The New York criminal lawyers and former Manhattan prosecutors at Saland Law PC have extensive experience prosecuting and defending those charged with or arrested for Assault in New York. This experience on both sides of the law has assisted us in successfully defending teachers, doctors and other professionals charged with…
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I Used a Credit Card that Belonged to Someone Else: Potential Criminal Charges in New York Part I
Do I need a New York criminal lawyer? I found a credit card in Manhattan and used that credit card to buy a pair of jeans at Macys for $175. I took my friend’s credit card and purchased $600 worth of makeup and other accessories in a Brooklyn store without…
DA: Brooklyn Acid Attack Teen Arrested at High School After Pouring Chemical on Classmate – Do Prosecutors Actually Have a Viable Case
In what appears to be a tragic case, Brooklyn prosecutors have alleged that a young high school girl and member of the ROTC, Zhanna Smsarian, attacked a fellow classmate, Albina Eshimbaeva, with diluted acid. It is alleged that Ms. Smsarian poured the solution over a 15 year old girl’s head…
The “One Punch” Felony Assault: Will Intent or Only the Actual Injury Dictate the Ultimate Resolution in the Oscar Fuller Assault Case
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. is in an unenviable predicament. One one hand he has Oscar Fuller, a man with a criminal record who is not a particularly sympathetic fellow, and in the other, Lana Rosas, a petite woman potentially on the edge of death or a vegetative life.…
Arrested & Given a Shoplifting Desk Appearance Ticket for New York Penal Law 165.40 & 155.25: The Trespass Notice
You were arrested in Manhattan, Brooklyn or Queens and given a shoplifting Desk Appearance Ticket (DAT or D.A.T.) charging you with New York Penal Law 165.40 (Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fifth Degree) or New York Penal Law 155.25 (Petit Larceny). You are a teacher, lawyer, physician or…
Embezzlement and Grand Larceny Crimes: Finding the “Best” New York Criminal Defense Lawyer or “Right” Attorney
You have been arrested or indicted for Grand Larceny and Embezzlement in New York. Maybe the case has not reached that point, but you are the target of an Embezzlement and Grand Larceny investigation by New York City prosecutors or law enforcement in the surrounding counties. The fear you have…
Warning to New York Teachers: Potential Career Ending Consequences for Criminal Convictions
The New York criminal lawyers and former Manhattan prosecutors at Saland Law PC have represented all types of professionals from teachers to physicians and lawyers to architects in criminal investigations and arrests. Our criminal attorneys have represented these professionals in arrests ranging from Petit Larceny Shoplifting (NY PL 155.25) and…
Arrested & Charged with Grand Larceny in New York: Potential Deals & Offers in New York Criminal & Supreme Courts
As a New York criminal lawyer and former Manhattan prosecutor, I have handled countless crimes involving Grand Larceny in New York ranging from a couple of thousands to tens of millions of dollars. Over the past couple of years, I have successfully kept individuals out of prison, obtained reductions in…
Potential Fines in New York for Misdemeanor & Violation Convictions: New York Penal Law Section 80.05
Most experienced New York criminal lawyers will be able to tell you potential incarceratory punishments for felonies, misdemeanors and violations without hesitation. For example, in New York, an “E” felony is punishable by up to four years in state prison while and “A” misdemeanor is punishable by up to one…
Manhattan DA: Liquid Capital Management Scams 45 Victims in a $4 Million Ponzi Scheme
While merely “chopped liver” compared to Ponzi King Bernie Madoff, Brian Kim, the founder of Liquid Capital Management, was indicted by a New York County Grand Jury for his own Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded 45 people out of approximately $4,000,000. To his alleged victims, however, Mr. Kim and Liquid…