Instead of helping dead service members’ relatives collect life insurance and other benefits, Caz Craffy duped them while enriching himself, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Frauds and Swindling”
A New York Jury Speaks: Trump’s Company Committed Tax Fraud
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
Not exactly a death sentence for the Trump Organization, but certainly an embarrassment. Also, a Manhattan dog that braved the Hudson for a trip to New Jersey. Source: New York Times
Corruption Charges Dismissed Against Ex-Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled that prosecutors failed to demonstrate an “explicit quid pro quo” that must underpin the bribery charges against Mr. Benjamin. Source: New York Times
Twin Friends of Eric Adams Are Dogged by Allegations and Unpaid Debts
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
They run the mayor’s favorite restaurant, and he says they have put their troubled pasts behind them. Some of their former business partners disagree. Source: New York Times
Verdict in Trump Organization Trial Could Come Down to 3 Little Words
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
What jurors make of the phrase “in behalf of” could decide whether the former president’s namesake company is guilty of tax fraud. Source: New York Times
Trump Organization’s Tax Fraud Trial to Begin on Monday
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2022
The Trump Organization’s trial on tax fraud and other charges begins Monday in Manhattan, raising questions about the future of the former president’s family business. Source: New York Times
Trump Forms New Company, in Possible Attempt to Evade NY Lawsuit
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2022
The New York attorney general, Letitia James, who is suing the former president, questioned his motive for forming a new company, which will be known in the state as the Trump Organization II. Source: New York Times
Anna Sorokin: Never at a Loss for Words
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2022
The fake European heiress has recently been released from detention and has kept busy doing a photo shoot while under house arrest on the Lower East Side. Source: New York Times
Billy McFarland Is Out of Jail and Ready for His Next Move
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2022
Five years after the Fyre Festival, the convicted fraudster is planning a comeback. Source: New York Times
Bannon Surrenders to Face New York Indictment in Wall Case
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2022
Stephen K. Bannon, whom former President Donald J. Trump pardoned, has been entangled in what prosecutors have said was a crowdfunding fraud scheme. Source: New York Times
Many Subway Riders Gave Up on the Mask Mandate Before Hochul Did
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2022
As the governor lifted the requirement for mass transit, passengers said they were already making their own personal risk assessments. Source: New York Times
In Bannon Case, Manhattan D.A. Takes On Another Pardoned Trump Ally
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2022
Stephen K. Bannon will face state charges related to his role in an effort to build a border wall despite having been pardoned by former President Donald J. Trump. Source: New York Times
Man Gets 3 Years in Scheme to Sell Bogus Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2022
A New Jersey man cheated an unidentified Patriots player out of his championship ring and then posed as him to order three more engraved with Tom Brady’s last name, federal prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Steven Hoffenberg, Debt Baron Who Ran a Vast Fraud, Dies at 77
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2022
A onetime business associate of Jeffrey Epstein who briefly controlled The New York Post, he spent 18 years in prison for a $460 million Ponzi scheme. Source: New York Times
Judge Denies Trump Executive’s Request to Dismiss Manhattan Tax Case
By Gotham Rex on August 12, 2022
Allen H. Weisselberg, who was indicted last summer, and the Trump Organization are scheduled to stand trial in October. Source: New York Times