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| NY state rep kills himself in cemetery amid 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), a Florida-based, privately-funded “objective” organization with strong ties to the Republican Party, in the Ukrainian National Local Elections, according to the Economist. | |
| COD came under fire in Georgia over claims they were being secretly funded by opposition leader Bidzina Ivanishvili. |