Credit card fraud is charged as a felony in New York. Offenders can face harsh penalties, with aggressive prosecutors looking to come down hard on everything from using a forged card to stealing data for unauthorized purchases. A former operator of a hyperbaric oxygen chamber business based in Great Neck, New York, was accused of…

Two New York antiquities dealers were accused of creating fake histories for items they sold through auction houses. They allegedly used the identities of deceased collectors to make up the provenance of items. Erdal Dere, 50, and his associate Faisal Khan, 47, were indicted on charges of defrauding buyers and brokers. They allegedly used the…

Four people who owned or worked at pharmacies in New York City and New Jersey were charged in a $99 million prescription fraud scheme. They allegedly bribed doctors for prescriptions and received millions of dollars in reimbursements for medications they did not order, send to patients or even have in stock. The group obtained more than…

New York Congressman Chris Collins is facing insider trading allegations that could result in a decades-long prison sentence if he is convicted on all charges. He pleaded not guilty to eight charges in Manhattan federal court. Maintaining his innocence, Collins told reporters he had “acted properly and within the law at all times” after being…