Employment

Bronx Former Attorney Pleads Guilty To Large-Scale Immigration Fraud

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A Bronx-based former immigration attorney, Kofi Amankwaa, pled guilty to immigration fraud in federal court on Sept. 17 in connection with his supervision of a multi-year scheme to file fraudulent immigration documents under the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”), federal prosecutors said. As reported in January, Attorney General Letitia James sued Amankwaa and other lawyers for scamming immigrants.

District Council 9 Painters & Allied Trades to Conduct Glazier Apprenticeship Recruitment in October  

By SÍLE MOLONEY
District Council 9 (DC9) Finishing Trades Institute of New York will be conducting a formal glazier apprentice recruitment campaign starting Oct. 8. According to Indeed, glaziers are responsible for cutting, fitting, installing and repairing glass and glass substitutes into a variety of fixtures and locations.The recruitment campaign is being conducted at the union’s training center in Long Island City, NY, will cover the New York City, Long Island, and Hudson Valley regions, and last until Oct. 21.

Bronx Man Sentenced to 151 Months Imprisonment for Distributing Child Pornography

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 26-year-old Bronx man, Christian Brazoban, also known as “Bison,” was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip by United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack to 151 months in prison for distributing child pornography to three minor victims.  Brazoban pleaded guilty to the charge in January 2024.

UPDATE Mayor Eric Adams Pleads Not Guilty to Bribery by Foreign Entities Going Back Almost a Decade

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was charged by federal prosecutors on Thursday, Sept. 26, with bribery, including from foreign business people and at least one Turkish government official seeking to gain influence over him. According to the indictment unsealed on Thursday morning, Adams, a former Brooklyn borough president, sought and accepted valuable benefits, including luxury international travel, in exchange for favors including pressuring the New York City Fire Department to facilitate the opening of a foreign government’s Manhattan skyscraper that had not passed a fire inspection.