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October 3, 2024 | I LOVE THE UPPER WEST SIDE

UWS Doorman Faces Serious Charges for Stealing Almost Half a Mill from Elderly Residents Click For More

“As alleged, Alfredo Mateo abused his access as a doorman to deplete the financial accounts of a retired teacher who was living in a nursing home, and her husband, who had recently passed away,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Those who take advantage of the access entrusted in them to target older community members and steal from hardworking New Yorkers will be held accountable. I thank the Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District for their partnership in the investigation.”

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October 2, 2024 | 1010Wins

UWS doorman indicted for stealing over $477K from retired NYC teacher in nursing home, her deceased husband Click For More

A Yonkers man who worked as a doorman at a building on the Upper West Side was indicted for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a retired New York City schoolteacher and her deceased husband beginning in 2022, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.

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October 2, 2024 | Pix11

‘Abused access’: NYC doorman accused of stealing $477K from retired teacher Click For More

A Manhattan doorman is accused of stealing $477,685 from a retired school teacher and her husband over a period of two years, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Wednesday.

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October 2, 2024 | New York Post

NYC doorman accused of stealing $478K from elderly tenant after she moved into nursing home Click For More

An Upper West Side doorman is accused of stealing nearly $480,000 from a retired teacher and her husband after the woman moved into a nursing home and later died — once disguising his voice to sound like hers as part of the shifty scheme, Manhattan prosecutors said.

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October 2, 2024 | New York Times

Her Pension Checks Vanished. The Doorman Stole Them, Prosecutors Say. Click For More

A doorman at an Upper Manhattan building was charged on Wednesday after prosecutors said he embezzled $477,685 from a retired schoolteacher after she left the building for a nursing home and later died. […] “Those who take advantage of the access entrusted in them to target older community members and steal from hardworking New Yorkers will be held accountable,” Alvin L. Bragg, the district attorney, said in the release.

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October 2, 2024

D.A. Bragg: Doorman Indicted For Stealing $477k From Retired NYC Teacher, Husband Click For More

“As alleged, Alfredo Mateo abused his access as a doorman to deplete the financial accounts of a retired teacher who was living in a nursing home, and her husband, who had recently passed away,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Those who take advantage of the access entrusted in them to target older community members and steal from hardworking New Yorkers will be held accountable. I thank the Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District for their partnership in the investigation.” 


Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office2 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 Office2 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 Office2 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: