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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · T.E. McMorrow

    Second Defendant in East Hampton Building Department Bribery Case Pleads Guilty (opens the original)

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    The second of two East Hampton Town Building Department employees who ran a “pay for play” bribery scheme out of that office pleaded guilty in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, October 1, to 10 crimes, including five felony counts of bribery in the third degree. Ryan Benitez, 38, a resident of East Hampton, admitted under oath in the courtroom of Suffolk County Justice Timothy Mazzei to speeding up the issuance of building permits and certificates of occupancy to contractors who had paid off

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · T.E. McMorrow

    Plea Deal Possible in East Hampton Building Department Bribery Case (opens the original)

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    The two former East Hampton Town Building Department employees accused of running a pay-for-play scheme were both in court on Tuesday, with both of their cases possibly coming to adjudication imminently. Evelyn Calderon, who was 43 when she was arrested this past April, and Ryan Benitez, 37, were both indicted by a grand jury on five counts of accepting a bribe in the third degree, a felony, as well as on five counts of official misconduct, a misdemeanor. A conviction on just one bribery charge

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · T.E. McMorrow

    Hampton Bays Man Charged With Stealing Jewelry From Amagansett House (opens the original)

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    East Hampton Town Police have arrested a Hampton Bays man and charged him with stealing jewelry from an Amagansett house on two occasions. Police say Bryan Ismael Morocho Albarracin, 21, entered a home on Katie Lane in Amagansett while working at the property between June 15 and June 19. Police say he stole multiple pieces of jewelry on that day. On July 17, Town Police say he returned and stole more jewelry. Detectives with the East Hampton Town Police Detectives Division developed Morocho Alba

  4. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · T.E. McMorrow

    Newtown Lane Burglary Charged (opens the original)

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    A West Sayville man who runs a cleaning service with clients on Newtown Lane was also cleaning out a couture store there, Kirna Zabete, according to East Hampton Village Police.  Jon Robert Ball, 47, turned himself in to detectives on Monday morning and was charged with burglary in the third degree as well as grand larceny in the third degree. Despite both charges being felonies, neither are bail eligible, East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky pointed out during Ball’s Monday morning arra

  5. Article · Jul 22, 2026 · T.E. McMorrow

    Man Crashes Through Gate at Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s East Hampton Estate (opens the original)

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    A Bronx man crashed through the fortified wooden gate outside the East Hampton estate of Beyoncé and Jay-Z on Wednesday afternoon, July 15, before being wrestled to the ground by the couple’s security team. Keith Jonathan Webster, 63, was held by the security team until East Hampton Village Police arrived and placed him under arrest. It is not known if the couple were home at the time. Webster was charged with criminal mischief in the second-degree, a felony, and criminal trespass in the

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