New York Paralegal Blog

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of ANDREW ALBERT, 49, for defrauding at least three investors of approximately $590,000 in a luxury shopping website called ON1AVE.com that he was purporting to launch. The defendant was indicted on charges of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree, and Criminal Tax Fraud in the Third Degree.1

WASHINGTON — The former president of a California marine products company has agreed to plead guilty for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids and allocate customers with respect to marine products purchased by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard and other public and private entities, the Department of Justice announced today. Under the plea agreement, which is subject to court approval, Andrew Barmakian has agreed to serve a sentence and pay a criminal fine to be determined by the court. He has also agreed to cooperate with the Department’s ongoing investigation in the marine products industry. He is the fifth executive to agree to plead guilty in the ongoing investigation. More...