U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
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Federal authorities have charged two safety inspectors, Liam Treibert and Michael Vasconcellos, with wire fraud for allegedly falsifying hundreds of natural gas pipeline test results across New York City and Westchester County.
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Seven individuals have been charged in connection with a large-scale narcotics and racketeering conspiracy, as well as murder and other related offenses.
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A Dutchess County man has been charged with the sexual exploitation of a minor, according to an announcement by Jay Clayton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Christopher G. Raia, Assistant Director in Charge of the...
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A Brooklyn cardiologist, Niranjan Mittal, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for his involvement in a health care fraud and bribery scheme.
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Kenneth Thom, a suspended broker from Westfield, New Jersey, was charged with securities fraud and investment adviser fraud following an indictment unsealed by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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Alberto Alonso Jaramillo Ramirez, a Colombian national, was sentenced to 150 months in prison for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States.
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“I am honored to continue serving the people of New York together with the talented and hardworking women and men of the Office,” said United States Attorney Jay Clayton in a statement following his court appointment
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Keith Taylor, the founder and former CEO of Modest Needs Foundation, pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and tax evasion in federal court on August 18, 2025.
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A federal inmate, Daniel V. Smith, has been convicted of first-degree murder following a jury trial in the Southern District of New York.
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Federal prosecutors have unsealed indictments charging two men in connection with a large-scale investment fraud scheme involving water vending machines, which allegedly resulted in more than $200 million in losses to investors and bondholders.
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Three alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, Kevin Gil Acosta (also known as “El 200”), Martin Zazueta Perez (“Piyi”), and Leobardo Garcia Corrales (“Leo”), appeared in Manhattan federal court after being transferred from Mexico to the United States.
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Federal authorities have charged Richard Kim, the former CEO of Zero Edge Corporation, with securities and wire fraud.
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The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced a settlement in a civil fraud lawsuit involving TCC International LLC, Core Gravity LLC, and Core Club Members Corp. The companies were accused of falsely...
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Servando Gomez-Martinez, also known as "La Tuta," has been taken into U.S. custody on charges of conspiring to import cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States.
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Do Hyeong Kwon, co-founder and former CEO of Terraform Labs, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit commodities fraud, securities fraud, and wire fraud, as well as one count of committing wire fraud.
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Two individuals have pleaded guilty to charges related to a fraud scheme that involved using stolen personal data from hospital patients to obtain nearly $1 million in pandemic relief funds.
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A Bronx resident, Carlos Rivas, has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography following an investigation by federal authorities.
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Federal prosecutors in New York have charged three executives from data intelligence and mobile advertising companies with conspiracy and securities fraud.
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Roman Storm, a co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash, has been convicted in federal court for his role in operating an unlicensed money transmitting business that processed over $1 billion in illegal transactions.
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Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, co-founders of the cryptocurrency mixing service Samourai Wallet, have pleaded guilty to operating a money transmitting business that facilitated over $200 million in illegal transactions.