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Three sentenced for robbing and killing gay men in nightlife scheme 
Three men who were convicted of robbing and fatally drugging men outside of Manhattan gay bars in 2022 were handed sentences of decades to life in state prison on May 21.
Three Sentenced for Luring Gay-Bar Robbery Victims to Their Deaths
One night in April 2022, Julio Ramirez left a Manhattan gay bar, escorted by a group of men into a taxi. It was just after 3 a.m.
Three men sentenced to decades in prison for murder in NYC gay bar drugging scheme
A Manhattan judge sentenced three men to decades in prison on Wednesday for facilitating a years-long drug-induced robbery scheme at New York City gay bars that ultimately killed two men.
Three sickos who drugged, robbed gay men in NYC sentenced to decades in prison for murder
A sick trio were sentenced Wednesday to decades in prison over a Big Apple gay bar drugging scheme that left two men dead.
“Nothing Short of Monstrous”: Three Men Sentenced for Deaths of Julio Ramirez and John Umberger
Justice was served in a Manhattan courtroom today (Wednesday) as Jayqwan Hamilton, 37, and Robert Demaio, 36, were sentenced to 40-years-to-life in prison and Jacob Barroso, 32, was sentenced to 20-years-to-life in prison for their roles in the deadly drugging and robbery scheme that targeted patrons of LGBTQ+ bars in Hell’s Kitchen — ultimately leading to the murders of Julio Ramirez and John Umberger.
Manhattan DA’s Office Repatriates Eight Artifacts to Peru
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office returned eight artifacts to Peru during a ceremony at the Peruvian consulate in New York on May 15.
Manhattan District Attorney's Office