Robert M. Morgenthau papers, 1944-2019

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Series V: Press Releases, 2002-2009



Box 30 Copies, 2002


Box 30 Legal Bound Summer Internship Program 2002. Program is in 16th year. Geared to Junior and Senior High School students. Interns will work with ADAs and Support Staff. Community Affairs is in charge of the Program., 2002 January 17


Box 30 Jose Mora /aka Leandro Mora. Defendant indicted for impersonating a doctor and sexually abusing a patient. Hotline established for possible other victims. ADA Christine Hatfield/Sex Crimes Unit prosecuting case., 2002 January 24


Box 30 Port Authority Employees/World Trade Center Attack. 12 PA employees arrested for falsifying injuries and seeking monetary relief from American Red Cross and Safe Horizon. Stole in excess of $19,000. ADAs Markus Green and Janet Lipinski on case., 2002 January 29


Box 30 Swearing-in--speech to press, 2002 January 31


Box 30 Renaissance Financial Securities Corp. Four officers of a Long Island securities corp. sentenced after a seven-week trial last year on conspiracy, perjury and fraud., 2002 February 5


Box 30 Clarence Wade. Defendant 48 years-old, handyman, Harlem resident, indicted on multiple counts of sexual abuse: sexually abused six neighborhood children. ADAs Raymond Marinaccio and Laurence Busching are in charge of prosecution., 2002 February 15


Box 30 P.O. Derwin Blanks. Police Officer Blanks was arrested on drug possession charges., 2002 February 12


Box 30 Dormitory Authority. DA Morgenthau announced the indictment of a construction company and its two principals for defrauding the NYS Dormitory Authority out of more than $1 million and defrauding an insurance company of $1 million., 2002 February 11


Box 30 Dick Gidron Ford, Inc.--Owner and vice-president of a Bronx car dealership was indicted on charges of evading more than $1.5 million in New York States and New York City sales tax payments., 2002 February 27


Box 30 Dormitory Authority--Former employee of the New York State (NYS) Dormitory Authority was indicted on charges of taking more than $456,000 worth of kickbacks., 2002 March 5


Box 30 D.H. Blair and Company--The Firm and its four managers have pled guilty to multiple counts of securities fraud and collusion to fix securities prices on the NASDAQ market., 2002 March 8


Box 30 Call Girls--Three men and nine other employees were charged with the operation of two call-girl businesses operating in the five boroughs., 2002 March 20


Box 30 World Trade Center--23 people were charged with falsely filing death certificates claiming that family members died in the [September 11th] attacks., 2002 March 21


Box 30 Ronald Popadich was indicted on charges of murder, attempted murder, assault and other charges stemming from a series of midtown Manhattan hit and run incidents in February 2002., 2002 March 26


Box 30 Meyers Pollock--Four people have been convicted on charges stemming from their varying roles in cheating more than 15,000 investors out of more than $176 million., 2002 March 26


Box 30 World Trade Center--Woodrow Fleming and 13 other homeless people stole over $100,000 from emergency relief funds., 2002 April 9


Box 30 Roslynn Mauskopf--Mr. Robert M. Morgenthau's statement regarding the nomination of Roslynn Mauskopf to be U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York., 2002 April 19


Box 30 Evergreen Security, Ltd.--William J. Zylka pleaded guilty for his role in conspiring to steal and stealing in excess of $27.7 million from Evergreen., 2002 May 1


Box 30 Hudson Sloane and Co.--Two principals of the Manhattan brokerage firm were indicted on charges of stealing approximately $3 million form a German Bank., 2002 May 2


Box 30 Mary Garcia--A Pennsylvanian woman was sentenced to two to six years for defrauding people out of at least $53,649 in two different schemes., 2002 May 2


Box 30 National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)--A man who supervised the NASD stockbroker licensing exams and a woman, who bribed him to help her pass the exam were indicted., 2002 May 7


Box 30 Bribery--Guy Velella and his father Vincent Velella et al., 2002 May 9


Box 30 [Fake] Viagra Press Conference, 2002 May 17


Box 30 Kevin Saxon--Defendant escaped while in custody (2002 May 20) and was apprehended in Yorktown, VA--Defendant waived extradition., 2002 May 22


Box 30 Victor Wang the Chairman of the Board of Duke and Company was sentenced to 7 ½ to 22 ½ years for the enterprise corruption. Case was handled by Richard T. Preiss and Arthur D. Middlemiss., 2002 May 28


Box 30 Judith A. "Tillie" Roberts was indicted for embezzling over $508, 427 from her empoter. Assistant District Attorney Aurora Fagan presented the case to the grand jury., 2002 May 28


Box 30 Summer Intern Program--10-week program starts 2002 June 3. 50 students from 27 different law schools are participating., 2002 May 31


Box 30 Tyco and Dennis Kozlowski, 2002 June 4


Box 30 Sales Tax Fraud--Robert M. Morgenthau and Councilman David Weprin hold a press conference to highlight the loss of tax revenues to New York City as revealed by an investigation., 2002 June 10


Box 30 Embezzlement cases against the elderly--Harvey and Ann Glasthal stole over $600,000 and John Schlick stole over $100,000., 2002 June 11


Box 30 World Trade Center Fraud (WTC)--15 people charged with stealing more than $52,724.56 from charities assisting victims of the WTC attacks., 2002 June 19


Box 30 Carting--Whitney Trucking (Thomas Attonito and Joseph Attonito) Two principals of the Yonkers carting firm indicted for lying about their ties to organized crime., 2002 June 25


Box 30 Tyco and Dennis Kozlowski--Announcement of superceding indictment charging Kozlowski with tampering with physical evidence in connection with the investigation., 2002 June 26


Box 30 Sherman and Judah Taub and an affiliated company were indicted for stealing more than $2 million in a financial fraud stemming from their management of a non-for-profit adult home, 2002 June 27


Box 30 Joe Felder--Macy's rapist indicted for rape and robbery as a result of a DNA 'cold hit' match, 2002 July 1


Box 30 Municipal Credit Union Fraud regarding the World Trade Center Attack over $15 million embezzled by members. Special Prosecutions Bureau, 2002 August 5


Box 30 Jerrold Schwartz a Manhattan Boy Scout troop master, who sexually abused a young teen, was sentenced to 2 2/3 to 8 years in state prison, 2002 August 23


Box 30 Evergreen Security Ltd.--Two financial advisors were indicted on charges of stealing $6.5 million from the fund, 2002 August 28


Box 30 Mitchell Singer A lawyer with an office in the Empire State Building was indicted on charges of stealing $85,000 from two of his clients, 2002 August 30


Box 30 Tyco 3 executive officers were indicted Dennis Kozlowski, Mark H. Swartz and Mark A. Belnick, 2002 September 12

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Box 30 Sylvain Leroy--Tax Evasion Case--The defendant interior decorator, and NYC resident plead guilty to filing a false instrument regarding income and legal residence and must pay back taxes and a fine of $1,000--ADA Joel Meyer, under supervision of ADA Mariani will handle the prosecution., 2002 September 26


Box 30 Washington Heights Drug Gang--20 drug dealers were indicted on conspiracy and felony charges. Daily business over $40,000. Same territory as Wild Cowboys over 20 years ago. ADA Walter Arsenault in charge in charge of the case., 2002 September 26


Box 30 Shukun "Michael" Tam and Cheung Keat "Ken" Ai--Defendants of Tamco Corp., construction company were charged with death of an employee on 200 May 16. ADA D. Cort in charge and supervised by Patrick Dugan, 2002 October 1


Box 30 National Arts Club--Joseph Frappaolo the manager of the National Arts Club dining room pled guilty to stealing more than $160,000 in sales tax due New York State and New York City, 2002 October 7


Box 30 Tax Evasion--Jeweler Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof has pled guilty to evading more than $650,000 in New York City and New York States taxes, 2002 October 8


Box 30 Building Collapse--Philip Minucci and his company Tri-State Scaffold and Equipment Supplies, Inc. was indicted on charges of manslaughter and assault in the deaths of five construction workers, 2002 October 10


Box 30 Central Park Jogger--Robert M. Morgenthau announces new investigation based on new evidence, 2002 October 16


Box 30 Enterprise Corruption case--The defendants: nine individuals and four companies stole over $27 million from failed businesses. The case will be prosecuted by the Special Prosecutions Bureau., 2002 October 16


Box 30 NYPD--Officer Corruption--Detective Anthony Gordon, indicted on perjury charges gave false testimony before a New York County grand jury on 2001 April 19. ADA Daniel Schwager is in charge of the case., 2002 October 17


Box 30 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announces two initiatives to combat domestic violence: new 911 technology and advertising campaign., 2002 October 22


Box 30 Daniel F. "Dan" Mahony, a former Conservative Party candidate for Lt. Governor was indicted for voter fraud. ADA Marianne Paoli of the Rackets Bureau is handling the prosecution., 2002 October 22


Box 30 William Zyka--Robert M. Morgenthau announced the sentencing of Mr. Zylka for his role in the looting of an offshore investment fund., 2002 October 25


Box 30 World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE)--Robert M. Morgenthau announced the arrest of Kenton James for embezzling $437,000 from WWE., 2002 November 8


Box 30 Bonanno Organized Crime Family--Robert M. Morgenthau announced the arrest of 20 people charged in indictments for their participation in the criminal activities of an organized crime family., 2002 November 12


Box 30 World Trade Center Thefts--26 people charged in various scams in which charities assisting victims of the WTC were defrauded out of $508,000., 2002 November 13


Box 30 Steven Santos--Robert M. Morgenthau to ask for life without parole., 2002 November 15


Box 30 Stuart Creggy and Harry Bloomfield were convicted on charges of participating in an international stock fraud case., 2002 November 21


Box 30 Richard "Dick" Gidron--Robert M. Morgenthau announced the superceding indictment of the car dealership and owner on tax evasion charges. The vice-resident of the dealership was also indicted., 2002 November 25


Box 30 Peter Cosme--Former managing agent of an Upper West Side co-op building has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $80,000 from the building., 2002 November 26


Box 30 Robert M. Morgenthau announces motion to vacate convictions in Central Park Jogger case., 2002 December 5


Box 30 James Tzitizikalais, president of Foundation Construction, indicted for stealing $537,307 from the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services, 2002 December 10


Box 30 Mikhail Boltyansky, president and owner of Royal Management Services was arrested on charges of filing false General Corporation Tax Returns with the Department of Finance., 2002 December 13


Box 30 TYCO--Frank Walsh: Former Tyco Director arrested for security frauds in which he took an undisclosed $20 million payment from the company., 2002 December 17


Box 30 Press Releases, 2003


Box 30 Gloria Davis Assemblywoman pleads guilty to bribery., 2003 January 7


Box 30 Sheldon Leffler, former Queens City Council member, indicted on illegal fundraising., 2003 January 9


Box 30 Legal Bound Summer Internship Program, 2003 January 23


Box 30 Mark Belnick Tyco's former Chief Corporation Counsel [superseding indictment], 2003 February 3


Box 30 Benjamin Zola, Upper East Side cardiologist, arrested for sexual abuse., 2003 February 11


Box 30 Michael O'Connor--Dormitory Authority Scammer--nine year sentence, 2003 February 24


Box 30 Personal Injury Attorneys--Six attorneys were indicted for illegally soliciting clients and filing false claims. ADAs Vincent G. Heinz and Whitman G.S. Knapp will prosecute case under the supervision of Bureau Chief Patrick Dugan, 2003 February 26


Box 30 Burglary Ring, 2003 March 5


Box 30 World Trade Center Fraud--33 people were arrested in connection with a series of scams in which private and government charities were defrauded of $134, 843, 2003 April 10


Box 30 Taxes, 2003 April 14



Box 31 Police Officer Shooting of Cesar Mercardo Grand Jury investigation surrounding the death of Cesar Mercardo on March 30, 2002, on the Lower East Side. Grand Jury found the shooting justified., 2003 April 17


Box 31 Benjamin Maybanks--Astoria man charged with stealing more than $65,000 from woman who believed him to be a sultan and the son of a Prime Minister of Kuwait, 2003 April 23


Box 31 MTA employees tax returns--10 MTA employees were arrested on charges of failing to file or filing false New York City and New York State tax returns., 2003 April 24


Box 31 James Conroy New York attorney was convicted of stealing $27.7 million from a client Evergreen Security, Ltd., 2003 April 30


Box 31 Bigamist Case--Two men indicted--Genadii Lednev and Sergei Malchevsky--pretended to help immigrants., 2003 May 13


Box 31 Motion to Vacate--DNA--Michael Mercer, 2003 May 19


Box 31 Double Z Manufacturing--Three men were indicted on charges of defrauding Double Z Manufacturing Inc. of women's dresses and money., 2003 May 21


Box 31 Art Dealer--James Sansum a Manhattan art dealer was indicted for stealing money, art and antiques from an Upper East Side gallery, where he had worked for 12 years., 2003 June 3


Box 31 MTA contractors--Robert M. Morgenthau unseals guilty pleas by the owners of an electrical contracting company for overbilling the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)., 2003 June 12


Box 31 Richard Gentles the Director of the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Enforcement charged with offering a False Instrument for filing., 2003 June 13


Box 31 Andrew Warren a London Solicitor pleaded guilty to Attempted Enterprise Corruption in connection with an international stock fraud conspiracy operating in New York and Great Britain., 2003 June 26


Box 31 World Trade Center Fraud--75 people arrested for stealing money from the Municipal Credit Union by overdrawing from their accounts in the wake of the attacks., 2003 June 18


Box 31 Adam Peter Klein (stockbroker) Beacon Hill--unlicensed Manhattan money transmitter, 2003 June 27


Box 31 Art Gallery--Bob P. Haboldt and Co. pleaded guilty to evading taxes., 2003 July 2


Box 31 Sex Crimes--Three young men indicted for surrounding and groping three girls at pool., 2003 July 7


Box 31 S.J. Shrubsole Corporation antique silver dealer pleaded guilty., 2003 July 7


Box 31 Brides for Hire, 2003 July 9


Box 31 National Arts Club--John T. James pleaded guilty to evasion of taxes., 2003 July 10


Box 31 Norman Spencer Gary--Manhattan doorman charged with hiring a hit man to kill a woman., 2003 July 11


Box 31 Macklowe Gallery Ltd. pleaded guilty to failing to collect sales tax., 2003 July 21


Box 31 ALCAL GROUP charged with Enterprise Corruption for running an insurance fraud ring., 2003 July 22


Box 31 Narcotics Ring--(17) men indicted--Firearms Trafficking Unit, 2003 July 25


Box 31 Enron. Settlement with J.P. Morgan Chase and Citigroup, 2003 July 28



Box 107 Settlements with J.P. Morgan and Citigroup, 2003 July 28



Box 31 Tobias, Neil. Owner and President of Lloyd Jensen Jewelers, located on Madison Avenue pleaded guilty to selling jewelry without charging sales tax., 2003 July 31


Box 31 World Trade Center Fraud. Charles Cadorette, a New Jersey insurance executive stole almost $60,000 from charities assisting victims of the World Trade Center (WTC)., 2003 July 31


Box 31 Monachino, Patrick. Accountant arrested for stealing almost $200,000 from two unions based in Manhattan., 2003 August 6


Box 31 Ralf Kawschnik, a German man who stole money from New York's top hotels where he worked., 2003 August 8


Box 31 Tyco PriceWaterhouseCoopers. DA Morgenthau announced that no criminal charges will be brought against PriceWaterhouseCoopers of Tyco after it completed its inquiry into auditing for the years 1998-2001., 2003 August 13


Box 31 Bailey, Llewellyn. Former New York State (NYS) employee charged with receiving more than 4400,000 in bribes from health care businesses., 2003 August 14


Box 31 Test Scores. Five people arrested for paying to have imposters take tests in their names to be admitted to colleges., 2003 August 19


Box 31 Chatalaine Ltd. failure to pay sales tax., 2003 September 26


Box 31 Philip Minucci pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in the Second Degree on deaths of construction workers at his building 215 Park Avenue South., 2003 September 30


Box 31 Viktor Kozeny. Charged with stealing $182 million from clients of private New York investment firm., 2003 October 2


Box 31 Meiskin, James S. President of Plymouth Partners and Samuel Gen, Executive Managing Director and General Counsel arrested on charges of trying to extort a Manhattan criminal defense lawyer and his client., 2003 October 17


Box 31 New York Hospital Robbery. Kyrie Baum of Queens and Orneth South of Brooklyn indicted on charges of robbing New York Hospital security guards of more than $7 million dollars they were trying to deposit., 2003 October 29


Box 31 Jean, Matthew. International businessman pleaded guilty to agreeing to launder more than $1 million dollars. He was arrested as part of a sting operation., 2003 November 6


Box 31 World Trade Center Fraud. Carlton McNish of Pennsylvania arrested of stealing more than $100,000 from charities assisting victims of the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks by claiming that his wife had died in the attacks., 2003 November 7


Box 31 Carone, Frank aka Frank Bari. Mr. Carone and two of his companies have pleaded guilty for their roles in the theft of $27.7 million from distressed businesses., 2003 November 12


Box 31 Royal, Howard. Harlem Hospital high-level employee charged with stealing $126,000 from Health and Hospitals., 2003 November 19


Box 31 ATM Scam. Three men indicted on charges of stealing the identities of about 300 people and using them to steal almost $225,000 in just one day from bank cash machines., 2003 December 2


Box 31 Sales Tax Evasion. Paul Cohen, Midtown jeweler pleaded guilty to selling jewelry worth almost 42 million without charging any tax., 2003 December 5


Box 31 District Council 1707. Robert McMillan former Director of Fiscal Affairs for District Council 17007 indicted for accepting more than $80,000 in kickbacks., 2003 December 8


Box 31 Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). Six people and one corporation indicted for stealing millions of dollars from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and other related crimes., 2003 December 16


Box 31 Bride for Hire. 12 women and one man charged with lying to the City Clerk while applying for marriage licenses., 2003 December 17


Box 31 Sales Tax Evasion--Galleries. Three Manhattan galleries pleaded guilty to failing to collect New York City and New York State sales taxes and paid more than $1 million in fines., 2003 December 17


Box 31 Carting--Trade and Waste. One of the principals of a Yonkers carting firm has been convicted for lying about his father's ties to his company., 2003 December 17


Box 31 Sales Tax Evasion. Nathan Loeb, a Manhattan businessman charged with skimming $13 million and evading $690,000 in various New York State and New York City taxes over a five-year period., 2003 December 22


Box 31 Civil Service Technical Guild Local 375. Bookkeeper Lloyd Clarke, a former bookkeeper with the Civil Service Technical Guild indicted for stealing more than $2.4 million from the union and a related fund., 2003 December 22


Box 31 Sales Tax Evasion. Mohammed Hussain, a businessman who evaded approximately $1.1 million in New York State and New York City sales taxes over a 4½ year period in connection with family owned bagel shops., 2003 December 23


Box 31 Press Releases--Copies, 2004


Box 31 National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Test Cheaters. Three individuals indicted in connection with a test cheating scheme to impersonate six individuals and to take their NASD securities licensing and qualification examinations for them., 2004 January 5


Box 31 Matrapa, Joe. Florida man and two bail bond companies indicted for laundering more than $2.9 million in drug money., 2004 January 13


Box 31 Minnucci, Philip. Sentenced to state prison in connection with the deaths of five construction workers and the serious injuries of four others in a scaffold collapse., 2004 January 14


Box 31 Operation Stone Free. 14 people indicted on multiple counts of felony narcotics sales in Harlem., 2004 January 27


Box 31 Operation Tax Break. DA Morgenthau announced today the sentencing of a Nigerian man to state prison after pleading guilty to charges of using stolen social security numbers to file fraudulent tax deductions., 2004 January 29


Box 31 Louis Carbonette. Former President of the Fulton Mall Improvement Association, pleaded guilty to perjury for lying to the New York City (NYC) Department of Investigation., 2004 January 30


Box 31 Oberoi, Gurpreet S. A hit and run driver who killed a 26 year-old Manhattan resident as he walked across East Side street has been indicted for Criminally Negligent Homicide., 2004 February 2


Box 31 Art Dealer. James Sansum an Upper East Side art dealer has pleaded guilty to evading taxes, falsifying business records and stealing art work., 2004 February 3


Box 31 Art Dealer Sansum, James. Upper East Side art dealer, has pleaded guilty to evading taxes, falsifying business records and stealing art work., 2004 February 3


Box 31 MJS Associates. Michael J. Sherman, and his associate, Oleg Ostrofsky and his company pleaded guilty for their roles in the theft of $27.7 million from distressed businesses., 2004 February 17


Box 31 Beacon Hill Service Corporation. Unlicensed Manhattan money transmitter convicted of illegally receiving and transferring billions of U.S. dollars in offshore transactions., 2004 February 23


Box 31 Police Officer Shooting. Three people indicted in connection with the shooting of a New York Police Department Captain Kenneth Girven last August 27, 2003., 2004 February 26


Box 31 White, Kevin was indicted on charges of robbing and sexually abusing a man on the Lower East Side., 2004 February 26


Box 31 Oberoi, Gurpreet. Hit and run driver who killed a 26 year-old Manhattan resident charges upgraded to include Manslaughter in the Second Dregree., 2004 March 2


Box 31 Hudson United Bank. Settlement reached with Hudson United Bank relating to their failure to monitor the money laundering risks posed by accounts held by the bank., 2004 March 3


Box 31 Student Loan Relief. DA Morgenthau and Queens DA Richard Brown called on state officials to make good a promise to provide $3 million for student loan relief for ADAs., 2004 March 3


Box 31 Rockefeller Drug Laws. DA Morgenthau statement regarding the proposal by State Senator David Patterson on New York State (NYS) drug laws., 2004 March 17


Box 31 Gay Marriages. Statement by DA Morgenthau in response to numerous inquiries about same-sex marriages., 2004 March 18


Box 31 Faiello, Dean. Arrest warrant filed charging Dean Faiello with Murder in the Second Degree in the death of Maria Cruz., 2004 March 18


Box 31 Kaltech Industries Group. Chelsea architectural sign manufacturing company plead guilty in connection with an April, 2002 explosion in its West 19th Street offices., 2004 March 24


Box 31 Williams, James aka Arthur Gladney. 34 year-old man indicted on charges of sexually assaulting two people on the Upper East Side in January., 2004 March 30


Box 31 Community Policy Agreement for the Methodone Programs in the Upper Manhattan Target Zone., 2004 April 1


Box 31 Kennedy, Jr., John F. Property at Sotheby's warehouse. Employee at Sotheby's Patrick Gallagher, arrested on charges of stealing property belonging to John F. Kennedy, Jr. from Sotheby warehouse., 2004 April 14


Box 31 Diaco, Julia. 18 year-old freshman at New York University indicted on charges of dealing drugs out her dormitory room., 2004 April 27


Box 31 LCP Capital Corp. 10 stock brokers who worked at LCP Capital Corp. A defunct securities firm indicted on racketeering charges., 2004 April 28


Box 31 Princess Millard. Antoinette Millard, a 40 year-old Upper East Side woman arrested and indicted for trying to steal $262,000 in an insurance scam., 2004 May 7


Box 31 Ferragamo, Joseph. Stockbroker pleaded guilty to laundering profits on stock deals through an offshore credit card account to evade taxes., 2004 May 19


Box 31 Colarco, Joseph. Brooklyn man indicted on charges of burglarizing a clothing store in Gramercy Park., 2004 May 21


Box 31 Martin, Dean. Brooklyn man indicted on charges of robbing a woman in a midtown building and then assaulting one of three men who came to her aid., 2004 May 21


Box 31 Press Conference with Brian McLaughlin on loan forgiveness., 2004 May 26


Box 31 Clarke, Lloyd. Former bookkeeper for the Civil Service Technical Guild (GSTG) Local 375 of District Council 37 pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2.4 million from the union and a related fund., 2004 June 2


Box 31 Wright, Jack. Connecticut man indicted on charges of stealing paintings worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from five people who had consigned the artworks to him for resale., 2004 June 9


Box 31 Brown, Ryan; Catten, Arnold; and Daniel Omolukun. Queens man and Manhattan teenagers indicted for the gunpoint robbery of two separate victims on the Upper West Side., 2004 June 9


Box 31 Diby, Bessy. Bronx man indicted on charges of robbing a woman in the West Village., 2004 June 9


Box 31 Conroy, Bryan. New York City Police Officer indicted in connection with the shooting death of Ousmane Zongo., 2004 June 10


Box 31 Medical Marijuana. DA Morgenthau announced his support for the medical use of marijuana. DA Morgenthau was joined by Montel Williams., 2004 June 15


Box 31 Perez, Mildred, Milton Perez, and Amauris Perez. A hospital social worker and her two brothers arrested on charges of stealing money from three ill patients in her care., 2004 June 17


Box 31 Williams, Elliot. Fugitive indicted on charges of stealing more than $214,000 from Continuum Health Partners, Inc., 2004 June 17


Box 31 Hobbs, Martin. Brooklyn man indicted on charges of robbing women in the Flatiron District., 2004 June 18


Box 31 Guillory, Casey aka "Casey Edwards" aka Matthew Powers, and Jennifer Taylor. Two Texas residents indicted for the possession of stolen stamps worth $50,000., 2004 June 18


Box 31 Medina, Hector. Manhattan man indicted on charges of robbing and injuring a woman on the Upper West Side., 2004 June 23


Box 31 Operation Big Valley. 15 members of a drug gang based in Manhattan Valley indicted on charges stemming from drug activities on W. 107th Street., 2004 June 23


Box 31 Fraterrelli, Vincent. New Jersey trucking and hauling company owner indicted on charges of bribing a labor union official., 2004 June 24


Box 31 Holmes, Dwayne and Charles Carter. Two men indicted for the robbery and violent assault of a man on the Upper West Side., 2004 June 30


Box 31 Art Advisory Services. Well-known Soho art consultants who advise prominent collectors of 20th Century art nationwide, and the company through which they work, have been sentenced and paid criminal fees., 2004 July 1


Box 31 Perez, Jose. Manhattan man indicted on charges of burglarizing an Upper West Side apartment and injuring the elderly resident of the apartment., 2004 July 7


Box 31 Sikivou, Elenoa. Fijian woman indicted for forging a $61,000 counterfeit check from Rolex Watch, Inc. and giving it to a man who gave her $66,000 believing she was head of an international investment group with ties to Sao Tome and Principe., 2004 July 8


Box 31 Viera, Indera. Employee of the SEIU Local 1199 National Benefit Fund arrested and indicted for embezzling almost $789,000 from her employee., 2004 July 9


Box 31 Barrera, Luis and Victor Varela Ardila. Two Queens men indicted on charges of stealing a purse from a Midtown bar., 2004 July 15


Box 31 Check Cashers. New York County Grand Jury issued a report calling for increased scrutiny and supervision of commercial check cashers., 2004 July 15


Box 31 John, Gordon. Brooklyn podiatrist pled guilty to using an offshore bank and credit card account to launder money and evade New York City, New York State and Federal taxes on more than $300,000 in income., 2004 July 19


Box 31 Taub, Sherman and Judah Taub. Two individuals and an affiliated company pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2 million from a non-profit adult home., 2004 July 19


Box 31 Williams, Sidney. Queens man indicted for robbing a woman in the Gramercy Park area of Manhattan., 2004 July 21


Box 31 Chinese Gangs and Van Drivers. Five Chinese gang members indicted for stealing from, beating and terrorizing Chinese people who make a living ferrying passengers in vans., 2004 July 21


Box 31 Immigration Scam. Christopher Pedarvis and Ereline Simmons indicted on charges of cheating dozens of people in an immigration scam., 2004 July 23


Box 31 Roofing Contractors and Local Union No. 8. Eight people indicted on labor racketeering charges involving the extortion of more than $2 million from roofing contractors., 2004 July 27


Box 31 Estevez, Danny aka Robert Rodriguez. Brooklyn man indicted on charges of threatening and attempting to rob a Manhattan man on the "D" train near station., 2004 July 28


Box 31 American Federation of Musicians. Enex Steele, an employee of the American Federation of Musicians indicted for stealing hundreds of dollars from the Federation., 2004 July 29


Box 31 Whitney Museum of American Art. Two employees of the Whitney Museum of American Art indicted on charges of stealing $880,000 from the museum. The defendants are Naseem Wahlah and Roman Foley., 2004 July 29


Box 31 Kandel, Clive. Costume Jewelry designer indicted on charges of possessing child pornography., 2004 August 3


Box 31 Parris, Brian. Indicted for robbing and injuring a woman and two days later attempting to rob another man. Both incidents occurred in midtown., 2004 August 5


Box 31 Paribas. Two former bankers on charges stemming from their theft of over $12 million in distressed debt and cash from their employer, BNP Paribas, from June 2001 to February 2004., 2004 August 11


Box 31 Edwin Perez. Queens man indicated on charges of threatening and robbing a man inside an Upper East Side parking garage., 2004 August 11


Box 31 Olivio, Kenneth. Queens man indicated for burglarizing a firehouse in Union Square and stealing approximately $4000 worth of equipment., 2004 August 19


Box 31 Taveras, Juan. Assistant principal at Norman Thomas School, indicted on charges of sexually abusing seven students., 2004 August 24


Box 31 Rivera, Alvin. Manhattan man indicted on charges of assaulting two men, robbing one, and attempting to rob the other in Chelsea (120 West 21st Street)., 2004 August 25


Box 31 Eubanks, Isaac. Manhattan man indicted on charges of robbing a man in Chelsea (330 W. 20th Street)., 2004 August 25


Box 31 Jenkins, Anthony, Nicole Bell, and James Washington. Three individuals indicted on charges stemming from two gunpoint robberies on the Upper East Side., 2004 August 26


Box 31 McLean, Thomas and Robert Woodard. Two men indicted on charges of robbing and injuring a Manhattan man on the Upper East Side., 2004 September 9


Box 31 Kimbrough, Curtis. Brooklyn man was indicted for two subway robberies., 2004 September 15


Box 31 Lincoln Crew. 18 members of a violent drug organization based in the Lincoln Houses in Harlem have been indicted., 2004 September 15


Box 31 Major, Bobby and Jamal Williams. Two New Jersey men indicated for the attempted robbery and assault of a Brooklyn teenager and his mother in Midtown., 2004 September 15


Box 31 Sales Tax Evasion. Two Manhattan galleries and a jewelry store pleaded guilty to failing to collect New York City and New York State sales taxes., 2004 September 2004


Box 31 MTA Theft. Six people and one corporation have pleaded guilty to racketeering charges and related crimes in the theft of millions of dollars from the MTA., 2004 September 22


Box 31 Drago, Edward. New York State (NYS) Department of Labor employee indicated for stealing $12,000 from two unions that contributed money to funds established by the Department of Labor., 2004 September 30


Box 31 Marescotti, Marco Stefano. 35 year-old man indicated for stealing more than $38,000 from an Internet website by booking New York City (NYC) hotel rooms with stolen credit card numbers., 2004 October 8


Box 31 Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Police Officers. Two MTA Police Officers indicated in connection with the assault of a homeless man in Penn Station last January., 2004 October 12


Box 31 Mercado, Wilfredo. 35 year-old Bronx man indicated for robbing a woman outside Fordham University., 2004 October 13


Box 31 DNA--CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) Indictment. David Martinez originally indicted as a John Doe based on his DNA profile was indicated in a 1996 sexual assault case., 2004 October 17


Box 31 Serrano, Jose. Manhattan man indicted for robbing a 27-year old woman inside an Upper West Side subway station., 2004 October 27


Box 31 Ogoneck, Katharine. 44 year-old woman pleaded guilty to stealing $43,182.97 from a nonprofit organization which provides music education and instruction to public school children in East Harlem., 2004 October 28


Box 31 Drug Trafficking. Eight men indicted on charges from an investigation into a group of wholesale cocaine dealers operating from an illegal social club on the Upper West Side., 2004 November 5


Box 31 Melendez, Pablo. Bronx man indicted for a string of thefts on the Upper West Side., 2004 November 8


Box 31 Identity Theft Unit. Announcement of the formation of an Identity Theft Unit to combat the fast-growing crime of identity theft., 2004 November 9


Box 31 Lee, Chak Yin. Manhattan lawyer indicated for cheating his real estate clients out of money., 2004 November 9


Box 31 DeCasta, Damiam and Joseph Espinal. Two men indicted on charges of attempting to rob a street performer in Midtown., 2004 November 10


Box 31 Ward, Willie. 48 year-old Brooklyn man pleaded guilty to stealing a bracelet valued at $2,600 from a Midtown jeweler., 2004 December 8


Box 31 Asbestos Group. DA Morgenthau announced the indictment of 17 men and three companies on racketeering charges for defrauding the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York City (NYC) Economic Development Corporation and State University Construction Fund on asbestos abatement work., 2004 December 16


Box 31 Darden, Calvin R., Jr. Stock broker indicted for stealing 44.177 million dollars from three Wall Street firms and an investor., 2004 December 17



Box 32 Press Releases--Copies 2005


Box 32 Fred Leighton Limited. Well-known Manhattan jewelry store has pleaded guilty to failing to collect New York City (NYC) and New York State (NYS) sales taxes and paid $1,000,000 in fines and tax restitution, including penalties and interest., 2005 January 5


Box 32 Rodriguez, Edgardo. Upper East Side doorman indicted for burglarizing six apartments in the Sutton Place building where he worked., 2005 January 6


Box 32 Nettles, Jesse. Homeless man indicted for stabbing five victims in Manhattan., 2005 January 28


Box 32 Thomopoulos, Michael. Upper West Side piano teacher convicted on charges of inappropriate behavior with a child., 2005 January 28


Box 32 New York Presbyterian Hospital. Three individuals indicted for accepting over $300,000 in kickbacks from two companies that performed telecommunications work for New York Presbyterian Hospital., 2005 February 1


Box 32 Personal Injury Lawyers. Four personal injury lawyers and two law firms have pled guilty to filing false documents with the New York State (NYS) Office of Court Administration to conceal their involvement in paying illegal referral fees., 2005 February 2


Box 32 Callagan, Vincent. Business agent of Local 798 of the International Association of Theatre and Stage Employees (IATSE) pleaded guilty to filing false records in connection with a union owned condominium., 2005 February 25


Box 32 Austin, Sandrene. 26 year-old Brooklyn woman arraigned for stealing approximately $275,000 from a popular restaurant in the Flatiron District., 2005 March 2


Box 32 Police Office Corruption. Five New York City (NYC) Police Officers from the 13th Precinct arrested on charges of accepting bribes from a peddler., 2005 March 3


Box 32 Rockefeller Drug Laws. DA Morgenthau announced that his office has agreed to its first resentencing under the recently revised Rockefeller Drug Laws. Benito Shortridge was granted petition to be resentenced., 2005 March 8


Box 32 Family Violence and Child Abuse Bureau. Assistant District Attorney Anne Donnelly has been named Chief of the Family Violence and Child Abuse Bureau. Assistant District Attorney Kerry O'Connell is serving as Acting Chief., 2005 March 9


Box 32 Domestic Violence Press Conference., 2005 March 10


Box 32 Rodriquez, Saurio. 21 year-old Manhattan man pleaded guilty to raping a woman inside an Upper West Side fast-food restaurant., 2005 March 11


Box 32 Identity Theft Press Conference., 2005 March 15


Box 32 Pope, Essex. New York City Department of Parks and Recreation employee indicted on charges of accepting bribes to help defendants evade community service., 2005 March 18


Box 32 Ruiz, Carol. Office Manager and personal assistant to Nathan L. Dembin and Associates indicted on charges of stealing $1.2 million from the firm., 2005 March 18


Box 32 Adams, Ernest. 19 year-old Manhattan man indicted for robbing and sexually abusing a woman in East Harlem., 2005 March 21


Box 32 Jones, Earl. New York City Police Officer indicted on charges of assault, reckless endangerment, vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident., 2005 March 25


Box 32 Vu, Larry and Maria and their company Vietnam Service, Inc. Unlicensed money transmitter and its owners indicted on charges of almost $25 million to Vietnam., 2005 March 24


Box 32 Leibhafsky, Douglas S. Announcement of appointment as Special Assistant District Attorney, Investigation Division Central (IDC)., 2005 March 28


Box 32 Money Comes First Gang (MCF). Members of the Gang based in the Grant Houses in Morningside Heights arrested and indicted., 2005 April 6


Box 32 Fortier, Carlos. Indicted on charges of murdering Eduard Nektalov, a Diamond District jeweler., 2005 April 8


Box 32 Community Board #2. Members of the Board adopt a resolution commending some of the community based programs organized at the District Attorney's Office Community Affairs Unit., 2005 April 11


Box 32 Frederick Douglass Houses--Gang. Four leaders of a violent drug organization that operated within the Frederick Douglass Houses indicted on charges of narcotics conspiracy and multiple drug sales., 2005 April 15


Box 32 Morales, Thomas "Spanky". Third shooter indicted in connection with the 1990 murder of Marcus Peterson at the Palladium night club., 2005 April 15


Box 32 Williams, Clarence. DNA evidence from a 32 year-old Manhattan case led to a break in serial rape cases in Maryland and New Jersey., 2005 April 26


Box 32 Identity Theft ATMs. DA Morgenthau and the City Council Committee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Eric Gioia and consumer advocated release a report on identity theft in New York City (NYC)., 2005 May 2


Box 32 DNA Sexual Assault. Press release announcing proposed legislation to eliminate the statute of limitations in the most serious sexual assault cases., 2005 May 15


Box 32 O'Bradovich, Milan. 68 year-old former school custodian indicted for stealing $30,000 from a Department of Education bank account., 2005 May 9


Box 32 Brinkley, Susann. Former off-Broadway theatre producer pleaded guilty to stealing $48,000 from non-profit theatre company., 2005 May 24


Box 32 Morgan, Thomas A., Joan K. Moogan, Empire Group, Inc. Former Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup employee indicted on charges of bribe receiving., 2005 May 26


Box 32 Space Air Conditioning Corp. Subcontractor on a New York City (NYC) Department of Sanitation contract pleaded guilty to failing to pay wages to four of its employees., 2005 May 27


Box 32 Predatory Sexual Assault. DA Morgenthau called for enhanced penalties faced by defendants convicted of the most egregious sexual assaults., 2005 June 2


Box 32 Johnson, Leroy. Indicted on charges stemming from the November 1996 knifepoint robbery, burglary, rape and sodomy of two women in their Greenwich Village apartment., 2005 June 2


Box 32 Fasos, James aka James Defasio ("Fasos"). 62 year-old Queens man indicted for collecting with Workers' Compensation benefits while receiving money for contracting jobs., 2005 June 3


Box 32 IDI Construction Company--Ted Kohl and James Stumpf. Indicted for stealing more than $2.5 million from a construction project involving Asprey's store on Fifth Avenue., 2005 June 7


Box 32 Fisun, Mikhail aka Sergiv Bacherikov. 31 year-old Brooklyn man indicted for stealing $1,930,000.00 from a New York City (NYC) taxicab medallion money lender and a New York City (NYC) bank., 2005 June 8


Box 32 Taddonio, Gerald, et al. Four people including a retired New York City (NYC) police officer--indicted on conspiracy charges stemming from loansharking and extortion., 2005 June 17


Box 32 McGowan, Susan. Former executive of the non-profit organization, 'God's Love We Deliver', indicted on charges of stealing approximately $13,500., 2005 June 24


Box 32 Coach. Mora, Avani and Williams Nakim two 21 year-olds indicted on charges of possessing approximately $11,600 worth of stolen Coach products and trying to sell the items., 2005 July 5


Box 32 Community Affairs Unit 20th Anniversary. The Unit was honord at a festive reception in the Art Gallery of the Adam Clayton Powell Office Building located at 163 West 125th Street., 2005 July 5


Box 32 Press Notes and E-Mails regarding Reporters Requests., 1997-2005


Box 32 Palladium. Response to defendant's motions seeking to overturn their convictions in the Palladium murder case filed., 2005 July 22


Box 32 Faiello, Dean. Fake doctor indicted on charges of Murder in the Second Degree causing the death of Maria Cruz., 2005 July 25


Box 32 Monsignor John Woolsey. 67 year-old Manhattan pastor indicted on charges of grand larceny, tax evasion, and falsifying business records for embezzling over $80,000 from his parish., 2005 July 26


Box 32 Jomashop.com. 10 defendants indicated for stealing $2,059,275.50 from a website that sells discounted luxury items., 2005 August 25


Box 32 Operation Peacemaker. Indictment of 16 members of a drug trafficking organization that operated in the vicinity of 108th Street and Madison Avenue., 2005 September 9


Box 32 Vietnam Unlicensed Money Transfer. Guilty plea by 59 year-old man to charges of Attempted Enterprise Corruption and four related companies on Banking Law violations., 2005 October 3


Box 32 Kissel, Andrew M. 46 year-old real estate developer for stealing $3,936,018 from Upper East Side cooperative., 2005 October 6


Box 32 Oil-For-Food. Midway Trading (oil trading company) pleads guilty to a scheme involving pay kickbacks to Iraq in connection with oil purchases made under the UN's Oil-For-Food Program., 2005 October 20


Box 32 Rodriquez, Edwin. Indicted on charges that he and his company used a classic Ponzi scheme to defraud investors of more than $747,000., 2005 October 27


Box 32 Clarence Williams the so-called Silver Springs rapist was convicted in the case by DNA., 2005 November 9


Box 32 Physical City High School. Four teenagers indicted for stabbing four students near a high school in the East 20s., 2005 November 10


Box 32 Lawyers. Seven lawyers in unrelated cases charged with stealing from clients and committing other crimes., 2005 November 17


Box 32 Blacher, Francine. Manhattan apartment rental agent pleaded guilty to using offshore bank accounts to evade income taxes., 2005 November 17


Box 32 Fioratti, Helen. Art gallery owner and corporation have pleaded guilty to collecting sales taxes from 1999 to 2004., 2005 November 18


Box 32 Levin, William. Former Chairman of the New York State (NYS) Thoroughbred Racing Capital Investment Fund pleaded guilty to diverting funds for personal use and approving fraudulent expenses and reimbursement for another., 2005 December 5


Box 32 Nolte, Donald. Former Director of the Bureau of Day Care in New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene arrested on grand larceny, fraud and false document charges., 2005 December 7


Box 32 Williams, Alex. New York City (NYC) Corrections Officer, working at Bernard B. Kerik Correctional Facility arrested for purchasing counterfeit goods for resale., 2005 December 9


Box 32 Israel Discount Bank of New York (IDBNY). Joint settlement reached with the IDBNY relating to its deficiencies in its anti-money laundering policies and controls., 2005 December 16


Box 32 Dao, Rose Huong Phung. Conviction by guilty plea of a 44 year-old woman and her illegal money transmission business, which she operated out of a Chinatown jewelry store., 2005 December 20


Box 32 Press Releases--Copies, 2006


Box 32 Pyramid Scheme. Four men sentenced to lengthy terms in state prison for stealing $3.3 million in a pyramid scheme from about 130 New York investors. 2006 January 4


Box 32 Guns--Operation Harlem. Marcellus Sorey aka "Scarms", Jamal Horsford aka "Ganz" and four others indicted on firearms and drug sale charges arising from the distribution of handguns, assault weapons and drugs in Harlem., 2006 January 13


Box 32 Accountants. Jeffrey Rosner and David E. Cohen indicted for failing to pay New York State (NYS) and New York City (NYC) income tax and for filing false income tax returns for at least 600 of their clients resulting in millions of dollars of tax evasion., 2006 January 24


Box 32 Tiggs, Samuel. Indicted on homicide charges after DNA evidence linked him to a Washington Heights murder., 2006 January 24


Box 32 Scores. Indictment and arrest of three individuals associated with the Scores Showroom nightclub, for falsifying tax returns and other business records to evade taxes., 2006 February 7


Box 32 Guns--Operation Takeout. 13 mend indicted on drug and gun trafficking charges stemming from a long-term investigation at El Durante Restaurant in Hamilton Heights., 2006 February 10


Box 32 Cruz, Gilbert and Jovany Flores. Two teenagers indicted on charges stemming from the gunpoint robbery of a 19 year-old Manhattan resident in East Harlem., 2006 February 14


Box 32 Operation Young Bloods. Indictment of 18 members and associates of a Bloods gang "set" based in East Harlem. Charges stem from sales of crack cocaine by gang members, and illegal handgun sales by a father-and-son team., 2006 February 17


Box 32 Chass, David. 35 year-old Upper West Side man sentenced to one year in jail and full restitution for stealing $363,000 from the Home Depot and $5,844 from two other home renovation providers., 2006 February 21


Box 32 Vadim Vassilenko, Yelena Barysheva, Alexey Baryshev. Three people and their company indicted on charges of operating an illegal check cashing and money transmittal business., 2006 February 22


Box 32 Genovese, Anselmo. 38 year-old concrete company owner sentenced to jail and to pay $1.3 million in state and city taxes., 2006 February 24


Box 32 Aldin, Danny. Wayne, NJ man indicted for stealing $176,143 from at least seven clients in a contracting scheme., 2006 February 28


Box 32 Colliton, James. 42 year-old Manhattan lawyer indicted on charges of using two teenage girls as prostitutes and then trying to bribe them to dissuade their cooperation with law enforcement., 2006 March 2


Box 32 Pequero, Ramon aka EZ. Enforcer for a violent drug organization based at the Frederick Douglass Houses on Manhattan's Upper West Side, indicted for two drug-related murders and an attempt to murder members of a rival drug crew., 2006 March 15


Box 32 Keaton, Winfred F. 45 year-old accountant indicted on charges of stealing $166,914 from The New York Division of the Salvation Army., 2006 March 16


Box 32 Kitsis, Michael. Promotion to Bureau Chief of the Frauds Bureau., 2006 March 17


Box 32 Rappaport, Myles. 63 year-old Manhattan man arrested on charges of engaging in a "rapid refund tax" scam, and the arrest of the man who assisted him in the scam., 2006 March 23


Box 32 Smith, Jennifer aka Jennifer Munhollan. 35 year-old woman indicated for stealing $454,796.48 from a clothing manufacturer and falsifying AMEX credit card statements., 2006 March 23


Box 32 Ortiz, Segundo. Indicted on homicide charges stemming from the murder of his 28 year-old common law wife., 2006 March 27


Box 32 Cheryl, McEwan, Anthony McEwan and Frank Melli. Three people indicted in connection with the theft of $421,000 from the Rockefeller Foundation., 2006 March 29


Box 32 Death of Broderick Hehman (New York University Student). Grand Jury decided that the charges against the four teenagers involved in the death of Broderick Hehman be transferred to New York City (NYC) Family Court., 2006 April 14


Box 32 Quinlin, Alexis aka Alexis Quinlan. 46 year-old man indicated for scamming $3,928,135 during a seven year Ponzi scheme from at least 22 investors., 2006 May 11


Box 32 Moore, Barbara. 62 year-old Texas woman indicted on charges of selling stolen memorabilia, valued at over $10,000, to a Manhattan dealer., 2006 May 12


Box 32 Kozlowski, L. Dennis. Statement by DA Morgenthau regarding an agreement between the DA's office and L. Dennis Kozlowski in which the defendant will pay $21.2 million in New York State (NYS) and New York City (NYC) sales and income taxes., 2006 May 12


Box 32 Dinetz, Caryn. 49 year-old woman indicted for stealing the identity of a Manhattan woman and using that identity to scam $24,581.90 from five health centers and posing as a licensed physical therapist., 2006 May 16


Box 32 Carting Permits. Charges brought against seven defendants who filed false information to obtain or renew permits to operate in the carting industry., 2006 May 25


Box 32 Sinha, Linha. 40 year-old teacher at the Montessori International School indicted for raping two former male students., 2006 May 30


Box 32 Sakai, Stephen. Bouncer at Chelsea bar indicated on charges of murder, attempted murder and assault stemming from a shooting spree in front of the bar., 2006 June 9


Box 32 DNA Data Bank Leroy Johnson. DA Morgenthau renews his call for the expansion of New York State's (NYS) DNA Bank following the conviction of Leroy Johnson, who was charged as a result of a "cold hit" from the DNA Bank., 2006 June 12


Box 32 Thomas Publishing Company, LLC. Three individuals indicted for stealing $667,722 from a Manhattan publishing company., 2006 June 14


Box 32 McClain, Ronald aka MacClain, Constance McLain. Husband and wife indicted on charges of attempted grand larceny, security fraud and money laundering charge., 2006 June 13


Box 32 Stabbings. Kenny Alexis indicted on charges of attempted murder, assault, robbery, and other charges stemming from a rampage that occurred at four locations in Manhattan., 2006 June 19


Box 32 Campbell Holder. Manhattan lawyer indicted for stealing $1,623,688.20 from seven clients., 2006 July 12


Box 32 Nevarez, John. 53 year-old Manhattan man indicted on charges of stealing $200,000 from 40 victims in an immigration scam., 2006 July 12


Box 32 Degas Sculpture. Thomas Doyle, 49 year-old man indicated on charges of stealing a Degas sculpture, with an estimated value of $60,000 from a Manhattan resident., 2006 July 18


Box 32 Dennis Pappas and Cipriani. Vice-President of Cipriani indicted on charges of defrauding insurance companies of over one million dollars in an insurance fraud scam and stealing over $90,000 from Social Security Administration., 2006 July 20


Box 32 New York State (NYS) Banking Department. Three individuals and five companies indicted on charges of bribery, money laundering and other charges involving former New York State (NYS) Banking Department officials and CLB Check Cashing, Inc., 2006 July 25


Box 32 Illegal Money Transmittal. Two people indicted on charges of operating an illegal money transmittal business. Eight subsidiary businesses operated by the defendants have also been indicted., 2006 July 27


Box 32 Colon, Brandon. Off-duty New York City (NYC) Police Officer indicted on charges of Manslaughter and Vehicular charges stemming from a drunken incident which occurred in Manhattan., 2006 July 31


Box 32 Terrorism Hoax. 34 year-old Brooklyn man indicted for falsely reporting suicide bombers were planning to attack the New York City Subways on July 4th., 2006 July 31


Box 32 Stock Brokers. Eight Wall Street stock brokers indicted on charges of defrauding customers of at least $13 million., 2006 August 2


Box 32 Lawyers (Michael Mann and Joshua Just). Two lawyers practicing personal injury law have pleaded guilty to stealing $275,000 from their clients., 2006 August 9


Box 32 Operation New Amsterdam. 10 members and associates of two Bloods gang "sets" –"Nine Trey" and "Sex Money Murder" indicted on charges of sale and possession of narcotics. One man indicted for murder and two for gang assault., 2006 August 16


Box 32 Szyller, Dennis. 21 year-old indicated on charges of skimming credit cards from customers at a Manhattan brasserie in the financial district and a vicious gang assault., 2006 September 8


Box 32 Conteras, Claudia, Felix and Mario. 37 year-old Bronx Community College student and two of her brothers indicted on charges of stealing the identities of dozens of her fellow students and opening fraudulent credit accounts to purchase electronics., 2006 September 8


Box 32 Minority Labor Coalitions. Four leaders of two corrupt minority labor coalitions indicted on charges of racketeering and extortion., 2006 September 13


Box 32 Architects. John Passaretti, Kurland Passaretti Group ("KPG"), Zelig Fekete, and Millennium Floors, Inc. indicted for engaging in a larceny and commercial bribery scheme on seven projects., 2006 September 14


Box 32 Rivera, Jose Luis. 52 year-old handyman sentenced to 20 years for sexually assaulting a four year-old girl inside a building in Washington Heights., 2006 September 15


Box 32 Waterproofers. Local Union No. 8 of the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers ("Local 8") pleaded guilty to racketeering., 2006 September 19


Box 32 Bank of America. DA Morgenthau announced a settlement agreement with Bank of America Corporation stemming from its deficiencies in handling of foreign money service business clients., 2006 September 27


Box 32 Costello, Janet. 31 year-old New Jersey woman indicted for scamming an elderly man out of $208,300 by claiming she had a terminal illness. 2006 October 25


Box 32 Domestic Violence Criminal Justice Services Project. DA Morgenthau and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer announce formation of the Project., 2006 October 26


Box 32 Gambling Enterprise. 11 people including members and associates of the Genovese and Lucchese organized crime families, indicted on charges of running illegal gambling ring at the New York City (NYC) Terminal Produce Cooperative Market and the Hunts Point Cooperative Market ("the markets") both located in the Bronx, and at locations in New York County., 2006 November 9


Box 32 Dentist--Jeffrey Burkes, Former Chief Forensic Dentist. Former Chief Forensic Dentist with New York City (NYC) Medical Examiners Office, an oral surgeon with private offices in Manhattan and Leonia, NJ indicted for supplying a former patient with prescriptions for various controlled substances, falsifying medical records and perjury., 2006 November 20


Box 32 Johanna Hall (Jody) and James Hall. Johanna (Jody) Hall, former Special Deputy Superintendent of the New York Liquidation Bureau ("NYLB") and her husband James Hall indicted for steering contract to a company which employed her husband., 2006 December 7


Box 32 HIU--Operation All the Kings Men. 43 drug dealers and 3 gun dealers operating in Central and East Harlem near Schomberg Towers, Martin Luther King, Jr. Houses and Taft Houses indicated for drug sales of cocaine, crack cocaine and PCP around elementary schools near these apartment complexes., 2006 December 12


Box 32 Park Avenue Country Club ("PACC"). DA Morgenthau announced as a result of guilty pleas in three unrelated tax cases his office has recouped $3.1 million in tax payments for New York City (NYC) and New York State (NYS) and $77,000 in criminal fines., 2006 December 14


Box 32 Lawyers (Personal Injury). Lloyd Berns and Eugene Castro two personal injury lawyers pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme in which they illegally paid a runner for referring cases to their firm and then lied on forms filed with the New York State Office of Court Administration (OCA) to conceal their activities., 2006 December 21


Box 32 Press Releases--Copies, 2007


Box 32 Simpson, Stavon. 41 year-old Manhattan woman indicted on charges of stealing $186,000 from her daughter., 2007 January 8


Box 32 Decker, Francis K., Jr. 70 year-old attorney pleaded guilty to charges of failing to file New York City (NYC) and New York State (NYS) personal income tax returns., 2007 January 8


Box 32 New York Confidential. Former prosecutor, his law clerk and former state trooper indicted on charges of promoting prostitution, conspiracy and money laundering., 2007 January 10


Box 32 Polo Grounds Towers. 13 individuals arraigned on indictment stemming from dual investigation into crack-cocaine and heroin dealings around the Polo Grounds Towers., 2007 January 26


Box 32 Promotions. Frederick J. Watts, Executive Assistant District Attorney for Finance and Administration, Leroy Frazer, Executive Assistant District Attorney for Governmental Affairs and Community Relations and Michael T. Dougherty, Deputy Administrative Assistant District Attorney and Director of Legal Hiring., 2007 February 16


Box 32 A.K. Houses. Seven individuals arraigned on indictments and seven others arrested on charges crack-cocaine trafficking in and around the historic Alice Kornegay and 1776 Houses "A.K. Houses" in East Harlem., 2007 February 16


Box 32 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Ryan A. Brant, founder and former chairman and chief executive officer of the video game publisher "Take-Two" pleaded guilty to charge of falsifying records to backdate stock options., 2007 February 14


Box 32 Wornom, Thomas A. Assistant District Attorney Thomas A. Wornom appointed Chief of the Special Prosecutors Bureau., 2007 February 20


Box 32 Cherry, Gwenerva. Manhattan attorney indicted on charges of stealing $500,000 from individuals involved in real estate transactions., 2007 February 26


Box 32 Schor, Stephen. Manhattan accountant indicted on charges of stealing $4.1 million from three men's clothing companies., 2007 February 27


Box 32 Perkins, Thelma Daniels. Volunteer Treasurer of Midtown-Manhattan Episcopal Church indicted on charges of stealing $409,000 from the church., 2007 March 6


Box 32 Brazil. Former Mayor and Governor of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and four co-conspirators indicted for stealing more than $11.6 million from Brazilian public works project., 2007 March 8


Box 32 Guns and Drugs. Three men indicted on multiple counts of felony gun and drug trafficking charges stemming from a year-long investigation into firearms trafficking and heroin and crack cocaine dealing in Brooklyn and downtown Manhattan, near South Street Seaport., 2007 March 21


Box 32 Comptroller Theft. Tracy Ball of Brooklyn arrested for stealing $3,625,271.05 from the Office of the New York City (NYC) Comptroller to purchase jewelry and other personal items., 2007 April 5


Box 32 Anthony, Marc. Two of three companies and two individuals associated with singer Marc Anthony pleaded guilty to Tax Crimes., 2007 April 11


Box 32 Identity Theft Asian Credit Card Ring. 12 men and one woman indicted on charges stemming from their participation in a large scale identity theft ring responsible for more than $3 million in fraudulent credit card charges across the country., 2007 April 20


Box 32 Check Cashing. DA Morgenthau announced the conviction by guilty pleas of three individuals and five companies for their roles in corruption-related charges involving former New York State (NYS) Banking Department officials and CLB Check Cashing, Inc., 2007 April 26


Box 32 JetBlue Employees and New York City (NYC) Corrections Officer. Four JetBlue employees and a New York City (NYC) Corrections Officer arrested for the unauthorized use of credit cards from JetBlue customers., 2007 May 1


Box 32 Identity Theft--Penny Stock. Alexis Ampudia, Jr. a 22 year-old Brooklyn man indicted for using the personal identity information of unsuspecting bank depositors to steal large sums of money in a pump and dump stock fraud operation dealing in penny stocks., 2007 May 4


Box 32 Identity Theft--Kraft Foods. A gang of identity thieves indicted for stealing the identities of 600 employees of Kraft Foods., 2007 May 10


Box 32 Byrd, Kevin. New York City Police Department (NYPD) property clerk charged with forging property vouchers and, along with two friends, stealing approximately $30,000 worth of personal property, jewelry, and money, which belonged to defendants and crime victims., 2007 May 10


Box 32 Interfaith Center of New York ("ICNY"). Denyce Norment, former Office Administrator of the Interfaith Center of New York arrested and indicted for stealing $55,293.17 from a non-profit Manhattan organization, which promotes religious diversity., 2007 May 15


Box 32 Tenant Forum. Community forum sponsored by DA Morgenthau on "Tenant Issues: Criminal vs. Civil." First of two forums., 2007 May 7


Box 32 Anderson, Kill and Olick, P.C. 32 year-old man indicted for pretending to be a lawyer and stealing at least $284,350.50 from the law firm Anderson, Kill and Olick PC where he worked., 2007 June 5


Box 32 Fone-A-Car. Four people indicted for stealing from Fone-A-Car, a Brooklyn based company and its lenders Rosenthal and Rosenthal and All Points Capital Corp., 2007 June 7


Box 32 Securities Fraud U.S. Biofuel, et al. Robert Laws, Stacey DeFillippis, Frank D'Agusta, Harry Dolan and John Prutton arrested and indicted on charges of grand larceny and securities frauds along with U.S. Biofuel., 2007 June 18


Box 32 Nunez, Margarita. 51 year-old process server pled to filing multiple false documents with the New York City Civil Court, Housing Division relating to notices of eviction petitions., 2007 June 21


Box 32 Securities Fraud California Investment. Two California women indicted on charges of grand larceny and securities fraud for stealing over $1,600,000 from investors in the New York area. A Brooklyn woman was also indicted., 2007 June 27


Box 32 Pappas, Dennis. Dennis Pappas, Vice President of Cipriani USA sentenced to 1½ to 4 ½ years in state prison, including restitution for defrauding insurance companies and the Social Security Administration., 2007 July 2


Box 32 Barta, Peter. Former Legal Aid Society lawyer arrested and arraigned for unlawfully using a concealed camera to videotape female colleagues in their Manhattan offices., 2007 July 6



Box 33 Arroyo, Catherine. Former bookkeeper and her boyfriend arrested and indicted for stealing $998,996.30 from a prestigious Manhattan architecture firm., 2007 July 19


Box 33 "Take Two" Interactive Software, Inc. Two senior executives of "Take Two" Interactive Software, Inc. convicted on charges of falsifying "Take Two's" business records., 2007 July 20


Box 33 Acuna, Pascuala G. Former New York City (NYC) employee charged with filing fraudulent personal income tax returns and falsely claimed, among other things, a neighbor's child as a dependent., 2007 July 25


Box 33 Cipriani. Arrigo Cipriani, Giuseppe Cipriani and three of their corporations pleaded guilty to tax charges of evading $10 million in New York State (NYS) and New York City (NYC) taxes., 2007 July 31


Box 33 Sheeger, David. Personal injury lawyer pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme in which he illegally received personal injury cases from a runner and then lied on forms filed with OCA to conceal his criminal activities., 2007 August 1


Box 33 Methadone Programs--East Side Alliance. DA Morgenthau joined by elected officials, community members and business leaders witnessed the signing of the Community Policy Agreement for the Methadone Programs in the East Side Alliance today., 2007 August 2


Box 33 Identity Theft Ring. Five men indicted on charges of participating in an identity theft ring stealing $1.5 million and attempting to steal another $10.7 million from their victim's financial accounts., 2007 August 16


Box 33 Deutsche Bank. DA Morgenthau announced that the office has opened an investigation into the fire at Deutsche Bank which resulted in the deaths of two New York City (NYC) firefighters., 2007 August 21


Box 33 Brown, Michael. 23 year-old Bronx man indicted on charges of killing a Hunter College sophomore Matthew Hall in 2003. He is also charged with killing Goldburn Gill in a West 129th Street building in 2005., 2007 September 11


Box 33 Bloomberg Identity Theft Victim. Two men charged with stealing and attempting to steal from a personal financial account of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg., 2007 October 2


Box 33 Stanley M. Isaacs Housing Development and the John Haynes Holmes Towers. Seven people indicted on multiple counts of felony narcotics sales into street level cocaine distribution in the vicinity of Stanley M. Isaacs Housing Development and the Holmes Towers. Also indicted was an eighth person for the September 10, 2007 daytime street shooting of one of the seven indicted drug defendants., 2007 October 4


Box 33 Natale, Daniel. (Identity Theft-Dog walker). 34 year-old dog walker indicted for stealing $51,278 from an 84 year-old Upper West Side woman in an identity theft scheme., 2007 October 16


Box 33 Complete Construction Consortium. Former president and co-owner of company indicted and arrested for defrauding two insurance companies out of $790,462 in workers compensation insurance premiums., 2007 October 22


Box 33 Chambers, Robert and Shawn Kovell. Chambers and Kovell indicted on multiple counts of felony narcotics sales., 2007 October 23


Box 33 Labor Coalition. Two corrupt labor coalition leaders--Jerome Robertson aka "Big Rome" and Kenny Williams aka Kevin Johnson indicted on charges of extortion., 2007 October 26


Box 33 Boter, Richard. Disbarred personal injury lawyer pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme in which he stole money from at least 20 of his clients., 2007 October 30


Box 33 Aronov, Alexander. 49 year-old doctor and Manhattan resident indicted for defrauding the Verizon health care plan through a fraudulent billing scheme., 2007 November 1


Box 33 Western Express Cybercrime Group. 17 individuals and one corporation indicted on charges related to global trafficking in stolen credit card numbers, cybercrime and identity theft., 2007 November 7


Box 33 Brazil Off shore Shell Companies. Repatriation of $1.6 million to the government of Brazil arising from the forfeiture of assets seized in a joint investigation of 16 off-shore shell companies., 2007 November 9


Box 33 Oil-For-Food/Chevron Oil Company. DA Morgenthau and U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia announced a settlement with the Chevron Oil Company., 2007 November 14


Box 33 Ortenzio, James. Former Chairman of the Hudson River Park Trust and Chairman of the New York Republican Party pleaded guilty to tax evasion of Public Officer's Law., 2007 November 15


Box 33 TYCO--Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz. DA Morgenthau's statement in response to the Appellate Division decision affirming convictions of Kozlowski and Swartz., 2007 November 15


Box 33 Arnjas, Maria. Former bookkeeper indicted for stealing more than $400,000 from the fashion design firm Naeem Khan Ltd., 2007 November 15


Box 33 Oil-For-Food--Switzerland-based company. Switzerland-based oil trading company pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to pay kickbacks to Iraq in connection with purchases under UN Oil-For-Food Program., 2007 November 20


Box 33 Drug Trafficking Upper Manhattan. 16 men and one woman arrested on multiple counts of felony narcotics sale and possession charges stemming from two investigations into heroin, crack cocaine dealing in Harlem. A separately-charged 18th individual was also arrested and charged., 2007 November 21


Box 33 Astor, Brooke Property and Finances. Brooke Astor's son Anthony Marshall and an attorney Francis Morrissey, have been indicated for swindling Mrs. Astor out of millions of dollars and valuable property, inducing her to sign a codicil to her 2002 will and for having her execute a third codicil, which was later discovered to be a forgery., 2007 November 27


Box 33 We Jin Shon. 25 year-old former investment banking analyst pleaded guilty to stealing from the New York State (NYS) Department of Taxation and Finance in the form of fraudulent tax returns., 2007 November 28


Box 33 Monahan, Fatima. Former personal assistant indicted for stealing over $43,000 from Frederick Iseman, founder and managing partner of Caxton-Iseman, LLC., 2007 November 29


Box 33 Immigration Affairs Program. DA Morgenthau announced the creation of an immigrant Affairs Advisory Council and appointment of Assistant District Attorney Daysi M. Mejia to the position of Attorney-in-Charge of the program., 2007 December 4


Box 33 Tevrow, Eric. Owner of Fresh Restaurant, well-known in Tribeca pleaded guilty to stealing $1.1 million in taxes from N.Y. State., 2007 December 20


Box 33 Murder Rate. DA Morgenthau announced gains against both violent and economic crime in 2007--this year, as the murder rate in Manhattan plummeted., 2007 December 18


Box 33 Weisebrod, Michael. Owner of a Manhattan art gallery and the gallery pleaded guilty to tax evasion., 2007 December 19


Box 33 Trade Licenses. Sergi Denko and David Connell indicted on charges of falsifying applications to obtain trade licenses., 2007 December 20


Box 33 Galanis, Steve. Owner of four Manhattan restaurants pleaded guilty to under-reporting the gross receipts of his business., 2008 January 7


Box 33 Illegal Guns Laws. District Attorneys from around the country join together to urge high court to uphold existing laws against illegal guns., 2008 January 11


Box 33 TEM Food Corp. Manhattan supermarket pleaded guilty to underreporting gross receipts., 2008 January 22


Box 33 Motz, Dr. Robin. Dr. Motz son of an elderly Manhattan woman indicted on charges of stealing $832,000 from her, leaving her destitute., 2008 January 23


Box 33 Chan, Kwok Ming. Owner of a Chinatown restaurant indicted on charges of stealing $763,650 in sales tax., 2008 January 31


Box 33 Howley, John. Former partner at Manhattan law firm--Kaye Scholer pleaded guilty to failing to file his 2004 New York non-resident personal income tax return., 2008 February 4


Box 33 Aguilar, Kevin. Indicted for forging and tampering with a parking notice and bankruptcy petition in order to avoid paying judgments., 2008 February 6


Box 33 Paulny, George. Vice-President of Turner Construction Co., Inc. pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny by Extortion., 2008 February 7


Box 33 Fair Chance Initiative. DA Morgenthau announced the Fair Chance Initiative an effort to assist recently-released inmates adjust to life outside prison., 2008 February 8


Box 33 Bids--Alan Risi and Joanne Ruscillo. A. Risi and J. Ruscillo convicted after trial on counts of offering False Instrument for Filing. Charges arose from bids that were submitted to ("DCAS")., 2008 February 8


Box 33 Basbus, Victor and Gerardo Yanayaco. Sentencing of two physicians who participated in a criminal enterprise stealing millions of dollars by defrauding no-fault insurance companies as well as New York City (NYC) Transit Authority., 2008 February 11


Box 33 Malavi, Meir. Owner of two SOHO deli/restaurants pleaded guilty to evading $550,186 in sales tax., 2008 February 13


Box 33 Pillico, Diego. 20 year-old Brooklyn man pleaded guilty to the murder of a female actor/director in her Greenwich Village apartment. `, 2008 February 14


Box 33 Berman, Ira. Manhattan lawyer pleaded guilty to stealing $2.1 million from his office's escrow account., 2008 February 14


Box 33 Sims, Marcia. Police Administration Assistant (PAA) for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) arrested on charges of stealing $2,500 from the police department in cellphone usage., 2008 February 15


Box 33 Tarloff, David. DA Morgenthau announced indictment charging David Tarloff with the murder of Kathryn Faughney and the attempted murder of Kent Shinbach., 2008 February 22


Box 33 Committee on Contract Compliance. Two leaders of an organization called the "Committee on Contract Compliance" indicted on racketeering and extortion charges., 2008 February 26


Box 33 Guest, Frederick E., II. Manhattan investment fund manager pleaded guilty to failing to file New York State (NYS) and New York City (NYC) personal income tax and claiming to be a Florida resident., 2008 February 28


Box 33 Bankruptcy Code. DA Morgenthau joined by Council Member David Weprin announced a resolution asking Congress to change the current Bankruptcy Code., 2008 February 28


Box 33 Perez, Carlos. Former Executive Director of Bellevue Hospital indicted on charges of bribe receiving., 2008 March 4


Box 33 Medical Mill. 11 persons indicted for operating a fraudulent "medical mill" that bilked insurance companies of more than $6.2 million., 2008 March 11


Box 33 Hauer, Ellen. Controller of a Midtown Manhattan real estate firm charged with stealing at least $1.1 million form the company., 2008 March 19


Box 33 Collection Agencies. Two men charged with stealing over $1.5 million from dozens of businesses around the United States by operating a series of fraudulent "collection agencies"--Defendants Lionel Fuhrman and Steven King., 2008 March 28


Box 33 New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Former member of the Board of Directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange pleaded guilty to charges of illegal trading., 2008 April 8


Box 33 Rios, Kevin. 21 year-old indicted for raping one woman on the Upper West Side and a second in East Harlem. Defendant was arrested as a result of a DNA "cold hit"., 2008 April 8


Box 33 Kindler, James. Comment by DA Morgenthau regarding the nomination of Chief Assistant James M. Kindler to the Court of Claims., 2008 April 11


Box 33 Rosario, Wilfredo. New York City (NYC) Police Officer arrested and arraigned on charges of sex abuse, official misconduct, unlawful imprisonment and attempted coercion., 2008 April 11


Box 33 Police Officer Impersonation. Hendrick Ajamiseba, from Queens indicted for impersonating a police officer, as well as sexually assaulting and robbing a woman inside her Chelsea apartment., 2008 April 15


Box 33 Gun Violence Forum. DA Morgenthau along with Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, NYPD sponsored a community forum on "Gun Violence: A Community Issue, Part 3.", 2008 April 17


Box 33 DNA (People v. David Martinez). Statement of DA Morgenthau in reaction to the Appellate Division First Department's decision to upholding the use of genetic markers (DNA) to indict defendants in People v. Martinez., 2008 April 21


Box 33 Taub, Alfred aka Avi Taub. Diamond dealer indicted for stealing, merchandise consigned to him by other dealer then falsely claiming he had been robbed of those diamonds., 2008 April 22


Box 33 Promotions. DA Morgenthau announced the promotions of Assistant District Attorney Daniel Castleman, Assistant District Attorney Patrick Dugan, and Assistant District Attorney Eric Seidel., 2008 May 8


Box 33 Police Officer Jaime Katz. New York Police Sargent arrested for sexually abusing a child from 2002 to 2007., 2008 May 16


Box 33 Holzer, David. Former stock trader indicted for stealing over $16 million form personal friends., 2008 May 22


Box 33 Dienst, Richard. Manhattan attorney charged with sexually abusing two attorneys., 2008 May 23


Box 33 New York Liquidation Bureau (NYLB). Former Special Deputy Superintendent of the (NYLB) Johanna (Jody) Hall and her husband James Hall, pleaded guilty to charges of steering contract to an architectural design firm that previously employed the husband and other charges., 2008 May 30


Box 33 Crane Inspector. James Delayo, the Acting Chief Inspector for the New York City (NYC) Department of Buildings arrested on charges of accepting bribes from crane operators and crane companies., 2008 June 6


Box 33 Mari, John Jr. Supervisor of an electrical company pleaded guilty to failing to pay prevailing wages to six employees., 2008 June 18


Box 33 Williams, Robert. Statement by DA Morgenthau following the verdict in People v. Robert Williams., 2008 June 24


Box 33 Bond, Bruce. Former radio personality in Pennsylvania accused of using stolen corporate bank account information belonging to the FCC, Bard College and others to create fraudulent checks., 2008 June 27


Box 33 Hoeffner, John. Former project accountant at Tishman Construction Corp. indicted for stealing $.8 million from the company in a phony invoicing scheme., 2008 July 2


Box 33 Marquette, Edward J. New York City (NYC) Department of Buildings inspector indicted on charges of falsifying business records in connection with a crane the subsequently collapsed on the East Side of Manhattan in March., 2008 July 3


Box 33 Sawyer, Sean (Police Officer) New York County Grand Jury has voted not to file criminal charges against Police Officer Sawyer in connection with an off-duty shooting incident on October 21, 2007 in which Jayson Tirado was killed., 2008 July 10


Box 33 Operation Snoop. Eight people indicted on multiple counts of felony narcotics charges stemming from an investigation known as "Operation Snoop" into street level crack cocaine sale in the vicinity of the Dyckman Houses., 2008 July 16


Box 33 Ofer, Raziel. 48 year-old businessman has pleaded guilty to stealing $1,387,743 by collecting tax and failing to remit money to New York State (NYS)., 2008 July 17


Box 33 Grimaldi, Vincent. Mr. Grimaldi and James Cunningham arrested and indicted and the indictment of the V and V Cashing Corp., 2008 July 17


Box 33 Mateo, Johnny. 43 year-old man indicted for defrauding six immigrant families in an apartment rental scheme. The indictment represents the first case to be prosecuted by the Office's Immigrant Affairs Program., 2008 July 18


Box 33 Ghussin, Farid "Fred". DA Morgenthau announced that a plaque was dedicated to commemorate the service of Farid "Fred" Ghussin, who served in the Office's Investigation Bureau and died in 2007., 2008 July 25


Box 33 Hoeffner, John. Former project accountant at Tishman Construction Corp. pleaded guilty to stealing $2.8 million from the company in a phony invoicing scheme., 2008 August 4


Box 33 Laro Maintenance Corporation. ("Laro"). Robert Bertuglia, Jr. indicted and arrested along with the indictment of LARO Maintenance Corp., 2008 August 7


Box 33 Davis, Jacqueline. New York Police Department traffic enforcement agent arrested and indicted for stealing $4,518 from the Manhattan Tow Pound command club., 2008 August 14


Box 33 Providence, Joel. 25 year-old man indicated for abducting two boys from Manhattan transporting them to Virginia and returning them to New York abandoning them in Union Square over a three day period., 2008 August 19


Box 33 Monahan, Fatima. Former personal assistant to Frederick Iseman, founder and managing partner of Caxton-Iseman Capital, LLC pleaded guilty to stealing over $45,000 from Mr. Iseman., 2008 August 20


Box 33 Ross, Stuart and Stuart Jackson. Two men arrested for attempting to extort money from a top executive with Blackstone Group, a global asset manager and provider of financial advisory., 2008 August 22


Box 33 Silber, Zalman. Rockland County business man who pretended to be a doctor and paid young women to submit to gynecological exams in a Park Avenue medical office as part of a phony insurance survey., 2008 August 25


Box 33 Genovese Organized Crime Family. Two men associated with the Genovese organized crime family pleaded guilty to running an illegal gambling ring at the New York City (NYC) Terminal Produce Cooperative Market and Hunts Point Cooperative Meat Market ("the Markets") both located in the Bronx, and at locations in New York City., 2008 August 26


Box 33 Hochfelder, Adam. Former real estate executive at Max Capital Management Corporation arrested and indicted for stealing more than $17 million from a panoply of banks and individuals., 2008 August 27


Box 33 Parks, Maurice. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) worker indicted on a homicide charge stemming from an incident in Harlem., 2008 September 3


Box 33 Posner, Luis and Betty Posner. Manhattan attorney indicted for promoting prostitution and laundering over $700,000 in proceeds over a six-month period. Along with wife, Betty Posner, he was also charged with multiple counts of falsifying business records., 2008 September 4


Box 33 John, Ava. Public relations manager for Saks Fifth Avenue charged with stealing at least $680,000.00 from the company in a phony invoicing scheme., 2008 September 4


Box 33 Johnson, Kevin. Former New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer indicted for sexually assaulting a women in a Manhattan Hotel., 2008 September 10


Box 33 Axel, Michael. Stockbroker for Tripp and Co., Inc. arrested and indicted for stealing nearly $600,000 from four of his clients, three of whom were senior citizens., 2008 September 18


Box 33 Service, Michael. Resident of the Polo Grounds Tower in Harlem indicted in connection with a shooting there last month that left one person dead and another wounded., 2008 September 18


Box 33 Craiglist Web Advertiser. Malkim Brown aka "Xavier" indicted for selling counterfeit United States currency, phony certified checks and money orders, 2008 September 22


Box 33 Fiametta, Edward and Eugena. Bronx husband and wife indicted for using their public assistance (PA) benefit cards to fraudulently obtain $54,725 in food stamp credits from 17 Manhattan grocery stores., 2008 October 2


Box 33 Department of Buildings--Crane Inspectors. Former Acting Chief Inspector for Cranes and Derricks for the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB), two other men and a Suffolk County crane company indicted on charges related to a bribery scheme date back to 1996., 2008 October 7


Box 33 Cortes, Jaime. Bronx pediatrician indicted for sexually abusing a 13 year-old male patient in his Upper West Side office., 2008 October 17


Box 33 Roselli Movers. Moving company and its owner indicted for stealing $258,000 from the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) by submitting phony invoices for moving services., 2008 October 21


Box 33 Gun Buy Back Program. DA Morgenthau and New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly along with members of the northern Manhattan religious community announced the 2008 Manhattan Gun Buyback Program., 2008 October 23


Box 33 Department of Labor. Joint press conference by New York City (NYC) law enforcement officials and State Labor Commissioner Smith to announce 126 arrests made in the five boroughs in relation to the theft of nearly $930,000 from the New York State (NYS) Unemployment Insurance Fund., 2008 October 28


Box 33 Gun Buyback Program. DA Morgenthau and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly displayed a collection of 744 guns as part of the 2008 Manhattan Gun Buyback Program., 2008 October 29


Box 33 Testwell Group. Seven men and one company indicted on racketeering charges for defrauding numerous state agencies and scores of private clients in connection with construction material testing along with five others for related crimes., 2008 October 30


Box 33 Rosario, Wilfredo. Police Officer indicted on charges of sexual abuse, official misconduct and attempted coercion., 2008 November 7


Box 33 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Five men and five companies indicted for stealing almost $1.2 million from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in a phony invoice scheme., 2008 November 13


Box 33 Bank of Montreal (BMO) David Lee. Former Bank of Montreal (BMO) natural gas trader has pleaded guilty to intentionally mismarking his trading book, resulting in one of the largest fraud-related trading losses of over $800 million from a trading desk in Manhattan., 2008 November 18


Box 33 Koplov, Igor. Ringleader of an identity theft ring sentenced on his guilty plea to stealing $1.5 million and attempting to steal another $10.7 million from wealthy Americans., 2008 November 19


Box 33 Adler, Micah. New York County Grand Jury has voted not to file criminal charges against Police Officer Micah Adler in connection with a shooting incident in July in which a 29 year-old Spencer Parris was killed., 2008 November 20


Box 33 Lifshitz, Menachem E. DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest and guilty plea of Menachem E. Lifshitz for falsifying his personal tax return., 2008 November 20


Box 33 Kogan, Barbara. DA Morgenthau announced the arrest of Barbara Kogan for murder in the 1990 contract killing of her husband George Kogan., 2008 November 24


Box 33 Perez, Carlos. Executive Director of Bellevue Hospital pled guilty to accepting bribes while working at the hospital., 2008 November 25


Box 33 Simmons, Tony. Juvenile counselor for the New York City Department of Juvenile Justice arrested for sexually abusing females in his custody while at Manhattan Family Court., 2008 December 2


Box 33 Hill, Troy. New Jersey man indicted for stealing over $2.3 million from a student loan company based in New York City (NYC). The defendant's three companies were also charged with concealing stolen funds., 2008 December 2


Box 33 Armenakis, James John. Manhattan attorney and a law firm indicted for stealing a $735,000 deposit in a real estate transaction as well as a separate felony complaint for the lawyer's failure to pay withholding taxes and filing his own false tax returns., 2008 December 3


Box 33 Andrade, Vanessa. Queens woman arrested for stealing $635,000 from an investment firm where she was employed., 2008 December 5


Box 33 Butcho, Carl J. 26 year-old indicted for stealing $369,049.72 while making unauthorized credit card charges., 2008 December 9


Box 33 Anderson, Nora S. Nora S. Anderson and her employer, Seth Rubenstein, indicted in connection with fundraising for Anderson's candidacy in the September 2008 Democratic Primary Election for Surrogate of New York County., 2008 December 10


Box 33 Johnson, Kendrick. Sullivan County teen indicted for the shooting death of a 15 year-old male in Harlem., 2008 December 12


Box 33 Pogan, Patrick. New York City (NYC) Police Officer indicted in connection with an incident involving a bicyclist at a Critical Mass event., 2008 December 16


Box 33 Jackson, Shemika. 33 year-old former sales manager pleaded guilty to stealing over $2 million from a retail foreign exchange and business payment specialist in the Financial District., 2008 December 17


Box 33 Sorokin, Julia. 38 year-old woman indicted for falsely claiming to be affiliated with The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and fraudulently selling advertisements in the publications., 2008 December 17


Box 33 Deutsche Bank. DA Morgenthau announced the results of the investigation into the August 18, 2007 fire at the Deutsche Bank building at 130 Liberty Street, in which Firefighters Robert Beddia and Joseph Graffagnino lost their lives., 2008 December 22



Box 34 Press Releases--Copies, 2009


Box 34 Lloyds-Agreement. DA Morgenthau along with Governor Patterson announced that NYS will receive $109 million under Deferred Prosecution Agreement with British bank Lloyds TSB, 2009 January 21


Box 34 Crane Collapse--51st Street. Tower crane rigger and his company indicted on homicide and related charges in the crane collapse on 2008 March 15, that caused the deaths of seven people, 2009 January 5


Box 34 GALT. Former purchasing agent for the John Galt Corporation ("Galt") indicted 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., 2009 January 6


Box 34 Lloyds. DA Morgenthau announced a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with British bank, Lloyds TSB Bank plc (LLOYDS) in settlement of "stripping" scheme in which the Bank caused the falsification of the records of New York financial institutions and enabled Iranian and Sudanese banking clients to access the U.S. banking system in violation of federal sanctions prohibiting such conduct., 2009 January 9


Box 34 Garcia, Johan. 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., 2009 January 14


Box 34 Ng, Yip Shuen. New Jersey man indicted for falsely filing forged deeds in an attempt to transfer four Chinatown properties to himself., 2009 January 15


Box 34 Espinal, Victor. DA Morgenthau announced the indictment of a 59 year old man for pretending to be an immigration lawyer., 2009 January 21


Box 34 Rosario, Wilfredo. New York Police Officer arrested and arraigned in Supreme Court on charges of felony rape, official misconduct, sexual abuse, unlawful imprisonment and attempted criminal sexual act., 2009 January 22


Box 34 Rondos, Steven. Brooklyn-based lawyer and his law firm indicated for stealing over $4 million from guardianship bank accounts the lawyer supervised for incapacitated people., 2009 January 28


Box 34 Stack Money Family aka "SMF". 15 members and associates of a Hamilton Heights drug gang and two additional drug dealers arrested and indicated on charges including conspiracy and possession and sale of narcotics., 2009 January 28


Box 34 Lam, Brian. Brooklyn man indicated for stealing $331,376.42 from the New York County Lawyer's Association (NYCLA) in a payroll scheme., 2009 February 5


Box 34 NYC Monetary Contribution (Lloyds TSB/TYCO). DA Morgenthau announced that he was giving NYC a total of $175 million. The money represents two major cases brought by the District Attorney's Office., 2009 February 10


Box 34 London, David. New York City Police Officer in connection with an assault on a tenant of a New York City Housing (NYCHA) building., 2009 February 11


Box 34 Garaventa, Jr.; Richard. New Jersey mand indicated for stealing $2,514,519 from his former employer Morgan Stanley., 2009 February 17


Box 34 Covenant Equity Group, LLC. Two principals of a phony real estate investment scheme, which resulted in the theft of over $1 million arrested and indicted., 2009 March 3


Box 34 Lantigua, Rolando. Owner of Rancho Jubilee Restaurant in Washington Heights, indicted and arrested for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in collected sales tax., 2009 March 4


Box 34 Dead Sea Scrolls. Raphael Golb, 49 year-old man arrested for creating multiple aliases to engage in a campaign of impersonation and harassment relating to Dead Sea Scrolls and scholars of opposing viewpoints., 2009 March 5


Box 34 Villar, Juan. Former bondsman arrested for submitting materiality false documents to judges in Manhattan Supreme Court to bail out defendants charged with felony crimes., 2009 March 16


Box 34 Buxo, Christopher. 54 year-old man indicted for a series of arsons, including an apartment lobby and four car fires, on the Upper West Side and possessing loaded guns., 2009 March 26


Box 34 Salander, Lawrence and Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, LLC. Former art gallery owner arrested and indicted for stealing $88 million from investors, owners and a bank., 2009 March 26


Box 34 Salva, Jonathan. 20 year-old Brooklyn man indicted for raping a woman last month on a city street in Chelsea., 2009 April 1


Box 34 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Announcement of a settlement with Take-Two in connection with an investigation into the company's fraudulent executive compensation., 2009 April 1


Box 34 Jones, Dennis. Former temporary worker at the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation indicted and arrested for stealing $520,640 from the corporation in a long-running scheme., 2009 April 2


Box 34 Boissiere, Victor and Sabrina. Maintenance supervisor for the New York State Department of Mental Health (OMH) and his sister arrested and indicted for receiving bribes in connection with the award of construction projects at several state psychiatric facilities., 2009 April 2


Box 34 Castillo, Enrique aka Enrique Fernandez. Brooklyn man indicated for filing a forged deed and other fraudulent documents in an attempt to steal a Harlem brownstone., 2009 April 6


Box 34 Iran-China Nuclear Weapons. Chinese citizen and his company indicated on charges relating to the misuse of Manhattan banks and the proliferation of illicit missile and nuclear technology to the Government of Iran., 2009 April 7

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Box 34 Rappaport, Myles. 66 year-old Manhattan man arrested with four individuals in connection with a rapid refund tax scheme., 2009 April 16


Box 34 Giamages, Vaileios aka Vasili Giamagas. Three foreign nations indicted for kidnapping, robbery and other crimes, in connection with scheme to open a restaurant in lower Manhattan by threatening the landlord's agent, avoiding paying rent and stealing blank checks., 2009 April 21


Box 34 Chang, Jack. Queens tax preparer arrested for stealing more than $80,000 from his clients., 2009 April 24


Box 34 Police Officers--Rape. Police Officers Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata indicated and arrested on charges of rape, burglary, official misconduct, criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal facilitation and tampering with physical evidence., 2009 April 28


Box 34 Citypay Payroll Services. Two individuals and a payroll services company indicated for stealing $1.7 million and creating a tax liability in that amount for over 300 clients throughout the United States., 2009 April 20


Box 34 Promotions. DA Morgenthau announced promotions of Mark Dwyer, Leroy Frazer, Fred Watts, Hillary Hassler, Mike Dougherty, Audrey Moore and Kerry O'Connell., 2009 May 7


Box 34 Dominican Republic--Narcotics Trafficker and Murder Ring. New York based narcotics traffickers directed hit men to commit homicides of four men in the Dominican Republic., 2009 May 15


Box 34 Bernstein, Marc A. Lawyer indicted and arrested for stealing $652,600 in settlement monies from 11 of his personal injury and medical malpractice claims., 2009 May 19


Box 34 Stevens and Company, Inc. 11 stockbrokers, three traders, and two principal owners of Joseph Stevens and Company, Inc., indicted for operating a racketeering scheme that netted $6.2 million in unlawful commissions., 2009 May 20


Box 34 Identity Theft-Grayson Jasper, et. al. 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., 2009 May 27


Box 34 Angeliades Contractors. Long Island City-based general contracting firm, M.A. Angeliades, Inc., and its principles indicted for defrauding employees out of $600,000 in unpaid wages and benefits., 2009 June 3


Box 34 Chang, Jack. Tax preparer and President of Unitax Planners, PA arrested on charges of coercion, placing a false bomb or hazardous substance, stalking, and aggravated harassment against Assistant District Attorney Gilda Marani., 2009 June 17


Box 34 Brooks, Joseph. Upper East Side man indicted for raping and sexually assaulting 11 women, and the indictment of his personal assistant Shawni Lucier, for having facilitated the sexual assaults of nine of the victims., 2009 June 23


Box 34 Ungar, Joseph. Chief Executive Officer of an industry supply company and of the corporation arrested and pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit parts for subway motors and bus transmissions to the New York City Transit (NYCT) division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)., 2009 June 24


Box 34 Bess, John. Founder and former CEO of a defunct non-profit agency, The Valley, Inc., arrested and indicted for stealing over a quarter of a million dollars from the organization and not filing personal income tax., 2009 June 30


Box 34 Focht, Mark. Former Chief Operating Officer of 3V Capital Management, a hedge fund management company, indicted and arrested for stealing $250,000 from one of the funds he managed and creating false documents to cover up the crime., 2009 July 1


Box 34 Lamoudi, Amadou "Bebe". Bronx man indicted and arrested for directing fraudulent scheme to obtain subsidized apartments for unqualified Tenants by filing false applications with the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC)., 2009 July 2


Box 34 Trinitarios Gang. 19 members of the Trinitarios street gang indicted for conspiracy and cocaine trafficking in Washington Heights; another gang member is separately charged as a juvenile in Family Court. Three other individuals are charged with supplying cocaine to the gang., 2009 July 7


Box 34 Bernstein, Marc. Second indictment against lawyer charged with stealing settlement and escrow monies totaling more than $1.5 million from five clients. This follows a previous indictment that was unsealed on May 19, 2009 charging the defendant with stealing $652,600 from 11 medical malpractice and personal injury clients., 2009 July 8


Box 34 Mortgage Fraud. 13 individuals and a mortgage origination company indicted for perpetrating over $100 million in mortgage fraud over a four-year period in the New York City metropolitan area., 2009 July 8


Box 34 Nargila Grill. Yuval Aroety owner of Nargila Grill arrested and pleaded guilty to theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in collected sales tax and evasion of State and City Corporate taxes., 2009 July 9


Box 34 Fisher, Ivan S. Manhattan attorney arrested and pleaded guilty to failure to collect New York City and New York State withholding tax from his employees' wages in the amount of $51,916., 2009 July 10


Box 34 Salander, Lawrence. Second arrest and indictment against former art gallery owner and Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, LLC, on additional charges, and the arrest and indictment of Leigh Morse, the former director of the gallery., 2009 July 14


Box 34 Fana, Miguelina. Miguelina Fana, a Washington Heights tax preparer arrested and pleaded guilty to filing dozens of false and fraudulent tax returns for her clients over the past four tax seasons., 2009 July 15


Box 34 Montague-Griffin, Diana Lucretia. New Jersey woman indicted and arrested for stealing over $1.7 million from the Manhattan-based private investment firm where she worked as the office manager., 2009 July 22


Box 34 Zambrano, Luis. 39 year-old Queens man indicted for raping woman he abducted from the Marquee night club., 2009 July 22


Box 34 Check Cashing. DA Morgenthau announced 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 an anti-money laundering reporting requirements. Guilty pleas of the owner's business partner as well as those of four check cashing companies., 2009 July 28


Box 34 Concrete Testing. Concrete lab director and a building materials testing laboratory indicted for defrauding numerous state agencies and scores of private clients in connection with construction material Testing., 2009 July 29


Box 34 Lawyers [Personal Injury]. Two personal injury lawyers pleaded guilty to failing to pay personal income taxes on cash they received from a suspended personal injury lawyer who later was convicted of stealing money from multiple clients., 2009 July 30


Box 34 Plaxico Burress. Former New York Giants receiver indicted on charges of possession of a loaded gun and reckless endangerment in connection with an incident in which he shot himself in the leg at a Manhattan nightclub., 2009 August 3


Box 34 Immigration Assistance Kevin You and Xiao Ling Chen. Two individuals arrested and indicated for illegally practicing law and operating a fraudulent immigration consultation business in Chinatown. The indictment marks the first time that New York City's Immigration Assistance Services Law has been criminally enforced., 2009 August 6


Box 34 Sonia Sotomayor. Announcement of District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau attending a White House reception for newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor., 2009 August 11


Box 34 Police Officer Andrew Dunton. 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., 2009 August 13


Box 34 Smith, Simone [Police Officer]. New York City Police Officer arrested for submitting forged documents in a fraudulent attempt to obtain housing assistance from the City of New York., 2009 August 19


Box 34 Identity Theft. Western Express Cybercrime Group. Viatcheslav Vasilyev and Vladimir Kramarenko indicted, arrested and extradited for global trafficking in stolen credit card account numbers, cybercrime, and identity theft., 2009 August 31


Box 34 Assistant District Attorneys. 54 law school graduates from 27 schools reported for work at the New York County District Attorney's Office., 2009 September 8


Box 34 Mangieri, Robert. Queens man arrested for defrauding individuals by falsely holding himself out as an attorney to provide immigration legal services and advice, and selling a forged Social Security card., 2009 September 9


Box 34 Friel, Lisa. ADA Lisa Friel, Chief of the Sex Crimes Unit, was honored by the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault for her work prosecuting thousands of sexual assault cases throughout her career., 2009 September 10


Box 34 Riverside South Properties. Barry Gross of Long Island arrested and indicted for evading taxes on compensation he earned in connection with the 2006 sale of the Riverside South Properties by Hudson Waterfront Properties, LP, one of the largest real estate transactions in New York City history., 2009 September 17


Box 34 Sutera, James. Waterfront Commission detective indicted and arrested for lying to officials under oath with the New York State Office of Inspector General during an investigation into corruption on the waterfront., 2009 September 30


Box 34 Tabaei, Farideh. Senior Executive Director for Facilities Management at Bellevue Hospital indicated and arrested for official misconduct after she pressured employees to provide goods and services for her home., 2009 September 30



Box 35 Lucchese Crime Family/DOB Group. Indictment and arrest of 29 people and four corporations for enterprise corruption, bribery, bribe receiving, extortion, narcotics and firearms trafficking, and illegal gambling., 2009 October 1


Box 35 Halderman, Robert Joel. Connecticut man indicted for attempting to steal $2 million from David Letterman in an extortion scheme., 2009 October 2


Box 35 Vargas, Henry. Realtor indicted for conducting a real estate fraud scheme in which he struck several deals to sell a commercial building the he did not own., 2009 October 14


Box 35 Melendez, Wilmer Rivera (Atty). Georgia man indicted and arrested for defrauding individuals by falsely holding himself out as attorney and purporting to provide immigration legal services., 2009 October 17


Box 35 Heyward, Vincent. Indictment of 21 year-old man in connection with a series of sexual assaults and robberies in Hamilton Heights and Chinatown earlier this summer., 2009 October 22


Box 35 Spiekerman, Joseph. New York City Police Officer indicted in connection with a motor vehicle incident that left an elderly man seriously injured., 2009 October 22


Box 35 Huertas, Carmen. Bronx mother indicted 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 11-14 years old., 2009 October 23


Box 35 Adeyemi, Adeniyi. Computer Technician indicted 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 thefts against charities and non-profits, among other institutions., 2009 October 28


Box 35 Medicaid Fraud--Akdemir, Ibrahim, et. al. 19 individuals indicted and arrested for fraudulently collecting Medicaid benefits totaling more than $350,000., 2009 October 29


Box 35 Moore, Mark Andrew. Indictment and arrest of Mark Andrew Moore who defrauded more than 50 individuals in at least six states and falsely holding himself out as the CEO of an online fitness magazine and soliciting investments in his fictitious company., 2009 November 5


Box 35 Identity Theft Ring--Franklin, Arthur, et. al. 15 individuals indicted in connection with $600,000 pickpocketing and identity theft ring which compromised 60 accounts at various banks., 2009 November 12


Box 35 EMB Contracting Corp. Queens-based general contracting firm, EMB Contracting Corp., and its principals indicted for defrauding employees out of more than $1 million in unpaid wages and benefits., 2009 November 12


Box 35 H and H Bagels. Helmer Toro the owner of H and H Bagels indicted and arrested for stealing and withholding taxes and evading unemployment insurance tax in connection with his wholesale and retail bagel business., 2009 November 18


Box 35 Modano, Mark. Building management agent indicted and arrested for stealing over $1.3 million from the operating accounts of six clients., 2009 December 1


Box 35 Remy Builders Corporation. Long Island City-based contracting firm along with its principal, Richard Martinez, for defrauding 16 employees out of over $45,000 in unpaid wages and benefits., 2009 December 3


Box 35 Gun Trafficking--Inwood [Manhattan]. Seven individuals indicted 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. 2009 December 3, 2009 December 3


Box 35 Fulton, Jeremy. 27 year-old man, a youth minister, indicted and arrested for sexually abusing a girl who attended his church., 2009 December 4


Box 35 Perguero, Biurny. New Jersey woman in connection with her false rape accusations that led to a man's conviction., 2009 December 7


Box 35 Chang, Steven. 38 year-old man pleaded guilty to evading a New York State and City corporate and personal income taxes., 2009 December 8


Box 35 New York State Liquor Authority. Annie Guerrero and Maria Elena Nunez, indicted on charges of scheme to bribe a New York State Liquor Authority official. The District Attorney also announced the guilty pleas of Bruno Gioffre, Jr. and Fred Gioffre., 2009 December 10


Box 35 Credit Suisse. Resolution of a joint investigation with the U.S. Department of Justice into the criminal conduct of Credit Suisse, a Swiss bank., 2009 December 16


Box 35 Runowicz, John. College Administrator indicted and arrested for stealing over $400,000 from New York University., 2009 December 23