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December 16, 2025

D.A. Bragg Announces Guilty Plea Of Man Who Intentionally Started Fire That Devastated Hamilton Heights Apartment Building Click For More

“Jelani Parker intentionally started a 6-alarm-blaze that injured three of the heroic firefighters who responded to the scene and left 35 families without homes,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Fire poses a major hazard to our densely populated city and this act of arson not only threatened Parker’s neighbors, but those in the surrounding area.”

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December 16, 2025

D.A. Bragg Prison Sentence For Fatal Stabbing In Women’s Shelter Click For More

“Shelters should be safe places for New Yorkers in need, and any violence that occurs in them will impact some of our most vulnerable residents. Ms. Goode was preparing to get her own apartment and start fresh, until her life was tragically cut short by this brutal stabbing. I know her family, including her parents and siblings, continue to be devasted by their loss. I thank our prosecutors for presenting a convincing and thorough case at trial to achieve this conviction,” said District Attorney Bragg.

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December 16, 2025 | I LOVE THE UPPER WEST SIDE

Upper West Side Woman Sentenced for Stealing Immigration Fees from Clients Click For More

An Upper West Side woman who admitted to stealing immigration application fees from clients she was supposed to help has now been sentenced, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has announced.

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December 16, 2025

D.A. Bragg Announces Indictment In $100k Rental Scam Click For More

“As alleged, Jerry Genesis took advantage of New York’s extremely competitive housing market to steal hard-earned money from eight individuals who trusted him to find them apartments. One of the victims had already started moving into the apartment before he realized it was a scam, leaving him without a home,” said District Attorney Bragg. “This investigation is ongoing, and we believe there are additional victims - please contact us at 212-335-3300 or danyhousing@dany.nyc.gov.” 

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December 16, 2025 | THE SPIRIT

Bragg Indicts 15 Persons in Alleged Venezuelan Sex Trafficking Ring Click For More

The dark side of love for sale was recently exposed when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., Homeland Security Investigations New York Special Agent in Charge Ricky J. Patel, and NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced the indictment of fifteen members of an alleged sex trafficking ring that coerced women to engage in prostitution by paying for their travel from Venezuela to the U.S., and then forcing them to pay off that “debt.”

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December 11, 2025 | JEWISH NEWS SYNDICATE

Sixth defendant sentenced for antisemitic assault in Times Square Click For More

“Salem Seleiman took part in the repugnant and bias-motivated assault of a Jewish man, who was peacefully attending a rally,” Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, stated. He added that “the victim was targeted based on his religion and did nothing to warrant physical violence.”


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Those who prey on New York’s vibrant immigrant population will be prosecuted. Watch here to learn more about the indictment of a woman for defrauding immigrant New Yorkers by posing as federal agent.
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office2 days ago
ICYMI: “The defendants allegedly tracked the timing of benefit funds and drained accounts before the legitimate SNAP recipient could buy food and other necessities, eventually stealing more than $7 million.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this EBT fraud conspiracy:
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“Roberto Guerrero possessed dangerous weapons that he manufactured himself in his Harlem apartment.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this sentencing for manufacturing and possessing ghost guns: