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‘Boogaloo boys’ supporter Kurt Therkelsen sentenced to 4 years in NYC ‘ghost guns’ case
A faux-hawk-sporting supporter of the far-right “Boogaloo” movement was sentenced to four years behind bars Tuesday for manufacturing “ghost guns” inside an East Village Airbnb. Kurt Therkelsen, 40, pleaded guilty in December to the top count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon after he was caught with two untraceable firearms fashioned out of parts purchased online, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said.
D.A. Bragg: Supporter of Extremist Group Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Manufacturing “Ghost Guns” in East Village Apartment
Investigators Recovered Two 9-Millimeter Ghost Guns, 11 High-Capacity Magazines, Ammunition, Kevlar Body Armor, and Shirt Reading “Kill Cops” Text Messages Revealed Defendant’s Support of Extremist Group “Boogaloo Boys” Manhattan
Manhattan D.A. News: January 2022
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Mayor Adams and New York City’s Five District Attorneys Meet to Discuss Gun Violence
“Today, Mayor Eric Adams and District Attorneys Alvin Bragg, Darcel Clark, Eric Gonzalez, Melinda Katz, and Michael McMahon met in City Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the mutually shared goals of keeping New Yorkers safe, particularly from the rising toll of gun crimes. The conversation was wide ranging, candid, and productive. The mayor and district attorneys agreed that, among other things, safety and justice are not mutually exclusive, and must go hand in hand. They discussed ways that each office, the city, state, and federal partners could contribute to the fight against gun violence, as well as the ways they each could use their voice and platform to urge necessary changes to the system. They agreed to meet regularly.”
Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg Forms “Manhattan Small Business Alliance”
“Our borough’s small businesses are what make Manhattan so special, and I look forward to collaborating closely with our vibrant small business community to develop real solutions to the long-standing public safety issues they face,” D.A. Bragg said.
Manhattan Shoplifting To Be Tackled By New ‘Alliance,’ Bragg Says
Amid complaints of rising shoplifting, D.A. Alvin Bragg is convening a new small business task force in an effort to tackle the trend.
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