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Federal Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Thursday January 30, 2025 ( 5 items )  

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Defendant Extradited to Face Charges Related to International Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Ring That Caused Over $60 Million in Losses
NEW YORK, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Members of the Charged Conspiracy Opened Bank Accounts for Over 1,000 Fake Businesses to Receive and Launder the Proceeds of Fraudulent Schemes, Causing Actual Losses of Over $60 Million and Intended Losses of Over $150 Million * * * Danielle R. Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Patrick J. Freaney, th  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Former Federal Correctional Officer Charged With Attempting to Smuggle Contraband Into Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Defendant Allegedly Stashed Marijuana and Cigarettes Inside Government-Issued Protective Vest * * * Earlier today, a complaint was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging former federal correctional officer Najee Jackson with attempting to smuggle contraband into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn (MDC-Brooklyn). Jacks  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Former High-Ranking FDNY Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy
NEW YORK, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Danielle R. Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANTHONY SACCAVINO pled guilty today to conspiring to solicit and receive bribes in his role as Chief of the New York City Fire Department ("FDNY") Bureau of Fire Prevention ("BFP"). SACCAVINO pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman and is s  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Former U.S. Senator Robert Menendez Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Bribery, Foreign Agent, and Obstruction Offenses
NEW YORK, Jan. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Two New Jersey Businessmen Who Paid Bribes Also Sentenced to 97 Months and Seven Years in Prison * * * Danielle R. Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that former U.S. Senator ROBERT MENENDEZ, WAEL HANA, a/k/a "Will Hana," and FRED DAIBES, were sentenced to 11 years, more than eight years, a  more

PHOTO RELEASE: Secretary Kristi Noem Hits the Streets with ICE Agents
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * PHOTO RELEASE: Secretary Kristi Noem Hits the Streets with ICE Agents New York City - Today, Secretary Kristi Noem went on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removal operation in New York City. The target of this operation was violent criminals, including a ringleader of Tren De Aragua, in the United States. Secretary Noem addressed the law enforcement agents and officers apart  more