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United States Attorney Southern District of New York

The Southern District handles a high volume of high profile cases. Our Press Office is responsible for coverage and making available to the public the details and results of these prosecutions. These will be made available to the public on a daily basis. To see last months press releases, click on February 2009. To view our archived press releases from this year, click on 2008. From there you will be able to access prior month's and year's archives.

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March 2009 Press Releases

03/02

FCI OTISVILLE INMATE FOUND GUILTY IN ATTEMPTED MURDER OF ANOTHER INMATE

03/04

FOUR ARRESTED FOR BRONX DRUG TRAFFICKING

03/05

MAJOR COLOMBIAN COCAINE TRAFFICKER EXTRADITED TO THE UNITED STATES

03/06

WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY TO PAY OVER $2.6 MILLION TO SETTLE FEDERAL CIVIL FRAUD CHARGES

ARMS TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS FOR PLOT TO SMUGGLE SHOULDER-FIRED SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES, ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES, AND OTHER MILITARY WEAPONS

03/10

FORTY-ONE MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES OF “TRINITARIOS” CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION INDICTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

BERNARD L. MADOFF CHARGED IN ELEVEN-COUNT CRIMINAL INFORMATION

GUILTY VERDICT IN FAKE INVOICE MASS-MAILING SCAM

UPDATED: FORTY-ONE MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES OF “TRINITARIOS” CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION INDICTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

03/11

FORMER CORPORATE BENEFITS MANAGER OF HITACHI AMERICA PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING HEALTH CARE PLAN OF MORE THAN SIX MILLION DOLLARS

FORMER JFK CUSTOMS INSPECTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO CORRUPTION AND DRUG IMPORTATION CHARGES

03/12

BERNARD L. MADOFF PLEADS GUILTY TO ELEVEN-COUNT CRIMINAL INFORMATION AND IS REMANDED INTO CUSTODY

03/13

ARREST MADE IN INTERNET GIFT CARD SCHEME

03/16

SAMUEL ISRAEL PLEADS GUILTY TO FAILING TO SURRENDER TO BEGIN PRISON TERM

03/17

MARC DREIER CHARGED WITH MONEY LAUNDERING IN SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT

FORMER ACCOUNTING FIRM VICE CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBER PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX FRAUD RELATED TO TAX SHELTERS CLAIMING OVER ONE BILLION DOLLARS OF FRAUDULENT TAX LOSSES

03/18

ACCOUNTANT FOR BERNARD L. MADOFF INVESTMENT SECURITIES, LLC CHARGED WITH FRAUD STEMMING FROM ACCOUNTING VIOLATIONS

ASSOCIATE OF INTERNATIONAL ARMS DEALER MONZER AL KASSAR FOUND GUILTY OF TERRORISM OFFENSES

PRINCIPALS OF COLUMBIA'S DMG GROUP INDICTEDON MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES

FBI AGENT ARRESTED FOR EXCEEDING AUTHORIZATION TO ACCESS SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN FBI DATABASE

03/19

TWO REAL ESTATE REPRESENTATIVES CHARGED WITH MORTGAGE FRAUD TARGETING DISTRESSED HOMEOWNERS ON THE RADIO

03/20

FORMER RAMAPO POLICE OFFICER FOUND GUILTY OF STALKING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE

03/23

MANHATTAN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER PLEADS GUILTY IN $27 MILLION MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME

03/24

MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY ADDS ALLEGATIONS OF EXTORTIONATE ACTS TO CHARGES AGAINST NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLYMAN

03/25

FORMER BANK OF AMERICA BRANCH MANAGER SENTENCED TO 63 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR $2 MILLION BANK FRAUD SCHEME

03/30

WHITE PLAINS FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS 3 IN YONKERS ROBBERY AND MURDER

FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BRONX COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD

03/31

FORMER MOUNT VERNON COMMISSIONER AND HER ASSOCIATE FOUND GUILTY ON FEDERAL CORRUPTION CHARGES

FORMER COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM THE UNIVERSITY