Legal News for Brookly, New York

United States of America v. Tal, Oren and Alon Aexander

New York, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with sex trafficking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1594, and coercion or enticement of females, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2422. From at least in or about 2008, up to and including at least in or about 2021, Alon Alexander, age 39, of Miami, Florida, Tal Alexander, age 40, of Miami, Florida, and Oren Alexander, age 39... More...

United States of America v. Richard Teplitsky

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341. Richard Teplitsky, age 72, of Williamsville, New York, was the president of the Woodhill Capital Corporation. As president, he and other Woodhill personnel would solicit funds from investors within the Western District of New York and elsewhere, representing to investors th... More...

United States of America v. Sarah Blood

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with federal program theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C.666A. Sarah Blood, age 44, of Richmondville, New York, served as the executive director of SARL from August 2019 to October 2023. SARL is a not-for-profit organization managed by state and local legislators for the purpose of promoting cooperation and education amon... More...

State of New York v. Elijah Medina

Bronx, New York, Criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Elijah Medina, 25, the Bronx, scammed prospective renters and accepting payments for apartments he had no authority to lease. The defendant leveraged social media to lure his victims, taking advantage of their need to line his own pockets. The victims handed over thousands of dollars for apartments the de... More...

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime, in violation of 18 USC 249. Scott Schunzel, age 33, stabbed a black female victim (the “Victim”) with a knife because of her actual and perceived race and color while the Victim was standing next to a parked fruit truck. The Victim sustained a deep wound to her left hamstring a... More...

State of New York v. Andrew Pashinin

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree attempted assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Andrew Pashinin, 20, of Harrison, New York, accused of r shoving a stranger onto the subway tracks at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays station in Brooklyn.... More...

United States of America v. Felix Cordobas

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with preparing false tax returns containing fictious children, fictitious solar expenses and fictitious business expenses, and related charges of wire fraud. Felix Cordoba, age 66, of East Elmhurst, Queens, New York, for the tax years 2020 and 2021, prepared false and fraudulent Forms 1040 and associated schedules an... More...

United States of America v. Village of Atlantic Beach, New York

Brooklyn, New York, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) law. The Village of Atlantic Beach, New York was accused of violating the RLUIPA, ) by enacting and enforcing zoning provisions that treat religious land uses worse than comparable secular uses. The Religious Land Use and Institutiona... More...

United States of America v. Joshua Wander

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and securities fraud. Joshua Wander, the founder and former CEO of 777 Partners, a Miami-based investment firm, schemed to defraud the lenders and investors of 777 Partners. As part of his plea, Wamder agreed to forfeit at least $500,000,000 in proceeds from his illegal scheme. Wander, the ... More...

United States of America v. Jonathan Spalletta, a/k/a "Cthulhon," a/k/a "Jspalletta"

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with computer fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1030B, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956-4999. Jonathan Spalletta, a/k/a "Cthulhon," a/k/a "Jspalletta" Jonathan Spalletta, a/k/a "Cthulhon," a/k/a "Jspalletta," age 36, of Rockville, Maryland, engaged in a deceptive series of transactions with ... More...

State of New York v. Khyle Williams

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally selling numerous semiatuomatic pistols, revolvers, and high-capacity magazines. Khyle Williams, 31, of Brooklyn, New York, indicted.... More...

State of New York v. Jyrell Thomas

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder Jyrell Thomas, age 25, stabbed a man to death on a J train in Queens, New York. Thomas was know to be emotionally disturbed.... More...

United States of America v. Akram Marseet

Rochester, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening a federal official, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 115.1, and using interstate communications to make threats, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 875. On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Marshals Service received a report that a direct threat was conveyed via a telephone call to the Clerks’ Office for the Western Dist... More...

United States of America v. Michael Conner

Albany, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Michael Conner, age 58, formerly of Lake George, New York, was a self-styled inventor of household goods who owned three patents. Between 2008 and 2023, Conner obtained money from investors under false pretenses. Conner claimed that he needed loans from investors to sell his... More...

United States of America v. Atickul Islam, aka "James W. Anderson"

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with personation of an officer or employee of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 912 and 18 U.S.C. 3551. Atickul Islam, age 29, of Queens, New York, was charged after he falsely claimed to be a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official and directed a female victim and her family to turn... More...

United States of America v. Dwight Flowers, Terrence Porter, and Taleak Harris

New York, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with trafficking nearly 100 firearms, including a “Glock switch,” ammunition, and approximately 700 grams of cocaine in Manhattan and the Bronx. Dwight Flowers, age 58, of Queens, New York, Terrance Porter, age 50, of Queens, New York, and Taleak Harris, age 49, of Chester, Virginia, were each charged with on... More...

State of New York v. Brandon Watt

Lyon, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented Bramdon Watt, age 59, who was charged with f attacking his neighbor with a 2-by-4 while using racial slurs.... More...

United States of America v. Angela Kellogg

Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government money. In July 2020, Kellogg provided her identification information and social security number to a co-conspirator, knowing that it would be used to obtain money she was not entitled to. After she provided her personal information, Kellogg received a check totaling $11,586 from the Puerto Rico ... More...

United States of America v. Delos Thurston

Syracuse, New York criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with theft of money orders in violation of 18 U.S.C. 500. Between April 2025 and January 2026, while he was employed as the Postmaster of the Morrisville, New York, Post Office, Delos Thurston, age 28, of Clinton, New York, fraudulently issued 179 money orders for his own benefit without paying for them, and in so doing... More...

State of New York v. Harvey Weinstein

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Harvey Weinstein who was re-tried after his previous conviction for sexual assault was reversed. Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley.... More...

United States of America v. Tony Ream, aka Tony Ream-Hendley and Tony Moul Ream

Central Islip, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 O.S. 1343 and illegal monetary transactions (money laundering) in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957. Tony Ream sent wire transfers totaling approximately $1.6 million from the company’s bank account to a bank account that he controlled, and used those funds for his own personal gain... More...

United States of America v. Clifton Savage, a/k/a "Lucky"

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with two counts of murder as well as narcotics and firearms offenses. On or about December 26, 2021, in the vicinity of East 168th Street and Morris Avenue in the Bronx, New York, Clifton Savage, a/k/a "Lucky," age 45,discharged a firearm multiple times, using it to murder Terrence Smith and Sergio Santana, two ... More...

United States of America v. Yuri Khrameev,, a/k/a "Colonel Yuri," et al.

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit multiple schemes around the world commit murder. The RIS Network has allegedly carried out or conspired to carry out multiple schemes around the world. Most recently, this summer, the RIS Network recruited an individual based in the United States (“U.S. Resident-1”) to surveil and mur... More...

State of New York v. Jonathan Morales

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder. On June 25, 2023, Jonathan Morales, age 30, targeted the Eliahs Brazoban due to an alleged underlying conflict pertaining to someone close to him. Approximately an hour and a half prior to the shooting, Morales rode an e-bike past Mr. Brazoban, who was near Clinton and Delancey Streets.... More...

United States of America v. Blessed Trust and Hexa Whale

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyers will represented the Defendant accused of using cryptocurrency to launder more than $1.5 billion in illicit oil money intended to benefit Iran. Two Chinese companies, Blessed Trust and Hexa Whale, used trading accounts at the UAE-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance to launder the proceeds of black-market sales of Iranian oil, funneling the illi... More...