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2008

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.
Otober 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.

September 11, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the indictment of a 23-year-old Bronx man on charges of killing a Hunter college sophomore in September 2003.

August 21, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces that his office has opened an investigation into the Deutsche Bank building fire.
August 16, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the indictment of five men on charges of participating in an identity theft ring targeting wealthy Americans.
August 7, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the arrest of four New York City traffic agents who issued 46 false tickets to various New York and out-of-state drivers.
August 2, 2007 DA Morgenthau, joined by elected officials, community members and business leaders, witnessed the signing of the Community Policy Agreement for the Methadone Programs in the East Side Alliance.
August 1, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the guilty plea of a personal injury lawyer to participating in a scheme in which he illegally received personal injury cases and then lied on forms to conceal his criminal activities.

July 31, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the guilty pleas of two men and three of their corporations for evading $10 million in New York State and City taxes.
July 25, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the indictment of a New York City employee charged with filing fraudulent tax returns that falsely claimed, among other things, a neighbor’s child as a dependent.
July 20, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the conviction of two senior executives of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. on charges of falsifying Take-Two’s business records.
July 19, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the arrest and indictment of a former bookkeeper and her boyfriend for stealing nearly one million dollars from a prestigious Manhattan architecture firm.
July 16, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the indictments of ten individuals for their involvement in a scheme to create and sell fraudulent student transcripts at a local college based in Manhattan.
July 6, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the arrest and arraignment of a former Legal Aid Society lawyer for unlawfully using a concealed camera to videotape female colleagues.
July 2, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the sentencing of Dennis Pappas, Vice President of Cipriani, USA.

June 27, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the grand larceny and securities fraud indictment of two California women who stole over $1,600,000 from investors largely from the New York area.
June 21, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces that a process server pled guilty to filing multiple false documents with the New York City Civil Court relating to notices of eviction petitions.
June 18, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the arrest and indictment of five individuals on grand larceny, scheme to defraud, and securities fraud charges.
June 7, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the indictment of four people who stole over one million dollars from a Brooklyn-based limousine company and its lenders.
June 5, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the indictment of a man for pretending to be a lawyer and stealing from the law firm where he had been employed.

May 17, 2007 DA Morgenthau will sponsor two community forums on tenant issues.
May 15, 2007 DA Morgenthau announces the arrest and?indictment of a Brooklyn woman for stealing $55,293.17 from a nonprofit Manhattan organization, which promotes religious diversity.
May 10, 2007 DA Morgenthau annouces the arrest of a civilian New York City Police Department property clerk who is charged with forging property vouchers and, along with two friends, stealing from defendants and crime victims.
May 10, 2007 DA Morgenthau annouces the indictment of a gang of identity thieves who stole the identities of 600 employees of Kraft Foods.
May 4, 2007 DA Morgenthau annouces the indictment of a Brooklyn man for using personal identity information to steal large sums of money and later using the stolen funds in a “pump and dump” stock fraud operation.
May 1, 2007 DA Morgenthau annouces arrest of four JetBlue employees and a New York City Department of Corrections Officer for the unauthorized use of credit cards from JetBlue customers.

April 26, 2007 DA Morgenthau, joined by New York State Banking Department Superintendent Richard Neiman, announced the conviction of three individuals and five companies for their roles in corruption-related charges involving former New York State Banking Department officials and C.L.B. Check Cashing, Inc.
April 20, 2007 People vs. ID Theft Ring
April 11, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced today the recovery of $3 million in tax payments, interest and penalties from three companies and two individuals associated with popular singer Marc Anthony.
April 5, 2007 DA Morgenthau announced the arrest of a Brooklyn man for stealing over $3.6 million from The Office of the New York City Comptroller in order to purchase jewelry and other personal items.

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