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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 month's press releases, click on FEBRUARY12. From there you will be able to access prior month's and year's archives.

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March 2012 Press Releases

03/29

EX-YONKERS CITY COUNCIL DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY LEADER AND EX-YONKERS REPUBLICAN PARTY CHIEF CONVICTED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT ON ALL COUNTS IN PUBLIC CORRUPTION TRIAL

FORMER CARETAKER OF ELDERLY MILLIONAIRE SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING $3.2 MILLION AND VALUABLE ARTWORK

03/28

QUEENS MAN FOUND GUILTY IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT FOR CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO HIZBALLAH

MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY CHARGES TWO DEFENDANTS WITH $6 MILLION ONLINE CREDIT CARD FRAUD SCHEME

03/27

MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY RECOVERS $250,000 FROM APPRAISER IN CIVIL MORTRGAGE FRAUD CASE

03/26

PAYMENT PROCESSOR FOR INTERNET POKER COMPANIES PLEADS GUILTY IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO ILLEGAL GAMBLING CONSPIRACY

MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY FILES NARCOTICS CHARGES AGAINST ALLEGED INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS TRAFFICKER SURRENDERED BY HONDURAS

03/23

24TH CYBER FRAUD DEFENDANT CHARGED IN OPERATION ACHING MULES SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT

BELARUSIAN OPERATOR OF INTERNATIONAL IDENTITY-THEFT WEBSITE SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO 33 MONTHS IN PRISON

03/22

MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES HEALTH CARE FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST TWO EMPLOYEES OF THE NEW YORK CITY HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION

03/21

U.S. ATTORNEY CHARGES CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER WITH DISTRIBUTING AND POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND TRANSFERRING OBSCENE MATERIAL TO A MINOR

LEADER OF FRAUDULENT CREDIT REPAIR SCHEME PLEADS GUILTY IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT

03/19

FORMER HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT PLEADS GUILTY IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO INSIDER TRADING SCHEME THAT NETTED MORE THAN $1.1 MILLION IN ILLEGAL PROFITS

03/15

ROC-A-FELLA RECORDS CO-FOUNDER, KAREEM BURKE, PLEADS GUILTY IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO CONSPIRING TO DISTRIBUTE MARIJUANA

03/14

FORMER SAT TUTOR SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL
COURT TO 30 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR FRAUD SCHEMES

SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT WITH MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TO FORFEIT MORE THAN $500 MILLION IN CONNECTION WITH CITYTIME PROJECT

03/12

MALIAN MAN SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO 57 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS

03/08

MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY AND FBI ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-IN-CHARGE ANNOUNCE CHARGES AGAINST WINE DEALER FOR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD SCHEMES

MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES CHARGES AGAINST SIX INDIVIDUALS FOR PARTICIPATING IN AN INTERNATIONAL OPIUM SMUGGLING RING

WHITE PLAINS RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF 10,000 IMAGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

03/07

FORMER AIG EXECUTIVE AND HER EX-HUSBAND PLEAD GUILTY IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO DEFRAUDING AIG AND DEUTSCHE BANK

FORMER CONSULTANT TO THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOUND GUILTY IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT OF $1.7 MILLION FRAUD SCHEME

03/06

SIX HACKERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD CHARGED FOR CRIMES AFFECTING OVER ONE MILLION VICTIMS

03/02

OWNER OF START ELEVATOR SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR PARTICIPATING IN A SCHEME TO UNDERPAY EMPLOYEES AND DEFRAUD NYCHA

03/01

MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY RECOVERS MORE THAN $13 MILLION IN MEDICARE FALSE CLAIMS ACT LAWSUIT AGAINST BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER