An Island Park man previously charged in a wage theft and fraud case involving a West Hempstead restaurant is facing new felony charges after allegedly using an employee’s identity to obtain approximately $80,000 in business financing.
Mahmut Unver, 56, was arrested Oct. 29 and charged with second-degree grand larceny and first-degree identity theft, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Police said the alleged victim, a 43-year-old employee of Anatolia Restaurant at 185 Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead, learned in August 2025 that approximately $80,000 in business financing had been obtained in his name for the restaurant…