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July 18, 2023 | New York Post

Owner of nearly a dozen illegal NYC pot shops will fork over $400K: prosecutors Click For More

The owner of nearly a dozen illegal pot shops has agreed to fork over more than $400,000 in a deal struck with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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July 18, 2023 | Patch

5 UWS Smoke Shops Punished For Illegal Weed Sales Click For More

Nearly a dozen smoke shops were punished by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office on Tuesday for illegally selling cannabis, and nearly half of them are on the Upper West Side.

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July 18, 2023 | NBC New York

Man indicted in deadly subway stabbing at Manhattan station: DA Click For More

The man who allegedly stabbed a subway rider to death at a Manhattan station was indicted on murder charges, the district attorney announced.

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July 17, 2023 | Art News

Manhattan District Attorney Returns Two Antiquities Worth $1.26 M to Libya Click For More

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced Friday it had returned two antiquities worth $1.26 million to Libya that had previoulsy been smuggled and held by the British art dealer Robin Symes.

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July 17, 2023 | The Art Newspaper

Manhattan District Attorney’s Office returns two looted statues to Libya from the collection of disgraced former dealer Robin Symes Click For More

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has announced the return of two statues, collectively valued at $1.26 million, to their rightful home in Libya. The artefacts, Marble Face of a Ptolemaic Queen and Female Bust, were stolen from the ancient city of Cyrene, located near modern-day Shahhat, and smuggled out by notorious British art trafficker Robin Symes, whose storied role as a liaison for antiquities smuggling networks across the world spans multiple decades and jurisdictions. Symes had acquired the two sculptures for his personal collection, hiding them in a New York storage unit for more than 20 years.

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July 17, 2023 | Libya Observer

US returns two looted antiquities to Libya Click For More

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.


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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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“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:
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“Combatting gun violence is our top priority, and those who use guns to endanger the lives of others will be held accountable.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about Zykil Adamson’s sentencing for shooting a 26-year-old man in the head: