On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Oct 31, 2020 | Drug Charges
Nearly 50 people in New York have been indicted for taking part in a drug trafficking ring that distributed illegal drugs throughout the city. The indictments came after a year-long investigation conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies. To gather information on...
On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Oct 23, 2020 | blog, Fraud, Health Care Fraud
A pharmacist in New York is one of the individuals included in a group of people recently arrested in a crackdown on fraud in the health care system. The pharmacist appeared in a Brooklyn federal court to answer to the charges formally announced to her. The criminal...
On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Oct 21, 2020 | Drug Charges
A man in New York has been charged with trafficking potentially lethal combinations of illegal drugs. In August, the Drug Enforcement Agency raided the man’s home on Walton Avenue. They claim to have found bricks of illegal substances stuffed in a hidden...
On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Oct 15, 2020 | Firm News
In a struggling economy, the prospect of financial ruin can lead some to make questionable financial decisions. White-collar crime, or more specifically bank fraud, can often begin with a seemingly harmless attempt to get the best angle on beating the system....
On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Oct 8, 2020 | Firm News
A 54-year-old woman has been sentenced to serve 11 years in a federal corrections facility for operating a scheme that defrauded mortgage holders in New York and Connecticut out of almost $38 million. The woman was convicted on June 19 following a two-week trial. She...
On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Oct 5, 2020 | blog, Fraud
When tales of financial fraud make the headlines, it seems like Americans just can’t get enough of them. People in New York know all too well that Ponzi schemes, securities fraud and FINRA investigations can mean headlines for weeks. But the truth is that these...