Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. announced earlier today that his office’s Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau has taken down and arrested a 27 person Identity Theft ring based out of Brooklyn, New York. Prosecutors allege that “S3,” as the crew calls themselves, “compromised hundreds of bank accounts,and fraudulently purchased…
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First Arrest for Drug Possession in New York: Potential Scenarios & Collateral Consequences for NY PL 220.03 Arrests & Desk Appearance Tickets
While no two cases are the same, the New York criminal lawyers at Saland Law PC have extensive experience representing those accused of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree (New York Penal Law 220.03). In fact, the founding partners at Saland Law PC have experience on…
Tampering With a Witness – NY Penal Law 215.10 Through NY Penal Law 215.13: New York Criminal Law & Defense Information Page
Tampering with a Witness, a crime in New York State punishable by as “little” as up to one year in jail and as much as up to twenty five years in state prison, is an offense the prosecutors and the courts take extremely seriously. From New York criminal lawyers to…
New York Robbery in the First Degree: What Constitutes “Displaying” a Firearm or Gun Under New York Criminal Law
Robbery in the First Degree is one of the most serious and violent crimes in the New York Penal Law handled by both prosecutors and New York criminal lawyers. In fact, if you threaten the use of force to take property and you possess a firearm or gun, then your…
DA: Staten Island Office Assistant Arrested For Medical Prescription Fraud Involving Nearly 3500 Oxycodone Pills
According to the Staten Island District Attorney’s Office, Kami Purvis, an employee at a physician’s office, was arrested after an alleged prescription drug scheme that spanned 19 months. District Attorney Daniel Donovan claims that not only did the crime span well over a year and a half, but it is…
NY Crimes & Laws Involving Grand Larceny Embezzlement: A New York City Criminal Defense Attorney View Part I
When one thinks of Embezzlement in New York, one usually thinks of a Grand Larceny type scheme. While this may be true, experienced New York criminal lawyers will tell you that an Embezzlement based Grand Larceny investigation, arrest or indictment may only be the tip of the iceberg. In fact,…
Lawrence “LT” Taylor Pleads Guilty to Sexual Misconduct and Patronizing a Prostitute to Satisfy Rape Charges: NY Criminal Lawyer Analysis
According to reports, ex-Giant Lawrence “L.T.” Taylor pleaded guilt to the misdemeanors of Patronizing a Prostitute and Sexual Misconduct this afternoon in full satisfaction of his arrest and charges stemming from his alleged statutory rape of a 16 year old girl. It is likely that LT saw the “writing on…
Unlwafull Imprisonment in New York: New York Penal Law Sections 135.05 and 135.10
The New York criminal defense lawyers at Saland Law PC, a New York City criminal defense firm founded by two former Manhattan prosecutors, recently drafted a criminal law information page for the crimes of Unlawful Imprisonment in the First Degree (New York Penal Law 135.10) and Unlawful Imprisonment in the…
Identity Theft Crimes in New York: When Concurrent Time May be a Consecutive Sentence
Identity Theft (New York Penal Law section 190.78, New York Penal Law section 190.79 and New York Penal Law section 190.80), one of the more prevalent crimes prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys in New York, is often associated with offenses such as Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, Forgery and…
New York Burglary Crimes: Does the Prosecution Need to Establish Your Intent to Commit a Particular Crime
Regardless of the degree, Burglary in New York (NY Penal Law sections 140.20, 140.25 and 140.30) requires that at the time you unlawfully enter or remain in a building you also have a simultaneous intent to commit a particular crime. Well, not really…This entry deals with the question of what…