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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United Kingdom national Mittel Patel has been sentenced to 186 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to import approximately 400 kilograms of cocaine into the United States.
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A financial advisor has been found guilty of defrauding three professional basketball players out of more than $5 million.
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Christine Hunsicker, founder and former CEO of CaaStle Inc., pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud related to a scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors out of nearly $300 million.
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Takeshi Ebisawa, a Japanese national, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon for his involvement in a conspiracy to traffic nuclear materials, narcotics, and firearms.
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A Japanese national, Takeshi Ebisawa, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy involving the trafficking of nuclear materials, narcotics, and firearms.
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Philip Castracucco, a construction contractor from Westchester County, New York, pleaded guilty in federal court to filing false U.S. Individual Income Tax Returns.
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Denis Alimov, also known by several aliases including Denis Nazarovich Alimov and Denis Nevsky, was arrested on February 24, 2026, in Bogotá, Colombia.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has introduced a new Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program aimed at addressing fraud and financial misconduct that affects market integrity.
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Kyle White, operator of the online pornography marketplace known as “The Ho Zone,” has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for advertising and distributing child pornography.
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Derek Hasselbrink, also known as “Derek Spear,” was sentenced to 15 years in prison for enticing a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity.
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A federal jury has convicted Ramon Rodriguez, also known as “Pollo,” of murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder, firearms offenses, and racketeering conspiracy.
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A Russian citizen, Nomma Zarubina, has pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements to the FBI about her relationship with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) and to naturalization fraud.
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A New York State Police narcotics investigator has pleaded guilty to making false statements to federal investigators regarding a covert fentanyl investigation.
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Two alleged gang members have been charged with witness tampering and retaliation after making threats against a testifying witness and the witness’s child during a federal murder trial in New York.
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that Andrew Warner and Kishore Vangipuram, both former senior executives at Mobileum, Inc., have been indicted on charges including conspiracy to commit...
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A Bronx resident, Teddy Caceres, also known as "Tito," has been indicted on federal narcotics charges following the fentanyl overdose death of a Yorktown Heights resident in April 2025.
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Rai Thomas, also known as “Bandz,” was sentenced to 160 months in prison for sex trafficking a minor and using interstate facilities to promote sex trafficking and prostitution.
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An Indian national, Nikhil Gupta, also known as “Nick,” has pleaded guilty to charges related to a plot to assassinate a U.S. citizen in New York City.
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Federal authorities have charged 27 individuals linked to the Anti-Tren faction, a splinter group of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TDA), with a range of offenses including racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of...
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Federal authorities have charged Jalen Teague, also known as “Bizzle” and “Too Official,” and Cheleia Council Sanders, also known as “Mercedes,” with racketeering conspiracy.