{"id":134928,"date":"2025-10-09T15:12:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T23:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/10\/09\/scammers-walked-away-with-nearly-a-half-million-of-sullivan-cromwells-dollars\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T23:12:35","slug":"scammers-walked-away-with-nearly-a-half-million-of-sullivan-cromwells-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/10\/09\/scammers-walked-away-with-nearly-a-half-million-of-sullivan-cromwells-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"Scammers Walked Away With Nearly A Half Million Of Sullivan &amp; Cromwell\u2019s Dollars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James is cracking down on a series of fraudulent entities trying to impersonate one of the most well-known Biglaw firms in New York: Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP. <\/p>\n<p>This week, James <a href=\"https:\/\/aboutblaw.com\/bjOp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">filed a lawsuit<\/a> against a series of familiar, but not quite right, corporate entities: Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLC, Sullivan &amp; Cromwel LLC, Sullivan &amp; Kromwell LLC, Sullivan &amp; Kromwel LLC, Sullivan &amp; Cromwelll LLC, Sullivann &amp; Cromwell LLC, and Sulivan &amp; Cromwel LLC, under a state law that allows the AG to sue entities that \u201cengage in repeated fraudulent or illegal acts or otherwise demonstrate persistent fraud or illegality in the carrying on, conducting or transaction of business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint, the scammers behind these suspiciously named companies cashed almost $500,000 in checks intended for the Biglaw firm. The checks, issued by firm clients, were stolen and altered ever-so slightly to the fraudulent company\u2019s name. Two altered checks were cleared by JP MorganChase, but a third,\u00a0made payable to \u201cSullivan &amp; Kromwell\u201d\u00a0didn\u2019t pass the sniff test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese entities\u2019 names closely resemble that of the Complainant without its permission, and use the Complainant\u2019s address as their registered addresses without its permission,\u201d as detailed in the filing.<\/p>\n<p>James is asking for the dissolution of the entities and to block them from further allegedly fraudulent conduct. <\/p>\n<p>Looks like even Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/another-career-prosecutor-prepares-to-be-fired-for-refusing-to-seek-charges-against-letitia-james\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">personal attorneys <\/a>(S&amp;C LLP) sometimes need the assistance of<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/another-career-prosecutor-prepares-to-be-fired-for-refusing-to-seek-charges-against-letitia-james\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> noted Trump enemy, Tish James. <br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong><em><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-80083 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/IMG_5243-1-scaled-e1623338814705-620x568.jpg?resize=174%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"160\" title=\"\">Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1XC11QhFCWxWr4NQrk2sEA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of <a href=\"https:\/\/legaltalknetwork.com\/podcasts\/thinking-like-a-lawyer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email <a href=\"mailto:kathryn@abovethelaw.com?subject=Your%20Column\" target='_blank\"' rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/scammers-walked-away-with-nearly-a-half-million-of-sullivan-cromwells-dollars\/%E2%80%9C\/\/twitter.com\/Kathryn1%22%E2%80%9D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/scammers-walked-away-with-nearly-a-half-million-of-sullivan-cromwells-dollars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/scammers-walked-away-with-nearly-a-half-million-of-sullivan-cromwells-dollars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scammers Walked Away With Nearly A Half Million Of Sullivan &amp; Cromwell\u2019s Dollars<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-single__featured-image post-single__featured-image--medium alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/11\/fraud-prevention-3188092_640-300x187.jpg?resize=300%2C187&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James is cracking down on a series of fraudulent entities trying to impersonate one of the most well-known Biglaw firms in New York: Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP. <\/p>\n<p>This week, James <a href=\"https:\/\/aboutblaw.com\/bjOp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">filed a lawsuit<\/a> against a series of familiar, but not quite right, corporate entities: Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLC, Sullivan &amp; Cromwel LLC, Sullivan &amp; Kromwell LLC, Sullivan &amp; Kromwel LLC, Sullivan &amp; Cromwelll LLC, Sullivann &amp; Cromwell LLC, and Sulivan &amp; Cromwel LLC, under a state law that allows the AG to sue entities that \u201cengage in repeated fraudulent or illegal acts or otherwise demonstrate persistent fraud or illegality in the carrying on, conducting or transaction of business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint, the scammers behind these suspiciously named companies cashed almost $500,000 in checks intended for the Biglaw firm. The checks, issued by firm clients, were stolen and altered ever-so slightly to the fraudulent company\u2019s name. Two altered checks were cleared by JP MorganChase, but a third,\u00a0made payable to \u201cSullivan &amp; Kromwell\u201d\u00a0didn\u2019t pass the sniff test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese entities\u2019 names closely resemble that of the Complainant without its permission, and use the Complainant\u2019s address as their registered addresses without its permission,\u201d as detailed in the filing.<\/p>\n<p>James is asking for the dissolution of the entities and to block them from further allegedly fraudulent conduct. <\/p>\n<p>Looks like even Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/another-career-prosecutor-prepares-to-be-fired-for-refusing-to-seek-charges-against-letitia-james\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">personal attorneys <\/a>(S&amp;C LLP) sometimes need the assistance of<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/another-career-prosecutor-prepares-to-be-fired-for-refusing-to-seek-charges-against-letitia-james\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> noted Trump enemy, Tish James. <br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-80083 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/IMG_5243-1-scaled-e1623338814705-620x568.jpg?resize=174%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"160\" title=\"\">Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1XC11QhFCWxWr4NQrk2sEA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of <a href=\"https:\/\/legaltalknetwork.com\/podcasts\/thinking-like-a-lawyer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#dbb0baafb3a9a2b59bbab9b4adbeafb3beb7baacf5b8b4b6e4a8aeb9b1beb8afe682b4aea9fee9eb98b4b7aeb6b5\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/scammers-walked-away-with-nearly-a-half-million-of-sullivan-cromwells-dollars\/%E2%80%9C\/\/twitter.com\/Kathryn1%22%E2%80%9D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Kathryn1%22%22\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@[email\u00a0protected].<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James is cracking down on a series of fraudulent entities trying to impersonate one of the most well-known Biglaw firms in New York: Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP. 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