Hao “Howie” Wang, a JPMorgan Chase banker formerly employed at a Manhattan branch, was arrested and arraigned in New York County Supreme Court earlier today in connection with an alleged theft of over $1 million. According to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., Mr. Wang stole the identities of four…
Often times confused with Resisting Arrest (New York Penal Law 205.30), Obstructing Governmental Administration in the Second Degree (New York Penal Law 195.05), occurs when a person intentionally obstructs the administration of law or attempts to prevent a public servant, such as a police officer, from performing an official function.…
Saland Law PC, a New York criminal defense firm founded by two former Manhattan prosecutors, is pleased to announce our client received an Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal (ACD) after she was arrested for trying to check a firearm (gun, pistol, revolver, etc.) with a desk agent from JetBlue at…
Shoplifting in New York, from Manhattan to Brooklyn and the Bronx to Queens, is a crime routinely prosecuted by District Attorney’s Offices throughout the New York City region. Surprisingly, while New York criminal defense lawyers regularly handle New York shoplifting cases (often prosecuted under New York Penal Law 155.25 –…
In non legal terms, it is very easy to look at Burglary in New York (New York Penal Law sections 140.20, 140.25 and 140.30) as trespassing in a building that you entered or remained in with the purpose or goal of committing any type of crime. Although there are significant…
In an ongoing effort to decipher the white collar criminal law in New York, the New York criminal defense attorneys and former Manhattan prosecutors at Saland Law PC have created an information page for Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree (NY Penal Law 175.10) and Falsifying Business Records in…
Any crime or offense in New York where violence is perceived or carried out is a serious offense. Experienced New York criminal defense lawyers who handle violent felonies and misdemeanors often represent clients in Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Assault cases. Not seen as often, but potentially as serious,…
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. announced the arrest and indictment of Stephanie Brown, a rare coin expert (numismatist) broker and dealer, on 83 charges including Burglary in the Second Degree, Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree and Forgery in the Second Degree.…
The New York criminal defense attorneys at Saland Law PC have created an “information page” for those people charged with or seeking information on the crime of Criminal Mischief in New York. Not merely a regurgitation of New York Penal Law sections 140.00, 145.05, 145.10 or 145.12, the resource page…
According to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr., this Medicaid bust may be just the tip of the prescription pad iceberg and that more arrests in other investigations are coming. Prosecutors allege that Patrick Alcindor, a pharmacist with Procare Pharmacy, located at 1728 Amsterdam Ave. in Washington Heights, over-billed Medicaid…