4 The Courier sun • OCTOBER 20, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com Help Hurricane Matthew victims in Haiti by donating to relief drive Woodhaven man found fatally shot inside his apartment, according to police By Robert Pozarycki rpozarycki@qns.com/@robbpoz Detectives are looking for clues and suspects connected to the murder of a 22-year-old man who was fatally shot in his Woodhaven apartment early in the morning of Thursday, Oct. 13. Officers from the 102nd Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding an unconscious male at a home on 97th Street between Jamaica and 89th avenues at 12:47 a.m. on Oct. 13. Upon arriving, they found Arnold Aguilar, 22, in his basement apartment unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his head. Paramedics rushed Aguilar to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown. No arrests have been made, and an investigation is ongoing. Free-spending former boss of Jamaica nonprofit admits to stealing funds: feds By Robert Pozarycki rpozarycki@qns.com/@robbpoz The ousted leader of a Jamaica-based nonprofit organization has admitted to stealing the group’s funds to maintain a lavish lifestyle, prosecutors announced on Oct. 12. Yolanda Vitulli, 53, formerly of Merrick, Long Island, and recent resident of Mohnton, PA, pleaded guilty to federal charges of embezzling public funds. She previously served for 15 years as executive director of Tender Care Human Services, which is dedicated to providing services to autistic individuals and persons with developmental disabilities. According to State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott, Vitulli embezzled $100,000 in funds allocated to Tender Care Human Services between 2009 and May 2014. She instead brought these stolen proceeds home to pay housekeepers and purchase a hot tub, high-end furniture, security cameras and fencing. “Vitulli greedily preyed on some of New York’s most vulnerable citizens to subsidize her own life of luxury,” Scott said in a statement. “Anyone who exploits the developmentally disabled and steals taxpayer funds will be identified, apprehended and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” Vitulli entered her plea in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn and is scheduled to return there in February for sentencing. Photo: Wikipedia Commons Haitian citizens walk through the flooded streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nov. 6, after Hurricane Tomas hit the country. By Liam Baker editorial@qns.com/@QNS While Hurricane Matthew didn’t make it all the way to New York as some predicted, the devastation that Caribbean islands like Haiti suffered in the storm was certainly felt in Queens and Brooklyn, which have thriving Haitian communities. In light of this, state Senator James Sanders, who represents the 10th Senatorial District of southeast Queens, is asking for the public’s help in providing relief for the thousands of Haitians who were injured or displaced from their homes in the aftermath of the Category 4 storm. Haiti is sorely lacking in essential supplies, and their want is only expecting to increase as they recover from this disaster. Sanders is asking that people donate items that are key to survival such as canned goods and other non-perishable foods, water and first-aid items. Toiletries, clothes, blankets and miscellaneous items like batteries, flashlights and food containers are also in high demand. Supplies can be dropped off at the District Office, which is located at 142-01 Rockaway Blvd. in South Ozone Park. St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, located at 327 Beach 19th St. in Far Rockaway, is also accepting donations to provide relief to those affected by the hurricane in Haiti. Photo via Twitter Yolanda Vitulli pleaded guilty to stealing $100,000 in funds from the Jamaica nonprofit she previously served.
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