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Oct 20 2016

Comverse CEO faces securities fraud charge a decade later

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…

Aug 1 2016

Mail fraud and tax evasion charges filed against former New York attorney

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…