Man gets 25 years for 2016 murder at NYC shelter
A man was sentenced to 25 years-to-life for murdering a man at a Manhattan men’s shelter in 2016, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. announced Thursday.
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D.A. Bragg Announces Sentencing Of William Smith For Murder At Bellevue Shelter
“William Smith brutally murdered Marcus Guerrerio, a 59-year-old disabled man, by entering his private room at the Bellevue Men’s Shelter and stabbing him repeatedly in his own bed. He struggled valiantly to protect his life, but he ultimately succumbed to the wounds,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Today, William Smith is facing accountability for his fatal actions. We will never tolerate this type of horrific violence and will always strive to achieve justice for victims and their loved ones.”
NYC pedicab driver pleads guilty to bribing city inspector for licensed plates, officials say
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement that Alimov’s offers were “outside of the official process” for registering pedicabs, which entails a lottery for plates or buying plates from other licensees with the approval of the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.
Man Receives 25-To-Life for String of 2022 Sexual Assaults on Manhattan’s Waterfront
“Carl Phanor has been held accountable for a pattern of vile sexual assaults,” Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg said, in a statement. “Phanor’s violent attacks did much more than cause physical harm, as many of the survivors continue to suffer deep emotional and psychological scars, and I stand with them as they continue to heal and address their trauma.”
How ATMs that exchange cash into cryptocurrency have become a favored tool for scammers
A month later, Robert Taylor was convicted by a New York State Supreme Court jury for running a network of more than 40 unlicensed crypto ATMs out of laundromats in the city. He is awaiting sentencing. The Manhattan DA described his machines, which were marketed as providing complete anonymity to users, as “intentionally targeted toward criminal clientele.”