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July 18, 2023 | Gothamiist

Manhattan DA orders owner of 11 unlicensed weed bodegas to stop sales, pay $400,000 in fines Click For More

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has reached a deal with the owner of 11 convenience stores across two boroughs that have been selling cannabis illegally. The shops will be allowed to remain open, and the owner will avoid prosecution, as long as he no longer sells weed and pays hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines to the state, Bragg’s office announced on Tuesday.

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July 18, 2023 | New York Post

Owner of nearly a dozen illegal NYC pot shops will fork over $400K: prosecutors Click For More

The owner of nearly a dozen illegal pot shops has agreed to fork over more than $400,000 in a deal struck with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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July 18, 2023 | Patch

5 UWS Smoke Shops Punished For Illegal Weed Sales Click For More

Nearly a dozen smoke shops were punished by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office on Tuesday for illegally selling cannabis, and nearly half of them are on the Upper West Side.

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July 18, 2023 | NBC New York

Man indicted in deadly subway stabbing at Manhattan station: DA Click For More

The man who allegedly stabbed a subway rider to death at a Manhattan station was indicted on murder charges, the district attorney announced.

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July 17, 2023 | Art News

Manhattan District Attorney Returns Two Antiquities Worth $1.26 M to Libya Click For More

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced Friday it had returned two antiquities worth $1.26 million to Libya that had previoulsy been smuggled and held by the British art dealer Robin Symes.

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July 17, 2023 | The Art Newspaper

Manhattan District Attorney’s Office returns two looted statues to Libya from the collection of disgraced former dealer Robin Symes Click For More

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has announced the return of two statues, collectively valued at $1.26 million, to their rightful home in Libya. The artefacts, Marble Face of a Ptolemaic Queen and Female Bust, were stolen from the ancient city of Cyrene, located near modern-day Shahhat, and smuggled out by notorious British art trafficker Robin Symes, whose storied role as a liaison for antiquities smuggling networks across the world spans multiple decades and jurisdictions. Symes had acquired the two sculptures for his personal collection, hiding them in a New York storage unit for more than 20 years.


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: