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Anya Johnston Facing 20-to-Life for Killing Neighbor: DA 
“Anya Johnston callously took the life of her neighbor Susan Trott, a lifelong New Yorker with a kind-hearted, generous spirit,” said District Attorney Bragg. “To Ms. Trott’s family and loved ones, Johnston robbed them of a friend, mentor and business partner. Since her loss, they have experienced overwhelming emotional pain, and I hope today’s sentence can offer them a sense of justice knowing Johnston has been held accountable.”
‘Worst landlord’ and his shell companies face 80 counts for harassment and other crimes
The case against one of New York’s “worst landlords” got much clearer Wednesday. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced a wide-ranging indictment against Daniel Ohebshalom for allegedly letting some of his apartment buildings go to seed in order to harass rent-regulated tenants and force them to move out.
Anya Johnston Sentenced for Susan Trott’s Murder
Judge Ruth Pickholz sentenced Anya Johnston to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday following Johnston’s second-degree murder conviction for the 2018 stabbing of her neighbor, Susan Trott. Johnston’s five years of pre-trial confinement on Rikers Island will count toward the 20-year minimum she must serve before becoming eligible for parole.
NYC’s ‘Worst Landlord’ Harasses Tenants With Building Horrors: DA
New York City's "worst landlord" let loose horrors — including a ceiling that collapsed onto a child — on rent-regulated tenants to harass them into moving out so he could sell buildings for tidy profits, authorities said.
Harlem Child Sex Trafficking Ring Busted: DA
On Thursday, Nickolous Charles, 21; Brianna Moreno, 20; Alejandrina Ventura, 24; and Wilson-Mariano Ventura, 23, walked into a Manhattan courtroom, facing a slew of criminal charges.
NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ indicted for harassing renters, forcing them out with ‘horrific living conditions’: DA
New York City’s so-called “worst landlord” was indicted on Thursday for allegedly harassing his rent-regulated tenants by deliberately leaving their apartments in "horrific living conditions" in an attempt to force them to vacate, prosecutors said.
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