Gambling is a good time, especially when you are gambling with other people’s money. According to the Queens District Attorney’s Office, two employees from Resort World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack distributed at least 70, and as many as 200, fake player cards. It is alleged that each of these fraudulent…
As a New York criminal defense attorney with extensive experience both representing those accused of white collar theft crimes as well as prosecuting and investigating the same, I fully understand that nobody ever wants to face a larceny charge. Frankly, it does not take a legal degree to understand that.…
Identity Theft, Forgery and Grand Larceny crimes are fairly easy crimes to perpetrate and depending your scheme, fairly easy to get away with. That is, of course, until you get lazy, sloppy or greedy and you get caught. Why, however, risk significant mandatory incarceration by selling cocaine or firearms when…
In the overwhelming amount of New York Grand Larceny or Criminal Possession of Stolen Property criminal cases, the value of the property stolen will play a significant role in the defendant’s charge. Under New York Penal Law 165.45, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree, it is a…
Extortion is an ugly word. Merely hearing it conjures up thoughts of violence, threats and blackmail. While we all have our own perception or idea as to what constitutes the crime or offense of Extortion, each state has its own criminal definition or statutes establishing the crime. For New York…
It may not be the first of the ten commandments, but according to the Book of Vance, Jr., violating “thou shalt not (allegedly) steal” is understandably and correctly a grave and serious crime against the public. In the minds of some in the law enforcement community, any theft, regardless of…
Under New York’s larceny laws and theft crimes statutes, certain crimes and offenses are completed at the time they are committed. Take, for example, Grand Larceny, pursuant to Article 155 of the New York Penal Law. Under New York Penal Law 155.30, a person commits Grand Larceny in the Fourth…
It appears that District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. has bagged himself a trophy sized defendant. According to Manhattan prosecutors, former Crowell & Moring attorney, Douglas Arntsen, stole $7 million from clients during part of his tenure in the New York City office of the global law firm. Not yet indicted…
In a previous entry, we discussed how the value of stolen property frequently effects the seriousness of the charge that a defendant will face in a New York larceny, theft or stolen property arrest. In this entry, the New York criminal defense attorneys at Saland Law PC will elaborate on…
In discussing many of New York’s larceny laws, our criminal lawyers frequently explain that the charge a defendant faces will usually depend not on the nature of the property stolen, but rather, the value of that property. For example, if a person possesses stolen property, and the value of that…