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Parking scan scam: QR codes posted at NYC meters were used to steal credit card info 
The suspect believed to have put fraudulent QR codes on New York City parking meters in order to allegedly steal personal information was indicted on identity theft and impersonation charges, according to the district attorney.
Fake QR codes on Manhattan parking meters lead to identity theft charges
A 39-year-old man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to using QR code stickers to get credit card information from people trying to park in Manhattan, according to prosecutors and court records.
Man who killed Columbia University student in random attack sentenced to prison
The man who killed a Columbia University student in a random attack near campus over four years ago was sentenced Friday.
Columbia University student fatally stabbed in Central Park remembered as ‘brilliant mind’ – as killer learns his fate
The Columbia University doctoral student fatally knifed by a sadistic gang member during a 2021 stabbing spree in Central Park was remembered as a “brilliant mind” robbed of a bright future Friday — as his killer finally faced justice.
Random killer of Columbia grad student with ‘brilliant mind’ gets 25 years to life
A tight-knit Italian family was robbed of a beloved son and brother — and the world lost “a brilliant mind” in scientific research — when a frenzied knifeman went on a senseless, blood-filled rampage, a Manhattan judge heard Friday before sentencing the killer to 25 years to life.
Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 15 Years in New York Sex Crime Case
Mr. Weinstein, 74, was convicted last year of committing a criminal sexual act against a former production assistant, Miriam Haley, in a bedroom in his SoHo apartment in 2006. Manhattan prosecutors had asked for a 20-year sentence. His lawyers had asked for a sentence of nine years.
Manhattan District Attorney's Office