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June 11, 2024 | AP News

Prison inmate accused of selling ghost guns through site visited by Buffalo supermarket shooter Click For More

Hayden Espinosa, 24, is charged with selling illegal firearms and components to an undercover New York City Police Department officer through a Telegram channel he moderated that promoted white supremacist and neo-Nazi views, and which counted the supermarket shooter among its visitors, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.

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June 11, 2024 | New York Times

Man Charged With Using Racist Messaging Channel to Sell Guns From Prison Click For More

“We see this sad and tragic combination far too often — the intersection of gun violence and gun trafficking and hate and extremism,” Alvin L. Bragg, Manhattan’s district attorney, said at a news conference Tuesday.

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June 11, 2024 | NBC News

Neo-Nazi sold gun parts to extremists online while in prison using smuggled phones, DA Bragg says Click For More

A man "motivated by Neo-Nazi and white supremacist ideologies" was indicted for allegedly selling firearms and gun parts while behind bars in federal custody, New York authorities said Tuesday.

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June 11, 2024 | PIX11

Man sold guns from prison using ‘white supremacist’ Telegram chat: DA Click For More

A man accused of selling guns and gun parts while in federal prison to potential buyers “motivated by Neo-Nazi and white supremacist ideologies” was indicted, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday.

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June 11, 2024 | ABC7NY

Man accused of peddling guns, gun parts from prison to extremists Click For More

New York state and federal authorities announced charges Tuesday against an alleged firearms dealer who was peddling guns and gun parts from prison in a case described as the "confluence of guns and extremism."

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June 6, 2024 | NEWSWEEK

Alvin Bragg Calls for Stricter New York Rape Law Click For More

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg called for the closing of a legal loophole in New York that allows those charged with rape and other sex crimes to use a victim's intoxication in their defense.


Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office3 weeks ago
Our Antiquities Trafficking Unit has recovered around 6,350 artifacts worth nearly $500 million and repatriated nearly 6,000 of them to 38 countries. Congratulations to Unit Chief Matthew Bogdanos for being honored in TIME for his work:
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office3 weeks ago
NEW: Today we announced the indictment of Remington Yhap for allegedly raping a teenage patient during a therapy session after engaging in a several-months-long course of sexual misconduct. This investigation is ongoing. If you have been subjected to abuse, please call our Special Victims Division at 212-335-9373.

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Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office3 weeks ago
“My thoughts are with the victim who will be paralyzed for the rest of his life due to this near-fatal shooting.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the sentencing of Zykil Adamson for shooting a 26-year-old man: