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October 1, 2024 | West Side Rag

Man Indicted For 2 Antisemitic Attacks on the UWS: Manhattan DA Click For More

A man was indicted on Monday for attacking two Jewish men on the Upper West Side earlier this summer, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release.

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September 30, 2024 | 1010Wins

Man indicted for spitting at 2 Jewish men, yelling antisemitic slurs, and throwing bottle Click For More

A man was indicted on Monday for allegedly attacking Jewish men in separate incidents on the Upper West Side in June while making antisemitic remarks, prosecutors said.

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September 30, 2024 | New York Times

New York’s ‘One-Man Innocence Project’ Is Finally Cleared Himself Click For More

He received an executive clemency in 2021 that left him free but not exonerated. His jailhouse lawyering helped lead to new evidence that got the office of the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg Jr., to reinvestigate the case even though the office under his predecessor, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., had declined in 2013 to vacate Mr. Velazquez’s conviction and opposed his attempts to raise new evidence.

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September 30, 2024 | The Guardian

Sing Sing actor JJ Velazquez exonerated after wrongful conviction Click For More

A New York judge on Monday formally vacated the homicide conviction of a man incarcerated for almost 24 years before starring in the award-winning movie Sing Sing about the rehabilitative effects of a prison arts program.

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September 30, 2024 | Washington Post

After 25 years, judge tosses murder conviction of Jon-Adrian Velazquez Click For More

Manhattan prosecutors joined a motion with Velazquez’s lawyers to vacate his conviction for murdering retired police officer Albert Ward in 1998, a crime that occurred when two people robbed a gambling parlor in Harlem.

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September 30, 2024 | AMNY

Judge vacates Manhattan murder conviction for man accused of killing retired cop in 1998 homicide Click For More

A man who served nearly a quarter-century in prison for a retired police officer’s murder had his name cleared Monday thanks to updates in DNA forensic technology, Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg announced.


Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office2 weeks ago
Our Antiquities Trafficking Unit has recovered around 6,350 artifacts worth nearly $500 million and repatriated nearly 6,000 of them to 38 countries. Congratulations to Unit Chief Matthew Bogdanos for being honored in TIME for his work:
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office2 weeks ago
NEW: Today we announced the indictment of Remington Yhap for allegedly raping a teenage patient during a therapy session after engaging in a several-months-long course of sexual misconduct. This investigation is ongoing. If you have been subjected to abuse, please call our Special Victims Division at 212-335-9373.

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Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office3 weeks ago
“My thoughts are with the victim who will be paralyzed for the rest of his life due to this near-fatal shooting.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the sentencing of Zykil Adamson for shooting a 26-year-old man: