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Two convicted murder suspects sentenced for killing Harlem rapper A$AP Press, former member of hip-hop collective ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
Two men were imprisoned Friday in New York State Supreme Court for fatally shooting a Harlem rapper, A$AP Press, in the head back in 2016.
A Dozen Looted Artifacts Are Returned to Lebanon ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
New York and federal authorities handed back 12 looted antiquities valued at $9 million to Lebanon on Thursday, including three objects removed from the Metropolitan Museum of Art last year during a flurry of multimillion-dollar seizures there.
Manhattans’ D.A. Bragg Returns 12 Antiquities To Lebanon ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
Nine of the objects were recovered pursuant to an ongoing criminal investigation into Georges LOTFI, a prolific antiquities trafficker who is the subject of an international arrest warrant. The 12 items were returned during a repatriation ceremony attended by Lebanon’s Consul General in New York, Ambassador Abir Taha Audi, and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Thomas Acocella.
“Full and Fair”: D.A. issues first restitution from Stolen Wage Fund ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
In March 2021, construction workers at the midtown Virgin Hotel reported missing paychecks and wage theft. They were employees of Ampak Electrical Services and had been performing electrical work at the hotel.
NY lawyer who used firm funds on jewelry and hotels pleads guilty to theft ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
A New York lawyer accused of stealing more than $1.2 million from his law firm to spend on a $40,000 diamond-encrusted Cartier watch, a $57,000 diamond ring and other purchases pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Manhattan prosecutors said.
Construction boss indicted after ‘locking worker in apartment’ ![Click For More](https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/themes/dany/img/long-4.svg)
Both the All Luxury Contracting Corp and its president Samy Garcia Caba, 30, face prosecution by the office of the Manhattan District Attorney (DA).
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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:
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