Rape, Sexual Abuse, Assault, Forcible Touching and Grand Larceny are a few of the charges Joseph Brooks, 71, faces today after the indictment against him was unsealed. Shawni Lucier, 42, Mr. Brook’s assistant, was indicted on nine counts of Criminal Facilitation for her alleged role in the crimes. As Saland…
The criminal defense attorneys and former Manhattan prosecutors at Saland Law PC have learned that Joseph Brooks, a Oscar winning songwriter and director, has been arrested and charged with rape and related crimes. According to law enforcement, it is alleged that at least four women were tricked into going to…
Jack Chang, a tax preparer who currently is charged in Manhattan with Grand Larceny for his alleged tax fraud scheme, was arrested for threatening the life of Gilda Mariani, the Assistant District Attorney who is handling his case and who is also the top prosecutor in the Tax Crime and…
Just yesterday I blogged about a Grand Larceny involving seventeen tons of batteries in Queens. While that may have been a first, again in my years as a prosecutor and New York City criminal defense attorney, I have again come across another unique Grand Larceny crime. According to the Brooklyn…
As a former Manhattan prosecutor and as an experienced NY criminal defense attorney who has handled Grand Larceny crimes in New York City ranging from the thousands to millions of dollars, I have to admit that the arrest of Bruce Lesniewski, Darrin Pfaff and Kimberly Edwards for Grand Larceny is…
Thirty New York state employees from Albany to New York City have been arrested and charged with unemployment fraud after they allegedly claimed unemployment benefits while actually working for the state. According to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the thirty defendants are charged with some variation of the crimes of Grand…
It appears that Plaxico Burress has not reached a disposition with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in connection with the his gun possession arrest and charge of Criminal Possession of a Weapon. The matter is being adjourned until September when Burress returns to 100 Centre Street on Monday. If convicted,…
A New York City man, John Zaubler, was arraigned today for the crime of Making a Terroristic Threat (New York Penal Law Section 490.20). A “D” felony punishable by up to seven years in state prison, the charge relates to alleged threats made by Mr. Zaubler to “blow up” President…
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office just released more information regarding the fraud indictment involving $600,000 in theft. The defendants, M.A. Angeliades, Inc., Merkourios Angeliades, Dimitri Malakidis and Irena Angeliades were indicted on the charges of Grand Larceny, Offering a False Instrument for Filing, Falsifying Business Records, Bribing a Witness, Bribing…
The New York white collar criminal defense attorneys at Saland Law PC have learned that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is set to announce the indictment of the principles and three employees of M.A. Angeliades Inc. for underpaying employees. It is alleged that the underpayment of the employees was in…