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2010

June 21, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., announced today the indictment of TERESA NORA MARTINEZ for stealing $12,000 from immigrants, both by falsely claiming to be an attorney and by falsely claiming to be working with attorneys, purporting to provide immigration legal services and promising to obtain green cards.
June 17, 2010 - District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced a major initiative to reduce the number of illegal knives on the streets of New York, following a large-scale investigation into the sale of illegal knives by local and national retailers doing business in New York.
June 15, 2010 - District Attorney Vance announces sentencing of major distributor and supplier of illegal handguns.
June 15, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced his support for a bill that will strengthen penalties for identity theft crimes.
June 14, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of JOHN F. HAGGERTY, JR., 41, and SPECIAL ELECTION OPERATIONS, LLC (“SEO”), for stealing approximately $1.1 million from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
June 4, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., issues statement on the death of former Staten Island District Attorney William Murphy.
June 2, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. issues statement on guilty verdict in Wilfredo Rosario trial.
June 2, 2010 - District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the sentencing of STEVEN MANDALA to 2 to 6 years in prison.
June 1, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced a new policy regarding the prosecution of businesses and organizations.
June 1, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of GREGORY TOMLINSON, a computer software engineer, in connection with his unauthorized access and duplication of certain computer software files owned by his employer, AOL, Inc.
June 1, 2010 - District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced that the owner of a construction company has pleaded guilty to evading personal income and business taxes, and underpaying premiums on workers’ compensation insurance.
June 1, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today released the following statement regarding Governor David A. Paterson’s program bill expanding DNA collection to defendants convicted of any and all Penal Law crimes. Currently, only 46 percent of defendants convicted of Penal Law crimes submit DNA samples. In the three years since DNA testing was broadened to include some, but not all, misdemeanor offenses, DNA samples from those crimes have led to matches in previously unsolved homicides, sexual assaults and other violent crimes.
May 27, 2010 - District Attorney Cyrus R.Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of HELMER TORO to charges of Grand Larceny, Offering a False Instrument for Filing, and to a violation of Labor Law for unemployment insurance tax manipulation. TORO collected but failed to pay about more than $369,000 withheld from the payroll of the employees of his bagel business.
May 27, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the expansion of the Office’s Vehicular Crimes Unit. This expansion will enhance the resources and abilities of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to investigate, prosecute and prevent vehicular crimes. In addition, the DA’s Office will work more closely with the NYPD in investigating these cases, advocate for new legislation to strengthen the state’s vehicular crimes laws, support local New York City vehicular safety law enhancements, and host a training summit this fall for law enforcement from across the state.
May 26, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of three individuals charged with operating a fraudulent investment company based out of lower Manhattan.
May 25, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment against JOHN D. MAZZUTO, a corporate executive, and JAMES W. MARGULIES, an attorney, for illegally issuing shares of stock to enrich themselves and others, and for engaging in fraudulent activity to inflate the stock’s value and deceive investors.
May 21, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of ADAM HOCHFELDER to six counts of Grand Larceny in the First Degree, six counts of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, three counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, and three counts of Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree, in connection with his theft of more than $18 million from a host of banks and individuals, as charged in two separate indictments.
May 21, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., announced that a New York County Grand Jury today has voted not to file criminal charges against Brenddy Garcia in connection with the fatal stabbings of 24-year-olds Ricardo Williams and Darnell Morel, which occurred on March 28, 2010, on a southbound No. 2 subway train.
May 19, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the filing of criminal charges against JULES ROBBINS, ERNEST VOGLIANO, and FEDERICO HERNANDEZ for falsifying personal income tax returns by hiding assets in secret Swiss bank accounts
May 19, 2010 - New York State law enforcement agencies adopt best practice guidelines for identification procedures.
May 18, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty pleas of MICHAEL SACKARIS and NU-WAY CRANE SERVICE INC. to charges of bribery, and of MICHAEL PASCALLI to a charge of offering a false instrument for filing, in connection with the bribing of the Acting Chief Inspector of Cranes and Derricks for the City’s Department of Buildings.
May 17, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of the operator of a Manhattan-based temporary staffing company for fraud in connection with his securing workers’ compensation insurance, which resulted in his underpayment of $25 million in premiums.
May 17, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of SHARMON WADE, who is charged with luring inexperienced investors with false representations to contribute to no-risk, high-rate-of-return investments in commercial real estate properties.
May 13, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of VICTOR ESPINAL to charges of grand larceny, forgery, scheme to defraud, and unauthorized practice of law in New York State Supreme Court.
May 12, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announces guilty plea in a $35 million grand larceny case.
May 11, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the sentencing of 12 members or customers of a major wholesale cocaine supply operation in Hamilton Heights.
May 6, 2010 - District Attorney Vance announces the creation of a Hate Crimes Unit.
May 5, 2010 - Eddy Espinal was found guilty today of Murder in the Second Degree, Assault in the First Degree (two counts), and Assault in the Second Degree.
May 4, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of a property manager for stealing more than $879,000 from three corporations that own five rental apartment buildings near Columbia University.
May 4, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced with State Senator Eric Schneiderman and Assembly Member Micah Kellner the introduction of the Public Corruption Prevention and Enforcement Act, legislation to both prosecute and prevent public corruption in New York State.
April 29, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of BARBARA KOGAN for arranging the 1990 contract killing of her husband, George Kogan.
April 29, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today issued a statement in response to the guilty verdict in the Patrick Pogan trial.
April 28, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictments of two public employees — a Department of Education school custodian and a Department of Finance clerk — who are charged with abusing their positions to defraud the City and enrich themselves.
April 28, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment and arraignment of RAYVON GUICE in New York State Supreme Court on charges relating to a shooting in Times Square earlier this month.
April 22, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. today announced the guilty plea of the owner of Subway franchises for stealing sales tax; evading personal income tax and fraudulently receiving Medicaid benefits.
April 9, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. announced today the guilty plea of HENRY VARGAS, who attempted to sell a commercial building he did not own to the New York Road Runners, a Manhattan not-for-profit.
April 8, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. issued a statement on the appellate decision in the Lynette Caban criminally negligent homicide case.
April 7, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., announced today the guilty plea of MICHAEL CORDERO to Manslaughter in the First Degree. He will be sentenced to 25 years in prison on April 28, 2010.
April 6, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., announced today the indictment of the head of a security guard company and two corporations for stealing more than $1.2 million from the State of New York by withholding collected sales taxes from the State.
April 5, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. today announced the guilty plea of MARC A. BERNSTEIN, 55, a lawyer who stole more than $2.2 million from his clients and failed to pay income taxes.
March 24, 2010 - New York City Comptroller John C. Liu concluded a comprehensive audit of the financial records of the Manhattan District Attorney�s Office, conducted at the request of the Office.
March 23, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of JAMES DELAYO, a former Acting Chief Inspector for Cranes and Derricks for the New York City Department of Buildings, who took cash payments in exchange for falsifying paperwork relating to crane inspections and certifying crane operator exams.
March 18, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of Lawrence Salander to 29 counts of grand larceny relating to the approximately $120 million complex art fraud undertaken by Salander and his art gallery.
March 16, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Vance issued a statement concerning the sentencing in a child abuse case.
March 12, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Vance today announced the guilty pleas of Richard Depamphilis and Vicki Nanninga in a scheme to obtain a $2 million contract with the New York City Police Department.
March 12, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. issued a statement concerning the guilty plea and sentencing in the Jose Heras vehicular manslaughter case.
March 9, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. issued a statement concerning Robert Joel Halderman's guilty plea.
March 8, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of two individuals and two corporations on criminally negligent homicide, manslaughter and other charges related to the May 30, 2008 crane collapse that killed two people and seriously injured a third.
March 4, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney's Office announces creation of the Conviction Integrity Program.
March 3, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney's Office announces estate modern jewlery, watch, and gem auction.
March 2, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney's Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the formation of the Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau.
March 1, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the arrests and filing of criminal complaints against 11 individuals for stealing nearly $150,000 from, and for falsifying applications submitted to, the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) for the receipt of Medicaid Benefits.
February 24, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., issued a statement concerning the jury verdict in the case of the People v. The Testwell Group.
February 23, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., released the following statement. LOWERY was found guilty on 21 charges, including Murder in the Second Degree.
February 23, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of MARVELL SCOTT, a former sportscaster, for raping a 14-year-old girl inside his Manhattan apartment.
February 19, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of a Virginia man who stole more than $1.6 million from his elderly stepmother and father.
February 18, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the formation of the Major Economic Crimes Bureau, a consolidation and expansion of the resources of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office for the purpose of combating complex economic crime.
February 16, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of GIGI JORDAN, 49, on one count of Murder in the Second Degree in connection with the death of her 8-year-old son, Jude Mirra.
February 16, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., announced today the indictment and arrest of a stockbroker who stole $780,000 from Merrill Lynch. STEVEN MANDALA, 29, has been indicted on felony charges of grand larceny, money laundering, criminal possession of a forged instrument, falsifying business records, and identity theft.
February 8, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the arrest and second indictment of former businessman ADAM C. HOCHFELDER, on charges of defrauding investors in two real estate deals, following an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
February 2, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer and Haitian Consul General Felix Augustin today announced a fraud prevention and immigrants� rights program to be held this Saturday, following the designation of Haiti for Temporary Protective Status (TPS).
January 29, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. today announced two indictments against a fashion designer for multiple charges of rape, criminal sexual act, sexual abuse, aggravated sexual abuse, assault, promoting a sexual performance by a child, victim or witness intimidation, and unlawful imprisonment.
January 27, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. today announced the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint against a lawyer for committing personal income tax evasion over a 6-year period.
January 27, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. today announced the indictment of a Manhattan-based construction company and three of its principals for stealing nearly $7 million from five clients through a scheme involving false invoices and kickbacks from subcontractors.
January 18, 2010 - Statement from Manhattan�District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 14, 2010 - Manhattan�District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. today�announces that Samuel Rivera, who was charged in the�brutal sexual assault of a 38-year -old woman working in an East Harlem laundromat, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
January 13, 2010 - Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. announced today the indictments of 11 individuals operating in and around the Grant Houses, located in the Harlem area of Manhattan.

2009

December 31, 2009 - Manhattan District Attorney-elect Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced an additional member of his executive staff.
December 30, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced the guilty plea of a Long Island man for evading taxes on compensation he earned in connection with the 2005 sale of the Riverside South Properties by Hudson Waterfront Associates, one of the largest real estate transactions in New York City history.
December 30, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced the indictment and guilty plea of a woman who stole the identity of another woman and used that identity to claim tax refunds on her 2005, 2006 and 2007 tax returns.
December 30, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced the distribution of funds received from the Swiss bank, Credit Suisse AG.
December 29, 2009 - Manhattan District Attorney-elect Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced members of his executive staff, who will lead the Office in prosecuting and preventing crime.
December 29, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced the indictment and arrest of twin brothers for stealing over $2 million from more than 30 victims in a securities scheme.
December 23, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced the the indictment and arrest of a college administrator for stealing over $400,000 from New York University.
December 16, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced the resolution of a joint investigation with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) into the criminal conduct of Credit Suisse AG (CREDIT SUISSE), a Swiss bank.
December 10, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of ANNIE GUERRERO and MARIA ELENA NUNEZ, who were involved in a scheme to bribe a New York State Liquor Authority official.
December 8, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today that a 38-year-old man has pleaded guilty to evading New York State and City corporate and personal income taxes.
December 7, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment, arrest and guilty plea of a New Jersey woman in connection with her false rape accusations that led to a man’s conviction.
December 4, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of a 27-year-old man, a youth minister, for sexually abusing a girl who attended his church.
December 3, 2009 Statement from Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau.
December 3, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a Long Island City-based general contracting firm, REMY BUILDERS CORPORATION, and its principal for defrauding 16 employees out of over $450,000 in unpaid wages and benefits.
December 3, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced a 106-count indictment against seven individuals for running an Inwood gun trafficking ring that sold firearms, and wholesale quantities of cocaine and Ecstasy, to an undercover detective during a 10-month investigation.
December 1, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of a building management agent for stealing over $1.3 million from the operating accounts of six clients.
November 18, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of the owner of H & H Bagels for stealing withholding taxes and evading unemployment insurance tax in connection with his wholesale and retail bagel business.
November 12, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today a 639-count indictment of 15 individuals in connection with a $600,000 pickpocketing and identity theft ring which compromised at least 60 accounts at various bank branches.
November 12, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a Queens-based general contracting firm, EMB CONTRACTING CORP., and its principals for defrauding employees out of more than $1 million in unpaid wages and benefits.
November 5, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of a man who defrauded more than 50 individuals in at least six states including Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, California, Nevada, and Georgia by falsely holding himself out as the CEO of an online fitness magazine and soliciting investments in his fictitious company.
October 29, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of 19 individuals for fraudulently collecting Medicaid benefits totaling more than $350,000.
October 28, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today a 149-count indictment of a computer technician for stealing the identities of more than 150 employees of the Bank of New York Mellon and using these identities to orchestrate more than $1.1 million in thefts against charities and non-profits, among other institutions.
October 23, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of CARMEN HUERTAS in connection with a drunk-driving motor vehicle incident that killed an 11-year-old girl and injured six other girls between the ages of 11- and 14-years-old.
October 22, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a New York City police officer in connection with a motor vehicle incident that left an elderly man seriously injured.
October 22, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a 21-year-old man in connection with a series of sexual assaults and robberies in Hamilton Heights and Chinatown earlier this summer.
October 15, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a Georgia man for defrauding individuals by falsely holding himself out as an attorney and purporting to provide immigration legal services.
October 14, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a realtor for conducting a real estate fraud scheme in which he struck several deals to sell a commercial building that he did not own.
October 2, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a Connecticut man for attempting to steal $2 million from David Letterman in an extortion scheme.
October 1, 2009 DA Morgenthau, joined by New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn, today announced the indictment and arrest of 29 people and four corporations for enterprise corruption, bribery, bribe receiving, extortion, narcotics and firearms trafficking, and illegal gambling.
September 30, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of a senior executive director for facilities management at Bellevue Hospital for official misconduct after she pressured vendors and employees to provide goods and services for her home.
September 30, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of a detective with the police division of the Waterfront Commission for lying to officials under oath with the New York State Office of the Inspector General during an investigation into corruption on the waterfront.
September 17, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest and indictment of a Long Island man for evading taxes on compensation he earned in connection with the 2005 sale of the Riverside South Properties by Hudson Waterfront Associates, one of the largest real estate transactions in New York City history.
September 10, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today that Assistant District Attorney Lisa Friel, Chief of Sex Crimes Unit, was honored by the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault for her work in prosecuting thousands of sexual assault cases throughout her career.
September 9, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of a Queens man for defrauding individuals by falsely holding himself out as an attorney, purporting to provide immigration legal services and advice, and selling a forged Social Security card.
September 8, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today 54 recent law school graduates from 27 law schools are reporting for work at the New York County District Attorney's Office.
August 31, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment, arrest and extradition of VIATCHESLAV VASILYEV and VLADIMIR KRAMARENKO for global trafficking in stolen credit card account numbers, cybercrime, and identity theft.
August 20, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest of a New York City police officer for submitting forged documents in a fraudulent attempt to obtain housing assistance from the City of New York.
August 13, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today that a New York County Grand Jury has voted no affirmative action against Police Officer Andrew Dunton in connection with an on-duty shooting on May 28, 2009, in which Police Officer Omar Edwards was killed.
August 11, 2009 DA Morgenthau will be attending a White House reception tomorrow for the newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
August 6, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of two individuals for illegally practicing law and operating a fraudulent immigration consultation business in Chinatown.
August 3, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of former New York Giants receiver PLAXICO BURRESS, 31, on charges of possession of a loaded pistol and reckless endangerment in connection with an incident in which he shot himself in the leg at a Manhattan nightclub.
July 30, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today that two personal injury lawyers have pleaded guilty to failing to pay personal income taxes on cash they received from a suspended personal injury lawyer who was later convicted of stealing money from multiple clients.
July 29, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a concrete lab director and a building materials testing laboratory for defrauding numerous state agencies and scores of private clients in connection with construction material testing.
July 28, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today a 186- count indictment of a check bundler and the owner of check cashing companies for repeatedly falsifying business records to avoid New York State banking and anti-money laundering reporting requirements..
July 22, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a 39-year-old Queens man for raping a woman he abducted from a night club.
July 22, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of a New Jersey woman who stole over $1.7 million from the Manhattan-based private investment firm where she worked as the office manager.
July 15, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest and guilty pleas of a Washington Heights tax preparer who filed dozens of false and fraudulent tax returns for her clients over the past four tax seasons.
July 14, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest and second indictment of former art gallery owner LAWRENCE B. SALANDER and the SALANDER-O�REILLY GALLERIES, LLC, on additional charges, and the arrest and indictment of LEIGH MORSE, the former director of the SALANDER-O�REILLY GALLERIES, for stealing from and defrauding consignors of art.
July 10, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest and guilty plea of a Manhattan attorney for failure to collect New York City and State withholding tax from his employees� wages in the amount of $51,916.
July 9, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest and guilty plea of the owner of Nargila Grill, arising out of the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in collected sales tax and the evasion of State and City corporate taxes.
July 8, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the second indictment charging a lawyer with stealing settlement and escrow monies from his clients. This second indictment charges the defendant with stealing more than $1.5 million from five clients.
July 8, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of 13 individuals and a mortgage origination company for perpetrating over $100 million in mortgage fraud over a four-year period in the New York City metropolitan area.
July 7, 2009 DA Morgenthau today announced the indictment of 19 members of the Trinitarios street gang for conspiracy and cocaine trafficking in Washington Height.
July 2, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of a Bronx man for directing a fraudulent scheme to obtain subsidized apartments for unqualified tenants by filing false applications with the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC).
July 1, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of the former Chief Operating Officer of 3V Capital Management LLC, a hedge fund management company, for stealing $250,000 from one of the funds he managed, and for creating forged documents to accomplish and cover up the theft.
June 30, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of the founder and former chief executive officer of a defunct non-profit agency, The Valley, Inc., for stealing over a quarter of a million dollars from the organization and for not filing his personal income taxes.
June 24, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest and guilty pleas of the chief executive officer of an industrial supply company and of that corporation, for selling counterfeit parts for subway car motors and bus transmissions to the New York City Transit (NYCT) division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
June 23, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of an Upper East Side man for raping and sexually assaulting 11 women, and the indictment of his personal assistant for having facilitated the sexual assaults of nine of the victims.
June 17, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest of JACK CHANG on charges of coercion, placing a false bomb or hazardous substance, stalking, and aggravated harassment.
June 3, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a Long Island City-based general contracting firm, M. A. ANGELIADES, INC., and its principals for defrauding employees out of $600,000 in unpaid wages and benefits.
May 27, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of 18 individuals for operating an identity theft and bank fraud scheme, involving hundreds of victims, thousands of counterfeit checks and numerous commercial banks in Manhattan.
May 26, 2009 DA Morgenthau's statement regarding the selection of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
May 20, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of eleven stockbrokers, three traders and two principal owners of Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc., a defunct securities firm based in Manhattan, for operating a racketeering scheme that netted $6.2 million in unlawful commissions.
May 19, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of a lawyer for stealing $652,600 in settlement monies from 11 of his personal injury and medical malpractice clients.
May 11, 2009 DA Morgenthau, Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan, New York DEA Special Agent-in-Charge John P. Gilbride, NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, and Special Agent-in-Charge Department of Homeland Security Immigration Customs Enforcement New York Peter J. Smith today announce the indictment of four New York based drug traffickers in connection with four murders in the Dominican Republic.
May 7, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the promotions in his Office.
April 30, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of two individuals and a payroll services company for stealing nearly $1.7 million and creating a tax liability in that amount for over 300 clients throughout the United States.
April 28, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of two New York City police officers.
April 24, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest of a Queens tax preparer for stealing more than $80,000 from his clients.
April 21, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of three foreign nationals for kidnapping, robbery, and other crimes, in connection with a scheme to open a restaurant in lower Manhattan by threatening the landlord’s agent, avoiding paying rent and stealing blank checks.
April 16, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest of a 66-year-old Manhattan man, MYLES RAPPAPORT, and four other individuals in connection with a rapid refund tax scheme.
April 7, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today a 118-count indictment of a Chinese citizen and his company for charges relating to the misuse of Manhattan banks and the proliferation of illicit missile and nuclear technology to the Government of Iran.
April 6, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a Brooklyn man for filing a forged deed and other fraudulent documents in an attempt to steal a Harlem brownstone.
April 2, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of a former temporary worker at the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) for stealing $520,640 from the corporation in a long-running scheme involving altered timesheets and forged payment requests.
April 2, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of a maintenance supervisor for the New York State Department of Mental Health (OMH) and his sister for receiving bribes in connection with the award of construction projects at several state psychiatric facilities.
April 1, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a 20-year-old Brooklyn man for raping a woman last month on a city street in Chelsea.
April 1, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today a settlement agreement with TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. (Take-Two) in connection with an investigation into the company’s fraudulent executive compensation practices.
March 26, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a 54-year-old man for a series of arsons, including an apartment lobby and four car fires, on the Upper West Side and possessing loaded guns.
March 26, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest and 100-count indictment of former art gallery owner LAWRENCE B. SALANDER and the SALANDER-O’REILLY GALLERIES, LLC for stealing $88 million from investors, owners, and a bank.
March 16, 2009 DA Morgenthau today announced the arrest of a former bail bondsman for submitting materially false documents to judges in Manhattan Supreme Court to bail out defendants charged with felony crimes.
March 5, 2009 DA Morgenthau today announced the arrest of a 49-year-old man for creating multiple aliases to engage in a campaign of impersonation and harassment relating to the Dead Sea Scrolls and scholars of opposing viewpoints.
March 4, 2009 DA Morgenthau today announced today the indictment and arrest of the owner of Rancho Jubilee Restaurant in Washington Heights, for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in collected sales tax.
March 3, 2009 DA Morgenthau today announced the arrests and indictment of two principals of a phony real estate investment firm for operating a fraudulent investment scheme, which resulted in the theft of over $1 million.
February 17, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a New Jersey man for stealing $2,514,519 from his former employer, Morgan Stanley.
February 11, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a New York City Police Officer in connection with an assault on a tenant of a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) building.
February 10, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today that he was giving New York City a total of $175 million.
February 5, 2009 DA Morgenthau today announced the indictment of a Brooklyn man for stealing $331,376.42 from the New York County Lawyer’s Association (NYCLA) in a payroll scheme.
January 28, 2009 DA Morgenthau today announced the arrests and indictment of 15 members and associates of a Hamilton Heights drug gang known as the “Stack Money Family” or “$MF,” and two additional drug dealers from the same area, on charges including conspiracy and the possession and sale of narcotics.
January 28, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced the indictment of a Brooklyn-based lawyer and his law firm for stealing over $4 million from guardianship bank accounts the lawyer supervised for incapacitated people.
January 22, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a New York City police officer.
January 21, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a 59-year-old man for pretending to be an immigration lawyer and was charged with Scheme to Defraud, Grand Larceny, and other related charges.
January 15, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a New Jersey man for falsely filing forged deeds in an attempt to transfer four Chinatown properties to himself.
January 14, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a man for kidnapping a 14-year-old girl from her apartment building in Washington Heights and bringing her to a Bronx motel.
January 9, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the British bank, Lloyds TSB Bank plc (“LLOYDS”) in settlement of a “stripping” scheme in which the Bank caused the falsification of the records of New York financial institutions and enabled its Iranian and Sudanese banking clients to access the U.S. banking system in violation of federal sanctions prohibiting such conduct.
January 6, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of the former purchasing agent for the John Galt Corporation (“Galt”) for stealing $1.2 million from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (“LMDC”) and Arch Insurance Group (“Arch”), Galt’s bonding company, during the abatement and deconstruction of the Deutsche Bank building.
January 5, 2009 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a tower crane rigger and his company on homicide and related charges in the crane collapse on March 15, 2008, that caused the deaths of seven people.

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