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D.A. Bragg Announces Homicide Charges In Wrong-Way Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Uber Passenger On West Side Highway 
“Robert Koch allegedly crashed into an Uber as he was driving in the wrong direction on the West Side Highway, tragically cutting short the life of the passenger, Ada Rivero,” said District Attorney Bragg. “To anyone who is even considering getting behind the wheel while under the influence, don’t – you will be prosecuted. Driving while intoxicated is not just risky, it is all-too-often deadly. My thoughts are with Ms. Rivero’s loved ones who are mourning her devastating loss.”
D.A. Bragg Announces Return Of Fifty-Nine Antiquities To The People Of Italy, Iraq, And Indonesia 
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the return of 59 antiquities totaling more than $600,000 to the people of Italy, Iraq, and Indonesia in three separate ceremonies.
D.A. Bragg Announces Prison Sentence Of Ronnie Perry For Pushing Man Onto Tracks At Lower Manhattan Station 
“Pushing a commuter onto the subway tracks is an extraordinarily dangerous and reckless act that directly puts that person in harm’s way,” said District Attorney Bragg. “As a jury found, Ronnie Perry committed a horrific and unprovoked attack that caused significant harm to the victim, and I am thankful to the fellow New Yorkers who acted quickly to return him to safety. Since I took office in 2022, transit crime has declined 12% year-to-date in Manhattan, and my office remains committed to prosecuting violence to keep our public transportation system safe.”
CUNY and charter school workers indicted in separate schemes totaling nearly $1M in fraud against NYS 
Three people were indicted in two separate cases for allegedly defrauding NYS of nearly $1 million through schemes involving education-related funds, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the state Comptroller’s office said on Tuesday.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice bookkeeper swiped $700K from students: authorities 
Cadelie Neat, 60, an accounts-payable manager at the anti-crime-focused Manhattan public institution, sent herself more than 260 fraudulent checks purportedly made out to current and former enrollees in a stipend program, plus some fictional “students” she invented, court papers claim.

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