1/24/12 12:30pm

Crime and Punishment

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Parole Denied for Former Assistant at GVA Williams

An administrative assistant at GVA Williams who was convicted of swindling $3 million from former company executive Andrew Roos over the course of nine years was denied parole earlier this month, The Commercial Observer has learned.

Agnes Dickinson, 59, was ordered to continue her up-to-13-year prison sentence at a Jan. 12 parole board hearing, according to the New York State Department of Corrections. She has been incarcerated at the Bayview Correctional Facility in Manhattan since 2008, shortly after being convicted of grand larceny, forgery and money laundering.

“After a review of the record and interview, the panel has determined that, if released at this time, there is a reasonable probability that you would not live and remain at liberty without again violating the law, and your release would be incompatible with the welfare of society,” the parole ruling reads.  Read More

By Jotham Sederstrom 1:53pm

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The Ambassador From Back in the Day

There is a swath of Manhattan overlooking the East River that Andrew Roos knows better than perhaps any other broker. It is First Avenue, near 42nd Street, where his main client operates.

Along with Gil Robinov, an executive managing director at NAI Global who has represented about 25 percent of U.N. member governments, no other Read More