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December 2008
December 18, 2008
Superseding Indictment Unsealed Charging Organized Crime Members for Their Roles in Four “Cold Case” Murders, Including the 1997 Murder of New York City Police Officer Ralph Dols and the 1999 Murder of Mob Underboss William “Wild Bill” Cutolo
December 9, 2008
Genovese Organized Crime Family Captain and Associate Indicted for Racketeering and Other Offenses
December 5, 2008
Director of Movable Bridges Division of New York City Department of Transportation Sentenced for His Role in Bribery Scheme
December 3, 2008
Six Defendants Arrested for African Elephant Ivory Smuggling Conspiracy Operating Through JFK International Airport.
November 2008
November 25, 2008
United States Files Superfund Suit for Reimbursement of Cleanup Costs and Penalties at a Contaminated Site in Levittown, New York
November 20, 2008
Four Current and Former Federal Contract Corrections Officers Indicted for Excessive Force and Obstruction
November 19, 2008
Sixteen Defendants Indicted in Two Mortgage Fraud Schemes Involving over $13 Million in Loans
November 13, 2008
Father and Son Convicted of Running Illegal Internet Pharmacy
November 13, 2008
Former Employee of Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. Indicted for Destroying and Falsifying Records in Connection with Federal Investigation
November 12, 2008
Former Executive Director of a Brooklyn Nonprofit Agency Defrauds the National Child Food Program of More than $500,000
November 12, 2008
MS-13 Gang Member to Be Arraigned Today on Murder, Attempted Murder, Assault, Racketeering, and Illegal Firearms Charges
November 7, 2008
Press Statement
November 6, 2008
United States Files Civil Suit Against Bouchard Transportation Company for Discharge of 56,000 Barrels of Gasoline into the the Arthur Kill Waterway in Staten Island
November 3, 2008
Genovese Organized Crime Family Captain Michael Coppola Indicted on Racketeering Charges, Including 1977 Murder of Giovanni Larducci and Mob Control of New Jersey Waterfront
November 3, 2008
United States Attorneys Available to Receive Election Complaints
October 2008
October 31, 2008
NYPD Police Officer and Two Others Indicted for Armed Robbery Conspiracy and Narcotics Trafficking
October 28, 2008
Nineteen Defendants Charged with Crack Cocaine Distribution in Brooklyn
October 27, 2008
Bonanno Organized Crime Family Associate Convicted by Jury of Murder in Aid of Racketeering, Racketeering, and Other Crimes of Violence
October 23, 2008
Defendant Indicted in $20 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
October 22, 2008
The United States Files Civil Complaint to Enjoin Fraud in Government Insured Mortgage Loans
October 10, 2008
New York Resident Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Explosives and Silencer
October 10, 2008
Twenty Six Defendants Charged in Narcotics Ring Operating in Greenpoint and Williamsburg Sections of Brooklyn
October 2, 2008
Construction Company Owner and Associates Arrested for Violent Retaliation Against Plaintiffs in Federal Labor Lawsuit
September 2008
September 24, 2008
Long Island Fitness Club Owner Indicted for Three Murders
September 22, 2008
United States Files Suit Against Long Island Co-op Apartment Building and its Board of Directors for Violating Fair Housing Act Requirements
September 19, 2008
Two Defendants Plead Guilty to Operating Underage Prostitution Business
September 17, 2008
Press Statement
September 15, 2008
Staten Island University Hospital to Pay the U.s. $74 Million to Settle Claims of Defrauding Federal Health Care Programs
September 11, 2008
Former Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officer Sentenced on Conviction Arising from Inmate Beating and Subsequent Cover-up
September 8, 2008
United States Attorneys Available to Receive Election Complaints
September 4, 2008
Brooklyn Drug Dealer Sentenced to Life in Prison for Narcotics Trafficking and Two Murders
September 3, 2008
Two Former Credit Suisse Brokers Indicted for Securities Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Conspiracy in Connection with a Fraudulent Scheme to Sell Mortgage-backed Collateralized Debt Obligations
August 2008
August 28, 2008
Chief Executive Officer of New York Investment Firm Indicted on Charges of Securities Fraud and Obstruction of Justice
August 28, 2008
Bonanno Organized Crime Family Acting Captains, Soldier, and Associate Indicted for Racketeering and Other Offenses
August 22, 2008
Cocaine Cartel Leader to Face Charges in the United States
August 21, 2008
Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Trafficking in More than Half a Million Tubes of Counterfeit Toothpaste
August 18, 2008
Queens-based Residential Cooperative and Property Manager Charged with Criminal Disposal of Asbestos
August 18, 2008
The United States and General Dynamics Settle Civil Fraud Claims for over $ 4 Million
August 14, 2008
Two Former Directors of Queénch, Inc. Sentenced for Securities Fraud and Obstruction of Justice
August 14, 2008
Three Charged with April 2008 Murder of Staten Island Jeweler Louis Antonelli
August 11, 2008
MS-13 Street Gang Member Sentenced to Forty Years' Imprisonment for Murder
August 6, 2008
Bonanno Organized Crime Family Acting Boss and Three Soldiers Plead Guilty to Murder Conspiracy and Other Charges
July 2008
July 28, 2008
The United States and Local 14 of the International Union of Operating Engineers Agree to Appointment of Union Corruption Officers
July 22, 2008
Mexican Citizen Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking and Admits Her Role in an Organization That Forced Young Mexican Women into Sexual Slavery in New York
July 21, 2008
United States Announces Settlement of Claims Against Corporation for Violating Federal Leak Prevention Requirements at Twenty-five Metropolitan New York City Gas Stations
July 16, 2008
City Employee Arrested for Her Role in Counterfeit Check Cashing Ring
July 15, 2008
Airline Maintenance Company Owner Arrested for Running Fraudulent Schemes
July 9, 2008
Lawrence Aviation Industries, Inc. and its Owner/operator Plead Guilty to Illegally Storing Hazardous Waste on Long Island
July 8, 2008
Fraudulent Spot Foreign Currency Traders Plead Guilty and Forfeit over $28 Million in U.s. Currency and Property
June 2008
June 26, 2008
Former Bureau of Prisons Captain Sentenced for Excessive Force Conspiracy, False Statements, and Two Separate Acts of Obstruction of Justice
June 26, 2008
Varsha Sabhnani Sentenced to 132 Months' Imprisonment for Her Conviction in Long Island "Slave" Case
June 19, 2008
Two Senior Managers of Failed Bear Stearns Hedge Funds Indicted on Conspiracy and Fraud Charges
June 12, 2008
President of National Settlement Agency Pleads Guilty to Embezzling
June 4, 2008
Colombo Organized Crime Family Acting Boss, Underboss, and Ten Other Members and Associates Indicted
May 2008
May 27, 2008
Lawyer Indicted on Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges for Stealing from Client Escrow Account
May 22, 2008
Six Defendants Indicted for Kickbacks and Fraud at the Stock-loan Desks of Wall Street Brokerage Firms
May 21, 2008
Eleven Defendants Indicted in $14 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
May 19, 2008
U.S. Army Translator Sentenced to 121 Months' Imprisonment for Unauthorized Possession of Classified Documents Concerning Iraqi Insurgency and for Using a False Identity
May 16, 2008
Leader of the Folk Nation, a Violent Brooklyn Street Gang, Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Racketeering and Multiple Murders and Attempted Murders
May 15, 2008
Former Court Assistant Sentenced to 40 Months' Imprisonment for Possession of Child Pornography and Social Security Fraud
May 8, 2008
Two Former Principals of Olympia Mortgage Indicted on Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Bank Fraud Charges
May 6, 2008
Eight Members of a Violent Police-impersonation Robbery Crew Indicted
May 2, 2008
Long Island Priest Sentenced to Forty-one Months' Imprisonment for Possession of Child Pornography
April 2008
April 25, 2008
Justice Department to Review the Shooting of Sean Bell and Others
April 24, 2008
Oncologist and His Wife Agree to Settle Civil Fraud Allegations Involving Importation of Oncology Drugs from Canada
April 11, 2008
Identical Twin Leaders of Violent Crack Distribution Crew Plead Guilty to Racketeering, Murder, Attempted Murder, Robbery, and Drug Conspiracy
March 2008
March 27, 2008
Colombo Organized Crime Family Captain and Five Associates Indicted for Racketeering and Other Offenses
March 25, 2008
Former Chief Executive Officer of Friedman's Inc. and Crescent Jewelers Convicted in Accounting Fraud Scheme
March 24, 2008
Two Officials in the Bridges Division of New York City Department of Transportation Plead Guilty to Bribery Scheme
February 2008
February 28, 2008
Eight Luchese Organized Crime Family Members and Associates Indicted for Racketeering and Other Offenses
February 11, 2008
Media Advisory - Correction
February 7, 2008
Sixty-two Defendants Indicted, Including Gambino Organized Crime Family Acting Boss, Acting Underboss, Consigliere, and Members and Associates, as Well as Construction Industry and Union Officials
February 1, 2008
Director of Singapore Firm Arraigned on Charges of Illegally Exporting Controlled Aircraft Components to Iran
February 1, 2008
United States Files Civil Action Against Air Jamaica Limited for Violations of Federal Aviation Safety Regulations
January 2008
January 31, 2008
NYPD Detective and Sergeant, Together with Two Others, Face Federal Felony Charges in Brooklyn
January 30, 2008
Three Defendants Plead Guilty in "Advance-fee" Fraud Scheme
January 24, 2008
Three Former Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officers and a Lieutenant of the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center Convicted of Charges Stemming from Inmate Beating and Subsequent Cover-up
January 15, 2008
