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Case Number:

1:19-cr-00780

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Lewis A. Kaplan

Firms

  1. November 16, 2022

    2nd Circ. Upholds Convictions Of Former NYS Judge

    A panel of Second Circuit judges upheld a former Brooklyn judge's convictions for obstructing a probe of former Municipal Credit Union CEO Kam Wong in an unpublished opinion Wednesday, finding that her arguments lack merit and pointing out that her 15-month sentence fell below the pre-sentence report's guidelines.

  2. April 20, 2022

    Ex-Brooklyn Judge Gets 15 Months After 'Tragic' Downfall

    A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Sylvia Ash, the former Brooklyn judge convicted of obstructing a probe of onetime Municipal Credit Union CEO Kam Wong, to 15 months in prison Wednesday, calling her downfall a "tragedy."

  3. April 19, 2022

    Ex-Judge Opposes Credit Union's Tough Sentence Request

    The former Brooklyn judge convicted of obstructing the corruption probe of former Municipal Credit Union CEO Kam Wong has said the court should not consider a sentencing recommendation letter sent by the credit union's current CEO since the organization was not a victim of the crimes for which Sylvia Ash was found guilty.

  4. April 15, 2022

    Ex-Judge Earned Prison For Impeding Bank Probe, Feds Say

    Sylvia Ash, the former Brooklyn judge convicted of obstructing the corruption probe of former Municipal Credit Union CEO Kam Wong, deserves prison time and a stiff fine, the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office said Friday.

  5. April 11, 2022

    'Broken' Ex-Brooklyn Judge Wants No Prison For Obstruction

    A former Brooklyn judge convicted of obstructing justice in an embezzlement case says she's a "broken woman," and urged a federal judge to spare her any prison time, according to her sentencing memorandum.

  6. April 04, 2022

    Brooklyn Judge Steps Down After Obstruction Conviction

    A Brooklyn state court judge has resigned from the bench following her criminal conviction for obstructing a federal investigation into Municipal Credit Union's now-incarcerated former CEO, the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct announced Monday.

  7. February 23, 2022

    Ex-Judge Can't Get Obstruction Retrial Over Phone Evidence

    A former New York State Supreme Court judge convicted of obstructing an investigation into a credit union lost her retrial bid Wednesday after failing to show that the court abused its discretion by allowing prosecutors to use texts and emails between her and the lender's now-incarcerated CEO.

  8. January 24, 2022

    Ex-NY Judge Says Phone Evidence Tainted Obstruction Trial

    A former Brooklyn state judge convicted of obstructing an investigation into New York's Municipal Credit Union wants a new trial, saying prosecutors should have been barred from using emails and texts between her and the institution's now-incarcerated CEO.

  9. December 13, 2021

    Jury Finds Brooklyn Judge Guilty Of Obstructing Feds

    A federal jury on Monday convicted a Brooklyn state judge of obstructing the Manhattan U.S. attorney's probe of Kam Wong, the incarcerated former Municipal Credit Union CEO with whom she was friendly while she served on the lender's board.

  10. December 09, 2021

    Judge Hopped On Corrupt CEO's 'Gravy Train,' Feds Tell Jury

    A Manhattan federal jury weighed obstruction charges against a Brooklyn state court judge on Thursday after prosecutors argued that the judge tried to stymie a 2018 probe into a corrupt credit union CEO after hopping on his "gravy train" and taking lavish perks.

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