On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Feb 21, 2020 | Federal Crimes, Firm News
Federal authorities in New York have charged five people, including a former NYPD police officer, with operating a drug ring in Manhattan and the Westchester County area. Three of the defendants were taken into custody on Feb. 18, and another individual is already in...
On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Feb 14, 2020 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
The former mayor of Cohoes, New York, was sentenced to probation after a conviction in a wire fraud case, avoiding prison time in the matter. The former mayor was accused of taking campaign contributions for personal use, and he pleaded guilty to one count of wire...
by Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Feb 6, 2020 | Ed Sapone’s Decisions of the Week
The Circuit did not release any precedential opinions in criminal cases this week, and issued only a few summary orders, none of them granting our clients any affirmative relief. Second Circuit On Monday, in United States v. Nunez Garcia (An The Circuit did not...
On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Feb 6, 2020 | Firm News, Fraud
New York residents and others who lost something of value because of another person’s false or misleading statements could be considered victims of fraud. A fraud victim may bring a civil lawsuit against the person who engaged in deceptive activity, and a...