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U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is keeping up her criticism of the FBI for refusing to answer questions about its connections to Shahed Hussain, the owner of the stretch limo involved in the 2018 crash in Schoharie that killed 20 people. In an appearance earlier this month on Fox News, the Schuylerville Republican said she had yet to get answers from the FBI on Hussain, who worked for years as an undercover informant for the bureau on anti-terrorism cases before his illegal limo operation was involved in the tragedy. During a March appearance before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,...

WILTON — The owner of the limousine that crashed in Schoharie, killing 18 people on board and two pedestrians, is a former FBI informant who testified in two high-profile terrorism cases, a state official confirmed Monday. Shahed "Malik" Hussain owns Prestige Limousine in Wilton, the official said. The limousine company is being scrutinized as federal and state investigators try to determine what caused the crash.

WILTON — The owner of the limousine that crashed in Schoharie, killing 18 people on board and two pedestrians, is a former FBI informant who testified in two high-profile terrorism cases, a state official confirmed Monday. Shahed "Malik" Hussain owns Prestige Limousine in Wilton, the official said. The limousine company is being scrutinized as federal and state investigators try to determine what caused the crash. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday said the limo involved in Saturday's crash at the intersection of routes 30A and 30 had failed a state Department of Transportation inspection last month and should not have...

In 2001, a 45-year-old gas-station owner from Pakistan named Shahed Hussain walked into the Department of Motor Vehicles in Albany and obtained a driver’s license using fake documents for a would-be taxi driver who paid him $1,000. Mr. Hussain was caught, faced federal charges and, to avoid deportation, began a secret career that led him to pose as a recruiter of terrorists. He continued to run a series of businesses with his family, despite bankruptcy and legal issues — including, eventually, a limousine service that repeatedly ran afoul of state inspectors. Now, Mr. Hussain’s improbable journey — from asylum-seeking immigrant...

SCHOHARIE, N.Y. -- The limousine involved in a deadly crash that killed 20 people Saturday in Schoharie should not have been on the road, according Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo told reporters this morning in New York City that the vehicle failed a state inspection last month. Cuomo also said the limousine driver did not have a proper license for the vehicle. The crash -- the nation's worst transportation disaster in nearly a decade -- occurred at about 2 p.m. Saturday in Schoharie, about 35 miles west of Albany. A limousine carrying 17 people on their way to celebrate a 30th...

A limousine that crashed and killed 20 people in upstate New York on Saturday was reportedly in “terrible condition,” and was a replacement vehicle after the group’s rented bus broke down before reaching its destination. All 18 inside the vehicle were killed, along with two bystanders after the 2001 Ford Excursion limousine – believed to be headed to a birthday party -- ran through an intersection and struck a parked 2015 Toyota Highlander outside the Apple Barrel Country Store. -snip- The limousine was traveling southwest on state Route 30 in Schoharie, about 170 miles north of New York City and...

A person with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press that 18 of the victims in Saturday afternoon's crash at the Apple Barrel Country Store were in the limo and two were bystanders. The person was not authorized to discuss the preliminary information publicly and spoke Sunday on the condition of anonymity.

SCHOHARIE - Twenty people died Saturday's crash of a limousine in Schoharie County, State Police confirmed late Sunday morning. The crash is the deadliest in the Capital Region since the Oct. 2, 2005 sinking of the Ethan Allen tour boat on Lake George killed 20 people.

A Middleburgh family is facing neglect charges after a former private investigator allegedly abused four boys, the family's attorney said. John Aretakis said Schoharie County Department of Social Services officials claim Fred and Ramona Oliver were neglectful because Patrick D. Cascanet, a former department investigator, allegedly molested two of their sons. "Their employee molested my clients," Aretakis said Tuesday. "I find that to be a horrific injustice." Cascanet allegedly abused the boys while working as a private investigator for the department. The family had an appearance Monday in Schoharie County Family Court, Aretakis said. "The boys are still with their...