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: Man Indicted On Hate Crime Charges In Anti-Gay Attack On Child On Lower East Side
“Hate crimes undermine the values of dignity, safety and inclusion that define our city,” said District Attorney Bragg. “As alleged, Kevin Maxwell violently attacked an innocent and vulnerable child – a stranger – while directing hateful language at him. Every child deserves to feel safe in our parks and other shared spaces, and we are dedicated to protecting New Yorkers by using every tool available to hold those who commit bias-motivated attacks accountable.”
D.A. Bragg Announces Prison Sentence For Man Who Fatally Choked His Boss With Zip Ties
“The defendant went to great lengths to avoid accountability for this brutal murder,” said District Attorney Bragg. “His actions have caused Mr. Gholian’s family and loved ones lasting emotional damage, and I join with them in mourning their loss. It is never too late to pursue accountability for murder victims, and I thank our team for bringing this matter to its conclusion.”
NYC gunman who killed dad in front of 10-year-old daughter convicted of murder
A man accused of gunning down a man in front of his 10-year-old daughter inside a Manhattan bodega nearly four years ago has been convicted of murder, prosecutors said Friday.
Man Who Raped Sleeping UES Woman Learns His Sentence: DA
Nearly two years after a Bronx man slipped into an Upper East Side apartment before dawn and attacked the woman asleep inside, a judge has decided how long he will spend behind bars.
Home Intruder Sentenced To 34 Years After Raping Sleeping UES Woman
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY— A Bronx man was sentenced to 34 years in state prison for entering a woman’s Upper East Side apartment while she slept and raping her when she awoke to find him in her bed.
UES Rapist to Serve 34 Years for Brutal Attack on Sleeping Woman
Nearly two years after a brutal early-morning rape and assault on the Upper East Side, convicted predator Donovan Murphy received a 34-year prison sentence Tuesday morning, as the prosecutor detailed his "inconceivably violent" actions in Manhattan Supreme Criminal Court.
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