Category: New York – Eastern District
Acting U.S. Attorney Announces Appointment of Former Assistant U.S. Attorney James R. Cho to Serve as Magistrate Judge in Brooklyn Federal Court | USAO-EDNY
Mark J. Lesko, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, today announced that former Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) James R. Cho has been appointed to serve…
Individual Pleads Guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court to Extorting Cryptocurrency from Startup Company | USAO-EDNY
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Michael Hlady pled guilty before United States Chief District Court Judge Margo K. Brodie to conspiring to extort a startup company for millions…
United States Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against Staten Island Rental Agent and Real Estate Agency | USAO-EDNY
BROOKLYN – Mark J. Lesko, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Pamela S. Karlan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil…
Two Former Mortuary Technicians of New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner Charged with Stealing Decedents’ Property | USAO-EDNY
Two criminal complaints were unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Charles McFadgen and Willie Garcon with access device fraud for using credit and debit cards that belonged to…
Queens Man Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Conspiracy | USAO-EDNY
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Tae Hung Kang, also known as “Kevin Kang,” pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo to conspiring to commit securities fraud…
Staten Island-Based International Narcotics Trafficker and Money Launderer Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison | USAO-EDNY
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Adolfo LaCola was sentenced by United States Chief District Court Judge Margo K. Brodie to 48 months in prison for his participation in…
Acting United States Attorney Mark J. Lesko, FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent-in-Charge Urge the Public to Report Hate Crimes | USAO-EDNY
Mark J. Lesko, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York announced today that the Office will double the size of its Civil Rights Section in the…
MS-13 Gang Associate Indicted for Murder of 17-Year Old Victim in Kissena Park in Queens | USAO-EDNY
A superseding indictment was returned yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging Oscar Flores-Mejia, an associate of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, with…
Popular Instagram Personality Known as “Jay Mazini” Charged with Wire Fraud | USAO-EDNY
A complaint was filed in federal court in Brooklyn yesterday charging Jegara Igbara, also known as “Jay Mazini,” with wire fraud related to a scheme in which the defendant allegedly…
German Attorney Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering | USAO-EDNY
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Henning Schwarzkopf, a citizen of Germany and an attorney licensed to practice in Germany, pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Ramon…
