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Upper West Side Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Immigration Fees from Clients
An Upper West Side woman has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars in immigration application fees from clients she was supposed to help, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced this week.
D.A. Bragg: Six Indicted For Alleged 24-Hour Gunpoint Robbery Spree
“As alleged, these defendants conspired to commit four gunpoint robberies across Upper Manhattan within the span of just 24 hours,” said District Attorney Bragg. “The defendants armed themselves with firearms to carry out their conspiracy, and in one instance allegedly committed a shooting on a public street. This type of violence creates an atmosphere of fear for our communities, and I thank our prosecutors and law enforcement partners for putting a stop to it.”
D.A. Bragg Announces Guilty Plea of Woman for Stealing Legal Fees from Clients Applying for Permanent Residency
“New Yorkers trusted Analie Vargas to help them apply for permanent residence when in actuality she was pocketing their hard-earned money for personal expenses. Those who prey on the perceived vulnerability of new New Yorkers for personal gain will be prosecuted,” said District Attorney Bragg. “If you believe you are a victim of this type of fraud, we urge you to call our office’s Immigration Affairs Unit hotline at 212-335-3600 or via WhatsApp at 347-371-0877. Interpreters are available to assist non-native English speakers and we encourage all to reach out regardless of immigration status.”
Home health aide stole $24,000 from ‘older’ NYC residents: court documents
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A home health aide stole $24,000 from two ‘older’ New York City residents under her care, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Staten Island man, 28, sentenced to prison in fatal stabbing of Manhattan deli worker in street fight
A Tottenville man is headed to prison in the 2021 stabbing death of a Manhattan deli worker. Christian Diaz, 28, of Brighton Street, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years upstate, after he was found guilty by a jury in August of first-degree manslaughter.
Nan Wu, aka “FireBunny,” was sentenced to a minimum of 6 ½ years in state prison and 5 years of post-release supervision.
Nan Wu, a Queens man who led one of the largest dark web drug trafficking rings ever through a vendor account known as “FireBunny,” was sentenced today to prison after nearly three years of shipping drugs nationwide from Flushing, New York and Upland, California, and laundering $7.2 million through cryptocurrency exchanges. Wu was sentenced to a minimum of 6 ½ years in state prison and 5 years of post-release supervision.
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