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March 25, 2025 | Crains

Business groups mobilize behind Hochul’s reforms to evidence-sharing laws Click For More

Business groups are mobilizing behind Gov. Kathy Hochul's push to change the state's evidence-sharing laws in order to prevent criminal cases from being dropped. The proposal, opposed by public defenders and some civil rights groups, is being viewed with skepticism by Albany lawmakers as they negotiate with Hochul before an April 1 deadline to include it in the state's budget.

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March 25, 2025 | Patch

UWS Woman Who Tortured Autistic Teen To Death Sentenced, DA Says Click For More

An Upper West Side woman was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in state prison for assaulting and causing the death of her autistic 15-year-old cousin in June 2021, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.

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March 25, 2025

Survivor Advocacy Groups & Community Leaders Call On State Legislature To Pass Common-Sense Amendments To Discovery Laws To Ensure Offenders Are Held Accountable And Protect Survivors Click For More

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. said: “New York’s district attorneys stand with survivors of crime, including domestic violence and sexual assault, and urge the legislature to do the same by implementing necessary amendments to our state’s discovery statutes. I thank Kathryn Wylde and the Partnership for New York City, Judge Judy Kluger and Sanctuary for Families, and the many groups that joined together today to protect crime victims and communities while remaining the state with the most transparent laws in the U.S.”

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March 25, 2025 | Patch

UWS Woman Who Tortured Autistic Teen To Death Sentenced, DA Says Click For More

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — An Upper West Side woman was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in state prison for assaulting and causing the death of her autistic 15-year-old cousin in June 2021, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.

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March 24, 2025 | People

Woman Who Killed Cousin with Autism After Torturing Him for 32 Days During ‘Bootcamp’ Learns Fate Click For More

The victim, 15-year-old Jallen McConnie, died from “homicidal asphyxia” after being severely beaten on June 28, 2021, in his cousin Johnette Booker’s Manhattan home, according to a March 24 press statement from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

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March 24, 2025

D.A. Bragg Announces Return Of Antiquities To Spain And Cyprus Click For More

“I want to thank the prosecutors, investigators and analysts who helped return these extraordinary objects. We will not allow our borough to be a haven for looted and trafficked antiquities,” said District Attorney Bragg. 


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ICYMI: For the fifth consecutive summer, our office awarded a total of $300,000 to ten community-based organizations to fund youth gun violence prevention initiatives across Manhattan. Watch here to learn more!
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
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“Every gun turned in reduces the risk of a potential act of violence or accidental shooting, and I encourage New Yorkers with firearms to turn them in on June 13.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about our upcoming gun buyback with NYPD:
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Sandra Leung joined us today to close out APIDA Heritage Month. She shared her career journey and how she broke barriers as the first Asian American woman to serve as an Assistant DA in our office!