Appeals Court Upholds Sanctions Against Attorney Jill Dunn
The Second Circuit affirmed sanctions over a false declaration Dunn submitted during an SEC asset-freeze proceeding.
New York Financial Crime News
Financial crime coverage in the Empire State follows fraud, money laundering, insider trading, embezzlement and crimes involving financial systems as they move through federal and state courts. Reporting reaches New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany.
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November 4, 2026
Pelham Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing PensionDanilo Pesce admitted to grand larceny after taking $141,968 in pension benefits belonging to a deceased retiree.
November 3, 2026
States Urge Court to Reject Trump Fraud DefenseAttorneys general from 17 states, including Connecticut, back New York's civil fraud case against Donald Trump with an amicus brief.
November 1, 2026
Bank Pays $33 Million Over Money Laundering GapsNew York regulators fined Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken over anti-money laundering deficiencies at its Baltic operations.
October 29, 2026
Group Challenges New York Business Fraud LawThe New Civil Liberties Alliance asks the state's highest court to declare a fraud statute unconstitutional.
October 28, 2026
Frank W. Cawood Settles New York Billing CaseThe bookseller will provide refunds to customers after using deceptive free trial advertisements.
October 27, 2026
Accounting Professor Files Brief in Trump Fraud CaseDaniel Tinkelman argues accounting principles should guide financial penalty calculations in the ongoing state appeal.
October 27, 2026
New York State Police Seek Bank Fraud SuspectAuthorities are searching for a man who used fraudulent identification to target banks in Ravena and Glens Falls.
October 26, 2026
New York Resident Charged in Check Cashing SchemeFederal authorities charged Xue Fang Cheng with operating an unlicensed money transmitting business in New York.
October 23, 2026
New York Court Allows 9/11 Firm Malpractice LawsuitA state appeals court ruled that a family can proceed with a malpractice claim against the law firm Kreindler & Kreindler.
October 22, 2026
New York Attorney General Settles Crypto Pyramid SchemesState officials secure nearly $6 million from four promoters who targeted immigrant communities with fraudulent investments.
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The reporting tracks Ponzi scheme collapses, corporate accounting fraud indictments, money laundering operations, insider trading cases and wire fraud convictions from investigation through sentencing. New York's concentration of financial institutions, investment firms and securities markets makes it the primary venue for a large share of federal financial crime prosecutions, regardless of where underlying conduct occurred. Securities fraud and market manipulation cases generate the most sustained coverage, since they move slowly through a court system built to handle complex financial evidence. State-level prosecutions by the attorney general's office add a parallel track of financial accountability coverage that runs alongside federal cases.