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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8 charged in retail theft ring involving stolen goods like beef, copper and more 
Eight people were charged Wednesday in New York for their roles in a retail theft ring that spanned several states and involved several kinds of goods from beef to copper.
Black market retail theft ring indicted for impersonating shipping carriers 
A major bust involving a retail theft that resulted in eight indictments. The Manhattan district attorney says the suspects impersonated shipping companies to seal products.
8 Indicted in $4.5 Million Scheme Involving Cheese, Meat and Cigarettes 
Parmesan, pecorino, Manchego — 25,000 pounds of cheese. A truck full of lamb and another with nearly 40,000 pounds of beef.
Meat and ‘phish’: Eight members of major retail theft ring charged in Manhattan for stealing millions in products through online scams 
Reputed members of a major retail theft ring that pilfered meat, copper, and cigarettes from distributors throughout the northeastern U.S. found themselves in handcuffs and marched into Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday.
Manhattan DA: Thieves busted after stealing 25K pounds of cheese, $4.5M in wholesale goods 
Eight people are facing charges for impersonating shipping companies and stealing millions of dollars' worth of wholesale goods they sold on the black market across the country, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Wannabe Uzbek mobsters staggering $4.5M ‘Goodfellas’ scheme: Cigarettes. High-end cheese. Copper wires. 
They’re some real gouda fellas. A crew of Uzbek wannabe mobsters allegedly pocketed $4.5 million of high-end cheese, cigarettes and other goodies from warehouses across the Northeast — in a scheme straight out of “Goodfellas,” law enforcement officials said Wednesday.

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