David B Caruso

September 18, 2014 | New York Law Journal

After Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast nearly two years ago, the federal government quickly sent out $1.4 billion in emergency disaster aid to the hurricane's victims. Now, thousands of people might have to pay back their share.

By Michael Kunzelman and David B. Caruso

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December 09, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Getting around New York City in a wheelchair has long been an exercise in frustration, but it could become easier after officials announced a legal settlement Friday mandating that at least half the city's taxi fleet be wheelchair-accessible by 2020.

By David B. Caruso

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April 10, 2008 | Daily Report Online

NEW YORK AP _ Millions of dollars worth of counterfeit tax stamps were seized and a Jordanian man arrested as part of a major undercover investigation into tobacco smuggling in New York, authorities announced Wednesday.The fake stamps would have allowed unscrupulous cigarette dealers to evade nearly $6.1 million in state and city taxes, authorities said.

By DAVID B. CARUSO

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November 13, 2008 | Daily Report Online

NEW YORK AP - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo issued a subpoena to Bank of America Corp. this week demanding a list of every executive who received a bonus of more than $250,000 over the past two years.The subpoena marked an escalation of Cuomo's investigation of the hefty bonuses paid out to banking executives during the run-up to the industry's meltdown this fall.

By DAVID B. CARUSO

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June 04, 2008 | Daily Report Online

NEW YORK AP - A woman who helped run the prostitution ring in the scandal that brought down former Gov. Eliot Spitzer pleaded guilty to a pair of federal conspiracy charges Tuesday and called her former business "disgusting."Cecil Suwal, 23, giggled and cried her way through a brief hearing at a federal court in Manhattan, then donned a pair of sunglasses and left quickly without speaking to reporters.

By DAVID B. CARUSO

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October 07, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By DAVID B. CARUSO

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November 18, 2010 | Daily Report Online

By DAVID B. CARUSO

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April 11, 2007 | Daily Report Online

By David B. Caruso

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April 01, 2009 | Daily Report Online

NEW YORK AP - Within days of Bernard Madoff's arrest, federal prosecutors trying to unravel his massive Ponzi scheme also moved to freeze the assets of his brother and longtime business partner, a lawyer revealed Tuesday.According to a Justice Department document dated Dec. 24, Peter Madoff agreed not to dispose of his substantial fortune and to curtail his personal spending until further notice.

By DAVID B. CARUSO

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February 18, 2010 | Daily Report Online

By DAVID B. CARUSO

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