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United States Attorney for the Southern District

Two From Westchester Among Lucchese Family Mobsters Found Guilty In Brutal Hit Of Gang Leader Two From Westchester Among Lucchese Family Mobsters Found Guilty In Brutal Hit Of Gang Leader
Two From Westchester Among Lucchese Family Mobsters Found Guilty In Brutal Hit Of Gang Leader Four accused mobsters, including two from Westchester, were convicted of murder, conspiracy to commit racketeering, and other felonies that could land them in prison for life. Christopher Londonio, 45, of Hartsdale, and Steven L. Crea, 72, of the Crestwood section of Yonkers were found guilty Friday, Nov. 15 after a six-week jury trial on an assortment of charges, including conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering for the 2013 execution of notorious gang leader Michael Meldish. “The violent and disturbing acts of these four organized crime figures included the brutal murder …
New York Congressman Arrested On Insider Trading Charges New York Congressman Arrested On Insider Trading Charges
New York Congressman Arrested On Insider Trading Charges A Republican Congressman from New York has been indicted on charges that claim he used insider information about a biotechnology company to make stock trades. Chris Collins, who represents a district in western New York was charged - along with his son, Cameron and Cameron's fiancée's father, Stephen Zarsky - with a host of charges, including conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, and making false statements to the FBI, according to an indictment released on Wednesday. Collins, 68, had been under investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics for his connection to Innate Immunothera…
Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To String Of Livery Cab Armed Robberies Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To String Of Livery Cab Armed Robberies
Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To String Of Livery Cab Armed Robberies A Mount Vernon is facing decades in prison after pleading guilty to a rash of robberies where he threatened drivers and robbed them of cash and personal items after arriving at their drop-off location. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District, announced this week that Allanmon Mavumkal, 30, pleaded guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to four counts of Hobbs Act robbery in connection to a spree that began in the Bronx last year. Berman said that on Sept. 21 last year, Mavumkal hailed a livery cab in the Bronx, and directed him to a particular destination. Once at t…