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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Liaquat Cheema, president of AFL Construction Co. Inc., was sentenced to four years in prison for leading a scheme that defrauded New York City out of millions intended for homeless shelter maintenance.
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U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton addressed the Police Athletic League (PAL) New York Luncheon, highlighting law enforcement collaboration and outlining key priorities for his office.
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A Florida man has been convicted of mail fraud after running a mass-mailing scam that targeted small businesses across the United States.
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Ten alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang have been charged in a superseding indictment with racketeering conspiracy and multiple violent crimes, including a double homicide in the Bronx in May 2024.
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A Queens resident, Yuanjun Tang, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the United States.
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Nadine Menendez, the wife of former Senator Robert Menendez, was sentenced to 54 months in prison for her involvement in a bribery and foreign influence scheme.
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Six individuals have been charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute narcotics after law enforcement officials raided a Bronx apartment on September 9, 2025.
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A federal indictment was announced today against Jian Wu, a former employee of a New York-based quantitative investment management firm.
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Two former executives of the Legacy Park sports complex in Mesa, Arizona, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a municipal bond fraud scheme.
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A 16th-century Hebrew religious text, known as the Chamisa Humshe Torrah (Five Books of Moses), printed in Venice by Giovanni di Gara in 1588, along with Haftarot from 1589, has been returned to the Jewish Theological Seminary of the University of...
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Curtis Ellington, a registered sex offender from Junction City, Kansas, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity.
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Federal authorities have announced charges against Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the La Luz del Mundo Church, and several associates for alleged racketeering, sex trafficking, and child exploitation.
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Eddie Ruiz has been charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance after law enforcement discovered over 15 kilograms of cocaine in a hidden compartment of his vehicle.
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Federal authorities have charged Paul Regan with conspiracy, securities fraud, and wire fraud in connection with a scheme that allegedly defrauded more than 300 investors of over $60 million through two investment ventures, Next Level Holdings and...
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The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Frank A. Tarentino, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have announced a settlement in a civil lawsuit...
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Six individuals alleged to be members of a Bronx-based group known as the "Elsmere Crew" have been charged in connection with a series of violent incidents that occurred in 2020, resulting in two deaths and one non-fatal shooting.
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Federal authorities have charged Faisil McCants, 18, of New York, with armed robbery and firing a machine gun that killed a 69-year-old bystander in East Harlem.
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A Jamaican national, Jamaire Robertson, has been charged in connection with an armed robbery and shooting incident that took place in Mount Vernon, New York.
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Nicole Torres, a former district leader in the Bronx and employee of the New York City Board of Elections (NYC-BOE), has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in extortion and mail fraud conspiracies.
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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.