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Friday, December 30, 2016
Vol. 1, No. 44
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Rapist S.P. doc charged
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Allegedly rigged jury material BY ST E P H E N ROMANO A Sands Point doctor pleaded not guilty to allegedly taping false jury instructions to the tables and doors of jury rooms while he was on trial in March for raping a patient, the district attorney announced. Marshall Hubsher, 67, entered the plea on Thursday to 13 counts of attempted jury tampering and third-degree burglary. Hubsher, a psychiatrist, allegedly entered a private jury room wearing a disguise and placed signs with fake jury instructions in an attempt to tamper with the jury in his trial, according to the district attorney’s office. “The note allegedly directed at the jury purported to be ‘jury instructions’ concerning reasonable doubt,” a news release from the office said. Hubsher faces two to seven years in prison if found guilty, the office said. Continued on Page 35
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CHABAD OF PORT WASHINGTON
Port Washington residents gathered Sunday for a Hanukkah celebration with the Chabad of Port Washington. See story on page 30.
City cops’ benefits more than Nassau NYPD pays health insurance in full, offers unlimited sick days for officers BY J OE N I K I C Although Nassau County police officers earn an average salary double that of New York Police Department officers, citybased officers receive a larger benefits package than their sub-
urban counterparts. According to the current Nassau Police Benevolent Association contract with Nassau County, police officers are eligible to receive full health benefits from the state’s “Empire Plan with Core Plus.” If officers elect to receive benefits from the Empire Plan, the contract states, they contribute 15 percent toward the cost, while the county picks up the remain-
ing 85 percent. The contract states that if an officer decides to choose a different healthcare plan, the county will pay the equivalent of 85 per-
Nassau County Police SECOND IN A SERIES
cent of the Empire Plan toward the alternative.
The Nassau County comptroller’s office said as of July, there was a new Aetna Health Insurance plan offered to officers who started after April 1, 2014, in which they can enroll for no cost as it is below the 85 percent cost equivalent of the Empire Plan. New York City pays the full cost of health insurance for police officers. According to the Citizens Continued on Page 35
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