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February 9, 2022 | New York Times

Couple Accused of Using Foster Care System for Sex Trafficking Scheme Click For More

Prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney’s human trafficking unit said that Mr. Mitchell, a registered sex offender, had run the sex trafficking operation between November 2018 and February 2022. He recruited women through social media and then used physical and verbal abuse to coerce them into prostitution in cars and hotels in Manhattan, as well as in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, the authorities said.

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February 9, 2022 | The Construction Broadsheet

NYC DA charges construction policy insurance broker, $350K theft, fraud Click For More

The Manhattan District Attorney's office on Tuesday announced charges against a New York insurance broker who allegedly stole $350,000 of insurance premium payments from a construction company client, leaving the contractor uninsured for years while it performed work on multiple projects in Manhattan.

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February 1, 2022 | amNY

‘Ghost gun’ maker and right-wing extremist fan from East Village gets four years in prison Click For More

A judge ordered an admitted “ghost gun” manufacturer in the East Village to serve the next four years behind bars, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

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February 1, 2022 | NY Post

‘Boogaloo boys’ supporter Kurt Therkelsen sentenced to 4 years in NYC ‘ghost guns’ case Click For More

A faux-hawk-sporting supporter of the far-right “Boogaloo” movement was sentenced to four years behind bars Tuesday for manufacturing “ghost guns” inside an East Village Airbnb. Kurt Therkelsen, 40, pleaded guilty in December to the top count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon after he was caught with two untraceable firearms fashioned out of parts purchased online, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said.

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January 27, 2022 | Patch

Manhattan Shoplifting To Be Tackled By New ‘Alliance,’ Bragg Says Click For More

Amid complaints of rising shoplifting, D.A. Alvin Bragg is convening a new small business task force in an effort to tackle the trend.

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January 20, 2022 | Amsterdam News

Safety and justice for all (Op-Ed by D.A. Bragg) Click For More

"The two goals of justice and safety are not opposed to each other. They are inextricably linked. We deserve and demand both, and that has been the focus of my career, and indeed, my life."


Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office3 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 Office4 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 Office7 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: