Jay Clayton
Current US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Notable Quotes
"Today's sentence sends a deterrent message: Fraud will not be tolerated."View Story →
"The jury saw the Alexander's [sic] conduct for what it was—calculated, brutal sexual abuse that, unimaginably, the defendants celebrated."View Story →
"These are chilling, reprehensible, and unacceptable acts."View Story →
"Schemes such as this pose a direct threat to U.S. national security."View Story →
""Stefan Pildes promoted SantaCon as an event grounded in charitable giving, but instead of donating the millions of dollars he raised, he ran his own con game.""View Story →
"Those entrusted to safeguard our nation’s secrets have a duty to protect them and our armed service members, and not to use that information for personal financial gain."View Story →
"Those entrusted to safeguard our nation’s secrets have a duty to protect them and our armed service members, and not to use that information for personal financial gain."View Story →
"Prediction markets are not a haven for using misappropriated confidential or classified information for personal gain."View Story →
"Let these charges send a clear message to all officials around the globe who work with narco-traffickers: no matter your title or position, we are committed to bringing you to justice."View Story →
"As the indictment lays bare, the Sinaloa cartel, and other drug trafficking organisations like it, would not operate as freely or successfully without corrupt politicians and law enforcement officials on their payroll."View Story →
"Let these charges send a clear message to all officials around the globe who work with narco-traffickers: no matter your title or position, we are committed to bringing you to justice."View Story →
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