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Four Brooklyn Residents Indicted In Connection With Kidnapping And Promoting Prostitution of Two 13-Year-Old Girls
Defendants Allegedly Kept Victims in Bedford-Stuyvesant Apartment
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson and New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton today announced that four people have been named in a 32-count indictment in connection with the 2014 kidnapping of two 13-year-old girls who they hoped to lure into prostitution.
Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Celebrates Black History Month
The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office celebrated Black History Month on Tuesday, February 24, 2014 at Brooklyn Law School, reflecting on the 50th Anniversary of The Selma to Montgomery March. Keynote speakers were Hon. David N. Dinkins and Susan L. Taylor. The Master of Ceremony was Errol Louis. (Photography by Christina Carrega-Woodby)
Jury Convicts Reckless Driver for the Deaths of a Newlywed Couple in Williamsburg
A jury convicted Julio Acevedo of two-counts of second-degree manslaughter for the March 2013 deaths of Nathan and Raizy Glauber. Sentencing on March 18.
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Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Manslaughter In Fatal Crash That Left Newlywed Couple and Their Premature Infant Dead
Jury Found Defendant Acted Recklessly in Speeding on Williamsburg Streets, Crashing Into Livery Cab in Which Couple Was Riding
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a 46-year-old Brooklyn man has been convicted of second-degree manslaughter and other charges in connection with a fatal incident in Williamsburg in 2013 when he crashed his vehicle into a livery cab in which a young couple was riding, then fled the scene.
Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl In Basement Laundry Room
in Gravesend
Defendant Faces Up To Life in Prison at Sentencing
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a 42-year-old Brooklyn man has been convicted of first-degree rape and other charges for the 2013 attack of a 13-year-old girl in the basement laundry room of her Gravesend apartment building after threatening her with scissors.
DA Thompson Celebrates “The Year Of The Goat”
Happy Lunar New Year to everyone! DA Thompson attended a “Year of the Goat” celebration hosted by former Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Pacificana Restaurant in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
DA Ken Thompson Announces Indictment of a Police Officer in the Fatal Shooting of an Unarmed Man in the Pink Houses, Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Murder For Shooting Death Of 15-Year-Old Playing Basketball in Flatlands Schoolyard
Defendant Also Convicted of First-Degree Assault For Shooting 13-Year-Old
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a 20-year-old man has been convicted of second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for the 2011 shooting of a 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy in the schoolyard of Public School 119 in Flatlands.
Two Brooklyn Men Indicted For Assault as a Hate Crime For Vicious Attack on Transgendered Woman in Bushwick Last Fall
Victim Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury, Underwent Surgery to Her Skull
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today said that a Brownsville man has been arraigned on a nine-count indictment in which he is charged with first-degree assault as a hate crime for allegedly striking a 28-year-old transgendered woman in the head with a two by four piece of plexiglass, causing severe injuries. A second defendant indicted in the attack will be arraigned later this month.
DA Thompson Joins Brooklyn Supreme Court Justices to Celebrate Black
History Month
DA Thompson meets with Brooklyn Supreme Court Justices to commemorate the start of Black History Month
Police Officer Who Stomped On Suspect’s Head After He Was Subdued Indicted
For Assault
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a New York City Police Officer has been arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with third-degree assault and other charges for allegedly stomping on the head of a suspect while he was face down on the ground and being handcuffed by other officers.
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Thompson Speaks to National Public Radio’s
“To the Point” About the
Conviction Review Unit
DA Thompson discussed wrongful convictions on KCRW's "To the Point" with host
Warren Olney along with guest Maurice Possley and Jane-Ann Murray
DA Thompson Vacates Wrongful Conviction Of Innocent Immigrant Facing Deportation For 1986 Burglary Case
An immigrant who was framed for burglary nearly 30 years ago, causing him to face deportation decades later, was left with one option — asking Brooklyn prosecutors to clear his name. 
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Bedford-Stuyvesant Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Robbery and Shooting That Left Victim Paralyzed
Shooting Occurred During Home Invasion Robbery At Tompkins Houses
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a Brooklyn man convicted for a home invasion robbery in which he shot one man five times and left him paralyzed from the waist down has been sentenced to the maximum of 25 years in prison.
DA Thompson Delivers the Keynote Address to the New York State Bar Association
On Wednesday, January 28, 2015, DA Ken Thompson delivered the keynote address to the New York State Bar Association at its Presidential Summit Annual Meeting: Wrongful Convictions 2015- Latest Scientific Developments, New Policies and Approaches.
DA Ken Thompson Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tributes
On Monday, January 19, 2015 - Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson attended Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), the National Organization of Black
Law Enforcement Executives' (NOBLE) tribute at the Christ Fellowship Baptist Church and the Vulcan Society of African-American Firefighters,
at Vulcan Hall.
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Brooklyn Man Who Shot At Police Officers Sentenced To 40 Years in Prison
Defendant Convicted Of Two Counts Of Attempted Aggravated Assault On A Police Officer
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a 33-year-old Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for shooting at two New York City Police Officers after they stopped him because he was acting suspiciously and fidgeting with his waistband.
Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Murder for Shooting Death Of 28-Year-Old Following Argument in Flatbush
Defendant Faces Up To 25 Years To Life In Prison At Sentencing
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a 22-year-old man has been convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for shooting to death an unarmed stranger following an argument at a local deli.
Brooklyn Restaurant Owner Indicted for Scheme to Defraud; Allegedly Failed to Pay Edna’s Soul Food Employees More Than $8,000
Defendants Face Up To Four Years In Prison If Convicted
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that two men who owned Edna’s Soul Food Restaurant in Brownsville have been indicted for failing to pay more than 10 employees including cashiers, fry cooks, servers, cleaners, delivery drivers and an assistant manager more than $8,000 in back wages.
Brooklyn Man Indicted For Assault In Accidental Shooting Of Daughter; Child’s Mother Indicted For Reckless Endangerment
Defendant Shot Nine-Month-Old Girl While Cleaning Gun
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a 47-year-old man has been indicted on second-degree assault and other charges for allegedly accidentally shooting his 9-month-old daughter in his Brownsville home while cleaning his gun.
Statement by Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson Regarding the Exoneration of Derrick Hamilton
“Wrongful convictions ultimately destroy the lives of the people who are wrongfully convicted, as well as their families, and also do great damage to the integrity of the justice system.
The people of Brooklyn elected me to ensure that justice is done and
that is what my decision to vacate Derrick Hamilton’s conviction reflects.
The Conviction Review Unit carefully analyzed the scene of the crime and
based on the scientific and medical evidence concluded that the sole
eyewitness’ account was unreliable,” said Brooklyn District Attorney Ken
Thompson.
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DA Thompson Speaks with NY1’s Jeanine Ramirez
to Discuss His First Year In Office
NY1’s Jeanine Ramirez takes a look back at DA Ken Thompson’s first year in office.
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Sen. Schumer, Brooklyn DA Thompson Demand TSA Require Each Airport Develop Comprehensive Screening Process For All Employees
In the wake of D.A. Ken Thompson’s exposure of a highly disturbing gun running scheme, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to immediately implement a national requirement that all airports physically screen airline and airport employees each day before they enter secured areas of airports.
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Brooklyn Man Indicted For Sexually Assaulting Teenager While Pretending To Be Police Officer
Defendant Faces Up To 25 Years To Life In Prison If Convicted
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a 47-year-old Brooklyn man has been arraigned on an eight-count indictment in which he is charged with forcing an 18-year-old woman to engage in sex acts and trying to rape her in Bushwick last October while claiming to be a police officer.
Former Brooklyn Resident Sentenced To Up To Life In Prison For Murder Of 14-Year-Old Girl He Met On Internet, Tampering With Evidence
Defendant Smothered Victim, Disposed of Her Badly Burned Body In Gerritsen Beach
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a 22-year-old former Brooklyn resident has been sentenced to up to life in prison for the murder of a 14-year-old girl who he met on Facebook. The defendant smothered the girl to death and burned her body because he believed she was pregnant.
Serial Laundermat Groper Sentenced To Three Years In Prison
Defendant Convicted of Groping and Fondling Eight Women and Girls
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a 29-year-old Long Island man has been sentenced to three years in prison following his conviction last month in connection with the sexual abuse and other charges for groping and fondling teenage girls and young women in laundermats located in the Brownsville and Canarsie sections of Brooklyn.
No Justice, No Peace - By Matthew McKnight
