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Hayden Espinosa, 24, is charged with selling illegal firearms and components to an undercover New York City Police Department officer through a Telegram channel he moderated that promoted white supremacist and neo-Nazi views, and which counted the supermarket shooter among its visitors, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.
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“We see this sad and tragic combination far too often — the intersection of gun violence and gun trafficking and hate and extremism,” Alvin L. Bragg, Manhattan’s district attorney, said at a news conference Tuesday.
D.A. Bragg: Man Indicted For Slashing 11-Year-Old Girl’s Head Minutes After Punching Woman In The Face ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
“As alleged, Shaquan Cummings slashed an 11-year-old child walking with her mother in the back of the head minutes after punching a woman in the face. New Yorkers deserve to feel safe when walking through Manhattan and those who jeopardize their safety will be held accountable,” said District Attorney Bragg. “I hope both victims continue to heal from these alleged assaults.”
Neo-Nazi sold gun parts to extremists online while in prison using smuggled phones, DA Bragg says ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
A man "motivated by Neo-Nazi and white supremacist ideologies" was indicted for allegedly selling firearms and gun parts while behind bars in federal custody, New York authorities said Tuesday.
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A man accused of selling guns and gun parts while in federal prison to potential buyers “motivated by Neo-Nazi and white supremacist ideologies” was indicted, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday.
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New York state and federal authorities announced charges Tuesday against an alleged firearms dealer who was peddling guns and gun parts from prison in a case described as the "confluence of guns and extremism."
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