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Roslyn lawyer charged with setting up fake adoptions

Quick ReadThe Josephs say they were scammed by a Roslyn lawyer.

Mineola: Deborah and Milton Josephs who was promised

Photo credit: Newsday/Photo by Howard Schnapp | Mineola: Deborah and Milton Josephs who was promised a child for adoption but lost $60,000 to Kevin Cohen who was now arrested on Grand Larceny charges on Friday, September 25, 2009 in Mineola, New York. (Photo by Howard Schnapp)

A Roslyn attorney stole thousands of dollars from prospective parents trying to adopt children by promising them nonexistent babies, Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice said Friday.

Kevin Cohen, 41, was arrested at his home Friday morning following a 16-month investigation into the alleged scam.

Cohen was charged last December for trying to steal the house he lived in, prosecutors...

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