Alvin Bragg is the 37th District Attorney elected in Manhattan. Alvin – a lifelong Manhattanite who served as a state and federal prosecutor – has spent more than two decades fighting to make our communities safer and our criminal justice system fairer.
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D.A. Bragg Announces Prison Sentence Of Man For Attack On Subway Security Worker
“Alberto Jordan was convicted by a jury of his peers on all counts for violently attacking an Allied Security worker, who was just doing his job in a busy subway station,” said District Attorney Bragg. “The defendant had several opportunities to comply with the worker’s requests to leave the station peacefully, but instead, reacted with violence. Security personnel working in our stations alongside MTA employees are crucial to ensuring our transit system keeps running safely and orderly, and we will hold those accountable who harm them.”
D.A. Bragg Announces Indictment For Shooting Of Innocent Bystander At Mexican Day Parade
“This alleged shooting occurred in the middle of a busy intersection and threatened the safety of countless bystanders,” said District Attorney Bragg. “It is incredibly fortunate that additional people were not injured, and I wish the victim a full recovery from her injuries.”
D.A. Bragg Announces Prison Sentence for Man Who Raped Acquaintance While She Slept
“Quamae Taylor took advantage of this survivor’s vulnerable state and raped her while she was asleep and physically helpless,” said District Attorney Bragg. “I thank the survivor for her resilience and her strength in speaking at today’s sentencing. The facts of this case bely many common misunderstandings of rape, while mirroring what we see across our Special Victims Division. This defendant was an acquaintance, not a stranger, and raped this survivor in a relative’s apartment, not a stereotypical darkened street corner. I want to reiterate that regardless of the circumstances, rape is rape, and we are here to help you. I urge survivors to call us at 212-335-9373.”
D.A. Bragg Announces Guilty Plea Including Full Restitution to Workers in New Wage Theft Case
“Hard working New Yorkers deserve the wages they earn, and in the midst of an affordability crisis, every dollar counts,” said District Attorney Bragg. “If your wages are being stolen by your employer, or if you are being forced to work in unsafe conditions, our Worker Protection Unit is here to help: call or message us at (646) 712-0298.”
Woman sentenced for beating aunt to death with hammer in East Harlem
EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) – A woman was sentenced on Wednesday for beating her aunt to death with a hammer inside an East Harlem apartment in 2022, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced.
Slashing in Times Square; Man Indicted in Murray Hill Rental Scam
Recently re-elected Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. isn’t resting and on Nov. 6, he announced the indictment of Anthony Pittman, 35, for allegedly stealing a woman’s identity to forge documents, apply for a luxury apartment in Murray Hill—reported to be in the 31-story Aurora building at 556 Third Avenue at East 37th Street—and rent it a subletter under false pretenses. Pittman is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with one count of Identity Theft in the First Degree and three counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.
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