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D.A. Bragg Announces Return Of Two Paintings To Peru 
“It does not matter whether an antiquity or painting was stolen ten years ago or ten thousand years ago – a stolen object is a stolen object,” said District Attorney Bragg. “This investigation makes clear that looting and trafficking is far from a thing of the past, and we will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to aggressively root out and dismantle these schemes.”
New York returns two 18th Century paintings to Peru TWELVE YEARS after they were stolen from church and trafficked into Manhattan 
Two 18th Century paintings stolen from a Peruvian church have been returned twelve years after they were first snatched.
NYC man charged with falsely claiming ownership of New Yorker Hotel, using loophole to live rent-free for 5 years 
A 48-year-old alleged fraudster has been charged with repeatedly filing false property records claiming ownership of the New Yorker Hotel, in which he lived rent-free for five years using a housing law loophole.
Man indicted over New Yorker Hotel takeover claim 
A man claiming to be the owner of the New Yorker Hotel is instead the owner of an indictment, courtesy of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Man charged after claiming ownership of the New Yorker Hotel in false property records 
A 48-year-old man was indicted for filing false real property records claiming ownership of the New Yorker Hotel between May 2019 and September 2023, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Wednesday.
NY Man Charged With Falsely Claiming To Own Iconic Hotel 
"As alleged, Mickey Barreto repeatedly and fraudulently claimed ownership of one of the City's most iconic landmarks, the New Yorker Hotel," said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. "We will not tolerate manipulation of our city's property records by those who seek to scam the system for personal gain."

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