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Suspect charged with hate crimes for allegedly attacking Israeli near Times Square after outbreak of Israel-Hamas war 
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office indicted a suspect on hate crimes charges for allegedly attacking an Israeli tourist near Times Square on Oct. 18.
US Returns $8 Mn Of Stolen Treasures To Turkey
United States authorities have returned $8 million of stolen antiquities -- some of which were plundered as far back as the 1960s -- to Turkey, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Man Indicted for Punching Jew While Making Pro-Hamas Statements in NYC
A Queens man has been indicted on hate-crime charges for allegedly punching an Israeli tourist in Times Square while making pro-Hamas and antisemitic statements, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday.
Man Charged with Hate Crimes in Times Square Assault on Israeli Tourist
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced today the indictment of Yehia Amin, 28, for a hate crime assault against a 23-year-old Israeli tourist in Times Square. Amin faces charges including First and Third Degree Stalking as a Hate Crime, Third Degree Assault as a Hate Crime, and Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree.
Manhattan D.A. Bragg Returns 41 Antiquities To Türkiye
Eight of the pieces were recovered pursuant to an ongoing and far-reaching criminal investigation into a well-organized antiquities-smuggling network that systematically looted Bubon, a magnificent Roman-era site in southwestern Türkiye that experienced widespread looting in the 1960’s. The pieces were returned at a ceremony with Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye Gökhan Yazgi and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Tom Acocella.
Manhattan jury convicts cousin in murder of East Harlem mother; killer sent texts from victim’s phone to hide crime
A Manhattan jury on Tuesday convicted the cousin of a single mother who was strangled in her East Harlem apartment before her body was left to rot in a plastic storage bin and dumped miles away in the Bronx.
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Yesterday, we welcomed speakers from @NYCSchools LGBTQIA+ Programs Unit for a conversation on being allies to LGBTQIA+ youth and supporting LGBTQIA+ victims and witnesses.
3"William Smith brutally murdered Marcus Guerrerio, a 59-year-old disabled man, by entering his private room at the Bellevue Men’s Shelter and stabbing him repeatedly in his own bed.” - D.A. Bragg. Learn more about his sentencing via @1010WINS:
Yesterday an NYC pedicab driver pleaded guilty for attempting to bribe a city inspector for 15 pedicab registration plates. “His actions undermined the licensing process that exists to keep New Yorkers & tourists safe.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more here:
Last night, we welcomed our High School Interns & their families for orientation as they begin their 5-week internship program. This summer, students will attend presentations, participate in mock trials, & work on policy proposals as they learn about the criminal justice system.
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