The Brooklyn Ink

Brooklyn Movie House Owner Charged in Fraud

Norman Adie, the former owner of the Brooklyn Heights Cinema, was charged in connection with a scheme to defraud investors of more than $500,000.  A court complaint says Adie told his investors that he planned [...]

Final Farewell to Madoff’s Past Possessions

By Amaris Castillo As they stood inside a Brooklyn warehouse yesterday morning, members of the press looked more like museum visitors as they paused before ornate glass vases and works of art.  The items, which [...]

Holocaust Fund Defrauded of $42 Million

A fund dedicated to collecting reparations for Holocaust survivors from the German government was defrauded more than $42 million in the span of 16 years. The 17 indicted were charged with using faked identification, falsified [...]

Money Manager on Trial for Fraud, Use Money for Porn

Phillip Barry, 53, who worked at an investment firm in Bay Ridge stands trial for securities fraud, as reported by the New York Post. Barry is planning to testify that he took his clients’ money [...]

A Question of Identity

“She was either a culprit, or a naive employee in the middle of an alleged fraud.” Nate Rawlings brings us a scene from the Criminal Court, where attorneys could not even agree on the name [...]