New York is no stranger to white-collar crime. In this recession, post-Madoff era it is no wonder that District Attorney’s throughout the greater New York City area are coming down hard on white-collar criminals. In today’s blog post I’d like to discuss one of the laws often at the center…
An arrest for a New York Second Degree Grand Larceny charge is a life altering event. An indictment or conviction for New York Penal Law 155.40 is even worse. In fact, an arrest for an degree of Grand Larceny in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Westchester or any county is potentially devastating.…
A very simple (yes, very simple) way to examine or understand New York’s theft and larceny laws is to look at value of property that is alleged to have been stolen. If you steal property in excess of $1,000, then your arrest would be for a felony Grand Larceny. If…
Whether it is a shoplifting arrest for New York Penal Law 155.25 or an Embezzlement arrest for Second Degree Grand Larceny – New York Penal Law 155.40, there are certain critical elements that are fluid or consistent amongst all New York theft and larceny crimes. Certainly, your New York criminal…
Imagine that you’re running a little low on cash. You don’t have money, but you have a skill that can earn you some money. Maybe its construction, or repairing automobiles, or tutoring – the type of work is irrelevant, what matters is that you have a customer and he or…
In many of our discussions, we’ve highlighted that while New York’s larceny and theft laws can seem straightforward enough on paper, their interpretations are sometimes extremely ambiguous. As a result, we’ve recommended consulting your New York criminal lawyer in any circumstance where you have been charged with a larceny-related offense…
If alleged “Mommy Pimp,” Anna Gristina, is sitting on Rikers Island unable to make $2 million bail in a one count indictment without a threat of a mandatory prison sentence, one can only assume that Long Island attorney, Robert J. Cassandro, will be resting his head on New York City…
When we think about a New York larceny (whether it be Petit Larceny or Grand Larceny), most people’s minds immediately conjure up images of black-clad, ski-masked villains entering homes or businesses and making off with other people’s property (technically, that’s actually a Burglary). There are, however, ways that a person…
In this series of blogs we have been examining how the New York Criminal Courts determine the value of the allegedly stolen property at issue in a felony New York Criminal Possession of Stolen Property case or a New York Grand Larceny case. As New York criminal defense attorneys and…
New York fraud crimes involving Grand Larceny and other thefts come in a variety of “flavors.” Whether by Embezzlement, Extortion or Larceny by Trick, there is always a new scheme to be perpetrated on an unsuspecting victim. As proof of the countless ways in which people attempt to defraud or…