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Federal Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Saturday October 19, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Justice Department Announces Charges Against Indian Government Employee in Connection With Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Vikash Yadav Directed Plot to Murder U.S.-Based Leader of Sikh Separatist Movement * * * Note: View the second unsealed superseding indictment here (https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1373831/dl). * * * The Justice Department today announced the filing of murder-for-hire and money laundering charges against Indian government employee, Vikash Yadav, 39, also known as Vikas, and Ama  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years' Imprisonment for Double Homicide at Bay Shore Long Island Railroad Station
BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Lameek Everette, also known as "La," a member of the Bloods Street gang, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gary R. Brown, to 40 years' imprisonment. On November 27, 2017, Everette was convicted of racketeering, including predicate acts of murder, robbery and attempted ro  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Federal Grand Jury Indicts Buffalo Police Detective for Purchases Made on Illicit Online Marketplace and Making False Statements to the FBI
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Terrance Michael Ciszek a/k/a DrMonster, 34, of Buffalo, NY, with possession of unauthorized access devices with intent to defraud and making a false statement to an agency of the United States, which carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in pr  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Lancaster Man Sentenced for COVID Relief Fraud
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Larry Jordan, 45, of Lancaster, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud for his participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison by U.S. District Judg  more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: New York Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Civil Disorder During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: A New York man pleaded guilty today to felony civil disorder during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Christopher Douglas Finney, 32, of Hopewell Junction, New York, plea  more