United States Reaches Agreements with New York State and Local Government Agencies to Improve Accessibility to Covid-19 Vaccination Websites for People with Vision Impairments
Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, today announced agreements pursuant to Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”), with…
Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to 2016 Murder in Brentwood
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Nelson Argueta-Quintanilla, a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, a transnational criminal…
Brooklyn Gang Member Indicted for Multiple Shootings and Firearms Offenses
A nine-count superseding indictment was filed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Darrius Sutton, also known as “Blizz Meecho,” with violent crimes in-aid-of racketeering — including attempted murder and related firearms…
14 Defendants Indicted, Including the Entire Administration of the Colombo Organized Crime Family
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a 19-count indictment was unsealed charging 14 defendants, including 10 members and associates of the Colombo crime family of La Cosa Nostra and a member…
Three Operators of Financial Services Firm Indicted for $155 Million Investment Fraud
BROOKLYN, NY – An indictment was unsealed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging three former operators of financial services firm Biscayne Capital with conspiring to defraud investors and financial institutions in…
NXIVM President Nancy Salzman Sentenced to 42 Months’ Imprisonment for Racketeering Conspiracy
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Nancy Salzman, also known as “Prefect,” the former president and co-founder of Nxivm, was sentenced to 42 months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay a $150,000…
Former CFO of Long Island Real Estate Company Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Kwesi Bovell, the former chief financial officer (CFO) of The Mulholland Group, a real estate company in Manhasset (“Mulholland”), was sentenced by United…
Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Intrusion into Credit Union’s Computer System
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Juliana Barile pleaded guilty to one count of computer intrusion arising from the defendant’s unauthorized intrusion into, and destruction of data on, the computer system…
Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, former unlicensed mortgage broker Brent Kaufman pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto to a criminal information charging him with stealing…
Long Island Chiropractor Settles Federal Fraud Allegations
Gary Stein, a licensed chiropractor in Levittown, New York, has paid the United States $290,197.24 to resolve civil allegations that he submitted false claims to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office…
Justice Department Approves Remission of Over $32 Million in Forfeited Funds to Victims in the FIFA Corruption Case
BROOKLYN, NY – The Department of Justice announced today that it will begin the process of remitting forfeited funds to FIFA, the world organizing body of soccer; CONCACAF, the confederation responsible for…
Former FIFA Official Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Reynaldo Vasquez, the former president of the El Salvadorean soccer federation (the “Federation”), pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy in connection with his participation in schemes…
Queens Man Pleads Guilty to Posting Threats to Kill Members of Congress and Illegally Possessing Ammunition
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Eduard Florea pleaded guilty before United States Chief Magistrate Judge Cheryl L. Pollak to one count of transmitting threats to injure and one count of…
Member of Brooklyn-Based “KavKaz Nation” Crime Syndicate Indicted for Extortion and Other Charges
A five-count indictment was filed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging Roman Nikoghosyan, a member of a violent, Brooklyn-based Eurasian organized crime syndicate that operated primarily in the Manhattan Beach and…
Four Defendants Arrested in Multimillion-Dollar Counterfeit Goods Trafficking Scheme
A 14-count indictment was unsealed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging seven defendants with participating in a counterfeit goods scheme in which they imported generic goods into the United States from…
Members of Brooklyn-Based “Ninedee Gang” Indicted for Racketeering and the Murder of a Former Federal Witness
Earlier today, a nine-count superseding indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging four members of the Ninedee Gang, a violent street gang based at the Louis H. Pink Houses (“Pink…
Long Island Contractor Charged with Performing Lead-Based Paint Removal in Violation of the Toxic Substances Control Act
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Rickey Lynch with violating the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (“TSCA”), making false statements and aggravated identity theft. Lynch…
Long Island Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Firearm-Related Murder in Connection with Shooting Death in Riverhead
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jason Langhorn, a member of the “Lowrider Brims” subset of the Bloods and an associate of the “Red Stone Gorilla” subset of the Bloods,…
Colombian Narcotrafficker Sentenced to 210 Months’ Imprisonment for Distributing More Than 30,000 Kilograms of Cocaine to The United States
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Carlos Gentil Ordonez Martinez was sentenced to 210 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Edward R. Korman for conspiracy to internationally distribute cocaine. As…
Nine Individuals Charged in Superseding Indictment with Conspiring to Act as Illegal Agents of the People’s Republic of China
A superseding indictment was filed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging nine defendants with acting and conspiring to act in the United States as illegal agents of the People’s Republic of…
MS-13 Fugitive Extradited from Guatemala to Face Charges for Killing Four Young Men in a Long Island Park
Henry Edenilson Salmeron, a member of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the “MS-13,” and fugitive from justice, was extradited from Guatemala to the United States yesterday…