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September 11, 2023 | Patch

Men Sentenced In Rising Harlem Rapper’s Shooting Death: DA Click For More

Two New York men were sentenced last week in connection with a 2016 shooting in Harlem that resulted in the victim’s fatal seizure two years later, authorities said.

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September 8, 2023 | AMNY

Two convicted murder suspects sentenced for killing Harlem rapper A$AP Press, former member of hip-hop collective Click For More

Two men were imprisoned Friday in New York State Supreme Court for fatally shooting a Harlem rapper, A$AP Press, in the head back in 2016.

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September 8, 2023 | New York Times

A Dozen Looted Artifacts Are Returned to Lebanon Click For More

New York and federal authorities handed back 12 looted antiquities valued at $9 million to Lebanon on Thursday, including three objects removed from the Metropolitan Museum of Art last year during a flurry of multimillion-dollar seizures there.

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September 8, 2023 | ART DEPENDENCE

Manhattans’ D.A. Bragg Returns 12 Antiquities To Lebanon Click For More

Nine of the objects were recovered pursuant to an ongoing criminal investigation into Georges LOTFI, a prolific antiquities trafficker who is the subject of an international arrest warrant. The 12 items were returned during a repatriation ceremony attended by Lebanon’s Consul General in New York, Ambassador Abir Taha Audi, and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Thomas Acocella.

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September 7, 2023 | Manhattan Times

“Full and Fair”: D.A. issues first restitution from Stolen Wage Fund Click For More

In March 2021, construction workers at the midtown Virgin Hotel reported missing paychecks and wage theft. They were employees of Ampak Electrical Services and had been performing electrical work at the hotel.

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September 6, 2023 | Reuters

NY lawyer who used firm funds on jewelry and hotels pleads guilty to theft Click For More

A New York lawyer accused of stealing more than $1.2 million from his law firm to spend on a $40,000 diamond-encrusted Cartier watch, a $57,000 diamond ring and other purchases pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Manhattan prosecutors said.


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: