The white collar criminal defense attorneys and former Manhattan prosecutors at Saland Law PC have learned that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office will announce the indictment today of 18 people, including accused ring leader James Malloy, in an alleged counterfeit check fraud scheme that utilized forged NYPD checks to perpetrate…
Articles Posted in Fraud Related Offenses
White Collar Defense Update: Eleven Stockbrokers, Three Traders and Two Principal Owners of Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. Indicted for Fraud
As a follow up to an earlier post, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has announced that 17 individuals who worked at a now defunct securities firm have been indicted by a New York County Grand Jury for allegedly operating a racketeering scheme that scammed over six million dollars in unlawful…
Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau to Announce 17 Defendant Indictment: Fraud Investigation Nets Securities Specialists and Brokers
According to published reports, 17 brokers and securities specialists are to be arraigned today in Manhattan Supreme Court after a Grand Jury indicted each of them in a scheme defrauding hundreds of investors out of over $150 million dollars. As a NY white collar defense attorney who has represented defendants…
Operation Plastic Pipe Line Busts Up Identity Theft Ring – Shola Enterprise Corruption Indictment Leads to Dozens of Arrests
As a NY criminal defense attorney and a former Manhattan prosecutor under Robert Morgenthau, I have defended or supervised numerous multi-million dollar investigations into Identity Theft, Credit Card Fraud, Forgery, Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, Grand Larceny, Falsifying Business Records and related fraud schemes. In fact, prior to starting…
Bend Your MetroCard and Go to Jail: NY’s Highest Court Says Forgery & Forged Instrument Crime
There was never any real dispute amongst criminal defense attorneys that in New York State or NYC if you possess or make a fake ID, counterfeit money or fraudulent credit cards you may be charged with Forgery or Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument. Heck, you could get arrested for…
Trademark Counterfeiting: A Thriving “Business” & Your Criminal Defense
As NY criminal defense lawyers and former Manhattan prosecutors under Robert Morgenthau, the attorneys at Saland Law PC can tell you that the crime of Trademark Counterfeiting had and still has the attention of both the NYPD and prosecutors. In fact, earlier today 21 people where arrested for Trademark Counterfeiting…
Criminal Defense & Credit Card Fraud: Forgery, Identity Theft and Other Criminal Offenses – Part I
If you are accused of credit fraud in New York, be prepared to spend a significant time with your criminal defense attorney so he or she can outline the potential criminal charges and consequences you may face. The list of crimes is vast…Identity Theft, Forgery, Criminal Possession of a Forged…
New Fraud / Identity Theft Crime On the Books in NY- Ulawful Possession of a Skimmer Device
NY criminal defense attorneys should be on notice. The crimes of Identity Theft, Grand Larceny, and Unlawful Possession of Personal Identifying Information have new “friends.” NY criminal defense attorneys and every day citizens should be aware that as of November 4, 2008, New York added additional crimes to the NYS…
NY Criminal Law: Lacking Intent in Matters Involving Forgery, Forged Instruments and Falsifying Business Records
An introductory class of criminal law in NY would likely teach any future attorney that if there is no intent to commit a particular crime that requires such intent, then there should be a valid defense to that particular crime. This could not be more true than in cases involving…
Bribe Receiving, Tampering With Public Records, Falsifying Business Records & Offering a False Instrument for Filing: Manhattan (NY) Prosecutors Charge James Delayo and Others in Corruption Scheme
Earlier today, James Delayo, Michael Sackaris and Michael Pascalli, along with their NY criminal defense attorneys, were in court waiting to be arraigned on a multiple count felony indictment in New York County (Manhattan) Supreme Court involving crimes such as Bribery and Falsifying Business Records. According to the Manhattan District…