The Brooklyn, Kings County, District Attorney’s Office has announced that a Grand Jury indicted three individuals for Grand Larceny in the Second Degree for allegedly bilking the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) out of approximately $150,000. According to the press release, Jacqueline Jackson, a NYCTA supervisor, John Headley, an…
Robert Halderman, the man who was accused by prosecutors of extorting and blackmailing “Late Show” host David Letterman, finally gave up on his concocted “screenplay” defense and pleaded to Attempted Grand Larceny by Extortion in Manhattan Supreme Court. In return for his plea, Mr. Halderman will be sentenced to six…
Whether a vehicle is stolen or being driven without permission of the owner, one particular crime that may be charged in New York is Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle in the Second and Third Degrees pursuant to New York Penal Law sections 165.06 and 165.05 respectively. While other crimes may…
Michael Archer, better known as D’Angelo, was arrested over the weekend and charged with Patronizing a Prostitute in the Third Degree, pursuant to New York Penal Law 230.04. Cops arrested the R&B star after he allegedly solicited an undercover cop posing as a prostitute in Manhattan and offered her $40…
The Queens County District Attorney’s Office keeps churning out high profile white collar fraud cases. Unfortunately for Matthew McEntee and Mariwa M. Mora, two Flushing residents, these two defendants are awaiting arraignment after they were arrested in connection to an alleged fraud scheme involving $16 million in assets. According to…
Only days ago, I published an entry regarding the new Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Having served as a member of that bureau’s predecessor, the Identity Theft Unit, during my seven years as a prosecutor under Robert Morgenthau, I commented on the necessity of…
Like identity theft crimes, cybercrimes and computer related offenses are becoming more prevalent in New York. In fact, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has a unit, the Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau, whose main focus is to prosecute this criminal activity. One particular crime, among many, that may be established…
According to a Manhattan District Attorney’s Office press release, the New York County District Attorney has announced the formation of another “new” bureau. District Attorney Vance’s Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau technically ratchets up the current Identity Theft Unit to formally add the investigation and prosecution of cybercrime. In reality,…
According to various media sources, White Plains Mayor and former Assemblyman Adam Bradley has been arraigned in White Plains City Court after he was arrested for the crime of Assault in the 3rd Degree pursuant to New York Penal Law section 120.00. It is alleged that the politician got into…
The NY criminal defense attorneys and former Manhattan prosecutors at Saland Law PC have handled a significant number of Desk Appearance Tickets (DATs) and “pink” summonses for our clients. In Manhattan, these cases are often dealt with at 100 Centre Street, 346 Broadway (“pink” ticket / summons court) or at…