Lebedin Kofman LLP
Lebedin Kofman LLP has been involved in a wide range of serious criminal and related matters over more than a decade. This broader archive is organized by category so readers can review the public media and source material directly.
Important Note About This Archive
Media links may describe allegations, charges, arrests, indictments, or procedural developments as reported at the time. They do not necessarily describe the final outcome of a case. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Federal Criminal Defense, White Collar and Fraud
- Bank fraud prosecution (14 defendants)External media/source link: justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-charges-14-defendants-connection-8-million-bank-fraud-scheme
- Healthcare fraud and enterprise corruption ($146 million, 4 doctors)External media/source link: brooklynda.orghttp://www.brooklynda.org/2017/12/05/twenty-individuals-including-four-doctors-charged-with-enterprise-corruption-in-massive-146-million-health-care-fraud/
- Federal bribery and corruptionExternal media/source link: justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-fraud-and-bribery-charges-against-former-director
- Fraudulent nursing diploma schemeExternal media/source link: justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/fraudulent-nursing-diploma-scheme-leads-federal-charges-against-25-defendants
- MS-13 gang member indicted in Queens murderExternal media/source link: justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/ms-13-gang-member-indicted-2011-murder-queens-man
- IcomTech federal prosecutionExternal media/source link: justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/us-v-david-carmona-et-al-22-cr-551-jlr-icomtech
- Sex trafficker charged victimizing girls and womenExternal media/source link: justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/sex-trafficker-charged-victimizing-girls-and-women-between-new-york-and-florida
- Three members of trafficking organization (racketeering and sex trafficking)External media/source link: justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/three-members-trafficking-organization-charged-manhattan-federal-court-racketeering-sex
- Check cashing scamExternal media/source link: timesnewsweekly.comhttp://www.timesnewsweekly.com/news/2013-11-28/Crime_(and)_Cases/Theyre_Deposited_In_Jail_For_Check_Cashing_Scam.html
- National Grid meter schemeExternal media/source link: nytimes.comhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/nyregion/brooklyn-utility-national-grid-meter-scheme.html
- Insurance scamExternal media/source link: ny1.comhttp://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2017/12/06/insurance-scam-brooklyn-district-attorney-eric-gonzalez-announces
- Indian-origin man $250k fraudExternal media/source link: timesofindia.indiatimes.comhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/indian-origin-man-in-us-charged-with-250000-fraud/articleshow/63449927.cms
- PCH sweepstakes scamExternal media/source link: pix11.comhttps://pix11.com/2019/03/07/7-new-york-residents-busted-for-pch-sweepstakes-scam/
- Queens grand larceny, identity theft and tax fraudExternal media/source link: queensda.orghttps://queensda.org/family-of-alleged-scam-artists-charged-with-numerous-crimes-including-grand-larceny-identity-theft-tax-fraud/
- Bid-riggingExternal media/source link: law360.comhttps://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1576908/ex-interactive-whiteboard-seller-pleads-guilty-to-bid-rigging
- Newburgh military charity fraudExternal media/source link: justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/newburgh-woman-charged-defrauding-military-charities-and-veterans-administration-and
- Architecture firm fraudExternal media/source link: justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/california-residents-indicted-defrauding-architecture-firm-more-91000-using-fictitious
- Albany money launderingExternal media/source link: justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/albany-woman-indicted-money-laundering
- Nassau childcare benefits fraudExternal media/source link: pix11.comhttps://pix11.com/news/crime/woman-earning-300k-a-year-allegedly-steals-100k-in-ny-child-care-benefits/
Violent Felonies, Homicides, Robberies and Serious Assaults
- Brooklyn Russian roulette deathExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttp://nypost.com/2016/01/24/brooklyn-man-killed-playing-russian-roulette-during-blizzard/
- Brooklyn fatal bat assaultExternal media/source link: nydailynews.comhttp://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn-man-bashed-head-bat-new-flame-dies-article-1.2753738
- Washington Heights homicide prosecutionsExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2019/11/06/cops-arrest-sixth-suspect-in-connection-to-june-slaying-of-charles-reynoso/
- Brooklyn teen stabbing/slashingExternal media/source link: nydailynews.comhttp://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/teens-face-charges-brooklyn-stabbing-slashing-attack-article-1.3489013
- East Harlem Chico gang takedownExternal media/source link: manhattanda.orghttps://www.manhattanda.org/da-vance-and-police-commissioner-oneill-announce-indictment-of-12-members-of-east-harlem-chico-gang/
- Penn Station slayingExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2021/12/06/suspect-nabbed-in-penn-station-slay-of-gifted-soccer-playing-straphanger/
- Hell's Kitchen stabbingExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2022/04/21/nyc-man-arrested-for-alleged-hells-kitchen-stabbing-cops-say/
- Bronx dealership shootingExternal media/source link: abc7ny.comhttps://abc7ny.com/car-dealership-shooting-bronx-innocent-bystander-shot-in-gunfire-exchanged/10927604/
- Brooklyn threesome fatal stabbingExternal media/source link: nydailynews.comhttps://www.nydailynews.com/2017/06/28/man-fatally-stabbed-after-brooklyn-threesome-mourned-at-funeral/
- Rockaway toddler beating deathExternal media/source link: nytimes.comhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/nyregion/rockaway-toddler-beating-death-bella-edwards.html
- Off-duty correction officer stabbed in bar brawlExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2019/07/17/off-duty-correction-officer-stabbed-while-trying-to-break-up-bar-brawl/
- Taco Bell slashingExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2019/09/18/man-busted-after-allegedly-slashing-2-people-at-taco-bell/
- Skillman Avenue robbery shootingExternal media/source link: sunnysidepost.comhttps://sunnysidepost.com/man-who-shot-worker-during-botched-robbery-on-skillman-avenue-has-been-arrested-nypd
- Bedford-Stuyvesant deli murder sentencingExternal media/source link: brooklynda.orghttp://www.brooklynda.org/2019/04/10/brooklyn-man-sentenced-to-32-years-to-life-in-prison-for-fatally-shooting-man-and-wounding-bystander-inside-bedford-stuyvesant-deli/
Sex Offenses and High-Sensitivity Matters
- Brooklyn rape prosecutionExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2017/10/11/man-charged-in-brooklyn-rape-spree/
- MTA employee exposure to girlsExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2018/10/15/mta-employee-who-exposed-himself-to-girls-may-have-more-victims-prosecutor/
- Taxi driver sexual assaultsExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2020/10/30/nyc-cab-driver-busted-in-two-sexual-assaults-in-manhattan/
- Riverside Park and West Side sex attacksExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2023/07/21/2-men-arrested-for-4-attacks-on-women-on-nycs-west-side/
- Bushwick daycare sexual abuseExternal media/source link: brooklyn.news12.comhttps://brooklyn.news12.com/exclusive-man-in-police-custody-after-alleged-sexual-assault-at-bushwick-daycare-center
- New Jersey priest child molestation allegationsExternal media/source link: nydailynews.comhttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nj-priest-suspended-child-molestation-allegations-article-1.2498833
- High school sexual assault civil suitExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2023/01/17/high-schooler-sexually-assaulted-by-other-student-suit/
- Deer Park child pornographyExternal media/source link: longislandbusiness.comhttps://longislandbusiness.com/2024/08/police-report-deer-park-man-arrested-for-possessing-child-pornography/
- Fake injury sex assault ruseExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2024/03/20/us-news/brave-nyc-victim-fights-off-sicko-who-fakes-injury-in-ruse-to-force-her-into-sex-act-cops/
- No-charge Brooklyn rape matterExternal media/source link: nydailynews.comhttps://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-no-charges-suspect-brooklyn-rape-case-20190809-wsmrb6s3ana63f5s7qemfuieza-story.html
- Historic Columbia University abuse allegationExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2006/03/13/col-perv-abused-me-son-says-reveals-scandal-behind-adoption/
DWI, Vehicular Offenses and Serious Crashes
- DWI arrest in front of NYPD headquartersExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2018/09/22/guy-arrested-for-dui-after-crashing-in-front-of-nypd-headquarters/
- NYPD detective DWI arrestExternal media/source link: nydailynews.comhttp://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-detective-busted-drunk-driving-20180824-story.html
- Driver crashes into building near tech headquartersExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2023/06/21/nyc-man-who-claimed-google-tortured-him-crashes-into-building-near-tech-giants-hqs-injuring-3/
- Wrong-way driverExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2024/09/14/us-news/accused-nyc-wrong-way-driver-was-nabbed-at-canadian-border/
- Queens NYPD car crash DWIExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2019/12/02/drunk-driver-slams-into-row-of-parked-nypd-cars-in-queens/
- BMW hit-and-runExternal media/source link: nydailynews.comhttp://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/deadly-bmw-hit-and-run-suspect-cuffed-drink-porch-article-1.2718779
- Brooklyn pedestrian homicide (driver charged)External media/source link: nydailynews.comhttps://www.nydailynews.com/2023/07/24/driver-charged-with-homicide-for-killing-brooklyn-pedestrian-whose-wife-was-killed-by-reckless-motorist-years-ago/
- DWI arrestExternal media/source link: nydailynews.comhttp://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-jeannie-nunez-arrested-drunk-jails-20180903-story.html
- Belt Parkway serious crashExternal media/source link: brooklyn.news12.comhttp://brooklyn.news12.com/story/39688470/serious-crash-snarls-traffic-on-belt-parkway
- Harlem Bridge crash and gun tossExternal media/source link: nydailynews.comhttps://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-harlem-bridge-head-on-crash-gun-toss-20210815-a4l5jmcozjf4vitbq4bcjwjyg4-story.html
- Staten Island bakery crash DWIExternal media/source link: silive.comhttps://www.silive.com/crime-safety/2022/06/minivan-crashes-into-new-brighton-pastry-shop-one-person-injured-driver-taken-into-custody-for-dui.html
Weapons, Guns, Gangs and Organized Crime
- School gun possessionExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttp://nypost.com/2016/10/07/teen-reeking-of-weed-busted-with-loaded-gun-at-school-cops/
- Street gun possession (coffee run)External media/source link: nypost.comhttp://nypost.com/2015/11/19/cops-on-coffee-run-get-another-gun-off-the-streets/
- Federal stolen car ringExternal media/source link: justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/7-members-31-million-stolen-car-ring-charged-white-plains-federal-court
- Rhino horn traffickingExternal media/source link: justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/members-african-criminal-enterprise-charged-large-scale-trafficking-rhinoceros-horns
- Queens gang takedownExternal media/source link: pix11.comhttps://pix11.com/news/local-news/queens/queens-gang-takedown-28-indicted-melinda-katz/
- Large automatic rifle possessionExternal media/source link: hamodia.comhttps://hamodia.com/2020/12/24/nypd-arrests-suspect-large-automatic-rifle/
- Trinitarios gang member chargedExternal media/source link: justice.govhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/trinitarios-gang-member-charged-connection-two-shootings-queens-and-brooklyn-same-day
Other Notable Matters
- Queens animal crueltyExternal media/source link: nydailynews.comhttp://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/queens-woman-owned-dozens-pets-guilty-animal-cruelty-article-1.3875282/
- St. John's fraternity brawl/robberyExternal media/source link: nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2018/09/26/four-arrested-in-st-johns-frat-war-that-led-to-alleged-robbery-and-brawl/
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