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East Village man sentenced to 5 years in prison for building ghost guns in apartment 
“Thanks to technology and low cost, these dangerous weapons are becoming easier to make, and can be deadly if they fall into the wrong hands,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement. “We will continue to hold those accountable who purposefully evade our strict gun laws.”
D.A. Bragg Announces Guilty Plea of Executive And Company in Wide-Ranging Construction Fraud 
“By corrupting the market, Lawrence Wecker and Joseph Guinta robbed legitimate MWBEs and smaller contractors of the chance to do business in New York,” said District Attorney Bragg. “These defendants engaged in multiple types of fraud and corruption, from committing insurance fraud to doling cash bribes. We will not tolerate fraud in the construction industry, particularly at the expense of New York’s workers.”
East Village man sentenced to 5 years in prison for building ghost guns in apartment 
A man who prosecutors say operated a “sophisticated ghost gun factory” in his East Village public housing apartment was sentenced to five years in prison in a Manhattan courtroom Monday.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg talks about concern over crime in borough 
New York City saw a decline in shootings and murders in 2023 compared to the year before, according to data released by the NYPD last week.
2023 Year In Review 
As 2023 comes to a close, learn more about the work our Office has accomplished this year, from combatting gun violence, centering survivors, protecting Manhattan workers, and more.
Jewish victim of NY gang ‘more than satisfied’ with attacker’s prison sentence 
A New York court sentenced Mohammed Othman, who brutally attacked Joseph Borgen on May 20, 2021, to five-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday.

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