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Man Pleads Guilty To Setting 6-Alarm Fire That Injured 3 In Manhattan, Prosecutors Say 
HARLEM, NY — A Manhattan man has pleaded guilty to intentionally setting a fire that tore through a Hamilton Heights apartment building, injuring three firefighters and leaving more than 35 families without homes, prosecutors said.
Fitness trainer scammed would-be NYC renters out of $100K, bilked workout customers before fleeing to Connecticut: DA
A fitness trainer bilked a slew of would-be Big Apple renters out of more than $100,000 total — and fleeced nearly a dozen workout customers before fleeing to Connecticut, Manhattan prosecutors claimed.
Upper West Side Woman Sentenced for Stealing Immigration Fees from Clients
An Upper West Side woman who admitted to stealing immigration application fees from clients she was supposed to help has now been sentenced, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has announced.
Bragg Indicts 15 Persons in Alleged Venezuelan Sex Trafficking Ring
The dark side of love for sale was recently exposed when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., Homeland Security Investigations New York Special Agent in Charge Ricky J. Patel, and NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced the indictment of fifteen members of an alleged sex trafficking ring that coerced women to engage in prostitution by paying for their travel from Venezuela to the U.S., and then forcing them to pay off that “debt.”
Sixth defendant sentenced for antisemitic assault in Times Square
“Salem Seleiman took part in the repugnant and bias-motivated assault of a Jewish man, who was peacefully attending a rally,” Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, stated. He added that “the victim was targeted based on his religion and did nothing to warrant physical violence.”
Midtown rapist in 25-year-old cold case sentenced to 20 years in prison
Jancys Santiago was ordered to serve 20 years in prison, then five years of post-release supervision, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced in a statement on Wednesday. He was found guilty back in September of rape in the first degree and burglary in the first degree in connection with the 25-year-old case.
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