“I think it’s fair to say,” the federal prosecutor, Damian Williams, said of the Samuel Bankman-Fried case, “that by anyone’s lights, this is one of the biggest financial frauds in American history.” Source: New York Times
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Federal Prosecutors Charge 16 in Gang Racketeering Operation in Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2022
Members of Own Every Dollar are responsible for killings, robberies and assaults in Washington Heights, officials say. Source: New York Times
Louis Molina’s In Charge of Fixing Rikers Island. His Plan Is Due in 11 Days.
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2022
Louis A. Molina, the Department of Correction commissioner since only January, says he has a solution to a problem that has defied his predecessors. Source: New York Times
Rikers Chaos Could Lead to Federal Court Control, U.S. Attorney Says
By Gotham Rex on April 19, 2022
Damian Williams wrote that his office might have no choice but to seek “aggressive relief” for the serious problems at the jail. Source: New York Times
Ex-Fox News Producer Charged for Working With Russian Oligarch
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2022
John Hanick was on Konstantin Malofeev’s payroll after Mr. Malofeev’s backing of Crimean separatists led to sanctions, an indictment says. Source: New York Times
Robert Lemke Sentenced to 3 Years Over Threats to Journalists and Politicians
By Gotham Rex on December 21, 2021
The same day that Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, Robert Lemke told a congressman’s brother that he was with “armed members near your home,” prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Mount Vernon, N.Y., Police Face Federal Civil Rights Investigation
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2021
The inquiry will focus on whether the Mount Vernon department engaged in a “pattern or practice of unlawful policing,” officials said. Source: New York Times
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams Announces Civil Rights Push
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2021
Damian Williams, the first Black U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, noted a rise in anti-Asian and antisemitic crimes. Source: New York Times
Damian Williams, the First Black U.S. Attorney of the S.D.N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2021
Damian Williams, an unassuming figure with stellar credentials, is now the most powerful federal law enforcement official in Manhattan. Source: New York Times
New Top Federal Prosecutors in Manhattan and Brooklyn Are Confirmed
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2021
One of the two, Damian Williams, will be the first Black person to lead the powerful U.S. attorney’s office for New York’s Southern District. Source: New York Times
Manhattan Is On Track to Have Its First Black U.S. Attorney
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2021
If nominated and confirmed, Damian Williams, a specialist in white-collar prosecutions who once clerked for Merrick Garland, would take over a famously powerful and independent office. Source: New York Times