Brooklyn Lawyer Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Nearly $3.8 Million from Four Clients to Fund Lavish Lifestyle

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Brooklyn Lawyer Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Nearly $3.8 Million from Four Clients to Fund Lavish Lifestyle Defendant Allegedly Kept Home Sale Proceeds and Estate Funds, Allegedly Spent Funds on Expensive Restaurants, Hotels, a BMW, and a Battery Park City Apartment; Charged in Similar Scheme in December for Allegedly … Read more…

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces Disruption of “Pig Butchering” Operation, Shares Tips on Avoiding This Prolific Scam

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 4, 2024 Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces Disruption of “Pig Butchering” Operation, Shares Tips on Avoiding This Prolific Scam  21 Web Domains Seized After Brooklyn Victims Reported Over Five Million Dollars in Losses; Scammers Gain Victims’ Trust and Convince Them to Make Fake Cryptocurrency Investments [Note: materials presented at … Read more…

Five Individuals from Queens Indicted for Conspiracy and Murder of Brooklyn Laundromat Owner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Five Individuals from Queens Indicted for Conspiracy and  Murder of Brooklyn Laundromat Owner Victim’s Cousin Allegedly Recruited Friend, Friend’s Stepson and Associates to Murder and Rob Victim; Four Assailants Ambushed Victim and Shot Him to Death Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that five individuals from Far … Read more…

Defendant Sentenced to up to Seven Years for Operating a Ponzi Scheme, Stealing Almost $1 Million from Nine Victims

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Defendant Sentenced to up to Seven Years for Operating a Ponzi Scheme, Stealing Almost $1 Million from Nine Victims Defendant Told Victims that She Would Buy Discounted Properties For Them at a Private Auction, Which Did Not Exist Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a defendant … Read more…

Former Brooklyn Resident Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Attempted Murder and Arson in Connection to Setting Fire to Rabbi’s Home

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 18, 2024 Former Brooklyn Resident Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Attempted Murder and Arson in Connection to Setting Fire to Rabbi’s Home Fire Destroyed Victim’s Midwood House as Well as Two Adjacent Properties, Defendant was Captured on Video Surveillance Setting the Fire Brooklyn District Attorney Eric … Read more…

Park Slope Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Sexually Assaulting Two Teenage Girls

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Park Slope Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Sexually Assaulting Two Teenage Girls Assaults Were Captured on Video Surveillance Footage Recovered from Defendant’s Home Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Park Slope man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually … Read more…

Circles of Streets Safe

Circles of Streets Safe Press Car Crash Victims Seek Justice in a New Way: Talking to the Drivers Circles for Safe Streets: Driver Accountability Through Restorative Justice ON THE RECORD: NYC Circles for Safe Streets Program helping traffic violence victims After the Hit-And-Run Tuesday’s Headlines: Restorative (Traffic) Justice Edition For more information, click here. Recent … Read more…

BMW Driver Who Allegedly Hit Two People While Driving Drunk in Bed-Stuy Indicted for Vehicular Assault

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 6, 2024 BMW Driver Who Allegedly Hit Two People While Driving Drunk in Bed-Stuy Indicted for Vehicular Assault Pedestrian and Cyclist Struck in Crosswalk Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Manhattan woman has been arraigned on an indictment in which she is charged with vehicular assault after … Read more…

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Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting a Man outside Red Hook Houses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting a Man outside Red Hook Houses 27-Year-Old-Victim Was Expecting Birth of First Child; Died Three Weeks Later from Gunshot Wound to Head Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Brooklyn man has been … Read more…