CrimeArrest, charge, indictment, or sentencing2026-05-14🇺🇸
Ex-Brooklyn judge accused of swindling real estate investors
source: FBI -> target: Edward Harold King and Yechiel “Sam” Sprei
On 2026-05-14, the FBI arrested former Brooklyn judge Edward Harold King and developer Yechiel “Sam” Sprei in New York on federal wire fraud conspiracy charges. Prosecutors said they allegedly swindled real estate investors out of at least $5 million, including $6.5 million tied to a bogus property bid.
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Brooklyn, New York CityNew YorkNorth AmericaUnited StatesNorth America40.678, -73.944
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