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Disgraceful fall from Congress Former U.S. Representative George Santos pleads guilty By WIll SHEElINE wsheeline@liherald.com
Tim Baker/Herald
Former Congressman George Santos apologized to the people of the 3rd Congressional District after pleading guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud on Aug. 19.
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to charges stemming from a superseding indictment, nearly closing his year-long legal saga. Santos pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud. All of the other charges he faced, including making false statements and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions, were dropped. Throughout the hearing at U.S. District Court in Central Islip, the former congressman was subdued and quiet, his voice cracking with emotion even when simply saying, “Yes, your honor.” Santos will be sentenced on Feb. 7, 2025. He faces up to 22 years in prison, and will have to pay a maximum of $373,000 in restitution. U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert indicated that he will likely be senContinueD on pAGe 9
Council to vote on golf course revamp next Tuesday By RoKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com
Glen Cove’s municipal golf course has become a muddy, waterlogged expanse, leaving golfers frustrated and disheartened. What was once a local gem is now plagued by dysfunctional drainage, turning fairways into marshes and sand traps into soggy pits. With g reens over run by weeds a n d c r ab g r a s s, t h e course has become virtually unplayable after storms, driving golfers to seek out bettermaintained venues and leaving c ommun i t y m e m b e r s c o n cer ned about the course’s
future. But at Tuesday’s pre-council meeting, the City Council discussed a resolution to hire Cameron Engineering, an engineering design firm, to replace the golf course’s irrigation system. The resolution is expected to be voted on at the next council meeting, on Aug. 27. “We’re also going to rebuild the bunkers, which are the sand traps, which is far more than just throwing sand in them,” Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck said, emphasizing that the improvements would require a more comprehensive approach to ensure the course’s longterm viability.
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e want our Glen Cove Golf Course to be a course we can be proud of again.
ANN o’GRADy Co-president, 18-Holers Club The Glen Cove Golf Club has been a treasured recreational facility for five decades, but it has had its share of challenges. In 2012, during Hur ricane Sandy, a bridge near the 13th hole was all but destroyed when
the stream that it crosses flooded, overwhelming the structure. Saltwater from the Long Island Sound meets freshwater from a tributary beneath Lattingtown Road in the stream, and the bridge has since been replaced with a temporary structure, but its location makes it particularly vulnerable to flooding damage, and the
temporary bridge has long been slated to be replaced by something more permanent. “It really is a jewel of Glen Cove, and we just don’t want to s e e i t d e t e r i o r a t e, ” A n n O’Grady, co-president of the facility’s 18-Holers Club, said. “It’s also a public course, that’s important to keep golf affordContinueD on pAGe 11