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October 1, 2024

D.A. Bragg Announces Hate Crime Indictment Of Man For Upper East Side Pattern Robberies Targeting Older New Yorkers Click For More

“As alleged, Gary Sanders purposefully targeted three older New Yorkers in age-based robberies, injuring two in the course of the attacks,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Taking advantage of vulnerable, older New Yorkers is unacceptable and we will continue to hold those accountable who cause them harm.”

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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.


Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office2 days ago
ICYMI: “SNAP and EBT fraud harms New Yorkers in need of assistance and the New Yorkers whose tax dollars fund these essential programs.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this indictment for an EBT fraud conspiracy:
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office4 days ago
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 Office4 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: