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Antiquities Looted by Notorious Smuggling Ring Returned to Nepal 
Works linked to the disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor are among the 20 objects seized by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit.
Introducing our Court-Based Navigators 
Our Office awarded $3 million to The Fortune Society, an organization that supports reentry and alternative-to-incarceration services, to create a network of Court Navigators that support New Yorkers with deeply entrenched needs. Court-Based Navigators build trusting relationships with individuals arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court who may have a mental illness or substance use disorder and may be in need of immediate resources or individualized treatment. In the first five months of the program’s launch, the Court-Based Navigators placed 50 individuals into stable housing, provided meals 381 times, distributed 68 hygiene kits, and made 44 education and employment referrals.
DAs in NYC train retailers on bail reform workaround that can land shoplifters in jail 
District attorneys across New York City are trying to tighten the screws on shoplifters by training retailers on methods to ban repeat offenders — and threaten serious prison sentences if they attempt to shoplift again.
Flatiron Super Sentenced to 22 Years Prison for Rape of Woman 
The heinous crimes of Jose Espinoza, the Flatiron District building convicted of the rape and labor trafficking of a migrant cleaning woman this past January have earned the 63-year-old monster 22 years in prison.
Hate Crimes Against Migrants Surge in Manhattan Last Year, Even as Overall Numbers Fall 
While serving as the Chief of Hate Crimes unit in the Manhattan DA’s office, Hannah Yu was given a hate crime case in which the victim was struck with an object. The perpetrator had shouted, “Go back to your country!” Soon after, her office received another case.
YM Bape, Who Went Viral Bullying Supreme Fans, Sentenced in Murder Plot 
Anthony Lopez, better known as YM Bape, was sentenced to 28 years to life for his role in a murder-for-hire conspiracy in New York City criminal court on Thursday. The sentencing came after a jury convicted Lopez, 34, of murder, conspiracy, criminal solicitation, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon on Dec. 13, 2024.

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