Peter A Crusco

February 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco of the Office of the Queens County District Attorney addresses the First Amendment true threats doctrine, the impact the doctrine has on speech of a threatening nature in general, and web-based speech, in particular.

By Peter A. Crusco

17 minute read

February 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco of the Office of the Queens County District Attorney addresses the First Amendment true threats doctrine, the impact the doctrine has on speech of a threatening nature in general, and web-based speech, in particular.

By Peter A. Crusco

17 minute read

December 23, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco, executive assistant district attorney, investigations division, Office of the Queens County District Attorney, addresses 'Riley' and its impact in the digital era of Fourth Amendment search and seizure jurisprudence.

By Peter A. Crusco

16 minute read

October 21, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco, executive assistant district attorney, Investigations Division, Office of the Queens County District Attorney, reviews recent case law in which the courts tackled some of the anticipated questions that a new Apple phone raises, including in what circumstances the government may compel a user to decrypt his or her own digital files.

By Peter A. Crusco

17 minute read

August 26, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco, executive assistant district attorney, investigations division, Office of the Queens County District Attorney, writes: Third-party entities storing treasure troves of information have been on the front line in litigation concerning the legality of disclosure of such information, and email evidence as expected has been at the center of the controversy. Recurring questions include what legal standards apply to the disclosure of customer emails stored by ISPs? Does the Fourth Amendment's particularity command prevent the seizure of a customer's entire email account?

By Peter A. Crusco

19 minute read

June 24, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco, executive assistant district attorney, investigations division, Office of the Queens County District Attorney, addresses another communications technology enhanced tool—the "cell tower dump"—and its Fourth Amendment implications, which the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to resolve.

By Peter A. Crusco

18 minute read

April 22, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco, executive assistant district attorney, investigations division, Office of the Queens County District Attorney, writes: In the digital age, records may be as mobile as the enterprise that created them. Obtaining the records of an enterprise may be the initial focus of significant intense litigation, and the methodology for obtaining those records is the subject of this article.

By Peter A. Crusco

15 minute read

February 25, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco, executive assistant district attorney, investigations division, Office of the Queens County District Attorney, writes: New evidence brings new authentication issues for the courts to decide as that technology becomes integrated in our lives.

By Peter A. Crusco

11 minute read

April 24, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco, executive assistant district attorney, investigations division, Office of the Queens County District Attorney, writes that drone technology, when integrated with other high tech capabilities such as cell tracking, high-resolution picture and video, and infrared to name a few, may create new challenges for areas in which privacy and technology merge, thus implicating significant Fourth Amendment interests and calling into question well established common law privacy rights.

By Peter A. Crusco

11 minute read

February 23, 2012 | Legaltech News

The use of unlawful spyware continues to proliferate nationwide. Peter A. Crusco of the Queens County, N.Y., DA's office examines the legal issues raised in the resulting litigation.

By Peter A. Crusco

14 minute read