A drink sounds a lot better than the “clink,” right about now for two people charged with Bribery in the Third Degree, a class D felony, and Attempted Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class E felony. It is alleged that Annie Guerrero and Maria Elena Nunez got caught…
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A Reverse Subsidized Rent: Manhattan Building Manager Indicted for $1.3 Million Theft
A Manhattan building manager has managed to get himself into hot water with the Manhattan District Attorneys Office. According to Robert Morgenthau’s prosecutors, Mark Modano, of Mark Modano LLC, was arrest and indicted in connection to an alleged five year fraud beginning in 2003 and ending in 2008. It is…
JDate Swindler a Real Catch: Beau Arrested & Investigated for 400K in Thefts from Girlfriends
According to a report, Martin Berres, a 62 year old New Yorker, has allegedly ripped off his internet lovers for multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars. Arrested yesterday, Mr. Berres is scheduled to return to court November 27th where he faces one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree,…
Florida to New York Firearm Trafficking Ring Disarmed: Brooklyn DA Announces Arrest and 105 Count Indictment
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has announced that along with the 105 count indictment against Watson Joachin and Ryan Woodard for Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Criminal Sale of a Firearm, the NYPD has taken 56 guns off the streets of New York. According to to the Brooklyn District…
Leandra’s Law a Reality: Current Misdemeanor DWI to Become Felony if Child in Vehicle
The NYS Senate, Assembly and Governor have all agreed. If you perpetrate the misdemeanor crime of DWI / DUI in New York and there is a child in the vehicle who is 15 years old or younger, then the crime will be “bumped up” to an “E” felony punishable by…
Bagel Man Hides the Dough: H & H Bagels Owner Arrested for General Tax and Unemployment Insurance Tax Fraud
Whatever the recipe, the dough was a little too sticky. According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and Robert Morgenthau, a Grand Jury has indicted bagel wholesaler Helmer Toro for Gand Larceny, Offering a False Instrument for Filing and violating the labor law through unemployment insurance tax rate manipulation. Prosecutors…
No Oliver Twists in Pickpocket Crew: Manhattan DA Announces 639 Count Grand Larceny and Identity Theft Indictment
He may have loved the book, theatrical performance or even the movie, but Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is not a fan of real life Oliver Twists. According to reports, the New York County District Attorney’s Office unsealed a 639 count indictment involving the arrests of 15 alleged pickpocket crew…
Manhattan DA Demolishes $1 Million Construction Scheme: Contracting Company Caught Allegedly Defrauding Employees Pay
The Manhattan District Attorney announced the arrest and indictment earlier today of Michael Batalias, Elisavet Batalias, Vassiliki Stergiou and EMB Contracting Corporation for defrauding employees in the neighborhood of $1 million dollars. The defendants are charged with Grand Larceny in the First Degree and Scheme to Defraud in the First…
Bank of New York Melon Computer Tech Adeniyi Adeyemi Indicted for Identity Theft of 150 Employees and $1 Million Fraud
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office issued a press release involving the arrest and indictment of Adeniyi Adeyemi, a computer technician employed by the Bank of New York Melon. The 138 count Identity Theft and Grand Larceny indictment accuses the defendant of stealing the identities of 150 bank employees while perpetrating…
New York Criminal Defense Firm on Twitter: DefenseLawyerNY
Saland Law PC, a Manhattan based criminal defense and complex civil litigation law firm, is now on Twitter. In addition to our blogs (updated at least once every four days), we will now keep our readers updated on New York legal decisions, provisions of New York’s Penal Law, case results…