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Canarsie man
charged with
fraud: DA
Fatal crash in
Bath Beach
BY ROSE ADAMS
A driver operating a vehicle
with a revoked license
was arrested after
fatally striking a
64-year-old man in Bath
Beach on June 9, according
to authorities.
Faquan Li was crossing
the intersection at
Cropsey and 16th avenues
against the light
when the 47-year-old
driver hit him with a
2016 GMC Yukon. First
responders arrived at
the scene to fi nd Li with
severe head injuries.
EMTs rushed him to the
Lutheran Medical Center,
where he was pronounced
dead, according
to police.
The driver, who remained
on the scene,
was arrested, and the
NYPD’s Highway Collision
Investigation Squad
is continuing to investigate
the accident.
BY CHANDLER KIDD
A Canarsie man faces
up to seven years in
prison for allegedly
ripping off undocumented
immigrants to
the tune of $8,520.
James Archibald,
55, failed to deliver on
promised work permits
and green cards to
three Caribbean immigrants
living in Brooklyn
— and then threatened
to report them
to Uncle Sam when
they demanded their
money back, according
to Kings County’s top
prosecutor.
“This defendant is
accused of preying on
some of the most vulnerable
members of
our society who were
victimized as they attempted
to comply with
federal laws,” said District
Attorney Eric
Gonzalez. “I am committed
to protecting
all Brooklyn residents,
regardless of their status,
and caution everyone
to be careful who
they hire when seeking
immigration services.”
The victims, who
hail from St. Kitts and
Jamaica, hired Archibald
in October 2016
to process and expedite
their applications
with the United States
Citizenship and Immigration
Services’ to obtain
the coveted legal
documents, but claim
they waited more than
a year and half for the
Canarsie man to meet
his end of the bargain.
When the victims
started clamoring for
their money back, Archibald
threatened
to report them to the
feds if they didn’t pipe
down, according to
Gonzalez.
Instead, two of the
victims reported him
to the district attorney’s
office, and he
was arraigned before
Brooklyn Criminal
Court Judge Joseph
McCormack on June
10 for charges including
third- and fourthdegree
grand larceny;
first-degree scheme to
defraud; first-degree
immigration assistance
services fraud;
and fifth-degree criminal
possession of stolen
property.
He was released
without bail and will
appear in court on
Aug. 8.