People v. Finkelstein

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Blumenfeld, J), rendered June 22, 2006, convicting him of grand larceny in the third degree and welfare fraud in the third degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court properly denied his motion to dismiss the indictment on the ground of preindictment delay. While the People’s approximately 29-month delay from the time the Human Resources Administration referred the matter to the Queens County District Attorney’s…