Southern District of New York
The Southern District of New York is one of 94 federal judicial districts in the United States, covering Manhattan, the Bronx, Westchester, and several other counties in New York State. It is one of the most prominent and busiest federal trial courts in the country, handling high-profile cases involving financial crimes, corruption, terrorism, and organized crime. The district is led by the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, which prosecutes federal criminal cases and operates under the U.S. Department of Justice.
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US charges five in alleged Russian intelligence network for contract killings and sabotage
US prosecutors in the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment charging five people, including two Russian citizens linked to Russian intelligence, with financing terrorism and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire. The "RIS" network allegedly tracked Russian dissidents in the US and Europe and plotted killings, including a Washington-based dissident offered $40,000 and a Lithuania-based dissident offered $25,000. Prosecutors say the network also coordinated sabotage against infrastructure in countries supporting Ukraine.