Massachusetts Man Indicted for Defrauding 9/11 Victim and Her Mother

MINEOLA, NY — A Massachusetts man has been indicted on charges of grand larceny after allegedly posing as an investment broker and defrauding a 9/11 victim and her widowed mother of over $140,000. Richard Yasnis, 43, from Natick, Massachusetts, was arraigned before Judge Terence Murphy and pleaded not guilty. He was released on his own recognizance, with a potential sentence of 7-1/2 to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly detailed that Yasnis falsely presented himself as a seasoned Wall Street investor to his victims, promising substantial returns on invest...