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US returns two looted antiquities to Libya 
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. announced Friday the return of two antiquities collectively valued at $1.26 million to the people of Libya, saying in a statement that the pieces, “Marble Face of a Ptolemaic Queen” and “Female Bust,” were looted from the ancient city of Cyrene and smuggled by convicted British art trafficker Robin Symes, who served as the front man for multiple smuggling networks selling looted antiquities to high-end European and American buyers.
City under siege: Crime perception vs. reality
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says, "I live here, I'm raising my family here, so we have a lot more work to do." FOX 5 NY's Lisa Evers spoke one on one with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in Harlem. He's referring to the latest NYPD statistics that show shooting incidents down 24.7%, in the first six months of this year and murders down by 3%. Robberies burglaries and shoplifting also declined. He told Lisa one reason is daily communication between prosecutors and law enforcement partners.
Trio Indicted In Delivery Man Disguise East Harlem Murder Plot: DA
A trio of men accused of planning the murder of a man in East Harlem that included one of them wearing a wig and dressing up as a delivery man were recently indicted on a variety of charges, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced.
Six Charged With Organizing Illegal Donations to Adams’s 2021 Campaign
A retired inspector who worked and socialized with Mayor Eric Adams when they were both members of the New York Police Department was charged on Friday with conspiring with four construction executives and a bookkeeper to funnel illegal donations to Mr. Adams’s 2021 campaign.
6 charged in alleged straw donor scheme to help get Eric Adams elected New York City mayor
Six people were charged Friday in an alleged scheme to divert tens of thousands of dollars in public money to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign months before his election.
Six indicted in scheme to send campaign dollars to Eric Adams
Manhattan prosecutors indicted six people Friday for an alleged scheme to steer public money to Eric Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign using “straw donors” to skirt contribution limits.
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Today we announced the indictment of a man for allegedly fatally stabbing 40-year-old Johnny Medina at a subway station in Washington Heights. Learn more here:
ICYMI: Shokhru Alimov pleaded guilty for offering money to a DCWP employee in exchange for obtaining authentic pedicab registration plates outside of the registration lottery. Learn more about his guilty plea in @News12BK:
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