Wisevoter covers financial crime in New York City, from Ponzi schemes and insider trading cases to money laundering operations and corporate accounting fraud. New York County (Manhattan) is the center of U.S. financial regulation and prosecution, and the reporting reflects that concentration.
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November 6, 2026
Three Charged in $1 Million One Shot Deal FraudThree New Jersey residents face conspiracy, wire fraud and identity theft charges over fraudulent city housing applications.
November 6, 2026
Jared Solomon Sentenced to 11 Years for FraudA federal judge sentenced the former Vornado Realty Trust employee for a $9.5 million leasing fraud scheme.
November 5, 2026
Fraudster Gets 6.5 Years for Sony Music ScamMeceo Ray McEaddy, who impersonated a Sony Music employee to defraud event bookers, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court.
November 3, 2026
Strand Book Store Settles $1.48M PPP Fraud ClaimThe New York City bookstore agreed to pay $1,482,560 over a second PPP loan obtained while its controlling owner was the spouse of a sitting senator.
October 30, 2026
Disbarred Attorney Mitch Kossoff Released From PrisonThe former New York lawyer served over four years after pleading guilty to grand larceny charges in 2021.
October 30, 2026
Former Kalder CEO Sentenced to Prison for FraudA federal judge sentenced Gökçe Güven to 25 months in prison for a $7 million securities fraud scheme.
October 30, 2026
Isaac Oduro Boateng Pleads Guilty to Wire FraudA Ghanaian man faces up to 20 years in prison after admitting to his role in a $100 million international wire fraud scheme.
October 29, 2026
Judge Rejects Subpoenas in Jared Solomon Fraud CaseA federal judge blocked the convicted fraudster's attempt to subpoena financial records ahead of his upcoming sentencing.
October 29, 2026
Former Eletson Gas Executive Challenges Legal JudgmentThe former employee seeks to vacate a court-issued arrest warrant and a significant financial penalty in New York.
October 28, 2026
Manhattan Charity Founder Sentenced to Eight YearsA federal judge ordered Keith Taylor to prison for embezzling over $2.5 million from the charity Modest Needs.
Subjects here include fraud indictments, money laundering disruptions, insider trading cases, embezzlement charges and the wire fraud prosecutions that move through federal and state courts. Coverage reaches Greenwich Village, Harlem, Williamsburg, Chelsea and Brooklyn Heights, and the New York County (Manhattan) courts and federal agencies where financial crime cases are filed and tried. The Big Apple's role as the center of U.S. capital markets means that financial crime originating here can affect investors and institutions far beyond the city, giving prosecutions here a national audience. Major fraud schemes and insider trading cases generate the longest story arcs, since both move through investigation, indictment and trial over years rather than weeks.
