Four people pleaded guilty to an identity theft scheme designed to purchase high-end vehicles for resale in Westchester County Court on August 5. They conspired to illegally drive off with a new $233,440 sedan from a Mercedes Benz car dealership in New Rochelle, New York. Devon Guishard led the identity theft ring. He and Tameek…

The former founder and chief executive officer of Comverse Technology Inc. pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud in a Brooklyn federal court on August 24. Jacob Alexander ended his extradition fight in Namibia where he had been living in exile for the past decade. The government said he fled the United States in…

A Canadian contractor working on the Freedom Tower in New York City was convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud charges on August 10. A Manhattan federal jury found Larry Davis, 65, and his company guilty of defrauding the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. His company, DCM Erectors Inc.,…

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…