The former employee of a art collector has surrendered and been charged with mail and wire fraud in Manhattan federal court, in connection with a joint investigation conducted by the FBI and the Westchester County Police Department into James Biear’s possession of numerous pieces of notable artwork believed to have been stolen from his former [...]
After a coordinated strike beginning last night involving more than 200 federal and local law enforcement officers, 37 defendants are in custody. Six defendants are still being sought. The defendants taken into custody today are expected to be presented in White Plains federal court later this afternoon.
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern [...]
After two-and-a-half years of exhaustive investigation into more than 100 civil rights-era cold cases, the FBI has announced the next phase of their Cold Case Initiative: looking for the next-of-kin in 33 cases to let families know what happened to their loved ones and to possibly obtain additional investigative information.
If you’re a family member of [...]
A pair of computer experts helped conceal Bernie Madoff’s $65 billion ripoff – and took the Ponzi schemer for hush money two years before his arrest, court records revealed Friday.
PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office [...]
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced new legislation that would improve nutrition for more than 3 million young children nationwide.
Good nutrition is vital for all children, particularly infants and young children at a critical point in their development: Gillibrand
The Access To Nutritious Meals For Young Children Act would improve the quality of federally funded meals [...]
With unemployment among young veterans in New York topping 14.6 percent, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is making a personal pitch to New York business to hire veterans and receive a tax break from the federal government in return.
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which was expanded earlier this as part of the Economy Recovery Plan, can [...]
Actors and executives representing the Entertainment Industry Foundation (or EIF, the entertainment community’s collective charitable organization) joined New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and 15 mayors from around the country, numerous celebrities, and key service groups in Times Square to launch two new initiatives aimed at fostering a new era of volunteerism: EIF’s I [...]
In the wake of a new major Medicaid fraud bust in Nassau County and New York City, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, joined by Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, has announced he is backing new comprehensive health care fraud legislation that will dramatically ramp up efforts to track, arrest, and convict Medicaid and Medicare [...]
State Senate Energy and Telecommunications Chair Darrel J. Aubertine and Long Island Senators Craig M. Johnson and Brian X. Foley are continuing public talks with business leaders and other stakeholders on the future of energy incentive programs which have been used to create and sustain jobs throughout the state.
A roundtable discussion held today at the headquarters [...]
Governor David A. Paterson met with more than 50 members of the small business community from the Capital Region, Hudson Valley and across the State to discuss his Deficit Reduction Plan (DRP) and the State’s current fiscal situation. The meeting, which took place in Albany, was one of several that the Governor has convened across [...]
New Scotland Yard and the Greater Manchester Police Department Visit FBI New York Office
Former State majority leader Joseph Bruno convicted of mail fraud
New York FBI Hosts Art Crime Team Training Conference
FBI arrest 37 in Westchester County cocaine ring raids
FBI seek help from public to solve Cold Cases