In recent years, the term catfishing has been a subject of much concern when it comes to online interactions. This refers to a person impersonating another by using their pictures, which are usually obtained from social media profiles. The reasons behind catfishing...
Protecting Your Rights And Your Future
Month: July 2019
Ed Sapone’s DECISIONS OF THE WEEK -July 26, 2019
Another quiet summer week, with no criminal cases decided by the Second Circuit, only a single unremarkable modification in the Second Department, and one reversal upstate in the Third Department. Appellate Division, Second Department In People v. Delcid, AD2 modified...
Distinguishing multi-level marketing from pyramid schemes
No one ever wants to be accused of fraud, and like most in New York, you likely do not believe that you ever will be. Yet there are potential pitfalls in almost any line of work where disputes can often lead to such allegations. Many have come to us here at Sapone...
Ed Sapone’s DECISIONS OF THE WEEK -July 18, 2019
With summer in full swing, there was only a single criminal case reported this week from the Second Circuit, and only one reversal from New York’s appellate divisions. During this lull, we preview a handful of interesting cases SCOTUS will be considering this fall....
Defining “entrapment”
Defenses to accusations or embezzlement may seem few and far between; indeed, many come to us here at Sapone & Petrillo, LLP having been accused of this crime convinced that their guilt is assumed. Yet even in cases where a prosecutor claims to have evidence of...
Ed Sapone’s DECISIONS OF THE WEEK -July 12, 2019
SCOTUS and NYCA are in recess for the summer, and each court has cleared its holdover decisions. Therefore, the only appellate action until after Labor Day 2019 will likely come from the Second Circuit and New York’s appellate divisions resolving their own undecided...
Understand these common white-collar crimes
White-collar crimes, named for the collar color of people in business in the early- to mid- 20th century, refer to financial crimes typically in the corporate sector. There are many kinds of white-collar crimes, but nearly all are motivated by the potential for...
What is a pump and dump scheme?
When you work in the financial markets, you quickly become familiar with just how volatile they can be. Communicating that to investors in New York can be a challenge, as they are often not acquainted with the subtle nuances that can lead to market fluctuations. Often...
Ed Sapone’s DECISIONS OF THE WEEK -July 5, 2019
With the Supreme Court and the New York Court of Appeals having decided all pending appeals until the fall, this was a relatively quiet holiday week. The NY appellate divisions, however, reversed or remanded a decent number of cases in favor of appellate defendants....