Peter A Crusco

June 22, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In his Computer Crime column, Peter A. Crusco, executive assistant district attorney, investigations division, Office of the Queens County District Attorney, writes that at trial, a short, pointed text message may carry much greater significance than a convoluted statement or lengthy document, e-mail or letter.

By Peter A. Crusco

10 minute read

August 26, 2011 | Legaltech News

More than a century after "the Italian Squad" first fought organized crime in New York City, the battle continues in cyberspace. Peter A. Crusco of the Queens County, N.Y., District Attorney's office takes a closer look at a recent cyberspace-related case, People v. Western Express Intern, and how it falls within New York State's Organized Crime Control Act.

By Peter A. Crusco

11 minute read

February 22, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Peter A. Crusco of the Office of the Queens County District Attorney writes: One of the digital age's challenges is confronting criminal entities and other dubious organizations operating in cyberspace. The appropriate response to rogue websites presents another challenging issue in this ever expanding arena.

By Peter A. Crusco

8 minute read

April 26, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Peter A. Crusco, executive assistant district attorney, investigations division, Office of the Queens County District Attorney, discusses the UCC-1 lien scheme, reactions to it on a state and national level, and how in New York, the vehicle of the CPLR Article 4 summary proceeding has been effectively used to terminate these bogus filings.

By Peter A. Crusco

11 minute read

October 27, 2010 | Legaltech News

As the New York state Legislature weighs in on the evidentiary use of event data recorders, the "black boxes" on motor vehicles, assistant DA Peter Crusco notes how the admission of EDR evidence has been tightly contested and can be crucial to fact finding in civil and criminal court.

By Peter A. Crusco

7 minute read

June 24, 2010 | Legaltech News

Peter A. Crusco, an assistant district attorney who works on investigations in Queens County, N.Y., cites several cases supporting his point that at trial, a short text message may carry much greater significance than a convoluted statement or lengthy document, e-mail or letter.

By Peter A. Crusco

10 minute read