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Special Agent Monica McLean, (212) 384-2715
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2009 Press Releases

06/30/09
Carting Company Operator Sentenced to 84 Months for Mount Vernon Bribery and Overbilling Scheme
06/30/09
Eleven Charged in Massive Scheme to File Fraudulent Tax Returns Using Stolen Puerto Rican Identities
06/29/09
Bernard Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years in Prison
06/26/09
Bernard L. Madoff Ordered to Forfeit Over $170 Billion; Government Settles Claims of Ruth Madoff Against Forfeited Property
06/25/09
Former Pelham Middle School Teacher Indicted for Enticement of a Minor
06/25/09
Former Columbia University Official Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Stealing Thousands of Dollars from the University; $180,000 Forfeiture Order Entered
06/24/09
Former New York State Assemblyman Pleads Guilty to Honest Services Mail Fraud
06/24/09
Stock Promoter Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme
06/23/09
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 17 Months in Prison for Providing Material Support and Resources to Hizballah
06/22/09
Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors in Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
06/17/09
Eight Charged with Narcotics Trafficking and Other Offenses
06/16/09
Long Island Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Child Pornography to Minors
06/16/09
Nine Members of Interstate Gang Operating in New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania Charged
06/10/09
Former Principal of AFW Wealth Advisers Charged with Multimillion-Dollar Fraud
06/09/09
Four Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to the LTTE, a Foreign Terrorist Organization
06/09/09
Full Scale Training Exercise
06/08/09
Former NYC Department of Education Bus Inspector Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Extortion and Bribery
06/04/09
Eight Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar Mortgage Fraud and Foreclosure Rescue Schemes
06/03/09
Two Former Executive Board Members of Bus Drivers' Union Arrested for Extortion and Unlawful Labor Payments
06/02/09
Former Pelham Middle School Teacher Charged in Federal Court for Enticement of a Minor
06/02/09
Attorney Employed by New York City Corporation Counsel Arrested for Mortgage and Real Estate Fraud and Forgery of a Bankruptcy Judge's Signature
06/02/09
Four Indicted for Plot to Bomb Synagogue and Jewish Community Center and to Shoot Military Planes with Stinger Missiles
06/01/09
Booker for Prostitution Ring Sentenced to Probation for Prostitution and Money Laundering Offenses
06/01/09
Additional Charges Filed Against Acting Boss and Longtime Associate of Gambino Crime Family
05/28/09
Thirteen Charged with Mortgage Fraud Run Out of Islip, New York Mortgage Brokerage Firm Bridgewater Funding, LLC
05/26/09
Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik Indicted in False Statements Case in District of Columbia
05/22/09 Two Stock Brokers Plead Guilty to Manipulating Stock of Smart Online
05/20/09 Four Indicted in $3 Million Mortgage Fraud and Foreclosure Rescue Scheme
05/20/09 Tax-Refund Scheme Exploiting Social Security Numbers of Residents of Puerto Rico Leads to 57 Month Sentence
05/20/09 Former New York State Assemblyman and Labor Leader Brian Mclaughlin Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Racketeering and False Statement Crimes
05/20/09 Four Arrested for Plot to Bomb Synagogue and Jewish Community Center and to Shoot Military Planes with Stinger Missiles
05/19/09 President of Title Insurance Agency Arrested for Misappropriating Millions of Dollars
05/19/09 Leader of Multimillion-Dollar Mortgage and Insurance Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison
05/19/09 Norman Hsu Found Guilty of Violating the Federal Election Campaign Act
05/15/09 Former Ernst & Young Partner Found Guilty in Insider Trading Scheme
05/15/09 Bronx Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography
05/14/09 Former Treasurer of St. Charles Borromeo Church Federal Credit Union Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Stealing Over $100,000 in Church Members' Savings
05/14/09 Former Sales Representative Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading Scheme
05/12/09 Swedish Citizen Oussama Kassir Found Guilty of Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda
05/08/09 Monsey Man Sentenced to 30 Years’ Imprisonment on Conviction for Sexual Abuse of Daughter
05/07/09 Norman Hsu Pleads Guilty to Investment Fraud
05/06/09 Nassau County Legislator Roger Corbin Arrested for Filing False Tax Returns and Making False Statements
05/06/09 President of Alavi Foundation Indicted for Obstruction of Justice
05/01/09 Two Arrested on Securities and Wire Fraud Charges
04/30/09 Top Taliban Associate and Former Mujahideen Warlord Sentenced to Life in Prison on Heroin Trafficking Charges
04/29/09 Sleepy Hollow Detective Faces Federal Charges for Use of Excessive Force on Handcuffed Citizens
04/29/09 New Jersey Man Indicted on Bank Robbery and Evidence Tampering Charges
04/28/09 Former Hedge Fund Manager Arthur G. Nadel Indicted on Fraud Charges
04/27/09 Lengthy Sentences Imposed on Three for Multiple Truck Hijackings and Kidnappings
04/27/09 Genovese Family Captain Found Guilty on Murder, Racketeering, Robbery, Extortion, Firearms, and Other Charges
04/24/09 Former New York Federal Employee and His Brother Arrested for Stealing Identities to Obtain Fraudulent Loans
04/23/09 Federal Express Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Hijack Fedex Tractor-Trailers
04/23/09 Staten Island Man Sentenced to 69 Months in Prison for Providing Material Support and Resources to Hizballah
04/23/09 Westgate Capital Fund Manager Indicted for Ponzi Scheme
04/22/09 Twenty-One Month Sentence Imposed for Concealing Bayou Fraud
04/22/09 New York FBI Mortgage Fraud Hotline
04/22/09 Three At Exotic Car Dealership Arrested for Spying on Rival Dealer’s E-Mail System
04/22/09 Former U.S. Army Finance Technician Pleads Guilty to Theft of Soldiers' Social Security Numbers and Pay
04/21/09 Somalian Pirate Brought to U.S. to Face Charges for Hijacking The Maersk Alabama and Holding The Ship’s Captain Hostage
04/20/09 Ring Leader Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for $24 Million Fraud Scheme
04/20/09 Former Professional Football Player Pleads Guilty to Multimillion-Dollar Fraud
04/20/09 Manhattan Property Owner Charged in Fraudulent Sale of Jointly-Owned Building
04/16/09 Arms Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Plot to Smuggle Shoulder-Fired Surface-To-Air Missiles, Rocket-Propelled Grenades, and Other Military Weapons
04/16/09 Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Murder of Member of Mexican Cocaine Trafficking Organization
04/15/09 Quest Diagnostics to Pay U.S. $302 Million to Resolve Allegations that a Subsidiary Sold Misbranded Test Kits
04/14/09 Bronx Man Charged with Four Drug-Related Murders
04/14/09 Five Founders and Marketers of Two Hedge Funds Indicted on Conspiracy and Securities Fraud Charges
04/13/09 Bronx Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Armed Bank Robbery in Ardsley, New York
04/13/09 FBI New York Honored by The Intrepid
04/08/09 Seven Arrested in United States and Canada for Ecstasy and Ketamine Smuggling Conspiracy
04/08/09 Former Asbestos Monitoring Contractor Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements
04/07/09 Carting Company Operator Pleads Guilty to Bribing Mount Vernon Official
04/07/09 Internet Gambling Company PartyGaming PLC Enters Non-Prosecution Agreement with U.S. and Will Forfeit $105 Million
04/06/09 Bronx Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Using The Internet to Entice a Minor to Engage in Sex
04/03/09 Immigration Attorney and Wife Found Guilty of Asylum Fraud
04/03/09 City Street-Lighting Contractor Indicted for Paying Off IBEW Business Representative
04/02/09 U.S. Attorney Announces Seizure of Palm Beach Home and Three Boats Belonging to Bernard Madoff
04/02/09 Connecticut Resident Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Tax Fraud Conspiracy Involving New York City Hospital
04/01/09 Investment Advisor Arrested and Charged with Wire Fraud for Stealing Millions of Dollars From a Client
03/31/09 Former Mount Vernon Commissioner and Her Associate Found Guilty on Federal Corruption Charges
03/31/09 Former Columbia University Official Pleads Guilty to Stealing Thousands of Dollars From The University
03/25/09 Former Bank of America Branch Manager Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for $2 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
03/25/09 Connecticut Resident Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Tax Fraud Conspiracy
03/24/09 Executive Director of Morgan Stanley’s Domestic Stock Lending Desk Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud
03/23/09 Manhattan Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty in $27 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
03/20/09 Former Ramapo Police Officer Found Guilty of Stalking His Estranged Wife
03/19/09 Former Executive of Olympia Mortgage Corp. Sentenced for Wire Fraud Conspiracy
03/19/09 Two Real Estate Representatives Charged with Mortgage Fraud Targeting Distressed Homeowners on The Radio
03/18/09 FBI Agent Arrested for Exceeding Authorization to Access Sensitive Information in FBI Database
03/18/09 Accountant for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC Charged with Fraud Stemming From Accounting Violations
03/17/09 Gambino Family Soldier Charles Carneglia Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy
03/16/09 Former Investment Advisor Samuel Israel Iii Pleads Guilty to Failing to Surrender to Begin a 20-Year Sentence
03/13/09 Bonanno Organized Crime Family Associate Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for 2005 Racketeering Murder
03/12/09 Bernard L. Madoff Pleads Guilty to Eleven-Count Criminal Information and Is Remanded Into Custody
03/11/09 Former JFK Customs Inspector Pleads Guilty to Corruption and Drug Importation Charges
03/11/09 Monsey Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse of Daughter
03/10/09 Bernard L. Madoff Charged in Eleven-Count Criminal Information
03/06/09 Two Former NYPD Detectives Who Secretly Worked as Mafia Associates Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Racketeering and Murder
03/06/09 Arms Trafficker Sentenced to 22 Years for Plot to Smuggle Shoulder-Fired Surface-To-Air Missiles, Rocket-Propelled Grenades, and Other Military Weapons
03/02/09 FCI Otisville Inmate Found Guilty of Attempted Murder of Another Inmate
02/27/09 NYC Department of Education Employee Found Guilty of Extortion and Bribery
02/27/09 Colombo Organized Crime Family Acting Boss Alphonse T. Persico and Administration Member John J. Deross Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for The Murder of William “Wild Bill” Cutolo and Related Witness Tampering
02/26/09 Arrests in Multimillion-Dollar Tax Refund and Mail Diversion Scheme
02/25/09 Manhattan Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty in $27 Million Fraud Scheme
02/25/09 Two Investment Managers Arrested on Fraud Charges
02/25/09 Financier Arrested on Securities Fraud and Wire Fraud Charges
02/24/09 Trader Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison in Connection with UBS Insider Trading Scheme
02/24/09 Arrest in Multimillion-Dollar Internet "Gold-Unit" Ponzi Scheme
02/20/09 Arrest in $27 Million Fraudulent Takeover of National Bank of Ethiopia’s Citibank Account
02/18/09 Four Indicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Over $10 Million in Loans
02/17/09 Third Former NYC Department of Education Bus Inspector Pleads Guilty to Extortion and Bribery Charges
02/13/09 Six Arrests Made on Indictment Charging Genovese Crime Family Associates and Others
02/13/09 Immigration Lawyer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Conspiring to Submit False Green Card Applications Based on Sham Marriages
02/13/09 New York City Police Officer Charged with Laundering Drug Proceeds
02/11/09 Acting Boss and Longtime Associate of Gambino Crime Family Charged with Murder to Prevent Government Cooperation
02/10/09 Hedge Fund Swindler’s Girlfriend Pleads Guilty to Assisting in His Flight to Avoid Prison
02/09/09 Former Tarrytown Police Officer Sentenced to 60 Months’ Imprisonment for Child Pornography and Possession of a Machine Gun
02/06/09 Two Former NYC Department of Education Bus Inspectors Plead Guilty to Bribery Charges
02/06/09 Brooklyn Attorney Convicted in Multimillion-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
02/06/09 Leader of Emperors Club Prostitution Ring Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison
02/05/09 Former Hedge Fund Manager, Investment Banker, and Two Others Charged with Insider Trading
02/04/09 U.S. Charges Former Acting Boss and 12 Other Members, Associates of The Genovese Organized Crime Family
02/04/09 Cell Phone Error Message Leads to Arrest for Child Pornography
02/02/09 Final Defendant Pleads Guilty to Anti-Obama Assaults
01/29/09 Emperor’s Club Manager Sentenced to Six Months for Federal Prostitution and Money Laundering Offenses
01/27/09 Former Hedge Fund Manager Arthur G. Nadel Arrested on Fraud Charges
01/27/09 Four Defendants Plead Guilty to All Charges, Including Conspiring to Acquire Anti-Aircraft Missiles and Provide Material Support to The LTTE, a Foreign Terrorist Organization
01/27/09 U.S. V. Nicholas Cosmo
01/27/09 President of Long Island Investment Firms Charged in $370 Million Fraud Scheme
01/26/09 New York Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Conspiracy
01/23/09 Eleven Charged with Ecstasy and Ketamine Trafficking
01/23/09 Former New York Power Authority Employee Sentenced to 37 Months in Jail for Bribery and Fraud Scheme
01/22/09 Army Contractor Pleads Guilty to Kickback and Fuel Theft Schemes with U.S. Army Officers in Iraq
01/14/09 Guilty Verdict Against Man Caught with Pornographic Images of 4-Year-Old Stepdaughter
01/14/09 New York City Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Accessing and Disseminating Information From Terrorist Watch List
01/09/09 Bank Teller Who Helped Stage Phony Bank Robbery Sentenced to 30 Months
01/07/09 Three Indicted for Federal Hate Crime Conspiracy
01/06/09 Former Westchester County Jail Guard Remanded Pending Sentence for Violation of Inmate’s Civil Rights