Federal agents have taken a financial advisor into custody on wire fraud and securities fraud charges. The arrest was announced on Oct. 1 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. The 53-year-old White Plains resident faces up to 45 years in...
The New York County District Attorney’s Office announced on Sept. 3 that a 52-year-old man pleaded guilty to embezzling almost $6 million dollars from the office supply company that employed him as a senior vice president. The man, who is a licensed attorney and also...
Five individuals are the target of indictments in New York due to what prosecutors say is their role in a Ponzi scheme. The indictment presented in the state's Southern District alleges that the group put a modern twist on the scheme by using a fictitious...
Individuals in New York who are considering purchasing antiques from a dealer with no website who is selling property formerly owned by a deceased person should do a little investigation before handing over their hard-earned money. This advice comes after authorities...
Identity theft in New York refers to illegally stealing someone's identity as their own. The offender usually does this by deceptive means without the victim's knowledge, such as rummaging through garbage cans to collect personal data. They use the data to open credit...
A lawyer who represented a $1.5 billion lottery winner was served an indictment in New York on a variety of federal charges. Federal prosecutors say that the lawyer was part of a scheme that included over $100 million in fraud. The charges against the attorney, who...
Embezzlement is a very tempting crime that can snare even the best-intended individuals. In New York City, Kenneth Wynder Jr. is the president of the city’s Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association (LEEBA) and is accused of the embezzlement of hundreds of...
Concerns about investment and other money-related scams worry many New York residents. Incidents do occur where people find themselves defrauded of money. Sometimes, the scams involve millions of dollars. In one recent case, federal charges were levied against a man...
Instances of white-collar crime take place in New York and throughout the country. Such charges could rise to felony levels and bring forth potential prison sentences, even for people in prominent positions. In Ohio, the state's Speaker of the House, along with four...
Federal prosecutors in New York have charged a former Hollywood film executive with multiple counts of wire fraud and a single count of identity theft for allegedly bilking investors out of about $30 million. The 66-year-old Los Angeles County resident is said to have...