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December 2011
December 30, 2011
Former Chief Executive Officer of Construction Supply Company Convicted in Bank Fraud Scheme
December 22, 2011
Trucking Company Owners Indicted on Embezzlement, Tax Evasion and Million Dollar Fraud Charges
December 21, 2011
Long Island Doctor Arrested on Indictment Charging Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone and Other Controlled Substances
December 15, 2011
Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud
December 15, 2011
Superseding Indictment Charges Genovese Organized Crime Associates and Union Officials with Additional Extortions of International Longshoremen's Association Members
December 09, 2011
Alleged Terrorist Indicted for the Murder of Five American Soldiers
December 09, 2011
Attorney General Recognizes District Employees
December 08, 2011
Two South Ozone Park Cousins Convicted of Multiple Robbery, Conspiracy and Firearms Charges
December 06, 2011
Ivory Smuggler Pleads Guilty in New York
December 01, 2011
Ryan N. Hermon, Chief of Staff to New York State Assemblyman William F. Boyland, Jr., Charged with Bribery and Hobbs Act Extortion Conspiracy
November 2011
November 29, 2011
New York State Assemblyman William F. Boyland, Jr. Charged with Bribery and Attempted Hobbs Act Extortion
November 28, 2011
U. S. Attorneys’ Offices Nationwide Collected $6.5 Billion in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2011
November 22, 2011
Former Con Ed Employees and Private Contractors Sentenced for Their Roles in Bribery Schemes
November 16, 2011
Former Stock Broker Arrested on Wire Fraud Charges
November 10, 2011
Drug Robbery Crew Member Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery Conspiracy and Narcotics Trafficking
November 10, 2011
Alleged Terrorist Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Al-qaeda
November 09, 2011
Fugitive Extradited to United States from Mexico
November 04, 2011
Malaysian National Sentenced to 10 Years for Hacking into Federal Reserve Bank
November 03, 2011
Stock Broker Arrested on Wire Fraud Charges
November 01, 2011
U.S. Obtains Court-ordered Relief Against Queens Slaughterhouse Selling Uninspected Poultry to the Public
October 2011
October 20, 2011
Brooklyn Boiler Room Operator Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit $6 Million Securities Fraud
October 17, 2011
NYPD Officer Charged with Criminal Civil Rights Violation for False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution
October 14, 2011
Former Agape World, Inc. Owner and President Sentenced to 25 Years Imprisonment for Multi-million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
October 13, 2011
Ukrainian National Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery and Gun Charges
October 06, 2011
Assistant Commissioner of NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development Indicted for Racketeering, Bribery and Extortion
October 05, 2011
Leader of $98 Million Mortgage Fraud Sentenced to 108 Months
October 05, 2011
Six Indicted in $25 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
October 05, 2011
New York City Police Department Officer Arrested on Federal Civil Rights Charges and Unauthorized Use of a Computer to Obtain Information from a Law Enforcement Database
September 2011
September 23, 2011
Owner of International Clothing Retailer Sentenced to Four Years of Imprisonment for Bank Fraud
September 20, 2011
Gryphon Financial C.E.O. and Owner Sentenced to 8 Years of Imprisonment for Securities Fraud
September 15, 2011
Dmitriy Yakovlev Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Identity Theft Involving Three Missing or Murdered Persons
September 09, 2011
New York City Resident Indicted for Providing Material Support to Terrorists
September 08, 2011
Two Brooklyn Area Physicians and One Medicare Beneficiarycharged in Nationwide Medicare Fraud Strike Force Takedown
September 06, 2011
Two Ms-13 Gang Leaders Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Racketeering and Murder
September 06, 2011
Former Citigroup Vice President Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud for Embezzling More than $22 Million
September 02, 2011
Internet Clothing Vendor Charged with Wire Fraud for Scheme to Defraud Customers of $5 Million
September 01, 2011
U.S. Attorneys Paul J. Fishman and Loretta E. Lynch to Lead Attorney General’s Advisory Committee
August 2011
August 19, 2011
Real Estate Agent Indicted in $50 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
August 08, 2011
Aleksander Efrosman Extradited from Poland Following Joint Investigation by the United States, Panama, Austria, Czech Republic and Poland
July 2011
July 26, 2011
Two Brooklyn, N.Y., Pharmacists Charged in $3 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
July 26, 2011
Philadelphia Shop Owner Charged in African Elephant Ivory Smuggling Investigation
July 22, 2011
Father of Would-be Suicide Bomber Convicted of Obstructing Terrorism Investigation
July 18, 2011
Commodities Trader Convicted of Threatening to Kill Government Officials
July 14, 2011
Anton Ginzburg Pleads Guilty to Hiding Swiss Bank Account from the IRS
July 14, 2011
Dealers and Collector Charged with Smuggling Egyptian Antiquities
July 13, 2011
37 Alleged Members and Associates of an International Ethnic-albanian Organized Crime Syndicate Arrested
July 07, 2011
Brooklyn Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Kill U.s. Soldiers Abroad and Attempting to Provide Material Support to AL-SHABAAB
July 06, 2011
Brooklyn Neurologist Pleads Guilty in Health Care Fraud Scheme
June 2011
June 27, 2011
MS-13 Street Gang Member Sentenced to Thirty-five Years’ Imprisonment for Murder
June 27, 2011
Former Citigroup Vice President Charged with Bank Fraud for Embezzling More than $19 Million
June 23, 2011
Three Brooklyn Physical Therapy Clinic Employees Plead Guilty in a $3.4 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
June 23, 2011
Ten Members of Staten Island Prescription Pill Ring Indicted
June 17, 2011
Investment Manager Sentenced to 20 Years of Imprisonment for Operating 30-year Ponzi Scheme
June 15, 2011
MS-13 Soldier Pleads Guilty to Murdering Mother and Child
June 10, 2011
Novo Nordisk Pays $1.725 Million to Resolve Claims That its Sales Representatives Paid Pharmacists for Access to Confidential Patient Information
June 09, 2011
Two Defendants to Be Arraigned in Federal Court in Brooklyn Today on Charges Related to a Double Homicide and Robbery
June 08, 2011
Nine Alleged Members of a Staten Island Crack Cocaine Distribution Organization Arrested
June 07, 2011
Ten Alleged Members of a Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Charged with Distributing over 25,000 Kilograms of Cocaine
June 07, 2011
Former New York City Police Officer Sentenced to 240 Months for Conspiring to Commit Robberies and to Distribute Heroin
June 03, 2011
Pound Ridge Man Convicted for Luring Young Foreign Women to His Home for Sex Crimes
June 01, 2011
Fourteen Alleged Members of a Rockville Centre Crack Cocaine Distribution Organization Arrested
June 01, 2011
Health Care Company Agrees to Settle Civil Fraud Charges for $12.5 Million
May 2011
May 26, 2011
Imam from Trinidad Convicted of Conspiracy to Launch Terrorist Attack at JFK Airport
May 26, 2011
Three Convicted of Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor, and Immigration Offenses on Long Island
May 23, 2011
Fitness Club Owner Convicted of Two Murders
May 23, 2011
U.S. Recovers Fourteenth-century Religious Artwork Stolen from Private Italian Villa
May 23, 2011
Ambulance Company Agrees to Settle Allegations That it Defrauded Federal Health Insurance Programs by Submitting Inflated Claims for Payment
May 13, 2011
Brooklyn Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving False Billings to Medicare
May 12, 2011
Mexican Couple Sentenced for Forcing Minor into Prostitution in Brooklyn
May 11, 2011
Two Executives of Start-up Company Charged with Securities Fraud Conspiracy
May 06, 2011
Marketing Company Executive Pleads Guilty to Perjury in Connection with Investigation of Spongetech Delivery Systems, Inc.
April 2011
April 29, 2011
Three Members of Robbery Crew Charged with Kidnaping and Murder
April 29, 2011
MS-13 Gang Leader to Be Arraigned on Murder Charges
April 25, 2011
NYPD Officer Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery Conspiracy and Narcotics Trafficking
April 21, 2011
Staten Island Businessman Arrested on Fraud Charges for Operating Multi-million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
April 19, 2011
The United States Obtains Broad Injunctive Relief Against Brooklyn-based International Beef and Veal Exporter and Others
April 14, 2011
Brooklyn Man Pleads to Guilty to Forcing Underage Girls into Prostitution in New York
April 13, 2011
Malaysian National Pleads Guilty to Access Device Fraud
April 07, 2011
Comverse Technology Inc. Agrees to Pay $1.2 Million Penalty to Resolve Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
April 05, 2011
Colombian Drug Trafficker Convicted of International Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy
March 2011
March 23, 2011
Chinese Counterfeit Perfume Importers Indicted for Allegedly Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods
March 15, 2011
Indictment Unsealed Charging Additional Member of Al-qaeda Plot
March 14, 2011
Two MS-13 Gang Leaders Convicted of Murder
March 14, 2011
Alleged Mexican Drug Kingpin Extradited to the United States to Face Drug and Money-laundering Charges
March 10, 2011
Former President of Perini Corp. Civil Division Convicted in $19 Million Disadvantaged Business Entities Fraud
March 10, 2011
Seller of Gray Market Rolex Watches Agrees to Forfeit over $1.9 Million in Merchandise and Pay a $325,000 Penalty
March 08, 2011
Former Chief Executive Officer of Small Cap Company Convicted in Market Manipulation Scheme
March 03, 2011
Brooklyn Man Found Guilty of Murder and Fraud in Connection with Two Missing Persons and a Cold Case Homicide
March 03, 2011
25 Members of the MS-13 Street Gang Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges
March 03, 2011
Illegal Ivory Importers Sentenced to Imprisonment
February 2011
February 25, 2011
Ice “Top-ten” Fugitive Extradited to United States from Brazil
February 17, 2011
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 111 Individuals for More than $225 Million in False Billing and Expands Operations to Two Additional Cities
February 17, 2011
Russell Defreitas Sentenced to Life in Prison for Conspiring to Commit Terrorist Attack at JFK Airport
February 10, 2011
Five Members of a Staten Island-based Narcotics Distribution Network Charged with Narcotics and Firearms Offenses
February 08, 2011
U.S. Announces $4 Million Civil Penalty in Clean Water Act Suit
January 2011
January 26, 2011
Two Indicted in Multi-million Dollar Advance Fee and Alaskan Gold Mine Investment Schemes
January 25, 2011
Con Ed Employee Charged in $4 Million Kickback Scheme
January 20, 2011
91 Leaders, Members and Associates of La Cosa Nostra Families in Four Districts Charged with Racketeering and Related Crimes, Including Murder and Extortion
January 19, 2011
Alleged Terrorist Charged with Conspiracy to Kill Americans in Iraq
January 14, 2011
Commodities Trader Arrested for Threatening to Kill Government Officials
January 13, 2011
