United States Attorney Southern District of New York
The Southern District handles a high volume of high profile cases. Our Press Office is responsible for coverage and making available to the public the details and results of these prosecutions. These will be made available to the public on a daily basis. To see last months press releases, click on September 08 . To view our archived press releases from this year, click on 2008. From there you will be able to access prior month's and year's archives.
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October 2008 Press Releases
10/01
ARMORED CAR DRIVER ARRESTED FOR $330,000 ROBBERY
10/02
LEADER OF FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCHEME SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON
10/03
MAN SENTENCED IN WHITE PLAINS TO 37 MONTHS IN CREDIT CARD FRAUD SCHEME
LEADER OF COLOMBIAN HEROIN TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION EXTRADITED TO THE UNITED STATES
10/07
BRONX TAX PREPARER SENTENCED TO 40 MONTHS IN PRISON
10/08
BLOODS GANG MEMBER CONVICTED OF ORDERING A DRUG-RELATED MURDER IN 2000
10/09
FORMER CEO AND CFO OF DUANE READE CHARGED WITH SECURITIES FRAUD
10/14
DEFENDANT FOUND GUILTY OF STEALING MORE THAN $120,000 FROM UNION TRAINING AND EDUCATION FUND
10/15
PUTNAM COUNTY ATTORNEY ARRESTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
BUREAU OF PRISONS EMPLOYEE INDICTED FOR SOLICITING BRIBES FROM FEDERAL INMATE
10/16
AUSA JOHN COLLINS SHARES NATIONAL AWARD FOR VIOLENT STREET GANGS CASE
10/17
10/20
10/21
INVESTMENT FUND TRADER PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING INVESTORS OF OVER $7 MILLION
10/22
ELEVEN MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES OF VIOLENT BANYA CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION ARRESTED
10/23
STOCK PROMOTER SENTENCED AND EIGHT OTHERS CHARGED IN INTERNATIONAL STOCKBROKER BRIBERY SCHEMES
RAFFAELLO FOLLIERI SENTENCED TO FOUR AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON FOR FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING
MORTGAGE BROKER PLEADS GUILTY IN MULTIMILLION DOLLAR MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME
10/24
AFGHAN DRUG KINGPIN CHARGED WITH FINANCING TALIBAN TERRORIST INSURGENCY
AFGHAN DRUG KINGPIN - U S v KHAN SIGNED INDICTMENT
LEADER OF VIOLENT ARMED ROBBERY CREW CONVICTED OF ORDERING 1999 MURDER OF FEMALE DRUG COURIER
BRONX MAN CONVICTED OF CROSS-COUNTRY COCAINE DISTRIBUTION SCHEME AND WEAPONS POSSESSION
FORMER EMPLOYEE OF NEW YORK CITY MEDICAL EXAMINER SENTENCED TO 70 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR THEFT
10/27
10/28
10/29
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE COLLECTS $549.2 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2008
BROOKLYN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO IDENTITY THEFT SCHEME