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• Leandra's Law a Reality: Current Misdemeanor DWI to Become Felony if Child in Vehicle

  The NYS Senate, Assembly and Governor have all agreed. If you perpetrate the misdemeanor crime of DWI / DUI in New York and there is a child in the vehicle who is 15 years old…

• Bagel Man Hides the Dough: H & H Bagels Owner Arrested for General Tax and Unemployment Insurance Tax Fraud

  Whatever the recipe, the dough was a little too sticky. According to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and Robert Morgenthau, a Grand Jury has indicted bagel wholesaler Helmer Toro for Gand Larceny, Offering a False…

• New York to Have Toughest DWI / DUI Law on the Books? Leandra's Law Target's Driving While Intoxicated With Passengers Under 15

  According to reports, "Leandra's Law" is coming closer to reality. The New York State Assembly agreed on their version of the bill that will raise Driving While Intoxicated / DWI (1192.2 and 1192.3) to a…

• Predicate Felons and Second Felony Offenders in NY: How Does a Non-NY Felony Alter Your Status?

  Any NY criminal defense attorney experienced in New York criminal law should be able to explain to you that if you are a predicate felon in New York State and charged with a non-controlled substance…

• No Oliver Twists in Pickpocket Crew: Manhattan DA Announces 639 Count Grand Larceny and Identity Theft Indictment

  He may have loved the book, theatrical performance or even the movie, but Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is not a fan of real life Oliver Twists. According to reports, the New York County District…

• Manhattan DA Demolishes $1 Million Construction Scheme: Contracting Company Caught Allegedly Defrauding Employees Pay

  The Manhattan District Attorney announced the arrest and indictment earlier today of Michael Batalias, Elisavet Batalias, Vassiliki Stergiou and EMB Contracting Corporation for defrauding employees in the neighborhood of $1 million dollars. The defendants are…

• A New York White Collar Criminal Defense Primer: Defining Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First (NY Penal Law 175.35) & Second (NY Penal Law 175.30) Degrees

  While your "average" white collar crime case may not include the offenses of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree (New York Penal Law 175.35) and Offering a False Instrument for Filing…

• New York Desk Appearance Tickets (DAT): What to Expect When You Go to Court The First Time & Should You Retain a NYC Criminal Defense Attorney / Lawyer?

  Whether you have been issued a Desk Appearance Ticket (DAT or D.A.T.) in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens or the Bronx, the process is the same when you go to court the first time. Generally, it is…

• Rewarding Official Misconduct in the Second and First Degrees - NY Penal Law Sections 200.20 / 220.22 and Your Criminal Defense

  To the untrained eye, Bribery, pursuant to New York Penal Law Sections 200.00, 200.03 and 200.4 and Rewarding Official Misconduct, pursuant to New York Penal Law Sections 220.20 and 220.22 (all Article 200 crimes), involve…

• Manhattan Medicaid & Welfare Fraud Ring Gets a Dose of Law Enforcement: "Operation Free Ride" Nets 19 Individuals for $350,000 Medicaid Theft

  If there is any easy way to make a buck off the health care system, someone is going to make a go for it even if their final prescription calls for an enormous dose of…