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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MINEOLA, N.Y. – James Kalpakis, 53, pleaded guilty in September 2013 to Grand Larceny in the First Degree (a B felony) and Grand Larceny in the Second Degree (a C felony). Nassau County Court Judge Philip Grella sentenced Kalpakis on January 23 to 3-1/3 to 10 years in prison, with restitution of $4,362,279.83.
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that the disbarred attorney has been sentenced for stealing more than $4 million from several individuals and banks in a series of fraudulent real estate deals that fattened his wallet at the expense of his clients – including his own wife.
DA Rice said, “Clients should be confident that their attorneys are representing their best interests, and not betraying their trust for their own financial gain…My office will continue to prosecute attorneys who betray their clients’ trust while reaping millions of dollars by flouting the laws they swore to follow.”
She said that Kalpakis, an attorney who was suspended from the practice of law in 2005 and disbarred upon his resignation in September 2009, stole over $4 million from five clients he represented in real estate deals between September 2008 and January 2011.
In September 2008, Kalpakis illegally obtained a 30-year, $1.1 million mortgage loan from a bank to refinance a mortgage on a home owned by his wife by submitting a forged power of attorney in her name, giving him authority to sign the mortgage in her absence. He received a check made payable to him in the amount of $402,152 at closing. The balance of the loan was used to pay off the existing mortgage, but Kalpakis stopped making payments on the loan in December 2009. His wife knew nothing about the loan.
Kalpakis fraudulent dealings by include:
Kalpakis is represented by James Toner and Assistant District Attorney Peter J. Mancuso of DA Rice’s Government & Consumer Frauds Bureau is prosecuting the case.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it's worth noting that they're not just annoying, noisy pests — if prepared properly, they can also be tasty to eat.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it's worth noting that they're not just annoying, noisy pests — if prepared properly, they can also be tasty to eat.
DENVER (AP) — The 12 students and one teacher killed in the Columbine High School shooting will be remembered Friday in a vigil on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.
In recent days, the eyes of the entire Greek-American Community were focused on our parade in New York.
ATHENS – The top golf tournament for the maritime community, the Greek Maritime Golf Event, returns for its 10th anniversary, renewing its annual meeting with the Greek and global maritime industry on September 5-8 at Costa Navarino in Messinia.