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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

FORMER COLOMBIAN NAVAL PETTY OFFICER EXTRADITED TO UNITED STATES FOR SELLING NAVAL POSITIONING CHARTS TO COCAINE TRAFFICKERS

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

IMMIGRATION LAWYER CONVICTED OF CONSPIRING TO SUBMIT FALSE GREEN CARD APPLICATIONS BASED ON SHAM MARRIAGES

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

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES OFFICIALS AND FOSTER-CARE AGENCY WORKERS INDICTED FOR EMBEZZLING MONEY INTENDED TO ASSIST NEEDY CHILDREN

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

FORMER NAVY LIEUTENANT PLEADS GUILTY TO SELLING WEAPONS-MOUNTED INFRARED LASER-AIMING DEVICES STOLEN FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

10/20

ST. VINCENT’S MIDTOWN HOSPITAL AND OPERATOR OF CLINIC SETTLE CIVIL CHARGES FOR SUBMITTING FALSE CLAIMS TO MEDICARE FOR WORK PERFORMED BY UNLICENSED FOREIGN DOCTORS

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

RETIRED MOUNT VERNON OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS FOR ACCEPTING BRIBES FROM WASTE HAULERS WHO DEFRAUDED MOUNT VERNON OF $1.25 MILLION

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

FORMER EMPLOYEES OF FASHION INDUSTRY COMPANY CHARGED WITH COMPUTER HACKING AND TRADE SECRET THEFT CHARGES

10/28

STAFF OF U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK HONORED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY

10/29

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE COLLECTS $549.2 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2008

BROOKLYN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO IDENTITY THEFT SCHEME