U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
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Braden John Karony, the CEO of SafeMoon US LLC, was sentenced to 100 months in prison by United States District Judge Eric Komitee in Brooklyn federal court.
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Earlier today in federal court in Central Islip, Joseph Garofalo pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child.
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James Laforte, also known as “Jimmy,” a member of the Gambino organized crime family, pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to racketeering conspiracy, Hobbs Act extortion and conspiracy, witness retaliation, and being a felon in possession...
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On January 27 and February 3, 2026, David M. Amin and Bryce K. Amin, brothers and members of the Bloods street gang, pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip to sex trafficking conspiracy and substantive sex trafficking.
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Earlier today in Brooklyn federal court, Lori Zeno, the former executive director of a Queens-based legal services non-profit organization, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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The United States Department of Justice has filed a civil action in the Eastern District of New York seeking to revoke the citizenship of Gurmeet Singh, originally from India.
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Luis Velez, a Mexican national without legal immigration status in the United States, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor.
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Earlier today in Brooklyn federal court, Steven LaBianca was sentenced to 12 years in prison for coercion and enticement of minors, as well as possession of child pornography.
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Earlier today, Jeffrey Slothower was sentenced to 72 months in prison for wire fraud, investment adviser fraud, and money laundering.
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Earlier today in Brooklyn federal court, Blanca Hernandez Morales was sentenced to 35 years in prison for sex trafficking minors using force, fraud, and coercion.
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Earlier today in Central Islip federal court, Damaris Beltre, a former tax preparer from Freeport, New York, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns.
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Earlier today in Brooklyn federal court, Pushpesh Kumar Baid, also known as “PK Jain,” was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his involvement in schemes that defrauded investors of millions of dollars.
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A school consultant from Israel pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to conspiracy to defraud the United States.
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A Kyrgyz national, Sergei Zharnovnikov, was sentenced to 39 months in prison by a federal court in Brooklyn for conspiring to export American-made firearms and ammunition to Russia.
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Jair Francisco Patron Tobias, a Mexican citizen also known as “Crixus,” “Junior,” and “Gannicus,” was arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn on charges of participating in a large-scale narcotics distribution conspiracy and using firearms in...
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Earlier today, Carlos Alberto Guerrero Mercado and Guillermo Isaias Perez Parra, both citizens of Mexico, appeared in federal court in Brooklyn.
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Earlier today in Brooklyn federal court, Ahmed Alaahri was sentenced to 11 years in prison for kidnapping and sexually abusing a 17-year-old victim, identified as John Doe.
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Richler Morette, also known as “Breezy,” has pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to racketeering charges related to the murder of a man mistaken for a rival gang member and conspiracy to murder other rivals.
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Earlier today, Elaine Antao and Manal Wasef pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to conspiring to defraud Medicaid by paying health care kickbacks for services that were not provided at two Brooklyn-based social adult day cares and a home...
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Seven individuals were sentenced in federal court in Brooklyn for their involvement in a transnational telemarketing scheme that defrauded victims, many of whom were elderly, of more than $12 million.