Former Art Collector’s Employee “Tried To Sell” Stolen Warhol Artwork »

Former Art Collector’s Employee “Tried To Sell” Stolen Warhol Artwork

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 [...]

Schumer backs bill to confront Healthcare fraud »

Schumer backs bill to confront Healthcare fraud

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 [...]

Mayor Bloomberg launches “plight of human trafficking” exhibition »

Mayor Bloomberg launches “plight of human trafficking” exhibition

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Emma Thompson, and supporters of the Helen Bamber Foundation today opened “Journey,” a unique and provocative art installation depicting the journey typical of some women in the sex industry who are victims of human trafficking. Journey is comprised of seven shipping containers each telling the powerful and personal story of a [...]

Handbag King sentenced to one year for corruption »

Handbag King sentenced to one year for corruption

Frederic A. Bourke Jr., of Greenwich, Conn., has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to one year and one day in prison, announced Mythili Raman, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division and Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Bourke, chairman of handbag firm , had [...]

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