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2008

August 27, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest and indictment of a former real estate executive at Max Capital Management Corporation for stealing more than $17 million from a panoply of banks and individuals.
August 26, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today a guilty plea of two men associated with the Genovese organized crime family for running an illegal gambling ring at the New York City Terminal Produce Cooperative Market and Hunts Point Cooperative Meat Market (“the Markets”), both located in the Bronx, and at locations in New York County.
August, 25, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a Rockland County business man who pretended to be a doctor and paid young women to submit to gynecological exams in a Park Avenue medical office as part of a phony insurance survey.
August 22, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrests of two men for attempting to extort money from a top executive with the Blackstone Group, a global asset manager and provider of financial advisory services.
August 20, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that a former personal assistant pleaded guilty to stealing over $45,000 from Frederick Iseman, the founder and managing partner of Caxton-Iseman Capital LLC, a private equity investment firm located at 500 Park Avenue.
August 19, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a man for abducting two boys from Manhattan, transporting them to Virginia, bringing them back to New York, and abandoning them in Union Square over a three-day period.
August 14, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest and indictment of a New York Police Department traffic enforcement agent for stealing $4,518 from the Manhattan Tow Pound command club.
August 7, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of Robert Bertuglia, Jr., and the indictment of Laro Maintenance Corporation.
August 4, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that a former project accountant at Tishman Construction Corp. has pleaded guilty to stealing $2.8 million from the company in a phony invoicing scheme.
July 25, 2008 DA Morgenthau today announced that a plaque was dedicated to commemorate the service of Farid “Fred” Ghussin, who served in the Office’s Investigation Bureau and died in 2007.
July 18, 2008 DA Morgenthau today announced the indictment of a 43-year-old Bronx man who defrauded six immigrant families in an apartment rental scheme. The indictment represents the first case to be prosecuted by the Office’s Immigrant Affairs Program.
July 17, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that a 48-year-old Israeli businessman has pleaded guilty to stealing $1,387,743 by collecting sales tax and failing to remit the money to New York State.
July 17, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of Vincent Grimaldi, and James Cunningham and the indictment of V&V Check Cashing Corp (“V&V”).
July 16, 2008 DA Morgenthau today announced the indictment of eight people on multiple counts of felony narcotics charges stemming from an investigation into street level crack cocaine distribution.
July, 10 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that a New York County Grand Jury has voted not to file criminal charges against Police Officer Sean Sawyer in connection with an off-duty shooting incident on October 21, 2007 in which 25-year-old Jayson Tirado was killed.
July 3, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a New York City Department of Buildings inspector on charges of falsifying business records in connection with a crane that subsequently collapsed on the East Side of Manhattan in March.
July 2, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a former project accountant at Tishman Construction Corp. for stealing $2.8 million from the company in a phony invoicing scheme.

June 27, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a former radio personality in Pennsylvania accused of using stolen corporate bank account information belonging to the Federal Communications Commission, Bard College and others, to create fraudulent checks worth $4.2 million to be cashed by people throughout the world.
June 26, 2008 Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau announced today that a Manhattan-based real estate partnership has pleaded guilty to filing false New York City tax documents and has agreed to pay the maximum criminal fine of $20,000.
June 24, 2008 DA Morgenthau's statement following the verdict in the People v. Robert Williams.
June 18, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that the supervisor of an electrical contracting company has pleaded guilty to failing to pay prevailing wages to six employees.
June 6, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest of a 26-year veteran of the New York City Department of Buildings on charges of accepting bribes from crane operators and crane companies.

May 30, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the guilty pleas of Johanna Hall, the former Special Deputy Superintendent of the New York Liquidation Bureau, and her husband, James Hall, for their roles in steering a contract to an architectural design firm that previously employed the husband.
May 30, 2008 Remarks of DA Morgenthau on receiving the President's Medal from the City College of New York.
May 23, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest of a Manhattan attorney on charges of sexually abusing two attorneys.
May 22, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a New York man who stole over $16 million from personal friends.
May 19, 2008 DA Morgenthau's testimony before the New York City Council Public Safety Committee regarding the executive budget (pdf).
May 16, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that a New York Police Department Sergeant was arrested yesterday for sexually abusing a child from 2002 to 2007.
May 8, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today promotions to the positions of Chief Assistant District Attorney, Chief of the Investigative Division, and Chief of the Rackets Bureau.

April 22, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a diamond dealer who stole merchandise consigned to him by other dealers, then falsely claimed he had been robbed of those diamonds.
April 21, 2008 DA Morgenthau's statement in reaction to the Appellate Division First Department’s decision upholding the use of genetic markers (DNA) to indict defendants in the People v. David Martinez.
April 17, 2008 DA Morgenthau, joined by New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, will sponsor a community forum on “Gun Violence: A Community Issue, Part 3.”
April 15, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that a Queens man was indicted for impersonating a police officer, as well as sexually assaulting and robbing a woman inside her apartment in Chelsea.
April 11, 2008 DA Morgenthau's comment regarding the nomination of his Chief Assistant, James M. Kindler, to the Court of Claims.
April 11, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a New York City police officer.
April 8, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that a 21-year-old man was indicted for raping one woman on the Upper West Side and a second woman in East Harlem.
April 8, 2008 DA Morgenthau and Gregory G. Mocek, the Director of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, announced today the guilty plea of a former member of the Board of Directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange (“NYMEX”) for illegal trading on the floor of the Exchange.

March 28, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that two men were charged with stealing over $1.5 million from dozens of businesses around the United States by operating a series of fraudulent “collection agencies.”
March 19, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that the controller of a Midtown Manhattan real estate firm has been charged with stealing at least $1.1 million from the company.
March 11, 2008 DA Morgenthau's letter to the New York Times regarding Liechtenstein.
March 11, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of 11 persons for operating a fraudulent “medical mill” that bilked insurance companies of more than $6.2 million.
March 4, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of Carlos Perez, former Executive Director of Bellevue Hospital from 1997 to 2005, on charges of bribe receiving.

February 28, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that a Manhattan investment fund manager has pleaded guilty to failing to file New York State and City personal income taxes by claiming to be a Florida resident.
February 26, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of two leaders of an organization called the “Committee on Contract Compliance” on racketeering and extortion charges.
February 22, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that an indictment has been voted charging DAVID TARLOFF with the murder of Kathryn Faughey and the attempted murder of Kent Shinbach.
February 15, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest of a civilian employee of the New York Police Department (NYPD) on charges of stealing $2,500 from the department in cell phone usage.
February 14, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that a 20-year-old Brooklyn man pleaded guilty to the murder of a female actor/director in her Greenwich Village apartment.
February 14, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that a Manhattan lawyer has pleaded guilty to stealing $2.1 million from his office’s escrow account.
February 13, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that the owner of two SoHo deli/restaurants pleaded guilty to evading $550,186 in sales tax.
February 11, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the sentencing of two physicians who participated in a criminal enterprise run out of medical clinics, which stole millions of dollars by defrauding no-fault insurance companies as well as the New York City Transit Authority, which is self-insured.
February 8, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the conviction after trial of Alan Risi and Joanne Ruscillo.
February 8, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that his office has begun the Fair Chance Initiative, an effort to assist recently-released inmates adjust to life outside of prison.
February 7, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that a construction company executive has pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny by Extortion.
February 6, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of a man for forging and tampering with a parking notice and bankruptcy petition in order to avoid paying judgments.
February 4, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that a former partner at a Manhattan law firm pleaded guilty to failing to file his 2004 New York non-resident personal income tax return.

January 31, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of the owner of a Chinatown restaurant on charges of stealing $763,650 in sales tax.
January 23, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that the son of an elderly Manhattan woman has been indicted on charges of stealing $832,000 from her, leaving her destitute.
January 22, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that a Manhattan supermarket pleaded guilty to underreporting its gross receipts.
January 11, 2008 District attorneys from around the country join together to urge high court to uphold existing laws against illegal guns.
January 7, 2008 DA Morgenthau announced today that the owner of four Manhattan restaurants has pleaded guilty to under-reporting the gross receipts of his businesses.

2007

December 20, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced today the indictment of two men on charges that they falsified applications to obtain trade licenses issued by the New York City Department of Buildings by overstating their qualifications for the licenses.
December 19, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced today that an owner of a Manhattan art gallery and the gallery itself have pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
December 18, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced today gains against both violent and economic crime in 2007.
December 10, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced today that the owner of a well-known Tribeca restaurant has pleaded guilty to stealing $1.1 million in taxes from New York State.
December 4, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced today the creation of an Immigrant Affairs Advisory Council and the appointment of Assistant District Attorney Daysi M. Mejia to the newly-created position of Attorney-in-Charge of the Office’s Immigrant Affairs Program.

November 29, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest and indictment of a former personal assistant for stealing over $43,000 from Frederick Iseman, the founder and managing partner of Caxton-Iseman Capital LLC, a private equity investment firm located at 500 Park Avenue.
November 28, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced today that a 25 year-old former investment banking analyst pleaded guilty to stealing approximately $572,522 from the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and attempting to steal an additional $4,640,010 in the form of tax refunds claimed on fraudulent tax returns.
November 27, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced today that Brooke Astor’s son Anthony Marshall and an attorney, Francis Morrissey, have been indicted for swindling Mrs. Astor out of millions of dollars and valuable property, inducing her to sign a codicil to her 2002 will, and for having her execute a third codicil, which was later discovered to be a forgery so that they could enrich themselves at the expense of Mrs. Astor’s intended beneficiaries.
November 21, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest and indictment of 16 men and one woman on multiple counts including felony narcotics conspiracy and numerous felony narcotics sale and possession charges stemming from two investigations into heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine dealing in Harlem.
November 20, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced today the guilty plea of a Switzerland-based oil trading company for its involvement in a scheme to pay kickbacks to Iraq in connection with oil purchases made under the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme.
November 15, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced today the arrest and indictment of a former bookkeeper for stealing more than $400,000 from the Manhattan fashion design firm, Naeem Khan, Ltd.
November 15, 2007 DA Morgenthau issued a statement in response to today’s Appellate Division decision affirming the convictions of Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz.
November 15, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced today the guilty plea of JAMES A. ORTENZIO to tax evasion and violation of the Public Officers’ Law.
November 14, 2007 DA Morgenthau and Michael Garcia, United States Attorney for the Southern District, announced today a settlement with the Chevron Oil Company stemming from investigations into kickbacks paid to Iraq in connection with oil purchases made under the United Nations’ Oil for Food Programme.
November 13, 2007 DA Morgenthau's remarks before the New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform.
November 9, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced the repatriation of $1.6 million to the government of Brazil arising from the forfeiture of assets seized in a joint investigation conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, the Federal Department of Homeland Security -- Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and Federal police and prosecutors in Brazil
November 7, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the indictment of seventeen individuals and one corporation on charges related to global trafficking in stolen credit card numbers, cybercrime, and identity theft.
November 1, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the indictment of a doctor and Manhattan resident for defrauding the Verizon health care plan through a fraudulent billing scheme.

October 30, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces that a disbarred personal injury lawyer has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme in which he stole approximately $148,000 from at least 20 of his clients
October 26, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the arrest and indictment of two leaders of a corrupt labor coalition on charges of extortion.
October 23, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the indictment of a couple on multiple counts of felony narcotics sales.
October 22, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the indictment and arrest of the former President and co-owner of a construction company for defrauding two insurance companies.
October 16, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the indictment of a dog walker for stealing $51,278 from an 84-year-old Upper West Side woman, in an identity theft scam.
October 4, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the indictment of seven people on multiple counts of felony narcotics sales, all stemming from an investigation into street level crack cocaine distribution on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
October 2, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces that two men have been charged with stealing and attempting to steal from a personal financial account of the Mayor of New York City.

2006