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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 two months press releases, click on May 08. 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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June 2008 Press Releases

06/02

UNITED STATES FILES ACTION TO FORFEIT TWO BRONZE EAGLES STOLEN FROM WAR MEMORIAL IN CENTRAL PARK

06/03

MANAGER OF PROSTITUTION RING PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL PROSTITUTION AND MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENSES

LEADER OF FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCHEME AND MORTGAGE BROKER PLEAD GUILTY TO MULTIMILLION DOLLAR MORTGAGE FRAUD

VIOLENT COLOMBIAN DRUG KINGPIN SENTENCED TO 45 YEARS IN PRISON FOR IMPORTING THOUSANDS OF KILOGRAMS OF COCAINE INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM COLOMBIA

06/04

LEADER AND KEY ASSOCIATE IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MARIJUANA RING CONVICTED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT

06/05

UNITED STATES RETURNS $16.5 MILLION FROM CIVIL FORFEITURE ACTION TO FRAUD VICTIMS IN POLAND

CANADIAN INTERNET PAYMENT COMPANY ADMITS CRIMINAL WRONGDOING AND AGREES TO PAY $9.1 MILLION FOR CONSPIRING TO PROMOTE INTERNET GAMBLING BUSINESSES

TWELVE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY FOR RUNNING BRONX HEROIN MILL

06/10

FORMER OWNER OF HIGH-END SEWING COMPANY SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR PAYROLL AND INCOME TAX VIOLATIONS

06/11

INTERNATIONAL FUGITIVE APPREHENDED AND HELD FOR EXTRADITION TO SPAIN

ISRAEL STATEMENT

06/12

FLORIDA BUSINESSMAN INDICTED FOR FORGING CORRESPONDENCE PURPORTEDLY FROM SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ATTORNEY

LEADER OF PROSTITUTION RING PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL PROSTITUTION AND MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENSES

06/13

INTERNATIONAL ARMS DEALER EXTRADITED TO UNITED STATES FROM SPAIN ON TERRORISM OFFENSES

EX-DEP WORKER SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS' PROBATION FOR MAKING FALSE WATER REPORTS

NEW JERSEY MAN SENTENCED TO TWO AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON IN LARGEST-EVER FRAUD AGAINST THE SEPTEMBER 11TH FUND

06/16

FORMER NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICER AND BANK TELLER ACCOMPLICE INDICTED FOR MANHATTAN BANK ROBBERY

06/17

LEADER OF COLOMBIAN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION AUC PLEADS GUILTY TO NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING CHARGES

DANA CORPORATION AGREES TO PAY $125 MILLION ALLOWED CLAIM IN BANKRUPTCY TO SETTLE ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES AT SIX TOXIC WASTE SITES

FORMER CFO OF ALLIED DEALS, INC. SENTENCED FOR $683 MILLION PONZI SCHEME

06/18

THREE GAMBINO ORGANIZED CRIME FAMILY ASSOCIATES INDICTED FOR 1998 MURDER

06/19

EIGHTEEN CHARGED WITH DRUG AND FIREARMS TRAFFICKING IN AREA OF 169th STREET AND GRAND CONCOURSE

CANADIAN MAN ARRESTED IN MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR FAKE INVOICE MAIL SCAM TARGETING 25,000 BUSINESSES

WOMAN ARRESTED BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES AND CHARGED WITH AIDING AND ABETTING SAMUEL ISRAEL III'S FAILURE TO SURRENDER

06/20

GENOVESE FAMILY ASSOCIATE PLEADS GUILTY TO ROBBERY, EXTORTION, AND FIREARMS CHARGES

06/23

MAN ARRESTED FOR STEALING IDENTITIES FROM INTERNET GAMBLING SITE FOR LARGE IDENTITY THEFT RING

FOUR DEFENDANTS CONVICTED ON FEDERAL MURDER CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH MARIJUANA OPERATION

06/24

RAFFAELLO FOLLIERI CHARGED IN INVESTMENT SCHEME INVOLVING FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT THE VATICAN

FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF AND STAFFER OF NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBER CHARGED IN SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT FOR EMBEZZLING ADDITIONAL NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS

06/25

ADELPHIA FOUNDER JOHN J. RIGAS AND FORMER CFO TIMOTHY J. RIGAS RE-SENTENCED TO 12 AND 17 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MASSIVE SECURITIES FRAUD

FORMER PRESIDENT OF TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 1181 SENTENCED TO 57 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR RACKETEERING

LEADER OF HEROIN ORGANIZATION AND HIS RIGHT-HAND MAN CONVICTED OF IMPORTING AND DISTRIBUTING HEROIN

06/26

U.S. BRINGS CIVIL RIGHTS CHARGES AGAINST YONKERS OFFICER FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE ON CIVILIAN WOMAN

INTERNAL REVENUE AGENT PLEADS GUILTY TO SOLICITING A BRIBE IN CONNECTION WITH A TAXPAYER AUDIT

06/30

TOWN OF NEWBURGH AGREES TO BUILD WATER TREATMENT FACILITY IN SETTLEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWSUIT