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November 2009
11-19-2009 OPERATION TARGETING COLOMBIAN NARCOTICS MONEY LAUNDERERS RESULTS IN SEIZURE OF MORE THAN 400 BANK ACCOUNTS.
11-17-2009 MEXICAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO 121 MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT FOR HER PARTICIPATION IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT FORCED YOUNG MEXICAN WOMEN INTO SEXUAL SLAVERY IN NEW YORK.
11-17-2009 PODIATRIST AGREES TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS THAT HE DEFRAUDED THE MEDICARE PROGRAM BY SUBMITTING INFLATED CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.
11-10-2009 STATEMENT OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEY BENTON J. CAMPBELL CONCERNING THE VERDICT IN UNITED STATES v. RALPH CIOFFI AND MATTHEW TANNIN.
11-05-2009 DEFENDANT SENTENCED FOR FORCING A YOUNG MEXICAN WOMAN INTO SEXUAL SLAVERY IN NEW YORK.
11-05-2009 THE UNITED STATES AND TUTOR PERINI CORPORATION SETTLE CIVIL FRAUD CLAIMS FOR $9.75 MILLION.
11-05-2009 DIRECTOR OF SINGAPORE FIRM SENTENCED FOR ILLEGALLY EXPORTING CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS TO IRAN.
October 2009 Top
10-20-2009 THE UNITED STATES FILES CIVIL SUIT TO ENJOIN FRAUD IN GOVERNMENT INSURED MORTGAGE LOANS.
10-15-2009 NEW YORK INVESTMENT FIRM PLEADS GUILTY TO SECURITIES FRAUD.
10-13-2009 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF NEW YORK INVESTMENT FIRM PLEADS GUILTY TO SECURITIES FRAUD.
10-08-2009 UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH AIR JAMAICA LIMITED IN CIVIL ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL AIRCRAFT SAFETY REGULATIONS.
10-07-2009 BONANNO ORGANIZED CRIME FAMILY RULING PANEL MEMBER, CAPTAINS, SOLDIERS, AND ASSOCIATES INDICTED FOR RACKETEERING, ASSAULT AND OTHER OFFENSES.
10-05-2009 STOCK-LOAN FINDER INDICTED FOR KICKBACKS AND FRAUD INVOLVING STOCK-LOAN DESKS OF WALL STREET BROKERAGE FIRMS.
September 2009 Top
09-30-2009 UNITED STATES FILES CIVIL SUIT AGAINST OWNER AND OPERATOR OF MELVILLE LANDFILL FOR VIOLATING HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT REQUIREMENTS.
09-24-2009 NAJIBULLAH ZAZI INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO USE EXPLOSIVES AGAINST PERSONS OR PROPERTY IN THE UNITED STATES.
09-24-2009 BROOKLYN RESIDENT INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER OVERSEAS AND CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS.
09-23-2009 UNITED STATES FILES SUIT AGAINST TWO OWNERS IN FRESH MEADOWS FOR FAIR HOUSING ACT VIOLATIONS.
09-17-2009 GAMBINO FAMILY SOLDIER CHARLES CARNEGLIA SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY AND MURDER.
09-10-2009 FOUR DEFENDANTS SENTENCED FOR RACIALLY MOTIVATED ELECTION NIGHT ASSAULTS.
09-10-2009 THREE CHARGED WITH SECURITIES FRAUD CONSPIRACY FOR OPERATING BROOKLYN-BASED BOILER ROOM.
09-10-2009 UNITED STATES FILES SUIT AGAINST LONG ISLAND HOUSING COMPLEX FOR FAIR HOUSING ACT VIOLATIONS.
09-08-2009 MONEY MANAGER ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SECURITIES FRAUD FOR OPERATING 30-YEAR PONZI SCHEME.
August 2009 Top
08-20-2009 JURY FINDS ATTORNEYS GUILTY OF WITNESS TAMPERING AND POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL EAVESDROPPING EQUIPMENT.
08-19-2009 8 DEFENDANTS INDICTED IN $22 MILLION FRAUD AGAINST AT&T WIRELESS, T-MOBILE, ASURION PROTECTION SERVICES, LLC, AND THEIR CUSTOMERS.
08-17-2009 JURY FINDS FORMER CREDIT SUISSE BROKER GUILTY OF SECURITIES FRAUD.
08-10-2009 THREE ARRESTED IN LONG ISLAND SEX TRAFFICKING AND ALIEN HARBORING CASE.
July 2009 Top
07-20-2009 ALLEGED MEXICAN CARTEL LEADERS AND ASSOCIATES TARGETED IN NEWEST EFFORT TO COMBAT DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS.
07-10-2009 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MORGAN STANLEY’S DOMESTIC STOCK LENDING DESK SENTENCED TO 38 MONTHS FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT SECURITIES FRAUD AND WIRE FRAUD, AND MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT TO THE FBI.
07-07-2009 UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES PAYMENT OF A $1.4 MILLION PENALTY IN SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR VIOLATING FEDERAL LEAK PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS AT 21 NEW YORK CITY AREA GAS STATIONS.
07-02-2009 THE UNITED STATES OBTAINS COURT-ORDERED RELIEF AGAINST BROOKLYN SLAUGHTERHOUSE SELLING UNINSPECTED POULTRY TO THE PUBLIC.
07-02-2009 TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY OWNER/OPERATOR CHARGED IN $1.7 MILLION FRAUD SCHEME.
07-01-2009 FORMER LONG ISLAND TAVERN OWNER SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT IN ARSON-FOR-HIRE SCHEME.
June 2009 Top
06-25-2009 UNITED STATES FILES CIVIL SUIT AGAINST MINEOLA CORPORATION FOR VIOLATING HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT REQUIREMENTS.
06-24-2009 INVESTMENT POOL MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING INVESTORS IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PONZI SCHEME.
06-22-2009 INVESTMENT ADVISOR PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING INVESTORS IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PONZI SCHEME.
06-11-2009 UNITED STATES FILES CIVIL SUIT AGAINST LONG ISLAND CITY DRY CLEANER FOR VIOLATING HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
06-09-2009 FOUR PLEAD GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO THE LTTE, A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.
06-04-2009 NINE INDICTED IN $92 MILLION MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME.
May 2009 Top
05-29-2009 LAWRENCE AVIATION INDUSTRIES, INC.’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GERALD COHEN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGALLY STORING HAZARDOUS WASTE ON LONG ISLAND.
05-08-2009 MONSEY MAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT ON CONVICTION FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OF DAUGHTER.
05-06-2009 NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATOR ROGER CORBIN ARRESTED FOR FILING FALSE TAX RETURNS AND MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS.
April 2009 Top
04-29-2009 FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF FRIEDMAN’S INC. AND CRESCENT JEWELERS SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT FOR SECURITIES FRAUD, MAIL FRAUD, AND CONSPIRACY.
04-28-2009 MORTGAGE COMPANY AND ITS PRESIDENT AGREE TO BE ENJOINED FROM GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE PROGRAMS.
04-22-2009 THREE FORMER MANAGERS AT A .B. WATLEY GROUP, INC., TWO FORMER MERRILL LYNCH STOCKBROKERS, AND A FORMER LEHMAN BROTHERS STOCKBROKER CONVICTED IN “SQUAWK BOX” SECURITIES FRAUD CONSPIRACY CASE.
04-16-2009 CONTRACTOR CHARGED IN KICKBACK AND MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME INVOLVING CON ED PROJECTS.
04-15-2009 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED TO PAY $302 MILLION TO RESOLVE ALLEGATIONS THAT A SUBSIDIARY SOLD MISBRANDED TEST KITS.
04-15-2009 FORMER CON ED EMPLOYEE CHARGED IN KICKBACK SCHEME.
04-14-2009 FIVE FOUNDERS AND MARKETERS OF TWO HEDGE FUNDS INDICTED ON CONSPIRACY AND SECURITIES FRAUD CHARGES.
04-01-2009 INVESTMENT ADVISOR ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH WIRE FRAUD FOR STEALING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM A CLIENT.
04-01-2009 DEFENDANT INDICTED IN $18 MILLION MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME.
March 2009 Top
03-31-2009 NINE CHARGED IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR LEASED-FUNDS ACCOUNTS FRAUD CONSPIRACY.
03-24-2009 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MORGAN STANLEY’S DOMESTIC STOCK LENDING DESK CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT SECURITIES FRAUD AND WIRE FRAUD AND MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT TO THE FBI.
03-20-2009 ATTORNEY PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING, AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE IN SCHEME TO DEFRAUD GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
03-19-2009 FORMER EXECUTIVE OF OLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORP. SENTENCED FOR WIRE FRAUD CONSPIRACY.
03-19-2009 MS-13 GANG LEADER AND SOLDIER TO BE ARRAIGNED ON MURDER CHARGES.
03-17-2009 GAMBINO FAMILY SOLDIER CHARLES CARNEGLIA CONVICTED OF RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY.
03-13-2009 BONANNO ORGANIZED CRIME FAMILY ASSOCIATE SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR 2005 RACKETEERING MURDER.
03-13-2009 DIRECTOR OF SINGAPORE FIRM PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY EXPORTING CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS TO IRAN.
03-11-2009 MONSEY MAN CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF DAUGHTER.
03-06-2009 TWO FORMER NYPD DETECTIVES WHO SECRETLY WORKED AS MAFIA ASSOCIATES SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RACKETEERING AND MURDER.
03-06-2009 VICTORY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AGREES TO SETTLE CLAIMS THAT IT DEFRAUDED THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
03-03-2009 UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF SUPERFUND SUIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CLEANUP COSTS AT THE SPECTRUM FINISHING CORPORATION SITE IN WEST BABYLON, NEW YORK.
February 2009 Top
02-27-2009 COLOMBO ORGANIZED CRIME FAMILY ACTING BOSS ALPHONSE T. PERSICO AND ADMINISTRATION MEMBER JOHN J. DEROSS SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR THE MURDER OF WILLIAM “WILD BILL” CUTOLO AND RELATED WITNESS TAMPERING.
02-19-2009 UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR VIOLATING FEDERAL LEAK PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS AT THREE NEW YORK CITY GAS STATIONS.
02-02-2009 FINAL DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO ANTI-OBAMA ASSAULTS.
January 2009 Top
01-27-2009 FOUR DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY TO ALL CHARGES, INCLUDING CONSPIRING TO ACQUIRE ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILES AND PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO THE LTTE, A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.
01-27-2009 PRESIDENT OF LONG ISLAND INVESTMENT FIRMS CHARGED IN $370 MILLION FRAUD SCHEME.
01-26-2009 PRESS STATEMENT.
01-14-2009 TEN CON ED SUPERVISORS AND ONE FORMER CON ED EMPLOYEE CHARGED IN KICKBACK SCHEME.
01-07-2009 THREE INDICTED FOR FEDERAL HATE CRIME CONSPIRACY.