Watershed Project is expected to mitigate decades of nitrogen pollution from septic runoff into the ground and surface waters, as well as preserve the crucial wetlands that act as natural storm barriers and breeding grounds for endangered species and organisms that help the vibrant kelp industry. Concept Art for the finished Mastic Beach product (Credit - The Beechwood Organization)
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