As an Assistant District Attorney who served in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for seven years and as a New York criminal defense attorney, I have prosecuted, investigated and defended a wide spectrum of crimes ranging from Identity Theft, Forgery and Grand Larceny to Possession of a Weapon, Rape and…
There are two NY criminal defense attorneys who have a lot of work cut out for them after a Manhattan Grand Jury indicted their clients on four counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, two counts of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Third Degree, two counts of…
You are arrested for Prostitution in New York because you were allegedly involved in an escort service or for Forgery in Brooklyn because you were allegedly caught making counterfeit money. Regardless of the underlying crime, if you are arrested anywhere in New York – Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Westchester, Rockland –…
Joseph Petcka, the defendant charged with beating a cat to death in Manhattan, was neither convicted or acquitted by the jury that heard his case. Instead, the jury “hung” on the charges against him. As a former prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and a criminal defense attorney, I…
In the realm of Prostitution, Promoting Prostitution, Solicitation and crimes relating to Escort Services,New York criminal defense attorneys often have to think out of the box to fight every battle for their client. Sometimes they are successful and sometimes they are not. One way to challenge a case is through…
As a former prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, one of the founding members of the Identity Theft Unit after its creation, and a New York criminal defense attorney, I have seen countless individuals charged with Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument and related offenses for their involvement in…
You have been arrested because you got into a fight with your girlfriend or wife. Maybe there is a reasonable explanation or your girlfriend does not want to “press charges.” Unfortunately, at this stage it doesn’t matter. You are now before a judge and whether or not you are released,…
Recently, on September 8, 2008, I commented on People v. Magali Rodriguez. In that matter, a New York criminal defense attorney challenged the legal sufficiency of a complaint charging the defendant with Prostitution. Specifically, the challenge was based on the fact that a third party negotiated the financial transaction. In…
You had a few too many drinks and refused to pay your bill at the diner or late night restaurant in Manhattan. You jumped a turnstile in Brooklyn because you though nobody was looking. Maybe you refused to pay your cab driver because he is driving you from NY to…
You and a friend have an illegal gambling operation. The police executed a search warrant at your business and you find yourself charged with Money Laundering in Brooklyn Criminal Court. However, you merely arranged for finding the physical location to run the operation and greeting clients, but you never dealt…