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UPDATE: Lawrence Salander and Leigh Morse Arrested and Indicted in Art Fraud Scheme

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has painted a very bad picture of Lawrence Salander, Leigh Morse and the Salander O’Reilly Galleries after they obtained a second indictment in connection with Mr. Salander’s alleged theft from and defrauding of the estates of numerous artists. As I previously noted in the first…

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Lawrence Salander Faces New Indictment: Art Gallery Owner Alleged to have Perpetrated Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme

Saland Law PC has learned that Lawrence Salander, the famous owner of a well know art gallery in Manhattan that was recently closed, faces new charges in association with an 88 million dollar fraud scheme. A Manhattan Grand Jury has already indicted Mr. Salander for Grand Larceny in the First…

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NY Drug Possession and Your Criminal Defense: Legal Possession of Drugs without Physical Possession

In New York State and New York City, you can be arrested, indicted and convicted for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance (drugs such as cocaine and heroin), Criminal Possession of a Weapon (firearms, guns, pistols and certain knives) as well as other charges even if you physically do not…

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Manhattan Lawyer Indicted Second Time: Marc A. Bernstein Accused of Stealing 1.5 Million from Clients

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced last month the arrest and indictment of Marc A. Bernstein for Grand Larceny in the Second Degree as well a other charges for an alleged scheme where he stole over $600,000 from client escrow accounts. Well, unfortunately for Mr. Bernstein, the Manhattan District Attorney’s…

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Million Dollar Insurance Fraud Ring Busted: Cuomo Announces Enterprise Corruption Indictment of “The Levy Enterprise”

It seems like every day you open the newspaper some crew or group of individuals is either being arrested, investigated or indicted for Enterprise Corruption in New York City. Well, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced the indictment of 12 people and 9 corporations for Enterprise Corruption and other…

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NYC Mortgage Scheme Goes Subprime: AFG Financial Group and Thirteen Employees Charged with Enterprise Corruption, Grand Larceny and Scheme to Defraud for a 100 Million Dollar Theft

Saland Law PC a top white collar criminal defense firm, has learned that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has announced the indictment of thirteen individuals and a mortgage company in connection to a mortgage fraud scheme allegedly perpetrated in the New York City region over the past four years. Charged…

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“Common Law” DWI in NY: Driving While Intoxicated – VTL 1192.3

It comes in different shapes and sizes – DWI (Driving While Intoxicated), DWAI (Driving While Ability Impaired) and DUI (Driving Under the Influence) – but regardless of the particular offense in New York (both NYC and Westchester), prosecutors and judges take these charges very seriously. As a former Manhattan prosecutor…

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Hedge Fund COO Invests in Self: 3V Capital Management LLC’s Mark A. Focht Charged with Grand Larceny, Forgery and Falsifying Business Records

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced the indictment earlier today of Mark A. Focht, the former Chief Operating Officer of 3V Capital Management LLC. It is alleged that Mr. Focht perpetrated the white collar crime of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree (PL 155.40) by stealing $250,000 from one of…

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Top New York White Collar Criminal Defense Firm in the News: What is the Next Chapter in the Bernie Madoff Case?

Elizabeth Crotty, an attorney at the New York City and Manhattan based white collar criminal defense firm Saland Law PC, was interviewed earlier today for the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. As a former Manhattan prosecutor and a white collar criminal defense lawyer in New York, Ms. Crotty explained…

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