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 April 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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May 2009 Press Releases
05/01
WESTCHESTER MERCHANT SENTENCED TO 41 MONTHS IN PRISON ON TAX CHARGES
TWO ARRESTED ON SECURITIES AND WIRE FRAUD CHARGES
05/05
FORMER DAY TRADER PLEADS GUILTY TO INSIDER TRADING SCHEME
05/06
PRESIDENT OF ALAVI FOUNDATION INDICTED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
05/07
NORMAN HSU PLEADS GUILTY TO INVESTMENT FRAUD
FORMER LAW FIRM ASSOCIATE PLEADS GUILTY TO INSIDER TRADING SCHEME
FOUR CURRENT OR FORMER ERNST & YOUNG PARTNERS FOUND GUILTY ON CRIMINAL TAX SHELTER CHARGES
OWNER OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, CAR DEALERSHIPS INDICTED FOR MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT FRAUD
05/08
FORMER NEW YORK STATE SENATOR FROM THE BRONX PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD CHARGES
05/11
MARC DREIER PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD
05/12
NEW ROCHELLE MAN INDICTED FOR STEROIDS POSSESSION AND ASSAULT ON FEDERAL OFFICERS
FORMER PRESIDENT OF MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC., FOUND GUILTY OF STOCK OPTION BACKDATING FRAUD
SWEDISH CITIZEN OUSSAMA KASSIR FOUND GUILTY OF PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO AL QAEDA
05/13
NYPD OFFICER ARRESTED IN PLOT TO ROB MANHATTAN APARTMENT TO OBTAIN HIDDEN DRUG MONEY
FIFTEEN ARRESTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIMES IN AREA OF E. 184TH STREET AND TIEBOUT AVENUE
05/14
FORMER SALES REPRESENTATIVE PLEADS GUILTY TO INSIDER TRADING SCHEME
05/15
BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON FOR RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
FORMER ERNST & YOUNG PARTNER FOUND GUILTY IN INSIDER TRADING SCHEME
05/18
05/19
NORMAN HSU FOUND GUILTY OF VIOLATING THE FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT
PRESIDENT OF TITLE INSURANCE AGENCY ARRESTED FOR MISAPPROPRIATING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
LEADER OF MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR MORTGAGE AND INSURANCE FRAUD SCHEME SENTENCED TO 51 MONTHS IN PRISON
SOMALIAN PIRATE INDICTED FOR HIJACKING THE MAERSK ALABAMA AND HOLDING THE SHIP’S CAPTAIN HOSTAGE
05/20
FOUR INDICTED IN $3 MILLION MORTGAGE FRAUD AND FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCHEME
FORMER NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLYMAN AND LABOR LEADER BRIAN McLAUGHLIN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON
05/21
ACCUSED EAST AFRICA EMBASSY BOMBER HELD AT GUANTANAMO BAY TO BE PROSECUTED IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT
05/22
TWO STOCK BROKERS PLEAD GUILTY TO MANIPULATING STOCK OF SMART ONLINE
05/26
EX-NYPD COMMISSIONER KERIK INDICTED IN FALSE STATEMENTS CASE IN D.C.
FINAL MEMBER OF BARNES BROTHERS DRUG GANG FOUND GUILTY AFTER LENGTHY TRIAL
05/28
05/29
FORMER U.S. ARMY ARSENAL EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRING TO ACT AS UNREGISTERED AGENT OF ISRAEL
PUTNAM COUNTY WOMAN SENTENCED TO 57 MONTHS FOR $750,000 BANK FRAUD SCHEME