There are two NY criminal defense attorneys who have a lot of work cut out for them after a Manhattan Grand Jury indicted their clients on four counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, two counts of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Third Degree, two counts of…
You are arrested for Prostitution in New York because you were allegedly involved in an escort service or for Forgery in Brooklyn because you were allegedly caught making counterfeit money. Regardless of the underlying crime, if you are arrested anywhere in New York – Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Westchester, Rockland –…
As a former prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, one of the founding members of the Identity Theft Unit after its creation, and a New York criminal defense attorney, I have seen countless individuals charged with Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument and related offenses for their involvement in…
As one of the original founding member of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Identity Theft Unit after the unit’s creation and as a criminal defense attorney, I have had the opportunity to prosecute, investigate and defend individuals accused of a laundry list of crimes in the fraud arena. These NY…
It does not matter if you are being prosecuted in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, White Plains, Mt. Vernon or Yonkers – the law is clear on Forgery and Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument. Either it is or it is not. Sounds simple enough, but unfortunately, it may take an…
Recently, I posted a decision issued by a Manhattan Criminal Court Judge from April 2008 finding that mere possession of a fake ID (fake identification card) was sufficient to establish intent and knowledge to sustain the charge of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument under New York Penal Law Section…
In New York, Forgery (Penal Law 170.05, 170.10 and 170.15) is a crime that seems obvious and straightforward, but is often far from it. As the most senior member of the first prosecutors assigned to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Identity Theft Unit and currently a criminal defense attorney, I…
Recently, Judge Mandelbaum of the New York County (Manhattan) Criminal Court issued a decision regarding Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third Degree that is a setback for all defendants charged with Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the New York City area from the Bronx and…
There is little dispute that if you use a fake identification to rent a car in Manhattan, a bogus credit card to make a purchase at a supermarket in the Bronx, or a phony check to make a payment on an account in White Plains (Westchester County), you run a…
You are charged in Manhattan with Identity Theft (Penal Law Sections 190.78, 190.79, and 190.80) or Unlawful Possession of Personal Identification Information (Penal Law 190.81, 190.82 and 190.83), but you reside in Brooklyn and the alleged criminal transactions occurred in the Bronx, White Plains and Yonkers. Well, how is the…