People v. Winograd

OPINION OF THE COURT

Harold J. Rothwax, J.

The defendants, husband and wife, have been indicted jointly on 51 counts for criminal usury (Penal Law, *755§ 190.42) and on 16 counts for criminal possession of stolen property (Penal Law, § 165.50). The indictment is the result of an investigation into an alleged fencing operation conducted by the defendant furriers from their place of business, Thrifty Fashions, at 208 West 30th Street in New York County. The investigation focused upon the defendants after an informant of demonstrated reliability passed purportedly stolen fur pelts to an intermediary…