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Three Sentenced for Luring Gay-Bar Robbery Victims to Their Deaths 
One night in April 2022, Julio Ramirez left a Manhattan gay bar, escorted by a group of men into a taxi. It was just after 3 a.m.
Three men sentenced to decades in prison for murder in NYC gay bar drugging scheme
A Manhattan judge sentenced three men to decades in prison on Wednesday for facilitating a years-long drug-induced robbery scheme at New York City gay bars that ultimately killed two men.
Three sickos who drugged, robbed gay men in NYC sentenced to decades in prison for murder
A sick trio were sentenced Wednesday to decades in prison over a Big Apple gay bar drugging scheme that left two men dead.
“Nothing Short of Monstrous”: Three Men Sentenced for Deaths of Julio Ramirez and John Umberger
Justice was served in a Manhattan courtroom today (Wednesday) as Jayqwan Hamilton, 37, and Robert Demaio, 36, were sentenced to 40-years-to-life in prison and Jacob Barroso, 32, was sentenced to 20-years-to-life in prison for their roles in the deadly drugging and robbery scheme that targeted patrons of LGBTQ+ bars in Hell’s Kitchen — ultimately leading to the murders of Julio Ramirez and John Umberger.
Manhattan DA’s Office Repatriates Eight Artifacts to Peru
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office returned eight artifacts to Peru during a ceremony at the Peruvian consulate in New York on May 15.
Woman Groped Near Subway; Bragg Indicts Man for Anti-Gay Hate Crime
On Tuesday, May 13, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced the indictment of Philip Wales, 30, for allegedly assaulting and harassing a gay couple in the Flatiron neighborhood.
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