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Police say a man has been arrested for a $35,000 scam surrounding dirt from the old Yankee Stadium. According to investigators, Mark Hayward, of Connecticut, told the victim that he'd use the money

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Man arrested for Yankee Stadium dirt scam

Police say a man has been arrested for a $35,000 scam surrounding dirt from the old Yankee Stadium. According to investigators, Mark Hayward, of Connecticut, told the victim that he'd use the money

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