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August 1, 2024 | Law360

Manhattan DA Charges Crypto Recovery Biz Owner With Fraud Click For More

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office charged Michael Lauchlan with grand larceny in the third and fourth degrees and two counts of first degree scheme to defraud using his allegedly "sham" cryptocurrency asset recovery business, Coin Dispute Network. Prosecutors claim Lauchlan, under a pseudonym, falsely told clients he could locate their crypto funds and could return them for a fee payable in the token ETH.

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August 1, 2024 | CBS

Deadly Lower East Side 4th of July crash suspect indicted on murder charges Click For More

"This alleged act tragically cut the lives of Lucille Pinkney, Herman Pinkney, Emily Ruiz, and Ana Morel short and severely injured seven others," District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. "My thoughts are with the families of those whose lives were lost, the injured victims, and the tight-knit community, all of whom are reeling from the effects of this horrifying and senseless tragedy."

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August 1, 2024 | ABC7NY

Suspect arraigned on indictment charging him with murder in Lower East Side July 4 crash Click For More

The man accused of driving into a crowd on the Lower East Side of Manhattan on the 4th of July was arraigned Thursday, on an indictment charging him with the deaths of four people.

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August 1, 2024 | New York Post

Tempers flare in NYC court as ‘coward’ alleged drunk driver charged with murder in July 4 tragedy that left 4 dead: ‘Eat s–t, a–hole!’ Click For More

A suspected drunk driver accused of killing four people by plowing into a July 4 bash was greeted with obscenities Thursday as he was hit with a murder charge at a highly-charged Manhattan court hearing.

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July 30, 2024 | AMNY

Convicted murderer of Chinatown’s Christina Yuna Lee gets 30 years to life for barbaric stabbing that shocked community Click For More

Justice came Tuesday for the convicted killer of Christina Yuna Lee, who was stabbed more than 40 times to death in her Chinatown apartment two years ago in a murder that shocked the community.

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July 30, 2024 | AsAm News

Man sentenced in 2022 murder of Christina Yuna Lee in NY Click For More

With a sobbing father looking on, a judge in New York today sentenced the man convicted of killing Christina Yuna Lee in her New York apartment in 2022 to 30 years to life in prison.


Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office2 days ago
🎙️ D.A. Bragg joined New York City Kopp for a wide-ranging conversation about growing up in Harlem, our Office’s priorities including driving down gun violence & cracking down on corporate crime, this summer’s historic Knicks win, and more! Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/34CynAYnls8Fkgqyn5axHk
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office3 days ago
🗓️ Tomorrow at 6PM, D.A. Bragg will join the 92nd Street Y's State of New York series for a wide-ranging conversation about public safety. Stream the conversation here: https://buff.ly/pEkYX13
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office6 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: