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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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Dealer Who 'Poisoned' 'Pose' Star Cecilia Gentili Sentenced Months After West Babylon Defendant Dealer Who 'Poisoned' 'Pose' Star Cecilia Gentili Sentenced Months After West Babylon Defendant
Dealer Who 'Poisoned' 'Pose' Star Cecilia Gentili Sentenced Months After West Babylon Defendant A Brooklyn man who distributed the fentanyl-laced drugs that led to the death of transgender activist and Pose actress Cecilia Gentili will spend nearly two decades in federal prison. Michael Kuilan, 45, was sentenced to 19 years behind bars in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday, May 27, for selling the heroin and fentanyl that caused Gentili’s fatal overdose, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Gentili, a beloved LGBTQ advocate, author, and performer best known for her role as Ms. Orlando on the FX series Pose, was found dead inside her Brooklyn home on Feb. 6, 2024. An autopsy found tha…

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Selden Bookkeeper Who Embezzled Over $1M From LI Businesses Sentenced To Prison Selden Bookkeeper Who Embezzled Over $1M From LI Businesses Sentenced To Prison
Selden Bookkeeper Who Embezzled Over $1M From LI Businesses Sentenced To Prison A former bookkeeper who embezzled more than $1 million from two Long Island construction companies could spend years behind bars. Mary Spora, 59, of Selden, was sentenced to between one and four years in prison in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, May 28. It followed her guilty pleas to grand larceny and falsifying business records in August 2024. An investigation found that Spora abused her position as a bookkeeper to steal from Coastal Materials and Big Apple Concrete Supply, Inc., which share the same owner, the Nassau County DA’s office said. She altered payroll software records to mak…

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Turkish Migrant Admits Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In Albany; Now Faces Deportation Turkish Migrant Admits Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In Albany; Now Faces Deportation
Turkish Migrant Admits Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In Albany; Now Faces Deportation A 21-year-old undocumented migrant is facing deportation after confessing that he raped a 15-year-old girl in the Capital Region. Sakir Akkan pleaded guilty to third-degree rape in Albany County Court on Friday, May 2, court records show. Akkan–a Turkish national who crossed the southern border illegally in November 2023 and had sought asylum–admitted to driving the victim to a remote area in Albany’s South End and sexually assaulting her while armed with a metal pipe in May 2024, the Albany Times Union reports. He was arrested weeks later and admitted to having sexual intercourse with th…

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Police & Fire
Distinct Bicycle May Be Key To Finding Missing 13-Year-Old Boy From Stewart Manor: Police Distinct Bicycle May Be Key To Finding Missing 13-Year-Old Boy From Stewart Manor: Police
Distinct Bicycle May Be Key To Finding Missing 13-Year-Old Boy From Stewart Manor: Police The search is on for a Long Island teenager who went missing overnight. Matthew Cantara, 13, was last seen at his Bromleigh Road residence in Stewart Manor just after midnight on Wednesday, May 28, according to Nassau County Police. Relatives reported him missing just before 7 a.m. Cantara is 5-foot-10 and 135 pounds, with short black curly hair and dark eyes. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with “KM” printed on it, and black Ugg slippers. The teen is known to ride a distinct, camouflage Army type bicycle, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nassau County…

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Police & Fire
Alert Issued For 13-Year-Old Hempstead Boy Missing 3 Days Alert Issued For 13-Year-Old Hempstead Boy Missing 3 Days
Alert Issued For 13-Year-Old Hempstead Boy Missing 3 Days Authorities are asking for help in locating a missing teenager from Long Island. Jasiah Logan, 13, was last seen in Hempstead at around noon on Saturday, May 24, according to Nassau County Police. Relatives reported him missing on Tuesday, May 27. Logan is 5-feet tall and 102 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a Nike Tec hoodie, and is known to frequent the Freeport area, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Nassau County Police at 516-573-7347. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for updates…

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After Weeks Of Torture Over Bitcoin Password, Italian National Escapes NYC Townhouse: DA After Weeks Of Torture Over Bitcoin Password, Italian National Escapes NYC Townhouse: DA
After Weeks Of Torture Over Bitcoin Password, Italian National Escapes NYC Townhouse: DA A second suspect was arrested in connection with a twisted kidnapping and torture plot that played out inside a luxury New York City townhouse that was all over stolen Bitcoin, prosecutors said. William Duplessie, 32, surrendered to NYPD detectives on Tuesday morning, May 27, days after his partner, 37-year–old John Woeltz, was charged with holding an Italian business associate hostage for over two weeks, the Manhattan DA’s Office said. Duplessie and Woeltz, the so-called “Crypto King Of Kentucky,” abducted the victim on Tuesday, May 6, at a townhouse on Prince Street in Nolita and stole hi…

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Schools
Man Gave Marijuana Gummies To Moriches Student Who Sickened 13 Classmates, Police Say Man Gave Marijuana Gummies To Moriches Student Who Sickened 13 Classmates, Police Say
Man Gave Marijuana Gummies To Moriches Student Who Sickened 13 Classmates, Police Say A Long Island man is accused of supplying drugs to a middle school student who distributed them to over a dozen classmates, sending them to the hospital, police said. Wilmer Castillo-Garcia, 22 was arrested at his Mastic residence on Tuesday, May 27, in connection with the incident at William Floyd Middle School in Moriches in March. An investigation found that Castillo-Garcia supplied marijuana gummies to a student, who then passed them out to around a dozen other students on campus, Suffolk County Police said. Eleven students became ill and were taken to the hospital by ambulance, as Dail…

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Schalmont HS Senior Killed By Train Month Before Graduation Schalmont HS Senior Killed By Train Month Before Graduation
Schalmont HS Senior Killed By Train Month Before Graduation A high school senior was struck and killed by a train in the Capital Region just weeks before he was set to graduate. Eric Paulus, a member of the Schalmont High School soccer team, died after being struck by a train near Putnam Road in Rotterdam shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, May 26, district officials and Rotterdam Police confirmed. No other details about the collision were released. The investigation is ongoing, police said. The Schalmont Central School District expressed heartbreak over Paulus’s sudden loss, issuing the following statement: “Eric was a wonderful young man, and our entir…

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Body Found In East Shoreham Pool May Be Son Who Stabbed Dad To Death, Police Say Body Found In East Shoreham Pool May Be Son Who Stabbed Dad To Death, Police Say
Body Found In East Shoreham Pool May Be Son Who Stabbed Dad To Death, Police Say A Long Island homeowner made a chilling discovery while uncovering his swimming pool for the summer — a man’s body floating in the water. The East Shoreham homeowner called 911 on Sunday afternoon, May 25, after removing the pool cover and spotting the body, Suffolk County Police said. Investigators believe the man may be Matthew Zoll, the 23-year-old fugitive wanted for allegedly stabbing his father to death in Rocky Point in November 2024, as Daily Voice reported. “The male was not wearing shoes, was wearing clothing similar to what Zoll was wearing when he was last seen, and the home is…

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Fugitive Who Shot Roommate To Death In Bay Shore Basement Captured In Miami, DA Says Fugitive Who Shot Roommate To Death In Bay Shore Basement Captured In Miami, DA Says
Fugitive Who Shot Roommate To Death In Bay Shore Basement Captured In Miami, DA Says A Long Island man who shot his housemate to death and then fled the state was captured a month later in Florida, prosecutors alleged. Darwin Maldonado Vanegas, 31, was arraigned on murder and weapons charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, May 22, in the April killing of 24-year-old Daniel Nunez-Hernandez. Suffolk County Police responded to the pair’s Bay Shore residence on West Lakeland Street, where they rented separate rooms, just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3. Officers found Nunez-Hernandez dead on a basement couch with gunshot wounds to his chest and arm. Two 9mm shell cas…

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