Ann Givens A Roslyn Heights man will serve 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison for causing the death of his friend in a 2006 car crash, his lawyer said yesterday. Andrew Dong, 20, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter for causing the death of his friend, Fidel Alincastre Jr., 18, of New Hyde Park, Dong’s attorney, Todd Greenberg of Forest…[...]
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After a trial that spanned approximately two weeks a Queens Family Court Judge acquitted a 15-year old teen of Robbery and Assault charges. The Juvenile allegedly committed the robbery on February 8, 2008 when he, and at least nine other persons, approached the Complainant, assaulted him and took his cell phone. Attorney Todd Greenberg argued a classic mis-identification case. Cross-examination…[...]Continue Reading
by Robert E. KesslerMay 30, 2008 Careful with those Trojan brand condoms from the discount store. They may not be the real thing. Same with the Barbie doll and the Louis Vuitton handbag. In raids in the metropolitan area yesterday, federal agents arrested at least eight people and charged them with heading a counterfeit products ring. Authorities say the ring…[...]
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On May 7, 2008, the Defendant was found “Not Guilty” of all criminal charges stemming from an alleged attack by him against a neighbor with a machete. The Defendant was charged with Menacing and Criminal Possession of a Weapon regarding an incident that occurred on Saturday, September 9, 2006 immediately outside the Defendant’s home which is attached to the home…[...]
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As a result of years of hard work in three separate cases, legal victories were obtained with two complete dismissals of Driving While Intoxicated Criminal charges and a dismissal of an alleged Refusal to take the Breath Test at the Motor Vehicle Bureau. In case number one (1), the Defendant was charged on October 30, 2010 with Operating a Motor…[...]
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On April 18, 2008, a Jury acquitted a Defendant charged with Driving While Intoxicated, Driving While Impaired and Disorderly Conduct. The Police alleged that the Defendant stopped at a Stop Sign and then rolled into the intersection and stayed there for 30 seconds ignoring a Police order to move. The Defendant exited his vehicle in a belligerent manner and, according…[...]
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On February 6, 2008 all criminal charges of Assault were dismissed against the client of Addabbo & Greenberg and his records were sealed. The Defendant was originally charged on April 15, 2007 with an Assault allegedly arising from a dispute over a parking spot. It should be noted that the Defendant absolutely denied his involvement and an Alibi defense was prepared for…[...]
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In the midst of trial, Judge Scarano granted Todd Greenberg’s motion to dismiss a 291 count indictment against his client, Mario Sclafani, the clerk of scales for the New York Racing Association. In granting the motion, Mr. Greenberg proved to the court that the methodology used by the investigators was terribly flawed and inaccurate.[...]
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‘Implicit’ Provision in Joint Custody Pact Held to Restrict Move Jill C. Stone, Esq. of Addabbo & Greenberg is quoted in the articleby Vesselin Mitev A relocation petition filed by the mother of a 7-year old boy after she moved him from Long Island to New Jersey without consulting his father was barred by an “implicit” restriction in the couple’s joint custody…[...]
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Defendant Acquitted By Jury Of Driving While Intoxicated – Second Arrest By Same Police Officer.
Dec 3, 2007
On December 3, 2007, the Defendant, our client, was acquitted by a Queens Jury of Driving While Intoxicated and Driving While Impaired. The arresting officer testified that he pulled the Defendant over after failing to signal when the Defendant was leaving a parking spot. Although the Police Officer testified that the Defendant had blood-shot eyes, alcohol on his breath and…[...]Continue Reading
Our firm was retained to represent a Defendant who was charged and arrested on five separate occasions with either assaulting and/or harassing the Complainant, who was a fellow-member of Alcohol Anonymous. Our client denied the charges. There was an on-going feud between the parties and the District Attorney was adamant in its prosecution. When the case was finally marked for…[...]
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By Ed Fountaine All charges against two former New York Racing Association officials indicted in the so-called “fat jockeys” scandal were dismissed yesterday by Saratoga County judge Jerry Scarano, but the case is far from over. Mario Sclafani, 50, the clerk of scales, and his assistant, retired Hall of Fame jockey Braulio Baeza, 67, are eyeing possible civil action against…[...]
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The Associated Press BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – A judge dismissed charges yesterday against two former New York Racing Association officials accused of falsely reporting the weights of several jockeys at NYRA’s three thoroughbred tracks in 2004. Saratoga County Court Judge Jerry Scarano ruled the case against Mario Sclafani and Braulio Baeza was based on faulty evidence, including a scale at…[...]
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New York TimesBy Bill Finley The charges against two former New York Racing Association employees, the retired jockey Braulio Baeza and Mario Sclafani, were dismissed yesterday by a Saratoga County judge. Sclafani and Baeza, who had each worked in the jockeys’ quarters at the NYRA tracks, had been accused of allowing several jockeys to ride at weights far greater than…[...]
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Todd D. Greenberg’s client files $100 million civil rights lawsuit against ex-Governor Eliot Spitzer, the New York Racing Association and prosecutors after dismissal of “Fat Jockey” case Charges Dismissed Vs. Former Nyra Clerks Two Former Scales Clerks for NYRA Are Cleared ‘Fat Jockey’ Case KO’d NY Post Reports on NYRA Trial Trial under way in jockey weight case Overweight jockeys…[...]Continue Reading
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