A six-count indictment was unsealed on July 8 against a former New York attorney in federal court in New York. Joseph Scali was charged with structuring cash transactions, mail fraud, tax evasion, obstructing the IRS, perjury and obstruction of justice. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara announced the charges and…

According to authorities, an employee of the property clerk division of the New York Police Department is accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from his homeowners association. Danny Juliano, 50, still had check-signing authority for the Woodbrooke Estates Home Owners Association, where he was a past president. The 629-unit townhouse and condo development…

For the sixth year in a row, the New York State Senate has passed a controversial bill that would create a public registry of people convicted of domestic violence-related felonies. In past years, the legislation has stalled in the state Assembly without being voted on. Brittany’s Law was passed again by the State Senate June…

Three men were arrested on fraud charges brought by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in Manhattan over $12 million that investors were told would be used to produce major films. Gerald Seppala, Steven Brown and James David Williams face conspiracy, money laundering and wire fraud charges. If convicted, they could face decades in prison. Prosecutors claim…