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Longtime City Contractor Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Insurance Fraud 
“Workers doing dangerous work should be afforded every protection possible, yet these city contractors misclassified their employees for financial gain. As a result, they put their workers at risk, while also undermining the integrity of the public bidding process,” said District Attorney Bragg.
D.A. Bragg Announces Creation of the Office’s First Housing & Tenant Protection Unit 
D.A. Bragg Announces Creation of the Office’s First Housing & Tenant Protection Unit 
“New York City is in the midst of a housing crisis, and that means tenants are particularly vulnerable to unscrupulous landlords,” said District Attorney Bragg.
Lower East Side man cuffed for building ghost guns in his apartment 
A Lower East Side man was arrested for allegedly manufacturing ghost guns in his apartment, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Jose Rivera, 47, was charged with six counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree; one count of an attempt to commit the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree; 12 counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree; five counts of criminal possession of a firearm; five counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree; two counts of endangering the welfare of a child; and one count of unlawful possession of ammunition.
D.A. Bragg & Commissioner Sewell Announce 32-Count Indictment in Ghost Gun Takedown 
“The allegations in this case once again make clear how easy it is for anyone to assemble a semi-automatic weapon in their own home,” said District Attorney Bragg.
Manhattan DA Indicts Driver on Multiple Counts for Fatal Inwood Crash 
The driver whose speeding led to a crash that killed two men on an Inwood sidewalk in August is facing 15 years in jail, courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney.

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