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| NY state rep kills himself in cemetery amidst fraud allegations - sources | NY state rep kills himself in cemetery amidst fraud allegations - sources |
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| New York State assemblyman Bill Nojay has been found dead at a cemetery and sources claim he shot himself in the head at his family’s burial plot. | New York State assemblyman Bill Nojay has been found dead at a cemetery and sources claim he shot himself in the head at his family’s burial plot. |
| In a death eerily similar to Nick Wasicsko, the former Yonkers mayor featured in HBO's mini-series "Show Me A Hero," Nojay reportedly planned to turn himself into authorities on Friday for fraud charges relating to a Cambodian rice company. | In a death eerily similar to Nick Wasicsko, the former Yonkers mayor featured in HBO's mini-series "Show Me A Hero," Nojay reportedly planned to turn himself into authorities on Friday for fraud charges relating to a Cambodian rice company. |
| The Khmer Times of Cambodia reported that Nojay and three others convinced a woman to invest in company that would export rice to the US. | The Khmer Times of Cambodia reported that Nojay and three others convinced a woman to invest in company that would export rice to the US. |
| The woman claims that eight months after investing one million dollars, she discovered the company was bankrupt. | The woman claims that eight months after investing one million dollars, she discovered the company was bankrupt. |
| Nojay faced fraud charges in Cambodia where he has been doing business since the 1980s. He dismissed the charges, claiming he had never met the plaintiff. | Nojay faced fraud charges in Cambodia where he has been doing business since the 1980s. He dismissed the charges, claiming he had never met the plaintiff. |
| Elected to the 133rd Assembly District in 2012, the conservative Republican was married with three children. | Elected to the 133rd Assembly District in 2012, the conservative Republican was married with three children. |
| He was scheduled to run in a primary next week against Richard Milne. | He was scheduled to run in a primary next week against Richard Milne. |
| Last year, he served as an observer for The Committee for Open Democracy (COD) in the Ukrainian National Local Elections. The COD is, a Florida-based, privately-funded “objective” organization with strong ties to the Republican Party, according to the Economist. The centre came under fire in Georgia over claims they were being secretly funded by opposition leader Bidzina Ivanishvili. |