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March 9, 2023 | West Side Spirit

DA Indicts Five UWS Men for Selling Firearms and Fentanyl-Laced Narcotics Click For More

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced on March 8th the indictment of five individuals for allegedly selling semiautomatic firearms and counterfeit Oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl.

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March 9, 2023 | AMNY

Five men charged with selling fentanyl and firearms out of Morningside Heights NYCHA complex: DA Click For More

Five men were charged Wednesday for selling semi-automatic weapons and counterfeit Oxycodone pills out of a Morningside Heights NYCHA complex last year, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced today.

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March 9, 2023 | Audacy

3 men, including Greyhound mechanic, arrested for sex trafficking ring at Port Authority Bus Terminal Click For More

Three men, including a Greyhound bus mechanic, were arrested for running a sex trafficking ring that targeted women at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Paul Middleton, a 49-year-old mechanic at Port Authority lured a 35-year-old woman who couldn’t afford a bus ticket into an employee-only area and asked if she needed a place to stay on Jan. 29, according to prosecutors.

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March 9, 2023 | Patch

Notorious Harlem Crew Busted For Selling Guns, Fentanyl-Laced Oxy: DA Click For More

Members of a notorious Harlem accused of selling guns and Oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl out of a NYCHA development in the neighborhood were indicted on Wednesday, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced.

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March 8, 2023

D.A. Bragg Announces Takedown of Sex Trafficking Ring – Including A Greyhound Employee – That Targeted Women In Port Authority Click For More

“This indictment alleges a highly coordinated operation, with three men conspiring to target a vulnerable woman with nowhere to stay and using brutal force to force her to perform sexual acts,” said District Attorney Bragg. “While midtown transit hubs are all too often the recruitment sites for such operations, this Greyhound employee had unique access, as we allege, to target vulnerable women."

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March 8, 2023

D.A. Bragg: Five Indicted For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Narcotics and Firearms Click For More

“As alleged, these defendants helped fuel the fentanyl crisis engulfing our city and brought dangerous firearms into our communities,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Furthermore, all of the conduct in this indictment was occurring right where thousands of Manhattanites call home. Public housing residents deserve the same safety and security as everyone else, and we will crackdown on anyone who uses these complexes as a base for dangerous criminal activity.”


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 Office4 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 Office4 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: