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2024 PRESS RELEASES
December
- Brooklyn District Attorney Shuts Down 40 Domains Associated With NFT Crypto Scam Targeting Artists, After Brooklyn Painter Lost Over $135,000
- Bronx Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Stabbing Two Bouncers, One Fatally, Outside of Gowanus Club
November
- East Flatbush Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison For Sexual Assault of 13-Year-Old Boy
- Queens Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Two Violent Robberies
- New York City Employee Indicted for Stealing Approximately $624,000
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Teen in Prospect Park South
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Shooting at Uber Eats Driver
- Bronx Man Arraigned on Attempted Murder and Other Charges for Allegedly Stabbing Transit Worker in Subway
- Three Charged with Hate Crimes Related to Defacing and Vandalizing Homes of the Brooklyn Museum’s Director and Board Members
October
- Former Executive Director of Brooklyn Non-Profit Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Nearly $100,000 of Funds Meant for Indigent Bail Program
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Stabbing and Kicking Subway Passenger
- Brooklyn Baseball Coach Indicted for Sex Abuse of Seven Teen Players
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Killing 48-Year-Old Man at Bedford-Stuyvesant House Party
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea in Connection with Shooting Near Midwood High School
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Three-and-a-Half Years in Prison For Assaulting and Slashing Stranger with Knife
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Eight Years in State Prison for Attempted Sexual Assault of Woman in Williamsburg
- East Flatbush Man Arraigned on Attempted Murder and Other Charges for Randomly Attacking Multiple Women During Violent Spree
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Conviction of Man Who Pleaded Guilty to 1986 Killing so He Could Stay Out of Prison After Successful Appeal
September
- Construction Company Owner Sentenced to Jail for Death of 5-Year-Old Girl Struck by Pillars Following Wall Collapse
- Unlicensed Long Island Driver Sentenced to up to 15 Years in Prison for Wrong Way Crash that Paralyzed Woman from Neck Down
- Three Brick Squad Gang Members Sentenced to Up to Life in Prison Following Convictions in Connection to Murder and Conspiracy Charges
- Texas Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking of a Child, Promoting Prostitution
- Father and Son Brooklyn Contractors Indicted for Grand Larceny for Allegedly Defrauding Over $1 Million from Paycheck Protection Program
August
- Brooklyn was Safest Ever from Gun Violence During Summer Months with Fewest Shootings and Shooting Homicides in Recorded History
- Eleven Alleged Gang Members from Two Rival Gangs Named in Conspiracy Indictment That Includes Murder, Multiple Shootings and Gun Possession
- Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him with Six Separate Assaults, Mostly Against Senior Citizens, in Less Than a Month
- Brooklyn Soccer Coach Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Girl
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Killing Man in Bedford-Stuyvesant Following Dispute
- Alleged Gunman Indicted for Murder of 13-Year-Old Troy Gill, Who was Fatally Shot in Crown Heights Earlier This Year
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Conviction of Brooklyn Man Who Served 16 Years for Homicide After Critical Video Wasn’t Turned Over
- Bushwick Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking Teenage Girls
- East Williamsburg Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Axe Attack that Critically Wounded Girlfriend and Killed Her Pregnant Friend
- Crown Heights Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison For Violently Attacking Good Samaritan on Subway Car
July
- Brooklyn Math Teacher Charged with Allegedly Enticing Teenagers to Send Him Explicit Sexual Images
- Flatbush Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder for Throwing Incendiary Device into Bedford-Stuyvesant Deli
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and NYPD To Offer $500 for Guns at Crown Heights Buyback
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Point-Blank Shooting at Victim Following a Dispute
- Brooklyn Men Who Stole Approximately $227,000 from Elderly Clinton Hill Woman Sentenced to Prison
- Florida Man Indicted for Stealing Approximately $93,000 from Six Victims While Posing as a Lawyer
- Fugitive Sheepshead Bay Lawyer Indicted for Embezzling Over $250,000 from Eight Clients
- Former Chairman of Emergency Medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center Charged for Allegedly Stealing Almost $1.5 Million
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Warns Against Smishing Scam That Uses Official-Looking NYC Website, After Shutting Down 11 Domains
- Queens Man Sentenced to 3 to 9 Years in Prison for Running Red Light and Crashing into Vehicle, Killing Driver in Crown Heights
June
- Fugitive Indicted for Murder of 15-Year-Old in Bensonhurst Extradited from Panama to Face Prosecution
- Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison For Unprovoked Acid Attack in Brooklyn Subway Station
- Man Sentenced to 17 Years to Life in Prison for Sexual Assault
- Defendant Convicted of Murdering Young Father in Fort Greene And Shooting Another Individual Sentenced To 28 Years to Life in Prison
- Brooklyn Woman Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Striking and Killing Senior Citizen While Trying to Run Over Man With SUV
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces Seizure of 70 Domains That Targeted the Russian Community in Cryptocurrency Scams
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison in Death of Child
May
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Following Burglary Spree of Homes and Businesses in Bensonhurst
- Fifteen Alleged H-Block/Billy’s Gang Members Charged in Conspiracy Indictment That Includes Two Murders and Multiple Shootings
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Teenager in East New York
- Man Indicted for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child
- Williamsburg Driver Indicted for Manslaughter After Allegedly Fleeing Car Crash That Killed Passenger
- Crown Heights Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Fatally Shooting Teenage Girl at Party in East New York Apartment
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Shooting Two Teens, One Fatally, During Fight Over Marijuana Sale
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Up to 10 Years in Prison for Fatally Injuring Girlfriend’s 4-Month-Old Daughter
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Conviction of Brooklyn Man Who Served 23 Years for Homicide in Case of Mistaken Identity
- Construction Company Owner Convicted of Criminally Negligent Homicide in Death of 5-Year-Old Girl Struck by Pillars Following Wall Collapse
- Bushwick Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Ghost Guns
- Three Hoolie Gang Members Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for Violent Crimes Including the Death of One-Year-Old Davell Gardner Jr.
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Shooting and Wounding New York City Police Officer
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Selling Exotic Animal Body Parts
- Brooklyn Man Who Allegedly Punched Woman in Random, Unprovoked Attack Indicted for Felony Assault
April
- East Flatbush Man Indicted for Murder of Neighbor’s Three-Year-Old Son
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Armed Robbery and Shooting Spree in East Williamsburg That Left One Dead, One Injured
- Burglar Who Broke into Gargiulo’s Restaurant in Coney Island Sentenced to up to 8 Years in Prison
- Four Hoolie Gang Members Variously Convicted in Multiple Shootings, Including the Death of One-Year-Old Davell Gardner Jr. in Bed-Stuy
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Allegedly Killing Acquaintance, Dismembering Victim’s Body and Storing it in Refrigerator
- Crown Heights Man Sentenced to 15 Years to Life in Prison For Sexually Assaulting Two Women in Prospect Park
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Shooting and Killing Romantic Rival in the Gowanus Houses
- Brooklyn Lawyer Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Nearly $3.8 Million from Four Clients to Fund Lavish Lifestyle
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces Disruption of “Pig Butchering” Operation, Shares Tips on Avoiding This Prolific Scam
- Five Individuals from Queens Indicted for Conspiracy and Murder of Brooklyn Laundromat Owner
March
- Defendant Sentenced to up to Seven Years for Operating a Ponzi Scheme, Stealing Almost $1 Million from Nine Victims
- 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
- Park Slope Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Sexually Assaulting Two Teenage Girls
- BMW Driver Who Allegedly Hit Two People While Driving Drunk in Bed-Stuy Indicted for Vehicular Assault
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting a Man outside Red Hook Houses
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Deliberately Chasing Down and Crashing His Car into Cyclist, Killing Him
- MTA Employee Indicted for Running Brothel Out of Greenpoint Apartment
February
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison For Shooting Death of His Neighbor
- Canarsie Man Who Allegedly Struck and Killed Pedestrian While Driving Drunk Indicted for Vehicular Manslaughter
- Brooklyn Husband and Wife Indicted for Sex Trafficking of a Child
- Long Island Man Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $305,000 by Charging Bergen Beach Woman for Plumbing Work That Wasn’t Performed
- Brooklyn Woman Indicted for Allegedly Running Over Another Woman Intentionally, Killing Her
- Bronx Man Sentenced to 18 Years to Life in Prison for Shooting Romantic Rival inside Ex-Girlfriend’s Home in Dyker Heights
- Teacher Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Sexual Abuse of Two Students
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 9 ½ Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea in Connection with Brownsville Shooting
- Illegal Cannabis Shop Employee Indicted for Felony Assault for Allegedly Injuring Investigator Who Came to Shut Down the Store
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Flatlands Shooting That Killed Gang Rival Sitting in Car with Girlfriend
- Park Slope Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison For Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Young Girl
January
- Stuyvesant Heights Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Shooting NYPD Officer Responding to Domestic Violence Call
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Conviction of Man Who Served 14 Years for Homicide Committed by Someone Else
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Attempted Murder and Other Charges for Allegedly Stabbing Two Men in Homeless Shelter and Another in Subway
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Execution Murder of One Man and Shooting and Injuring a Second Man
2023 PRESS RELEASES
December
- Shootings and Shooting Victims Dropped by About 25% in Brooklyn in 2023, Accelerating Three-Year Decline; Homicides Down by 10%
- Brooklyn Landlord Indicted on Attempted Murder and Arson Charges For Allegedly Setting Fire to Rental Property With 8 People Inside
- Burglar Who Broke into Williamsburg Matzah Factory Sentenced to up to Five Years in Prison
- Williamsburg Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Following Conviction for Violent Assault of Modell’s Employees
- Brooklyn Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Death of 9-year-old Daughter in Crown Heights Apartment
- Brooklyn Lawyer Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Nearly $1.5 Million from Three Clients
- Long Island Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking of Teenage Girl
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 55 Years to Life for Shooting Death of Innocent Mother of Four, Attempted Murder of Two Men
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Execution Style Murder in Crown Heights
- Brooklyn Woman Indicted for Grand Larceny For Stealing Approximately $157,000 in Section 8 Subsidies
November
- Homeless Man Sentenced to 14 Years to Life in Prison for Stabbing a Skateboarder on the Williamsburg Bridge
- Brooklyn Woman Indicted for Defrauding or Attempting to Defraud Six Immigrants
- Bath Beach Driver Sentenced to 3 to 9 Years in Prison for Causing Crash That Killed Passenger While Fleeing from NYPD on Eastern Parkway
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Shooting Spree that Wounded Roommate and Two NYPD Officers
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 23 Years to Life in Prison for East New York Shooting That Killed Gang Rival
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Conviction of Man Who Was Found Guilty Based on Unreliable Eyewitness
October
- Former Coney Island Amusement Park Worker Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder
- Brooklyn Man who Fled Justice to Israel Sentenced to Prison For Sexually Abusing Three Female Relatives
- East Flatbush Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Arson
- Maryland Man Indicted for Murder of Brooklyn Woman Following Dispute Over Parking at Home Depot Lot in Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned for Unprovoked Killing of Innocent Activist
- Long Island Man Indicted for Stealing $925,000 Through Deed Fraud Involving Properties in Brooklyn and the Bronx
- Six Defendants Charged with Conspiring to Traffic Narcotics Following Undercover Investigation into Open-Air Drug Deals in Bedford-Stuyvesant
September
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 30 Years to Life in Prison For Killing Another Man in Dispute Over Money
- Sunset Park Man Arraigned for Hammer Attack That Killed Mother and Critically Injured 2 Children
- Construction Company Operator Sentenced to up to Four Years in Prison For Causing Laborer’s Death in Brooklyn Wall Collapse
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Murder of Girlfriend’s Two-Year-Old Son
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Murder of 23-Year-Old Man
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Teenager
- Former Brooklyn Cab Driver Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Violently Assaulting 12-Year-Old Passenger at Gunpoint
- Brooklyn Men Indicted for Assault as a Hate Crime for Alleged Sexual and Violent Attack Against Trans Woman in Subway
August
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison For Attempted Murder of Wife’s Colleague
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea to Violent Assault of 55-Year-Old
- Disbarred Crown Heights Lawyer Indicted for Allegedly Providing Immigration Services Without Law License
- Bedford Stuyvesant Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison For Killing Mount Vernon Man and Setting Body on Fire
- Teenager Indicted for Murder as a Hate Crime for Allegedly Stabbing O’Shae Sibley in Anti-Gay Attack at Midwood Gas Station
- Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Real Estate Fraud Involving Properties in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick and Park Slope
- Queens Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder of His Former Girlfriend After Breaking into Her Home
July
- Two Men Indicted for Repeatedly Raping a Child
- Brooklyn Men Arraigned on Indictment Charging Them With Six Burglaries of Homes and Businesses in Bensonhurst
- Brooklyn Gang Member Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting a Man
- Martense Beverly Bosses Gang Member Sentenced to 15 Years to Life in Prison for Shooting Death of Rival Gang Member
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 27 Years to Life in Prison for Killing Building Superintendent and Burying Body in Unmarked Grave
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 32 ½ Years to Life in Prison for Mass Shooting During Old Timers Day Celebration in Brownsville Park
June
- Former Brooklyn Postal Worker Indicted for Stealing Over $160,000
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 35 Years to Life in Prison for Flatlands Shooting That Killed Gang Rival Sitting in Car with Girlfriend
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 22 Years to Life in Prison for Double Murder
- Wrong Way Driver Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Striking and Killing Three-Month-Old Baby, Seriously Injuring Her Mother
- Connecticut Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison For Assault Stemming from Attempted Carjacking
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Murdering Elderly Neighbor, Stabbing One Woman and Attempting to Assault Another
- Former NYPD Officer Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison For Sexually Molesting a Child
May
- Staten Island Man Pleads Guilty to Anti-Jewish Assault
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Manslaughter for Allegedly Running Red Light, Causing Car Crash That Left Two People Dead and Five Injured
- Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Killing Girlfriend, Dismembering Body and Disposing of it in Trash, Victim’s Body Was Never Found
- Thirty-Two Alleged Members of Brooklyn-Based Gangs Variously Charged With 140 Counts, Including Conspiracy to Commit Murder
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea to Attempted Murder and Criminal Sexual Act
- East Flatbush Man Sentenced to 15 Years to Life in Prison For Killing Brooklyn Rapper
- U-Haul Driver Indicted for Murder and Attempted Murder for Allegedly Intentionally Driving a Truck into Multiple Victims, Killing One Man and Injuring Others in Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Sunset Park
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Murder of Former Girlfriend and Attempted Murder of Her Mother
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Killing Ex-Girlfriend
April
- Former Paralegal Indicted for Embezzling Over $400,000 from Brooklyn Law Firm
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez to Host Prescription Drug Take Back
- Bronx Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Rape of Stranger on A Train
- Brooklyn Residents Indicted for Making and Selling Fake OSHA and Buildings Department Safety Cards
- Crown Heights Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking of 19-Year-Old Girl
- Queens Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing School Bus, Crashing into Numerous Vehicles and Causing Injuries to Other Drivers
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Shooting and Wounding NYPD Detective
March
- Defendant Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder of Former Girlfriend, who was Beaten, Stabbed and Left for Dead
- Staten Island Man Sentenced to Prison for LGBTQ Hate Crime
- Couple Sentenced for Stealing Identity of Army Veteran Applying for Benefits and Bail Jumping; Ordered to Pay $35,000 Restitution
- ATM Burglary Ring Indicted for Alleged Theft of 19 ATMs and Other Items from Stores and Bodegas
- Doctor and Office Manager at Brighton Beach Medical Clinic Indicted for $700,000 Healthcare Fraud
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Wrongful Conviction of Man Who Pleaded Guilty to Manslaughter After Real Killer Confessed
- Manhattan Man Indicted for Murder of Off-Duty Police Officer During Attempted Robbery in East New York
- Driver Charged in Deadly Williamsburg Hit and Run
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Wrongful Conviction of Man Who Spent Over 18 Years in Prison Despite Botched Identification
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Kidnapping Woman And Fatally Setting Her on Fire
- Construction Company Operator and Foreperson Convicted in Connection With Laborer’s Death in Brooklyn Wall Collapse
- Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Rape of Woman Near Prospect Park
- Disbarred Lawyer Sentenced to 1 to 3 Years in Prison for Embezzling Approximately $575,000 from Brooklyn Clients
February
- Veteran Court Employee Indicted for Stealing over $69,000
- Coney Island Teenagers Indicted for Beating and Stabbing Death of 17-Year-Old Boy in After School Gang Assault
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Unprovoked Anti-Gay Attack After Pleading Guilty to Attempted Murder as a Hate Crime
- Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking of Teenage Girl
January
- Brooklyn Woman Indicted for Murdering Her Father With Hammer and Knife, and Stabbing Her Sister
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Ghost Guns
- Staten Island Man Sentenced to 2 to 6 Years in Prison for Driving Drunk and Causing Crash on Gowanus Expressway That Killed Passenger
- Former Brooklyn Attorney Indicted for Real Estate Fraud in Connection With Four Properties Valued at Nearly $2.3 Million
- Long Island Man Sentenced to Up to 10 Years in Prison for Stealing Bushwick House Using Forged Power of Attorney
- Bronx Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea to Attempted Murder for Shooting at Kings Plaza Mall
- Serial Burglar Sentenced to up to Four Years in Prison for Six Break-ins and One Attempted Break-in of Brooklyn Businesses
2022 PRESS RELEASES
December
- Homicides and Shootings Continued to Drop in Brooklyn in 2022, Driving Citywide Decline in Gun Violence During Past Two Years
- Former Williamsburg Man Indicted for Operating a Ponzi Scheme, Stealing Over $1.3 Million from More Than 20 Victims
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Sexually Assaulting 20-Year-Old Woman in Brownsville Park
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Rape
- Record Number of Firearms Recovered in Brooklyn Gun Buyback
- Man and Woman Indicted for Sex Trafficking of Teenage Girl
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and NYPD To Offer $500 and iPads for Guns, Just in Time for the Holidays
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to up to 21 Years in Prison for East Flatbush Shooting That Killed an Innocent Teen
- Brooklyn Father Arraigned in Death of 23-Month-Old Daughter
November
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Shooting Death of Ethan Williams
- Thirty-Two Alleged Members of Two Rival Brownsville-Based Gangs Charged With 106 Counts, Including Conspiracy to Commit Murder
- Tesla Driver Charged with Manslaughter for Allegedly Speeding and Missing Turn, Killing Passenger, and Injuring Three Others
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Murder and Dismemberment of Girlfriend
- Brooklyn Couple Indicted for Fatal Shooting of TSA Worker
- Red Hook Man Sentenced to 22 Years to Life in Prison Following Conviction for Violent Assault of 60-Year-Old
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Violent Home Invasion Burglary in Crown Heights
October
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces the Creation of New Gender-Based Violence Division
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 12 to 24 Years in Prison in Connection to Seven Separate Attacks on Women in East Williamsburg
- Brooklyn Man Charged with Murder and Assault for Killing Woman and Injuring Four Others While Allegedly Driving Recklessly, Evading Police
- Brooklyn Mother Indicted for Killing her Three Children
September
- Flatbush Landlord Sentenced to Jail and Probation in Connection with Fatal Fire that Left One Tenant Dead
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Stabbing Police Officer in Neck, Shooting His Partner and Firing Gun at Police Officers Who Responded to Scene, Wounding a Third Officer
- Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Killing Brooklyn Father Over Stolen Baseball Cap in Flatbush
- Brownsville Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Gun Trafficking
- East New York Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison For Attempted Sex Trafficking of 15-Year-Old Girl
- Unlicensed Contractor Indicted for Stealing More Than $192,000 From Windsor Terrace Homeowners
- Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez to Dismiss 378 Convictions That Relied on 13 Officers Who Were Later Convicted of Misconduct While on Duty
August
- Staten Island Man Convicted of Assault in Borough Park
- Man Convicted Again for 1995 Murder After Retrial That Included Eyewitness Testimony
- Queens Man Indicted for Labor and Sex Trafficking of Two Women
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal Shooting
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault of 13-year-old Girl
- Queens Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison For Violently Attacking and Sexually Abusing His Girlfriend
July
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking of Teenage Girl
- Brooklyn Driver Sentenced to 3 to 6 Years in Prison for Running Red Light And Fatally Striking a Deliveryman in Borough Park
- Queens Man Sentenced to 50 Years to Life in Prison for Violent Sexual Assaults in Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Fatally Shooting 23-year-old Man Outside East Flatbush Home
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Unjust Convictions of Three Defendants Who Confessed as Teenagers to Horrific Murder of Clerk Whose Token Booth was Set on Fire and Exploded
- Brooklyn Scaffolding Company and its Foreperson Indicted for Reckless Endangerment and Criminal Mischief in Scaffolding Collapse
June
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Three Sexual Assaults of Two Victims
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Shooting a FedEx Driver in the Back at Point Blank Range
- Brooklyn Woman Indicted for Beating 9-year-old Daughter to Death in Crown Heights Apartment
- Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Dedicates Unprecedented Resources to Combat Gun Violence Under Comprehensive STOP VIOLENCE Initiative
- East Flatbush Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Kidnapping and Predatory Sexual Assault of Teen Boy
- Brooklyn Men Who Allegedly Stole Approximately $227,000 from Elderly Clinton Hill Woman Indicted on Grand Larceny and Other Charges
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Leading Police on a Car Chase, Striking Multiple Vehicles
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 18 Years to Life in Prison For Fatal Shooting of Innocent Teen in Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Prison for Attempted Assault as a Hate Crime following Anti-Gay Attack in East New York
- Three Defendants Sentenced to 75 Years to Life in Prison for Robbery and Murder of New York City Police Department Civilian Employee in His Bensonhurst Home
- Brooklyn Teenager Charged with Criminally Negligent Homicide For Allegedly Causing Three Fatalities When Driving Recklessly
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Host Anti-Gun Violence Youth Summit
- Staten Island Teen Indicted for Assault as a Hate Crime for Allegedly Attacking Jewish Man in Williamsburg
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Murdering Girlfriend
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Attempted Murder as a Hate Crime for Allegedly Assaulting Individual He Believed to be Russian in Sheepshead Bay Lounge
May
- New York City Police Officer Indicted for Attempted Murder for Off-Duty Shooting Outside of Canarsie Lounge
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and NYPD to Host Second Gun Buyback Event This Year in Clinton Hill
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Causing Motorcyclist’s Death While Driving Under the Influence and Speeding
- Teenager Sentenced to 10 Years to Life for Shooting Death of Innocent Honor Student on Basketball Court in Brownsville
- Midwood Man Indicted for Credit Card Forgery
- Man Indicted for Stealing over $150,000 by Soliciting Donations for Fake Cancer Charities
April
- Long Island Woman Indicted for Stealing $135,000 from New York City’s Retirement System
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of Two Teenage Girls
- Bushwick Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Ghost Guns
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Accepting Applications For Four-Week High School Internship Summer Program
- Man Convicted for Killing Brooklyn Father Over Stolen Baseball Cap in Flatbush
March
- Parolee Arraigned for Murdering and Dismembering Brooklyn Woman
- Brooklyn Real Estate Broker Indicted for Multiple Rental Apartment and PPE Frauds
- Sheepshead Bay Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life For Fatally Shooting Estranged Wife
- East Flatbush Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of 16-Year-Old Girl
- Construction Company and Owner Indicted for Manslaughter in Death of 5-Year-Old Girl Struck by Pillars Following Wall Collapse
- Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Police Officer in Neck, Shooting His Partner and Firing Gun at Police Officers Who Responded to Scene, Wounding a Third Officer
- Staten Island Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison For Fatal Assault of Off-Duty Firefighter Following Minor Fender Bender
- Turkmenistan Citizen Sentenced to 15 Years to Life for 2009Robbery and Murder of Brooklyn Shopkeeper
- Sheepshead Bay Man Sentenced to 22 Years to Life in Prison For Fatally Stabbing Professor in Prospect Park South Home
February
- Bronx Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Hate Crimes for Allegedly Assaulting Woman, Spewing Anti-Hispanic Slurs
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Hate Crime for Allegedly Assaulting Asian Senior Citizen
- Defendant Convicted in Double Homicide for Murdering His Sister and Former Girlfriend Sentenced to 50 Years to Life in Prison
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Establishes Helpline to Report Vaccination Fraud and Relief Program Abuse
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Stealing or Attempting to Steal Over $1 Million in Credit Fraud Scheme Targeting Pentagon Federal Credit Union
- Suspended Lawyer Indicted for Embezzling $400,000 from Brooklyn Clients
January
- Off-Duty Police Officer Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Assault and Menacing as Hate Crimes in Anti-Muslim Attack
- Queens Man Indicted for Stealing School Bus, Crashing into Numerous Vehicles and Causing Injuries to Other Drivers
- California Man Indicted for Stealing Identity of Army Veteran, Applying for Benefits, Including More Than $35,000 in Housing Subsidies
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and NYPD to Host Gun Buyback Event in Flatbush
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Allegedly Trying to Steal Flatlands House
- Seventeen Alleged Gang Members Charged in Two Indictments Containing Total of 118 Counts, Including Conspiracy to Commit Murder
2021 PRESS RELEASES
December
- Homicides, Shootings and Other Violent Crimes Steeply Declined in Brooklyn During 2021, Bucking Citywide Trend
- Trinidad and Tobago Citizen Convicted in Double Homicide For Murdering His Sister and Former Girlfriend
- Brooklyn Contractors Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $93,000From Five Customers Who Hired Them to Perform Plumbing and Gas Work
- Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Strangulation and Assault As Hate Crimes for Attack on Jewish Man Walking Home from Synagogue
- Flatbush Man Indicted on Arson and Attempted Murder Charges for Allegedly Throwing Incendiary Device into Bedford-Stuyvesant Deli
- Three Brooklyn Shopkeepers Indicted for Bribery Scheme to Receive Advance Notice of Health Department Inspections of Eateries
November
- Sheepshead Bay Man Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting Estranged Wife
- Fugitive Arraigned for Cold Case 1996 Murder After Extradition from the Dominican Republic
- Woman Arraigned on Indictment for Shooting Death of Another Woman in Crown Heights
- Flatlands Man Indicted for Murder and Attempted Murder for Shooting Two Men, One Fatally, During Argument at Brooklyn Barbeque
October
- Study by the CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance Analyzes Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Brooklyn DA Office’s Prosecutorial Processes
- Man Convicted of Strangulation and Assault as Hate Crimes for Attack on Jewish Man Who was Walking from Synagogue
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Vehicular Manslaughter and Leaving the Scene for Fatal Hit and Run Crash
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Killing His Brother
- Two Brooklyn Men Indicted for Attempted Murder as a Hate Crime For Alleged Unprovoked Anti-Gay Attack
- East New York Man Indicted for Carjacking 73-Year-old Woman In Mill Basin, Punching Victim and Dragging Her from Vehicle
- Driver Charged with Assault and Reckless Manslaughter for Allegedly Striking 3-Month-Old Baby and Her Mother While Driving the Wrong Way
- Driver Who Struck and Killed Six-Year-Old Girl in Dyker Heights Crosswalk Indicted for Manslaughter
- Street Co-Named in Honor of the Late Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on the Fifth Anniversary of His Death
- Queens Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking of Woman
September
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Murder of Four-Year-Old Boy
- Nine Contractors Indicted for Allegedly Bribing Superintendents at New York City Housing Authority Developments for “Micro Purchase” Contracts
- Bronx Man Indicted for Rape of Stranger on A Train
- Coney Island Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea to Sex Trafficking of a Child
- Queens Man Indicted for Vicious Assault of 68-Year-Old Man in Brooklyn Street
August
- Serial Burglar Sentenced to up to 12 Years in Prison for Three Break-ins of Brooklyn Apartments
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea to Attempted Murder and Assault for Shooting Two Innocent Bystanders
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Attempted Murder and Other Charges for Allegedly Running Over School Bus Driver in Road Rage Incident
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Releases His Office’s Disclosure Letters Regarding Police Officers in Brooklyn
July
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Dismisses Over 3,500 Marijuana Cases Following Legalization
- Greenpoint Man Indicted for Unlawful Surveillance Of Two Female Roommates
- Three Brooklyn Men Indicted for Assault and Menacing as Hate Crimes For Attacking Jewish People Outside Synagogues
- Fourteen Alleged Members of “Babiiez” Gang Charged in 81-Count Conspiracy Indictment That Includes 11 Shootings
June
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Conviction of Man Who Served Nearly 19 Years in Prison for Firing at Police
- Two Teenagers Indicted for Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old Boy In Ambush Outside Midwood Charter School
- Unlicensed Contractor and Grocery Store Owner Indicted in Connection to Vendor’s Elevator Death
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Announces New Program to Assist LGBTQIA+ Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assaults
- Brooklyn Pair Indicted for Stealing a Total of $544,000 From 10 Investors, Promised Large Returns in Short Period of Time
- Brooklyn Teenager Indicted for Broad Daylight Shooting of 5-Year-Old Girl Playing on Sidewalk in East New York
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Sexual Assault of Woman He Followed Home from Subway
- Bronx Woman Indicted for Fatally Shooting Ex-Girlfriend Execution-Style Outside Park Slope Deli
- Driver Who Allegedly Sped the Wrong Way into Intersection, T-Boned by Another Car and Fatally Struck Pedestrian Indicted for Manslaughter
May
- Defendant Indicted for Operating a Ponzi Scheme, Stealing Over $1.3 Million from 14 Victims
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Assault and Menacing as Hate Crimes Related to Three Anti-Asian Hate Incidents
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and Clergy Councils Announce Strategic Community Partnerships to Help Reduce Gun Violence
- Brooklyn Man Who Allegedly Shot and Killed One Man, Injured Another, And Shot at Police Officers in Bedford-Stuyvesant Charged in 36-Count Indictment
- Driver Who Crashed on Gowanus Expressway While Allegedly Driving Drunk and Speeding Indicted for Manslaughter
- Flatbush Landlord Indicted for Manslaughter in Connection With Fatal Fire That Left One Dead
- New Jersey Attorney Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Approximately $240,000 From Client He Represented in the Sale of Her Property
- Sunset Park Attorney Sentenced to One to Three Years in Prison for Stealing Approximately $280,000 From Two Clients He Represented In the Sale of Their Homes
- Two Alleged Hoolie Gang Members Charged in Murder of One-Year-Old Davell Gardner in Bedford-Stuyvesant Shooting Last July
April
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Launches Art Contest “Illustrate Against Hate” for Middle and High School Students
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Accepting Applications For Four-Week Virtual High School Internship Summer Program
- Driver who Crashed Car on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway While Allegedly Driving Drunk and Speeding Indicted for Manslaughter
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Possessing Loaded Gun in First Jury Trial in Brooklyn Since the Start of the COVID Pandemic
- Former Brooklyn Lawyer Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $85,000 From Client Who He Represented in Real Estate Deal
- Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez to Dismiss 90 Convictions That Relied on Former Narcotics Detective Later Charged with Multiple Perjuries
March
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Dismisses All Outstanding Prostitution-Related Warrants Dating Back to 1970s
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Rape of Three Women
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Sexually Assaulting Two Female Relatives
- Three Individuals Indicted for Asphyxiation Death of Brooklyn Man in his Crown Heights Apartment
- Driver Who Allegedly Blew a Red Light While Speeding, Seriously Injuring a Brooklyn Woman, Indicted for Assault and Reckless Endangerment
- Brownsville Handyman Indicted for Killings of Three Elderly Women Who Lived in His Building
- Brooklyn Attorney Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Approximately $201,000 From Three Individuals in Legal Matters he Handled
February
- Brooklyn Man Charged in 52-Count Indictment in Seven Separate Attacks on Women in East Williamsburg, Including at Morgan Avenue Subway Station
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Dismisses All Outstanding Prostitution-Related Warrants
January
- Fifteen Alleged 900 Gang Members Charged in 77-Count Indictment That Includes Two Murders and Nine Shootings
- Driver Who Fatally Crashed into Brooklyn Man in Front of Victim’s Young Daughter Indicted for Manslaughter
2020 PRESS RELEASES
December
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces a Promotion and the Hiring of New Prosecutors, Enhancing Diversity of Leadership and Staff
- Bronx Man Indicted for Alleged Grandparent “Bail” Scam
- East New York Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking of 15-Year-Old Girl
- Brooklyn Attorney Indicted for Real Estate Fraud in Connection With Eight Properties Valued at Nearly $8 Million
November
October
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Conviction in 1987 Murder After Finding That Sole Eyewitness’ Mental Condition Wasn’t Disclosed
- Former New York City Subway Conductor Charged for Allegedly Stealing $114,000 from New York City Transit
- Long Island Man Sentenced to 24 Years to Life in Prison For Murder of Brooklyn Pizzeria Owner
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison For 2005 Cold Case Killing of His Girlfriend
September
- Teenager Indicted for Attempted Murder for Shooting that Wounded Six During Unofficial J’ouvert Celebration
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Murder of Three Individuals
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and NYPD to Host Gun Buyback Event in East New York
- Cab Driver Arraigned for Rape of 12-Year-Old Passenger Who He Allegedly Assaulted Twice After Repeatedly Punching Her
August
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Allegedly Stabbing Police Officer in Neck, Shooting His Partner and Firing Gun at Police Officers Who Responded to Scene, Wounding a Third Officer
- More Than 36 Alleged Violent Offenders Indicted over the Past Week After Grand Juries Reconvened in Brooklyn
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces Creation of Gun Violence Suppression Bureau
July
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Stabbing Black Woman in Subway During Hate Crime
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Woman After Dragging Her into an Alleyway in Bushwick
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces Creation of Dedicated Street Safety Bureau
- AG James and DA Gonzalez Partner to Expand Housing Protection Initiative
- Brooklyn District Attorney Publishes Report That Analyzes And Presents the Findings of His Conviction Review Unit
- Flatbush Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of Two Teenage Girls and Gun Charge
June
- District Attorney Gonzalez and Attorney General James Win Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Illegal Policy of Making ICE Arrests at State Courthouses
- Police Officer Charged with Assault of Woman During George Floyd Brooklyn Protest
May
April
- KCDA Office Restructuring due to Coronavirus Pandemic
March
- Staten Island Man Indicted for 1980 Cold Case Murder of Lorraine Snell
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Accepting Applications For Five-Week Paid High School Internship Summer Program
- Seven Brooklyn Men Indicted for Stealing over $1 Million From Owners and Couriers Who Were Delivering Funds to Private ATM Machines
- Mill Basin Man Sentenced to Three to Six Years in Prison For Scamming Investors Out of $440,000
February
- Long Island Man Sentenced to One-and-a-Half to Four-and-a-Half Years in Prison for Forging Deed in Scheme to Steal Brownstone Worth Over $1 Million from Elderly Brooklyn Homeowner
- Brooklyn Woman Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Drowning 2-Year-Old Daughter Inside a Storage Container Filled with Water
- Long Island Man Indicted for Strangulation Death of Pregnant Girlfriend Whose Body He Allegedly Discarded Outside Her Red Hook Home
- Sunset Park Attorney Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Approximately $280,000 From Two Families He Represented in Sale of Their Homes
- Brooklyn Man Arrested for Receiving $74,000 in Cash Payments for Pretending to Help Three Women Buy Mitchell-Lama Apartments
- Queens Man Indicted for Fatal Beating of Brooklyn Video Game Designer in Early Morning Attack on Williamsburg Street Corner
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Murder Conviction In Connection With 1995 Stabbing Outside Night Club in Gowanus
- Bedford-Stuyvesant Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter for 2005 Cold Case Murder of His Girlfriend
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal Shooting of Father of Four in the Early Morning Hours of Father’s Day 2018
- Former Boyfriend Sentenced to 40 Years to Life in Prison for Murder in Execution Death of Correction Officer Who He Tracked and Ambushed
- 34 Alleged Members of Two Rival Street Gangs Variously Charged in 122-Count Indictment That Includes Charges Relating to 13 Shootings in Brooklyn North; 16 Firearms Recovered
January
- Bronx Man Who Shot and Paralyzed Former High School Basketball Star Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison
- Former NYPD Officer Sentenced to Four Years’ Probation for Falsely Claiming Burglary Suspect Tried to Strike Him and His Partner with Vehicle
- Brooklyn Continued to Record Historic Decline in Violent Crime in 2019
2019 PRESS RELEASES
December
- Ten Alleged Brick Squad Gang Members Charged in 48-Count Conspiracy Indictment That Includes Two Murders and Seven Shootings
- Six Defendants Indicted for Running Two Internet-Based Sports Gambling Operations
- Long Island Man Convicted of Murder for Shooting Brooklyn Pizzeria Owner to Death as He Arrived Home
- East New York Teenager Indicted for Fatally Shooting Man in Prospect Lefferts-Gardens Bodega Following Dispute
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Accepting Applications For Mid-Winter and Spring High School Internship Programs
November
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal Ambush Shooting of Innocent College Student
- Construction Company Operator, Foreperson and Engineer Indicted for Manslaughter in Death of Laborer Buried in Debris Following Wall Collapse
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Mass Shooting During Old Timers Day Celebration in Brownsville Park
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 45 Years to Life in Prison For Murder of Manhattan Chef
- NYPD Officer Pleads Guilty to Perjury for Falsely Claiming Burglary Suspect Tried to Strike Him and His Partner with Vehicle
- Flatbush Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking of Two Teenage Girls
October
- Former Homeless Services Employee Convicted of Forcible Touching, Sexual Abuse for Inappropriately Touching Women in Homeless Shelter
- Two Men Sentenced to 50 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal Shooting of Man and Woman Ambushed After Leaving Brooklyn Nightclub
- New Jersey Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Assaulting Woman on Subway After She Woke to Find Him Masturbating and Exposing Himself
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 22 Years to Life in Prison for Execution of Car Mechanic Inside Canarsie Auto Body Shop
- Former Boyfriend Convicted of Murder in Execution Death of Correction Officer Who He Tracked and Ambushed; Shot Dead as She Sat in Her Car
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Employee Inside East New York Bodega
- Three Luna Park Housing Corporation Tenants Arrested for Submitting Forged Documents for Illegal Purchase of Highly Desirable and Affordable Mitchell-Lama Apartments
- Two Former New York City Police Detectives Sentenced to Five Years’ Probation for Having Sex with Woman in Their Custody in Exchange for Her Release
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Murder Conviction In Connection With 1993 Shootout Outside Housing Development
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces Project Reset in Partnership with the Center for Court Innovation and the Brooklyn Museum To Allow Those Arrested for Certain Minor Offenses to Avoid Prosecution
September
- Brooklyn Man Charged with Murder and Reckless Endangerment for Deliberately Chasing Down and Crashing His Car into Cyclist
- Man Indicted for Practicing as a Neuropsychologist Without a License and Treating at Least 12 People, Including Children
- Brooklyn Soccer Coach Sentenced to Four Years in Prison For Molesting 10-Year-Old Boy on His Team
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Murder of Manhattan Chef
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office to Launch Saturday Night Lights Soccer Program in East Flatbush and Brownsville Through Collaboration with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the NYC Soccer Initiative
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Stealing Neighbor’s East New York Home; Transferred Deed to Himself After Forging Notary’s Signature
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces Opening of The Kenneth P. Thompson Boutique Located At The DA’s Re-Entry Bureau in Partnership with 100 Suits for 100 Men
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Two Men in Brownsville Following an Earlier Argument
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Manslaughter for Causing Motorcyclist’s Death While Driving Under the Influence and Speeding
August
- Two Former New York City Police Detectives Plead Guilty to Bribe Receiving and Official Misconduct for Having Sex With Woman in Their Custody in Exchange for Her Release
- Brooklyn Man Indicted on Attempted Murder and Hate Crime Charges for Allegedly Stabbing Transgender Individual’s Partner After Harassing Couple
- Off-Duty NYPD Officer Indicted for Insurance Fraud After He Allegedly Attested Falsely that His Car Was Stolen
- Middle School Teacher Sentenced to Four Years in Prison For Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old Student
- Queens Man Charged with Reckless Manslaughter for Causing Cyclist’s Death by Speeding and Running a Red Light
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Attempted Murder as a Hate Crime in Anti-Black Attack
- Drunk Driver Sentenced to Up to 9 Years in Prison for Crash That Fatally Pinned Coworker at South Slope Job Site
- Long Island Man and California Lawyer Indicted for Allegedly Conspiring to Steal Over $250,000 From Three Victims in Fraudulent Scheme
- Brooklyn Contractor Indicted for Allegedly Stealing over $700,000 by Charging Midwood Couple for Construction Work That Wasn’t Performed
- Former NBA Player Sebastian Telfair Sentenced to 3½ Years in Prison For Possession of Loaded Gun
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 1 ½ to 3 Years in Prison for Three Hate Crime Attacks in Three Days Against White Men
- Drunk Driver Sentenced to 7 to 21 Years in Prison for Wrong Way Collision on Belt Parkway That Killed Passenger in Lyft And Severely Injured Two Others
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him with Murder For Fatal Shooting in Sunset Park
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, Joined by Over 40 Elected Prosecutors, Calls Upon Department of Justice to Respect Prosecutorial Discretion
July
- Pennsylvania Man Indicted on Attempted Murder and Arson Charges for Allegedly Setting Fire to Rabbi’s Brooklyn Home
- Twenty-One Alleged Members of Violent Folk Nation Street Gang Indicted in Connection with Conspiracy to Possess Weapons, Commit Murder of Rivals
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Posing as Securities Broker and Selling Nearly $17,000 in Fraudulent Stock to Four Individuals
June
- Brooklyn Woman Who Allegedly Pretended to be a Lawyer Indicted for Stealing $4,700 From Three Clients She Fraudulently Represented
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Launches the Brooklyn Community Resource Empowerment Center to Offer Educational and Vocational Opportunities to Those Sentenced to Community Service
- Inmate Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Correction Officers
- Former Police Officer Sentenced to Jail and Probation For Off-Duty Road Rage Assault
- NYPD Officer Indicted for Perjury for Allegedly Falsely Claiming Burglary Suspect Tried to Strike Him and His Partner with Vehicle
- East New York Man Sentenced to Four to 12 Years in Prison For Promoting Prostitution and Assault of Philadelphia Teen
- Drunk Driver Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Fatally Striking a College Student Who Was Rollerblading in Brownsville
- Private Investigator Sentenced to 1 to 3 Years in Prison for Unlawful Surveillance and Promoting Prostitution as Part of a Scheme to Keep Victim Of Child Sexual Assaults from Testifying Against her Abuser
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Livery Cab Driver During Attempted Robbery
- Canarsie Man Charged with Defrauding Three Immigrants, Claimed He Could Get Green Cards and Work Permits for a Fee
- Two Men Sentenced to 50 Years to Life in Prison for Bedford-Stuyvesant Courtyard Shooting That Killed Two Women Struck by Stray Bullets
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 24 Years to Life in Prison for Murder of Williamsburg Businessman During Botched Abduction in 2014
- Drunk Driver Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide for Wrong Way Collision on Belt Parkway That Killed Passenger in Lyft And Severely Injured Two Others
- Brooklyn Woman Convicted of Manslaughter for Drowning Her 2-Year-Old Daughter Inside a Storage Container Filled with Water
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Rape, Sexual Abuse and Burglary for Allegedly Attacking Elderly Neighbor in Her East New York Home
May
- Virginia Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison in Connection with Trafficking 217 Firearms Purchased in Virginia to be Sold on the Streets of Brooklyn
- Brooklyn DA Moves to Vacate Conviction of Man Who Was Likely Mentally Disabled When He Pleaded Guilty to Rape of Mentally Disabled Acquaintance
- East Flatbush Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking of 16-Year-Old Girl
- Long Island Man Indicted for Forging Deed in Scheme to Steal Brownstone Worth Over $1 Million from Brooklyn Homeowner
- Four Defendants Indicted for Stealing $276,000 From Couple Who Thought They Were Buying a House in Canarsie
- Three Luna Park Housing Corp. Officials Indicted for Conspiring to Receive Bribes, Forge Documents to Corrupt the Process by Which Mitchell-Lama Apartments are Acquired
- Two Men Convicted of Murder for Bedford-Stuyvesant Courtyard Shooting That Killed Two Innocent Women Who Were Struck by Stray Bullets
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Critically Wounding Girlfriend and Killing Her Pregnant Friend in Axe Attack
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Murder for Fatally Shooting Livery Cab Driver During Attempted Robbery
- Brooklyn Woman Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Strangulation Death of Elderly Neighbor in East Flatbush Home
- NYPD Officer Sentenced to 2 to 6 Years in Prison and Ordered to Pay Over $93K in Restitution for Funds Received Using His Deceased Mother’s Identity
April
- Off-Duty Police Officer Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison Following Conviction for Gunpoint Robbery Of Brooklyn Man Outside of Bushwick Nightclub
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Raping Ex-Girlfriend And Fatally Slitting Her Friend’s Throat with a Knife
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces Dedicated Post-Conviction Justice Bureau that Will Include Parole and Clemency Unit, Sealing Unit and Nationally Recognized Conviction Review Unit
- Off-Duty Police Officer Convicted of Gunpoint Robbery Of Brooklyn Man Outside of Bushwick Nightclub
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 32 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Man and Wounding Bystander Inside Bedford-Stuyvesant Deli
- Three Men, Including South Carolina Resident, Indicted for Trafficking Guns Purchased in the South to Sell on Brooklyn Streets
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Murder of Williamsburg Businessman During Botched Abduction in 2014
- Gravesend Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Death of 3-Year-Old Boy
March
- East New York Man Sentenced to State Prison For Attempted Promoting Prostitution of 14-Year-Old Girl
- Former NYPD Sergeant Indicted for Tampering with Evidence At Scene Where He Shot and Wounded Another Man
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison Following his Guilty Plea for Strangulation Death of His Wife During an Argument
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Partners with CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance on Data and Transparency Initiative
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Stealing or Attempting to Steal Over $1 Million in Credit Fraud Scheme Targeting Pentagon Federal Credit Union
- Bedford-Stuyvesant Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Girlfriend
- Former Public Administrator Employee to be Sentenced for Stealing Over $78,000 From Estates of Eight Decedents
- East Flatbush Man Sentenced to 3 to 9 Years in Prison for Forging Deed and Stealing House from Elderly Neighbor
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Unveils Sweeping Reforms His Office is Implementing as Part of the Justice 2020 Initiative, Establishing a National Model of a Progressive Prosecutor’s Office
- Police Officer Convicted for Off-Duty Road Rage Assault
February
- Brooklyn DA Moves to Vacate Murder Conviction In Connection With 2001 Killing Outside Sunset Park Strip Club
- Chef Turned Restaurant Consultant Indicted for Allegedly Stealing More Than $14,000 From Owners of Bay Ridge Eatery
- Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Attempted Rape of Homeless Shelter Security Guard
- Bedford-Stuyvesant Man Sentenced to 21 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Man at Crown Heights Gas Station in Broad Daylight
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Sexual Assaults on Two Women Over Two Days in Crown Heights
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Accepting Applications For High School Summer Interns
- Former NYPD Officer Who Killed Pedestrian and Injured Three Others While Driving Drunk Sentenced to up to 15 Years in Prison
- Man Indicted for 2009 Murder and Robbery of Brooklyn Shopkeeper
- Defendant Who Attacked Three Men Near Gay Nightclub Sentenced to 21 Years in State Prison
- Brooklyn Man Indicted on Multiple Counts of Murder, including as a Hate Crime, For Allegedly Killing Three Asian Men in Hammer Attack
January
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces Convictions of Four Men Charged in Connection with Two Separate Sex Trafficking Schemes
- Mount Vernon Man Indicted for Kidnapping and Sexual Assault for Alleged Attack on Woman in Brownsville
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for 1992 Cold Case Murder of Woman Who Was Found Naked and Shot on Brownsville Rooftop
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces Hiring of New Executive ADA for Investigations and Promotion of Investigations Chief
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Violent Home Invasion Burglary Of Elderly Woman
- Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Fort Greene Man During Drug-Fueled Encounter
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Stealing Neighbor’s East New York House; Allegedly Transferred Deed to Himself After Forging Notary’s Signature
- New Jersey Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Shooting at New York City Police Officers After Car Chase
- Driver who Crashed Car on Brooklyn Expressway and Left Young Woman for Dead Sentenced to State Prison
- Long Island Man Sentenced to 4 ½ to Nine Years in Prison in Connection with Stealing Nine Homes from Owners by Illegally Transferring Titles, Filing False Documents
- Brooklyn Man Who Shot and Killed Young Father in Gravesend Park at Event to Deter Gun Violence Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison
- Brownsville Man Indicted for 2012 Cold Case Murder of His Girlfriend
2018 PRESS RELEASES
December
- Brooklyn Records the Lowest Number of Homicides in 2018 as Detentions on Bail and Prosecutions of Drug Offenses Decline Dramatically
- Former Executive Director Indicted for Allegedly Stealing over $458,000 from Fort Greene Nonprofit
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Rape and Predatory Sexual Assault for Allegedly Attacking a Woman Near Prospect Park
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Moves to Erase Past Convictions And Outstanding Warrants for Low-Level Marijuana Possession
- Staten Island Man Indicted for Fatal Assault of Off-Duty Firefighter On Belt Parkway Following Minor Fender Bender
- Former HR Director Indicted for Allegedly Embezzling Over $100,000 From Transportation Conglomerate
- Teen Convicted of First-Degree Assault for Seriously Injuring Police Officer by Intentionally Dragging Him with a Vehicle
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life in Prison for Breaking into Apartment Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life in Prison for Breaking into Apartment
- Brooklyn Lawyer Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Over $650,000 From Retired Couple After Representing Them in Real Estate Deal
- Brooklyn District Attorney Creates a Dedicated Hate Crimes Bureau
- Brooklyn District Attorney Announces Two Events to Allow Individuals to Erase Past Low-Level Marijuana Convictions
- Flatbush Woman Indicted for Allegedly Embezzling Over $125,000 from Small Technology Company That Assists Charter Schools
- Sunset Park Man Indicted for Allegedly Stabbing Interpreter for ACS Social Worker During Home Visit
November
- Georgia Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal Shooting Outside Brooklyn Funeral
- Bedford Stuyvesant Man Indicted on Arson and Burglary as Hate Crimes for Allegedly Setting Fire Inside Yeshiva and Vandalizing Synagogue
- Flatbush Man Convicted of Assault for Broad Daylight Shooting of Innocent Man Outside of Barclays Center
- Defendant Who Attacked Three Men Near Gay Nightclub Convicted of First-Degree Assault
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Indictments Charging Him With Six Burglaries in Borough Park, Including two Synagogues
- East New York Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Fatally Bludgeoning Unarmed Man
- Staten Island Man Indicted on Assault and Menacing as Hate Crimes For Allegedly Assaulting Jewish Man in Borough Park
- Queens Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Assault and Menacing as Hate Crimes in Anti-Gay Attack
- Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for the 2015 Death Of Staten Island Woman in East Williamsburg Hotel
- Former New York City Police Officer Sentenced in Connection With Transferring Title to Bedford-Stuyvesant Property to Herself
- Upstate Man Sentenced to 10 Years in State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Woman in East New York Stairwell
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Extends Deadline for Applications for 2019 High School Mid-Winter and Spring Break Internships
- East New York Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of Philadelphia Teen
- Coney Island Dad Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Beating Death Of His 16-Month-Old Daughter and Assaulting her Mother on Father’s Day
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Breaking into Apartment and Sexually Assaulting Bushwick Woman Who Previously Hired Him to Clean Her Apartment
October
- Former Public Administrator Employee Indicted for Stealing Over $78,000 From Estates of Eight Decedents
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Scheme Where He Allegedly Used Counterfeit Bills When Buying Smartphones and Laptop from Online Sellers
- Brownsville Man Convicted of Murder in Death of Staten Island Mom Found Naked in East Williamsburg Hotel
- Coney Island Dad Convicted of Murder for Beating His 16-Month Old Daughter and Fracturing Her Skull on Father’s Day
- East New York Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Three Gunpoint Robberies of Delivery Men
- East New York Woman Indicted for Stealing Deceased Father’s Social Security Benefits
- Fourteen-Year-Old Indicted for Shooting Death of Innocent Honor Student On Basketball Court in Brownsville Park
- North Carolina Man Sentenced to 18 Years to Life in Prison for Driving While Intoxicated and Fatally Striking a Motorist
- Project Brooklyn CLEAR, Offering Treatment to Individuals Arrested with Small Amounts of Narcotics, Expanded to the Entire Borough of Brooklyn
- Sheepshead Bay Woman Sentenced to up to Six Years in Prison For Stealing More than $600,000 by Falsely Claiming She Could Fast-track Applicants Seeking Mitchell-Lama Apartments
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Is Accepting Applications for High School Mid-Winter and Spring Break Internships
- Seventeen Defendants Named in Multiple Indictments For Operating Heroin and Cocaine Trafficking Ring; Defendants include Inmate Serving Time in Federal Prison in Oklahoma
- Self-Proclaimed Spiritual Leader Indicted for Raping Two Women After Incapacitating Them
- Bedford-Stuyvesant Man Indicted for 2005 Cold Case Murder of His Girlfriend
- Brownsville Man Indicted for Assaulting Two MTA Bus Drivers
- Multiple Defendants Indicted for Allegedly Concealing Asbestos and Filing False Documents in Connection with Renovation Of Four Properties in Greenwood Section of Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Robbing and Slashing Subway Passenger
- Four Defendants, Including Former Postal Worker, Indicted for Stealing Checks from Mail; Many Intended for Impoverished Social Service Clients
September
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Assault and Menacing as Hate Crimes Related to Three Incidents
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing His Ex-Wife’s Girlfriend
- Brooklyn District Attorney to Host Begin Again Event to Clear Summons Warrants and Erase Low-Level Marijuana Convictions and Warrants
- NYPD Officer and His Wife Indicted for Using the Officer’s Deceased Mother’s Identity to Defraud Social Security and Benefit Funds
- Three Gang Members Sentenced in Connection with the Shooting Death of Carey Gabay During J’ouvert Celebration in 2015
- Four Defendants Indicted for Conspiring to Steal Personal Information from Bank Customers Using Skimming Devices and Hidden Cameras
- Brooklyn District Attorney Announces New Program to Erase Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions
- Bedford-Stuyvesant Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Stabbing Death of His Pregnant Girlfriend
August
- Landlord Who Allegedly Stole Over $8,000 from Brooklyn Tenant After Illegal Eviction Charged with Grand Larceny
- New Jersey Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing His Live-in Girlfriend in their Flatbush Apartment
- Mill Basin Man Who Allegedly Scammed Investors Out of $440,000 Indicted on Grand Larceny and other Charges
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Allegedly Forging Marshal’s Notice To Illegally Evict Tenants
- Man Convicted of 2004 Cold Case Murder Of 17-Year-Old Bushwick Girl
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to up to 25 Years in Prison For Sexually Assaulting a Child Over Seven Years
- Coney Island Man Indicted for Posing as Immigrant Assistance Service Provider and Filing Dozens of Allegedly Fraudulent Asylum Applications
- Former National Grid Employee Who Helped Facilitate Operation of Shadow Utility Company that Illegally Installed Gas Meters Sentenced to Up to Three Years in State Prison
July
- East New York Man Indicted For Sex Trafficking of 14-Year-Old Girl
- Low-Level Marijuana Prosecutions in Brooklyn Plunged by over 91% This Year as District Attorney’s Office Expanded Declination Policy
- East New York Man Sentenced to 22 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Man and Wounding Another During Botched Robbery
- Brownsville Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Shooting Man While Robbing Him of Necklace
- Ditmas Park Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Wife
- Brownsville Woman Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Romantic Rival
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Rape and Robbery After Allegedly Dragging a Woman into an Alleyway in Bushwick
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to up to 20 Years in Prison for Raping a Teenager at Gunpoint in 1994
June
- Flatbush Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Shooting Man Six Times After Arguing at Cookout in Bedford-Stuyvesant
- East New York Man Sentenced to up to 16 Years in State Prison For Promoting Prostitution of Two 14-Year-Old Girls
- Drunk Driver Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Prison For Killing Cyclist During Citywide Bike Tour
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Up to Six Years in Prison for Deed Fraud in Connection with Six Properties, Including Fort Greene Landmark
- Borough Park Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Coercing Nude Photos from Alleged Teenage Shoplifters at CVS Pharmacies
- Brownsville Woman Sentenced to 22 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Man in the Back
- Former Sunset Park Attorney Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $150,000 From His Escrow Account
- Man Sentenced to State Prison for Promoting Prostitution Of Three Teenage Girls in East New York
- Eighteen Alleged Gang Members and Associates Variously Charged with Conspiring to Commit Murder and Possess Weapons in East Flatbush Rivalries
- East New York Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing His Girlfriend
- Two Brooklyn Men Charged with Assault as a Hate Crime for Alleged Unprovoked Attack on Rabbinical Student
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces New Members of His Executive Team
- NYPD Officer Indicted for Perjury and Forgery for Allegedly Claiming He Earned Less Than He Did to Lower Child Support Payments
- Brooklyn Construction Company Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay Employees More Than $303,000 in Owed Wages
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Five and a Half Years in Prison For Assaulting Homeless Man on Facebook Live
- East Flatbush Man Sentenced to 24 Years to Life in Prison for Strangulation Death of His Former Girlfriend, Who Had Order of Protection Against Him
- Sheepshead Bay Man Indicted for Fatally Stabbing Brooklyn Professor Inside Victim’s Basement in Prospect Park South
- Brownsville Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Manslaughter In Shaking Death Of 2-Year-Old Stepdaughter
- Twenty-Seven Charged in Connection with Narcotics Trafficking at Multiple New York City Housing Authority Developments
- Former Correction Officer, Inmate and Inmate’s Girlfriend Indicted in Connection with Alleged Attempt to Smuggle Marijuana into Brooklyn Jail
- Bedford-Stuyvesant Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Neighbor Over Financial Dispute
- Two Alleged Gang Members Indicted for Drive-By Murder
May
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Up to Four Years in Prison For Stealing Over $17,000 from Rockland County Resident
- East New York Man Pleads Guilty to Promoting Prostitution of Two 14-Year-Old Girls
- Man Charged with Strangulation and Assault as Hate Crimes for Alleged Attack on Jewish Man Who was Walking from Synagogue
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of T-Mobile Store
- Man Sentenced to 50 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Stabbing 6-Year-Old Boy and Seriously Wounding 7-year-Old Girl Inside Elevator
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Shooting a Man During Alleged Revenge Killing in Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Brownsville Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Shooting Innocent Man in Fort Greene
- Brownsville Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Shaking Death Of 2-Year-Old Stepdaughter, Faces 16 Years in Prison
- Flatbush Man Indicted for Vehicular Assault for Crashing his Car Into Another Vehicle While Drunk, Then Striking Four Pedestrians
- East Flatbush Man Convicted of Murder for Strangulation Death Of His Former Girlfriend, Who Had Order of Protection Against Him
- Bay Ridge Man Sentenced to Up to Nine Years in Prison For Killing Young Cyclist While Driving Drunk
- Brooklyn Waitress Sentenced to up to Nine Years in Prison for Stealing Almost $500,000 from Elderly Diner Patron
- Police Officer Indicted for Off-Duty Road Rage Assault
- Defendant Pleads Guilty to Promoting Prostitution Of Three Teenage Girls in East New York
- Brooklyn District Attorney and Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence Announce Expansion of Anti-Stalking Program to Brooklyn
- Staten Island Woman Indicted for Reckless Manslaughter for Killing Two Children in Park Slope Intersection While Driving Despite Doctor’s Orders
- Brownsville Mother Sentenced to 17 Years in prison for Fatally Beating her 4-Year-Old Son with a Broomstick
- Defendant Who Operated Shadow Utility Company that Illegally Installed Gas Meters Sentenced to 2 1/3 to 7 Years in State Prison
April
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Participates In Community Outreach During Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Brownsville Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Fatally Stabbing His Estranged Wife after Following Her Home from Work
- Sex Offender Sentenced to 50 Years to Life in Prison for Robbing and Raping Woman as She Walked Home from the Train
- Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 22 Years to Life in Prison For Killing his Adoptive Mother
- High School Teacher Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Sexual Abuse of Teenage Student
- Crown Heights Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Shooting Worker in Alleged Illegal Brooklyn Gambling Parlor
- Man Convicted of Fatally Stabbing 6-Year-Old Boy and Seriously Wounding 7-year-Old Girl Inside Elevator
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Posing as U.S. Immigration Agent, Stealing $7,000 from Two Women Seeking Services
March
- Brooklyn Teenager Indicted for Allegedly Shooting Eight-Year-Old Girl Sitting in Van
- East Flatbush Man Sentenced to 20 Years in State Prison For Stabbing Death of Girlfriend
- NYPD Officer Indicted for Perjury for Allegedly Lying on Search Warrant Application and in Subsequent Court Hearings
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Announces Media Apprenticeship In Collaboration With BRIC
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Killing his Ex-Girlfriend in Brooklyn Bridge Park after Stalking and Threatening Her
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Seven Years in State Prison For Sex Trafficking Two Teenagers in East New York
- Crown Heights Man Sentenced to 37 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Man Inside a Parked Car
- Queens Man Who Allegedly Posed as Attorney and Allegedly Promised Wrongful Conviction Legal Services Indicted for Stealing Money from Desperate Inmates and Their Families
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Is Accepting Applications For High School Summer Interns
- Former Owner of Three-Quarter Houses Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison for Unlawfully Removing Tenants from Homes in Fraudulent Scheme
- Brooklyn District Attorney Announces Project Brooklyn CLEAR to Offer Treatment for Individuals Arrested with Small Amount of Narcotics
- Defendant Who Allegedly Drove Drunk and Killed Pedestrian in Bushwick Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him with Depraved Indifference Murder
- Police Officer Indicted for Public Lewdness, Exposure
February
- Brooklyn Woman Sentenced to 19 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Father Trying to De-escalate a Confrontation
- Gang Member Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Shooting And Killing Teenager Outside of Applebee’s in Downtown Brooklyn
- Defendant Who Operated Shadow Utility Company that Illegally Installed Gas Meters Pleads Guilty to Enterprise Corruption
- Building Owner Charged with Filing 28 Forged Documents Using Dead Notary Public’s Signature to Try to Evict Tenants
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Fatal Shooting in Ditmas Park
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 23 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting a Man During an Ambush in Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Former Owner of Three-Quarter Houses Pleads Guilty To Fraud for Unlawfully Removing Tenants from Homes
- Former Employee of Charter Bus Company Sentenced to Prison For Stealing over $1 million in Amusement Park Tickets from Employer
- New York City Police Officer Convicted in Connection With Transferring Title to Bedford-Stuyvesant Property to Herself
- Gang Member Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Shooting Teenager during Incident where Another Teen was Killed Outside of Applebee’s in Downtown Brooklyn
- Motorist Whose Doctor Allegedly Told Him Not to Drive Because of Medical Condition Indicted for Manslaughter of Father in East Flatbush
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Using Facebook to Lure Teenage Girls in to Sex Scheme
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison For Fatal Shooting of Innocent Woman in Crown Heights
- Contractor Who Admitted Shortchanging Workers on New York City Housing Authority Construction Project Pays $650,000 Restitution
- Brighton Beach Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison For Fatally Shooting a Friend in the Chest
- Eleven Defendants Charged with Conspiring to Traffick Narcotics Following Undercover Investigation into Lucrative Ring Operating in Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island and Gerritsen Beach
January
- Gang Members Convicted of Manslaughter for Fatally Shooting Teenager Outside of Applebee’s in Downtown Brooklyn
- Crown Heights Man Indicted for Murder of Wife
- Man Indicted for Assault as a Hate Crime For Allegedly Beating Transgender Female at Shelter on Christmas Day
- Off-Duty Police Officer Indicted for Gunpoint Robbery Of Brooklyn Man Outside of Bushwick Nightclub
- DA Eric Gonzalez Announces Justice 2020 Initiative
- Drunk Driver Who Caused Woman to Fall to her Death from Elevated Highway Sentenced to up to 15 Years in Prison
- Gang Member Sentenced to 23 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Man in Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 41 Years in Prison for Fatally Shooting Teenage Girl
2017 PRESS RELEASES
December
- 2017 was the Safest Year in Brooklyn’s History
- Bookkeeper Indicted For Stealing Approximately $316,000 From Sheepshead Bay Produce Market
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to up to Three Years for Posing as U.S. Immigration Employee and Stealing $5,000 from Three People Seeking Services
- Queens Man Sentenced to 75 Years in Prison for One-Night Crime Spree Of Shootings, Carjackings and Assaults in Crown Heights
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Fatally Shooting Teenage Girl
- Man Indicted for Fatal Shooting near Barclays Center
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years to Life in Prison for Mowing Down Business Owner with Stolen Truck
- Dyker Heights Woman Indicted for Starting a Fire In her Building and Killing Two Tenants
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Killing his Adoptive Mother
- Twenty Individuals – Including Four Doctors – Charged with Enterprise Corruption in Massive $146 Million Health Care Fraud
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 90 Years to Life for Triple Homicide in Fort Greene
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Raping his Ex-Girlfriend After Killing her Friend with a Knife
- Brownsville Man Convicted of Murder for Fatally Stabbing to Death His Estranged Wife After Following Her Home from Work
November
- Twin Brothers from Mill Basin Indicted in Connection with The Killing and Dumping of their Roommate
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Is Accepting Applications For Winter and Spring High School Internships
- Queens Motorist Sentenced To Three Years in Prison for Assaulting Truck Driver in Road Rage Incident
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison For Bedford-Stuyvesant Murder
- Canarsie Woman and Her Nephew Arraigned on Indictment for Murder of 91-Year-Old Bedford-Stuyvesant Man during Home Invasion Robbery
- Two Men Charged in Connection with Courtyard Shooting that Killed Two Innocent Women
- East New York Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison For Fatally Shooting Man during Road Rage Argument
- Fifth Alleged Gunman Indicted for the Murder of Carey Gabay during J’ouvert Celebration in 2015
- Brooklyn Construction Company, Long Beach Owner with Public Contracts To Forfeit $2.5 Million After Pleading Guilty to Underpaying Workers
- Hit-and-Run Driver Indicted for Leaving the Scene After Striking and Killing Popular Disc Jockey in East New York
- Queens Man Indicted for Serial Sexual Attacks in Brooklyn; Attacked Three Women during Early Morning Crime Spree
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Murder After Fatally Shooting Fellow Gang Member in Flatlands
October
- Two New York City Police Detectives Indicted for Allegedly Raping Teenager in Coney Island After Placing Her Under Arrest
- Woman and Two Men Indicted for Posing as Law Enforcement and Stealing $50,000 from Chat Line Caller in Blackmail Scheme
- Driver who Allegedly Crashed Car in Brooklyn Highway and Left Passenger for Dead Indicted for Murder
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office to Host Symposium on Campus Sexual Assault
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Fatally Shooting Three People in Fort Greene
- Crown Heights Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting a Man During Ambush in Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for 2004 Rape of 68-Year-Old Fort Greene Woman
- Mother and Daughter Indicted For Stealing over $250,000 from Staples by Obtaining more than 700 E-Gift Cards without Paying
- Hit-and-Run Driver Sentenced to up to 15 Years in Prison For Killing Cyclist in Williamsburg
- Brooklyn Waitress Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Almost $500,000 from Elderly Diner Patron
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Murder for Shooting Death Of Fellow Gang Member in Flatlands
- Queens Man Sentenced To Seven Years in Prison for Mowing Down NYPD Detective with ATV
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of 2004 Rape of 68-Year-Old Fort Greene Woman Following Cold Case DNA Hit
- Brooklyn Teenager Indicted for Shooting Man and Wounding Two-Year-Old Baby outside Subway Station
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Shooting Death of Canarsie Man
- Flatbush Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Shooting Innocent 13-year-old Boy in the Eye
- Queens Man Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Approximately $100,000 From Woman in Mortgage Rescue Scam
September
- Kensington Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison For Fatally Stabbing Landlord with Sword
- Hit-and-Run Driver Convicted of Manslaughter For Killing Cyclist in Williamsburg
- Queens Man Indicted for Stealing a $240,000 Luxury Car Using Stolen Identity
- Private Investigator and Two Others Indicted on Charges of Witness Tampering and Unlawful Surveillance for Allegedly Trying to Keep Victim of Child Sexual Assaults From Testifying Against her Alleged Abuser
- East Flatbush Man Indicted for Forging Deed To Steal House from Elderly Neighbor
- Police Officer Indicted for Allegedly Assaulting Young Man In Coney Island, Then Trying to Intimidate Him after Incident Reported
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison after Pleading Guilty To Participating in Attack on Two Bedford-Stuyvesant Brothers, Killing One
August
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 33 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal Shooting of East Williamsburg Metal Worker during Crime Spree
- Defendant Who Allegedly Shouted Homophobic Slurs And Menaced Man with Knife in Subway Indicted for Hate Crimes
- Former Employee of Charter Bus Company Indicted for Stealing over $1 million in Amusement Park Tickets from Employer
- Queens Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Teen during Pizzeria Brawl in Brooklyn
- Nine Alleged Loot Gang Members Variously Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Murder; 14 People Shot in Seven Incidents
- Court Officer Charged with Official Misconduct for Coercing Woman to Perform Sexual Act in Court Stairwell
- Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and City Councilman Robert E. Cornegy Jr., Announce Safe Summer Cyberbullying Initiative
- Bronx Teen Indicted for Sexual Assaults of Four Women in Brooklyn Over the Course of Four-Hour Terror Spree in Crown Heights
- Crown Heights Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison For Trying to Torch Subway Booth during Robbery Attempt
- Sheepshead Bay Woman Indicted for Allegedly Forging Court Order Absolving Her of Her Debts
- Acting Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Dismisses 143,500 Old Summons Warrants that Subjected Residents to Arrest
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years in State Prison for Attempted Rape of Woman in Williamsburg
- Flatbush Man Convicted of Assault for Shooting Innocent 13-year Old in the Eye
- Acting Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez and New York AG Eric Schneiderman Call for ICE to End Immigration Enforcement Raids in State Courts
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Murder for Fatal Shooting of East Williamsburg Metal Worker during Crime Spree
- Lower East Side Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life in Prison for Murder and Gun Possession in Decades-Old Dispute That Started in China
July
- Two Brooklyn Men Sentenced to Prison for Possessing LSD, MDMA, Marijuana, Steroids, and Other Drugs
- Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens District Attorneys Announce Unprecedented Dismissal of Nearly 700,000 Open Summons Warrants
- Two East New York Men Indicted For Sex Trafficking of Philadelphia Teen
- Bedford-Stuyvesant Man Indicted for Murder for Fatally Stabbing Girlfriend Multiple Times
- Former Employee of Williamsburg Pharmacy and Wife Indicted for Stealing $3.7 million from Owners in Eight-year Embezzlement Scheme
- Man who Raped and Robbed Sex Worker in Borough Park Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
- Coney Island Man Indicted for Killing his 16-Month-Old Daughter
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Man Multiple Times in East Flatbush
- Crime in Brooklyn Continued to Drop in First Half of 2017, Outpacing Last Year’s Record Low Numbers
- Bedford-Stuyvesant Man Sentenced to 31 Years in Prison for Robbing Four Women at Gunpoint in Windsor Terrace and Kensington
- Flatbush Man Indicted for Assault as a Hate Crime for Allegedly Beating Woman Unconscious on Subway Train
June
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison after Shooting a Man at Close Range during Robbery in Coney Island
- Staten Island Man Sentenced to Three to Nine Years in Prison For Causing Fatal Car Crash while Driving while Intoxicated
- Brooklyn Woman and the Hitman She Hired to Murder her Husband Both Sentenced to Life in Prison
- Lower East Side Man Convicted of Murder for Shooting Death Stemming from Decades-Old Dispute That Started in a Small Village in China
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Seeking Community Partners For Youth Development and Crime Prevention Program
- North Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in Connection With Trafficking 33 Guns to Sell on the Streets of Brooklyn
- South Carolina Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison For Trafficking 40 Firearms for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan
- East New York Man Indicted For Sex Trafficking of 14-Year-Old Girl
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office to Celebrate Pride Month With Event Honoring Leaders in the Community
- Teen Indicted for Attempted Murder for Seriously Injuring Police Officer by Intentionally Dragging Him with a Vehicle
- Sheepshead Bay Man Indicted for Fatally Shooting Wife
- MTA Bridges and Tunnels Officer Who Struck Pedestrian Indicted For Leaving the Scene of an Incident
- Long Island Woman Convicted of Murder for Hire of Husband; Gunman Also Found Guilty of Murder
- Twelve Alleged Gang Members Variously Charged With Conspiracy and Attempted Murder in Bushwick Turf War
- Fort Greene Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison For Shooting at Three Police Officers in their Vehicle on Patrol
- Bushwick Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Shooting a Teenager in Broad Daylight
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to up to 20 Years in State Prison for 1998 Rape in Park Slope Subway Station
- Brownsville Woman Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison For Beating Her 4-Year-Old Nephew to Death with a Belt
May
- Flatbush Daycare Operator Sentenced to up to 15 Years in Prison for Stealing Over $50,000 from City by Falsifying Records, Bribing a City Employee
- Building Superintendent Charged with Posing as Management Agent, Stealing Over $18,000 from Eight People Seeking Apartments
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years in State Prison For Assaulting 3-Year-old Son
- Three Inmates Indicted for Assaulting Correction Officers
- Woman Sentenced to up to 4½ Years in Prison for Hate Crime Theft of $140,000 Cash and Gold Jewelry from Bensonhurst Woman
- Brownsville Woman Convicted of Manslaughter for Beating Her 4-Year-Old Nephew to Death with a Belt
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of 1998 Rape in Park Slope Subway Station Following Cold Case DNA Hit
- North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty in Connection With Trafficking 33 Guns to Sell on the Streets of Brooklyn
- Construction Company Owner Indicted for Manslaughter
- East New York Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison For Three Gun-Point Robberies
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Deed Fraud in Connection With Six Properties, Including Landmarked Residence in Fort Greene
- Flatbush Daycare Operator Convicted for Stealing Over $50,000 from City By Falsifying Records, Bribing a City Employee
- Thirteen Defendants Charged in Connection with Heroin Distribution Ring Allegedly Led by Former Basketball Standout James “Fly” Williams
- Waitress Sentenced to 15 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Man in Sunset Park Chinese Restaurant
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Murdering His Ex-Girlfriend
April
- Brooklyn Gang Member Sentenced to 37 Years to Life in Prison For Killing Teenage Girl, Injuring another Man in Separate Shootings
- Bronx Sex Offender Sentenced to 65 Years to Life for Raping Senior Citizen inside her Brownsville Apartment
- East New York Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison For Shooting Man in the Head
- AG Schneiderman, DA Gonzalez Announce the Indictments of Nine Defendants for Stealing Over $1 Million in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
- Queens Man Sentenced to 76 Years to Life in Prison For Shooting Two Brownsville Security Guards, Killing One and Paralyzing the Other, after Invading Nearby Home
- Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces New Policy Regarding Handling of Cases against Non-Citizen Defendants
- Disbarred Lawyer Sentenced to up to 22 Years in Prison for Stealing Over $1 Million through Fraudulent Real Estate Deals
- Two Defendants Charged with Stealing Over $375,000 from Banks In Money Order Forgery Scheme
- Attorney Sentenced to State Prison for Stealing Almost $600,000 From the Estate of Deceased New York City Civil Court Judge
- Midwood Travel Agent Sentenced to State Prison for Stealing More Than $350,000 From Over 25 Pakistani Customers
- Four Gang Members Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Attacking Two Bedford-Stuyvesant Brothers, Killing One
- Seven Brooklyn Residents Charged in Fraud Scheme Involving More Than 150 Illegally Deposited Money Orders, Over $100,000 in Losses
- Brooklyn Woman Indicted for Allegedly Stealing over $23,000 from Insurance Company
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Murdering His Ex-Girlfriend
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Announces First Begin Again Event of 2017
- Long Island Man Indicted for Stealing Canarsie Home from 65-Year-Old Woman
- Queens Man Convicted of Shooting Two Brownsville Security Guards, Killing One and Paralyzing the Other, after Invading Nearby Home
- Brooklyn Gang Member Convicted for Murder of Teenage Girl, Causing Serious Injury to another Man in Separate Shootings
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Shooting Rampage That Left Three People Seriously Wounded
March
- Defendant Who Allegedly Attacked Three Men Near Gay Nightclub Indicted For Assault as a Hate Crime and Other Charges
- Thirty-Four Defendants Charged with Operating Sprawling Narcotics Distribution Ring that Sold Furanyl Fentanyl, Heroin and Cocaine
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Murder and Dismemberment of Wife
- Brooklyn Man Charged for Posing as U.S. Immigration Employee, Stealing $5,000 from Three People Seeking Services
- Former City Tax Auditor Indicted for Allegedly Stealing over $243,000 from Sheriff’s Office Trust Accounts
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office is Accepting Applications For Summer High School Internships
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Creates First-in-the-City Comprehensive Campus Sexual Assault Response Initiative
- Bushwick Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Shooting Girlfriend to Death
- 22 Virginia Residents, Many with Gang Ties, Indicted for Gun Trafficking; Weapons Purchased in Virginia to be sold on the Streets of Brooklyn
- Boerum Hill Drug Dealer Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Fatally Shooting Man during Fistfight, Wounding another
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Announces New Career Education Opportunity for Underserved Youth
- Four Gang Members Convicted of Attacking Two Bedford-Stuyvesant Brothers, Killing One
- Brooklyn Construction Company, Long Beach Owner with Public Contracts Charged with Underpaying Workers by Over Half a Million Dollars
February
- East Flatbush Man Indicted for Murder and Dismemberment of Girlfriend
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 24 Years in State Prison For Fatally Shooting Reveler during 2014 J’Ouvert Celebration
- Accused Killer Arrested in Second Cold Case Homicide: 2005 Murder of 19-Year-Old Bushwick Man
- Manhattan Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison For Gunpoint Robbery of Off-Duty Police Officer and Three Others
- Nine Alleged Gang Members and Associates Indicted for Stealing over $94,000 in Bank Larceny Scheme
- Ex-Boyfriend Charged in Execution Death of Correction Officer
- East New York Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Fatally Bludgeoning Victim with TV Set
- Gravesend Man Indicted for Murder of 3-Year-Old Boy
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 18 Years to Life in Prison For Fatally Shooting Man During Argument in Bushwick Nail Salon
- Suits Owned by Late District Attorney Ken Thompson Donated to Assist Recently Released Prisoners Seeking Employment
- Former Office Manager of Brooklyn Real Estate Management Firm Indicted for Allegedly Stealing over $100,000 from Employer
- Homeless Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison For Fatally Shooting Man During Robbery on Brownsville Street Corner
- Owner of Red Hook Contracting Company Charged for Allegedly Stealing Over $64,000 from NY State Workers’ Compensation Fund
- Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Announces Promotions to Key Leadership Positions
January
- Three Defendants Charged With Promoting Prostitution Of Three Teenage Girls in East New York
- Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting Man during 2014 J’Ouvert Celebration
- Williamsburg Man Who Operated Heroin Trafficking Ring and Co-defendant Plead Guilty
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Murder for Fatally Shooting Man During Argument in Bushwick Nail Salon
- Sheepshead Bay Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trying to Kidnap 9-Year-Old Girl who was Playing in her Front Yard
- North Carolina Man Indicted for Trafficking 33 Guns to Sell on the Streets of Brooklyn
- Seven Defendants, including National Grid Employees, Charged with Enterprise Corruption for Operating Shadow Utility Company that Illegally Installed Gas Meters in Violation of Safety Protocols
- Three Brooklyn Residents, South Carolina Man Indicted for Interstate Firearms Trafficking
- Boston Woman Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison For Fatally Stabbing Man in Brownsville
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 115 Years in Prison for Raping 82-Year-Old Woman in her Brighton Beach Home
- Manhattan Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Killing Acquaintance in Williamsburg
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 23 Years to Life for Fatally Shooting Man Following Argument in East Flatbush Bodega
2016 PRESS RELEASES
December
- Brooklyn is set to Finish 2016 as the Safest Year Ever
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Murder of Williamsburg Landlord During Botched Robbery and Kidnapping
- East New York Man Sentenced to 23 Years to Life in Prison for Murdering His Mother Amidst Family Dispute
- More Than 250 Pounds of Illegal Psychedelic Mushrooms with a Street Value of Almost $2 Million Seized From Major Grow House in Sheepshead Bay
- Homeless Man Convicted of Murder for Fatally Shooting Man During Robbery on Brownsville Street Corner
- Thirty-Five Alleged Gang Members and Associates Charged with Financial Crimes, Burglaries, Weapons Possession and Drug Dealing Following Year-Long Investigation
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Raping 82-Year-Old Woman in her Brighton Beach Home
- Gravesend Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him with Assault of Three-Year-Old Boy
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 24 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal Shooting of Williamsburg Man during Attempted Robbery
- Brooklyn Prosecutor Awarded Prestigious Thomas E. Dewey Medal By New York City Bar Association
- Woman Convicted of Murder for Fatally Stabbing Man in Brownsville
- Long Island Man Indicted for Murder of Brooklyn Restaurant Owner during Botched Robbery
November
- Crown Heights Man Sentenced to 55 Years to Life in Prison For Shooting at Two Victims during Gun-Point Robberies
- Defendant Sentenced to up to 15 Years in Prison for Stealing $500,000 Bedford-Stuyvesant Brownstone by Forging Judge’s Signature
- Unscrupulous Landlords Plead Guilty to Scheme to Defraud Rent Regulated Tenants by Unlawfully Evicting Them From Residential Buildings in Bushwick, Greenpoint and Williamsburg
- East New York Man Convicted of Murdering His Mother Amidst Family Dispute
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 108 ½ Years to Life in Prison for Predatory Sexual Assault of 12-Year-Old Girl and Crimes against Other Children
- Brownsville Father Sentenced to 4 to 12 Years in Prison for Shaking 7-Week Old Daughter, Causing Child’s Death
- Defendant Who Allegedly Targeted Older Women in Midwood Indicted For Robbery as a Hate Crime and Other Charges
- Seventeen-Year-Old Sentenced to 21 Years to Life in Prison For Fatal Shooting of Teen Near East New York High School
- Man Charged in 2004 Cold Case Murder Of 17-Year-Old Bushwick Girl
- Killer of Florida Businessman Set to Marry Defendant’s Former Lover Sentenced to 25 Years to Life
- Hit-and-Run Driver Indicted for Recklessly Killing Cyclist in Williamsburg
- Bedford-Stuyvesant Woman Sentenced to 18 Years to Life for 2007 Bay Ridge Hotel Murder
- Sheepshead Bay Man Convicted of Trying to Kidnap 9-Year-Old Girl who was Playing in her Front Yard
- Defendant Who Targeted Chinese Women Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea to Robbery as a Hate Crime
- Brighton Beach Man Sentenced to 23 Years to Life for Fatal Stabbing of Brooklyn Man
- Seventeen-Year-Old Convicted of Murder in Shooting of Teen Near East New York High School in Broad Daylight
- Brooklyn Mother Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Shaking and Severely Beating her 2-Year-old Son
October
- Brownsville Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Stabbing Boyfriend Following Argument
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Announces Chess Program for At-Risk Youth in Partnership with Police Athletic League
- Defendant Who Targeted Chinese Women Pleads Guilty to Robbery as a Hate Crime
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Announces Two High School Internship Programs
- Brighton Beach Man Found Guilty for Fatal Stabbing of Brooklyn Man
- Brooklyn Man Charged with Murder in Death of Williamsburg Landlord During Botched Robbery and Kidnapping
- Nineteen Defendants Charged in Three Indictments with Gun Trafficking, Bank Larceny and Weapons Possession
- Woman Indicted For Hate Crime for Allegedly Stealing $160,000 Cash and Gold Jewelry from Two Women in Separate Incidents
- Queens Man Sentenced For Trafficking Firearms and Narcotics
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison For Killing a Man, Wounding Two Others
September
- Man Convicted of Stealing $500,000 Bedford-Stuyvesant Building by Forging Judge’s Signature
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Killing a Florida Businessman who Was Set to Marry the Defendant’s Former Lover
- Brownsville Woman Convicted of Stabbing Boyfriend Following Argument
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to up to 10 Years in State Prison for Sex Trafficking a Young Woman in East New York
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Murder in Death of Williamsburg Landlord During Botched Robbery and Kidnapping
- Former East Williamsburg Assistant Principal Convicted of Raping Former Student
- Williamsburg Man Convicted of Gang Assault
- Two Former Employees of Brooklyn Nonprofit Indicted for Stealing Approximately $17,000 from Nonprofit and Immigrant Clients
- Former NYPD Officer Indicted for Allegedly Killing Pedestrian and Injuring Three Others When Driving Drunk and Jumping Curb
- Teenager Indicted for Killing a Brooklyn Father Over a Baseball Cap in Flatbush
- Firearms Trafficker Sentenced To 17 Years in State Prison For Purchasing Guns in Georgia and Pennsylvania, Busing Them To New York to Sell on the Streets of Brooklyn
- Sex Offender Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison For Trying to Sexually Assault a Woman in Fort Greene
- Fourth Alleged Gunmen Indicted for the Murder of Carey Gabay during J’ouvert Celebration
- Three Defendants Indicted For Allegedly Stealing $85,000 from Senior Citizen in “Chinese Blessing Scam”
- Man who Impersonated a Police Officer and Raped Woman in Sunset Park Hotel Sentenced to up to 32 Years to Life in Prison
- East New York Gang Member Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison For Gun-Point Robbery of a Bodega
- Former NYPD Officer Sentenced to Three Years in Prison For Repeatedly Sexually Molesting a Child
August
- Firearms Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Purchasing Guns in Georgia and Pennsylvania, Busing Them To New York to Sell on the Streets of Brooklyn
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Announces Gun Buyback
- Former High School Basketball Player Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Shooting Ex-Roommate
- Final Defendant in Georgia Gun Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 10 Years In Prison for Buying and Selling Guns Destined for the Streets of Brooklyn
- Brownsville Father Convicted of Shaking 7-Week Old Daughter Causing Child’s Death
- Twenty-Five Alleged Gang Members Variously Charged With Murder and Shootings in Connection with Crown Heights Turf War
July
- Flatbush Landlord Indicted for Manslaughter in Connection With Fatal Fire That Left One Dead and Nine Injured
- Two Gang Members Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal Shooting of Rival on Coney Island Street
- Ditmas Park Man Convicted of Impersonating a Police Officer and Brutally Raping a Woman inside Sunset Park Hotel
- Driver Indicted for Recklessly Killing Pedestrian in Fort Greene, Injuring Two Others
- Hospital Patient Sentenced to 17 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Beating another Patient
- Brownsville Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison For Fatally Shooting 50-year-old Man
June
- Hospital Patient Convicted of Fatally Beating another Patient
- Billion-Dollar Sports Gambling Ring Dismantled; Four Defendants from California and New York Charged with Enterprise Corruption
- Self-Proclaimed “Pastor” and Car Wholesaler Indicted For Stealing More Than $66,000 from Seven Clients in Scam
- Three Alleged Gunmen Indicted for the Murder of Carey Gabay during J’ouvert Celebration
- East New York Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison For Murder on Street Corner
- Bronx Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Slashing MTA Driver
- East New York Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Fatally Stabbing Rival
- Driver Sentenced up to 7 Years in Prison for Recklessly Killing Pedestrian during High-Speed Police Chase
- Police Officer Sentenced to Two Years’ Probation For Stomping on Suspect’s Head
- NYPD Officer Found Guilty of Sexually Abusing Minor Child
- Two Gang Members Convicted for Fatal Shooting of Rival in Coney Island Street
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office to Hold 2nd Annual Brooklyn Immigration Forum
- Fugitive Who Fled During Trial Deliberations and Sentenced in Absentia Captured and Returned to Court
- Owner of Three-Quarter Houses and his Employee Indicted for Fraud and Illegal Eviction for Removing Tenants from Homes
- Long-Sought Suspect Indicted for 2006 Murder of Chanel Petro-Nixon
- Coney Island Teenager Sentenced to 19 Years to Life for Arson Murder of New York City Police Officer Dennis Guerra
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to up to 18 Years in Prison for Stealing Three Properties in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Fort Greene
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Announces 4th Begin Again Event
- Construction Company Owner Indicted for Manslaughter; Failed to Secure Building Site, Leaving Worker to Fall to His Death
- Brooklyn Fugitive Indicted for Murder, Burglary of Manhattan Chef
- Brooklyn Man Convicted for Fatally Stabbing Rival
- Brooklyn District Attorney Announces Partnership With First Baptist Church of Crown Heights
May
- Six Defendants Indicted for Running Internet-Based Sports Gambling Operation
- Former Greenpoint Securities Broker Indicted In Connection With $3.6 Million Financial Fraud
- Two Gang Members Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison For Kidnapping for Hire, Murder
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Murder during Dice Game
- Attorney Indicted for Stealing Almost $600,000 From the Estate of Deceased New York City Civil Court Judge
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced in Absentia to 40 Years in Prison for Shooting Five Members of a Family with whom he had an Ongoing Dispute
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 22 Years to Life in Prison for Killing Teen in Christmas Eve Shooting
- Seven Brooklyn Men Charged in Narcotics Takedown in Clinton Hill; Numerous “Open-Air” Drug Sales near Schools, Places of Worship
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Prison for Fatal Crash That Left 12-Year-Old Girl Dead, Mother and Sister Injured
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Stabbing Death of Girlfriend in Residential Mental Health Facility
- Owner of Vegan Food Business and her Husband Indicted for Allegedly Stealing from Employees, Defrauding Investors, not Paying Taxes
- Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson Announces Dismissal Of Charges against Postal Carrier Glen Grays
- Baltimore Man Sentenced to 25 Years in State Prison for Shooting Rampage in Bedford-Stuyvesant that Left Three People Injured
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 17 Years to Life for Shooting Two Victims, One Fatally, after Altercation
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Announces Creation of New Young Adult Bureau
- Coney Island Teenager Convicted of Murder and Arson in Death of New York City Police Officer Dennis Guerra
- Man Sentenced to 23 Years to Life for 1991 Murder
- Teen Gunman Sentenced to 12 Years to Life in Prison for Murder of Innocent Man on Crowded Bus during Rush Hour
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate 20th Wrongful Conviction
April
- Officer Convicted of Assault for Stomping on Suspect’s Head
- Baltimore Man Convicted of Attempted Murder And Other Charges for Shooting Three Individuals in Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 22 Years to Life in Prison for Murder at the Walt Whitman Houses in Fort Greene
- Brooklyn District Attorney Announces Summer High School Internships
- Statement of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson Regarding the Sentencing of Peter Liang
- Two East New York Men Convicted of Kidnapping for Hire, Murder
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 45 Years to Life in Prison For Robbing and Attempting to Rape Woman in Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Bay Ridge Insurance Agent Sentenced to 4 to 12 Years in Prison For Stealing from Elderly Victims as a Hate Crime
- Brooklyn Man Convicted for Killing Teen in Christmas Eve Shooting
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Fatally Shooting Another after Altercation
- Midwood Travel Agent Indicted For Stealing More Than $350,000 From Over 25 Pakistani Customers; Travel Packages, Tickets Never Purchased
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Breaking into Woman’s Home and Assaulting Arresting Officer
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to up to 14 Years in Prison for Stealing Nearly $35,000 from Personal CitiBank Accounts
- Long Island Man Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $500,000 from Jazz Legend
March
- 67-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Murder Of 23-Year-Old Brooklyn Father
- Three Sentenced For Targeting Immigrants in Green Card Scam
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Attempted Murder of Two Police Officers Following Early Morning Chase in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick
- Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson’s Statement Regarding the Upcoming Sentencing of Peter Liang
- Brooklyn Construction Company, Owners Plead Guilty to Failing to Pay Employees Nearly $150,000 in Owed Wages
- Unscrupulous Contractor Sentenced For Stealing $85,900 from Homeowners
- Brooklyn Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years to Life for Fatally Shooting Rival in Broad Daylight
- Brooklyn D.A. Moves to Vacate the Wrongful Conviction of Andre Hatchett Who Was Convicted of Murdering Acquaintance in 1991 in Bed-Stuy Park
- Contractors Charged with Stealing Over $1 Million by Shortchanging Workers in New York City Housing Authority Construction Project
- Fake Lawyer Who Falsely Claimed Brooklyn Bar Association as his Office Sent to Prison in Connection with Offering Bogus Immigration Services for a Fee
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 23 Years to Life in Prison for Killing Beloved Homeless Man, Known as Helpful Protector of Grand Avenue
- Statement of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson Regarding Manhattan Summons Initiative
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Up to 32 Years in Prison for Brutal Attack of Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend, Causing Death of Unborn Child
February
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 30 Years to Life for Killing 79-Year-Old Bystander Outside Bedford-Stuyvesant Barbershop
- 67-Year-Old Man Convicted for Murder of 23-Year-Old Brooklyn Father; Defendant Stabbed Victim During Dispute
- Twenty-Two Defendants Named in Two Separate Indictments For Operating Heroin and Cocaine Trafficking Rings in Williamsburg
- DA Vance and DA Thompson Announce Indictment of Seven Individuals for Stealing Heating Oil from Brooklyn Terminal
- East New York Man and Woman Indicted For Trafficking Firearms
- Brooklyn D.A. Moves to Vacate the Wrongful Conviction of Vanessa Gathers Tried for Murder – Convicted of Manslaughter – Spent 10 Years in Prison; First Woman Exonerated by Conviction Review Unit
- NYPD Officer Convicted Of Manslaughter for Shooting Unarmed and Innocent Man in Building Staircase
- Three Men Sentenced for Kidnapping, Robbery in Greenpoint
- Serial Killer Convicted of Murdering Three Brooklyn Shopkeepers
- Charges Upgraded in Airplane Gun Trafficking Case; Superseding Indictment Charges Aggravated Enterprise Corruption, Carries Penalty of Up to Life in Prison
- Bronx Man Sentenced to 18 Years to Life in Prison for Killing Brooklyn Woman, Disposing of Her Body
- Brooklyn Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting Rival in the Head
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Robbing Two Subway Riders after Attacking Them with a Hammer
- Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Killing 13-Year-Old Boy in Brownsville Shooting
- Fake Lawyer Who Falsely Claimed Brooklyn Bar Association as his Office Pleads Guilty in Connection with Offering Bogus Immigration Services for a Fee
- Eighteen Alleged Members of Violent Folk Nation Street Gang Indicted for Terrorizing and Shooting Up the Streets of Brooklyn During Hunting Expeditions
- Teen Gunman Convicted of Murder for Shooting Innocent Man On Crowded Bus in Bedford-Stuyvesant During Rush Hour
- Bookkeeper Indicted For Stealing Approximately $755,000 From Brooklyn Property Management Company
January
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Killing 79-Year-Old Bystander Outside Bedford-Stuyvesant Barbershop
- Bronx Man Pleads Guilty to Fatally Choking Brooklyn Woman, Disposing of Her Body
- Brooklyn Gang Member Convicted of Killing 13-Year-Old Boy in Brownsville Shooting
- Bay Ridge Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charges For Targeting Elderly Victims in Financial Fraud
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 30 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal Shooting
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Hate Crime Against Transgendered Woman in Bushwick
- Statement of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on the Passing of Honorable Judith Kaye
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life for Fatal Shooting in Gravesend
2015 PRESS RELEASES
December
- JP Morgan Chase Employees Indicted For Allegedly Stealing $400,000 from Elderly Victims’ Bank Accounts
- Nine Defendants Charged With Operating Heroin Trafficking Ring in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Assault as a Hate Crime For Vicious Attack on Transgendered Woman in Bushwick
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Kidnapping and Torturing Ex-Girlfriend
- Robbery Defendant Who Pointed Gun at Child’s Head Sentenced To 24 Years to Life in Prison
- Former Employee Sentenced for Hacking Into Non-Profit’s Computer Network
- Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Fatal Shooting in Canarsie
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Stabbing Death of Wife Following Argument in Bay Ridge Apartment
- Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Killing Neighbor Inside Gravesend Building
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Citizens’ Safety Day Took Guns off the Streets And Allowed Residents to Begin Again by Clearing Summons Warrants
- Flatlands Man Sentenced to 20 years to Life in Fatal Stabbing
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Announces Citizens’ Safety Day
- Owner of Brooklyn Optical Stores and Medical Supplies Dealer Charged with Stealing $3.4 Million in Loans Purportedly Meant to Purchase Eye Care Equipment
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life in Prison for Murder of Two Men
- Disbarred Lawyer Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Stealing Escrow Funds from Clients
November
- Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Death of Wife Following Argument in Bay Ridge Apartment
- Serial Rapist Who Committed Four Rapes Within One Week, Including of a 15-Year-Old Girl, Sentenced to 100 Years to Life in Prison
- Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Double Murder in East New York
- Gang Member Who Sexually Assaulted Woman during Violent Home Invasion Robbery Sentenced To 15 Years in Prison
- Two Defendants Indicted For Targeting Immigrants in Green Card Scam
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Fatally Shooting 16-Month-Old Baby; Accomplice Sentenced to 15 Years for Handing Him Illegal Gun
October
- Staten Island Contractor Indicted For Bribery
- Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Beating 3-Year-Old Stepdaughter to Death
- Relative Sentenced to 125 Years to Life in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Five Family Members
- New York City Police Officer Indicted for Stealing Townhouse; Allegedly Transferred Title to Bedford-Stuyvesant Property to Herself
- Owners and Manager of Brooklyn and Queens Hotels Charged With Promoting Prostitution and Falsifying Records
- Brooklyn Handyman Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison For Murdering His Boss
- Eight Defendants Indicted For Trafficking Weapons Across State Lines; Guns Purchased in Georgia and Pennsylvania, Then Bused to New York For Resale on the Streets of Brooklyn
- Disbarred Lawyer Indicted for Stealing Over $1 Million by Conducting Fraudulent Real Estate Deals
- Relative Pleads Guilty to Fatally Stabbing Five Family Members
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 75 Years to Life in Prison for Torturing and Raping Former Girlfriend for Three Days
September
- Company Manager Pleads Guilty To Polluting Newton Creek by Dumping Environmental Waste Using Secret System to Bypass Proper Controls
- Brooklyn Handyman Convicted Of Murder for Killing His Boss
- Twenty-Five Defendants Named in 368-Count Indictment For Operating Heroin Trafficking Ring; Williamsburg Man, His Mother and Siblings among Those Charged
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Kidnapping, Rape and Assault of Former Girlfriend He Held Captive for Three Days
- School Construction Authority Contractor Pleads Guilty in Connection With Stealing $45,000 in Purported Employee Wages and Benefits, Underreporting Income on City Tax Filings
- Bay Ridge Insurance Agent Indicted On Hate Crime Charges For Allegedly Targeting Elderly Victims in Financial Fraud
- Two Gang Members Sentenced to 21 Years to Life and 20 Years in Prison For Killing and Slashing of Two Rivals
August
- Gun Trafficker Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Smuggling Firearms from Georgia to Brooklyn
- City Correction Officer Charged With Promoting Prison Contraband For Allegedly Smuggling Tobacco to Rikers Island Inmates
- Three Alleged Gang Members Indicted for Attempted Murder of Five Victims, Including Pregnant Woman, Who Were Shot in Red Hook
- Former Manager Sentenced For Stealing $120,000 From Pitkin Avenue Modell Pawnbrokers
- Fifteen Defendants Charged with Narcotics Trafficking in Flatbush; One Man Additionally Charged with Murder for Shooting Death in July Believed to be in Retaliation for Earlier Gunshot Murder
July
- Driver Indicted for Recklessly Killing His Girlfriend by Allegedly Speeding, Blowing a Red Light and Crashing Into Parked Cars
- Bronx Woman Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Ex-Boyfriend in Dispute Over Payment for Sexual Favors
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Fatally Shooting His Close Friend
- Four Defendants Charged With Alleged Narcotics Trafficking Following Undercover Investigation at Cooper Park Houses in Greenpoint
- Defendant Indicted For Assaulting Court Officers Following Guilty Verdict
- Brooklyn Man Indicted For String of Gunpoint Home Invasions, Robberies and Burglaries
- Brooklyn Man Convicted for Recklessly Killing Senior Citizen by Punching Him, Causing Fall and Head Injury
- Two Brooklyn Men Convicted in Connection With the Shooting Death of a 16-Month-Old Baby
- Former Con Edison Employee Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Impersonating a Police Officer and Sexually Attacking Woman
- Thirteen Arrested in Raid of Alleged Drug Dealers Who Operated Out of Two East Williamsburg Housing Developments
June
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced To 35 Years in Prison for 2014 New Year’s Day Shooting Outside Flatbush Nightclub; Nine Shots Fired, Injuring Two Men
- Man Sentenced to 17 Years to Life in Prison For the 2003 Murder of His Pregnant Girlfriend
- Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson Announces Initiative to Address Backlog of Summons Warrants by Helping to Resolve Them in a Fair and Efficient Manner
- Brooklyn Man Who Videotaped Alleged Accomplice Setting Fire To Sleeping Homeless Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of New Year’s Day Shooting Outside Flatbush Nightclub; Nine Shots Fired, Injuring Two Men
- Brooklyn Contractor Sentenced for Stealing Employees’ Wages
- East New York Man Sentenced to 60 Years to Life in Prison For Kidnapping and Imprisonment of Girlfriend and Her Baby
- Brooklyn Man Who Shot and Paralyzed 11-Year-Old Girl Sentenced To 17 Years in State Prison
- Disbarred Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Stealing Client Escrow Funds
- Fake Lawyer Who Falsely Claimed Brooklyn Bar Association as his Office Indicted for Offering Bogus Immigration Services for a Fee
- Brooklyn Landlord Sentenced to 15 Years to Life in Prison For Shooting Death of One Tenant and Assault of Others
May
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 110 Years to Life for Shooting At Five NYPD Emergency Service Officers, Striking Three
- Brooklyn Man Who Stabbed 75-Year-Old Woman and Left Her for Dead Sentenced to 75 Years in Prison
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 18 Years to Life in Prison For Shooting Death of 17-Year-Old
- City Contractor Sentenced for Stealing More Than $300,000 From Employees
- Long Island Men Charged In Connection With Stealing Nine Homes From Owners by Illegally Transferring Titles, Filing False Documents
- East New York Man Convicted of Kidnapping and Other Charges for Imprisonment of Girlfriend and Her Baby
- Long Island Man Sentenced to Four to 12 Years in Prison for Striking Minivan, Killing 9-Year-Old Girl and Injuring Two Other Passengers
- Brooklyn Restaurant Owner Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Failing to Pay Employees
- Brooklyn Man Who Shot and Paralyzed 11-Year-Old Girl Pleads Guilty to Felony Assault; Faces 17 Years in Prison
- Brooklyn Landlord Convicted Of Murder For Shooting Death of Tenant
April
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced To 184 Years in Prison For Statutory Rape
- Fifteen Defendants Arrested For Alleged Narcotics Trafficking Following Undercover Investigation at Unity Plaza Houses in East New York
- Four Alleged Drug Dealers Indicted For Running Cocaine Delivery Service In Downtown Brooklyn
- Defendant Who Allegedly Targeted Asian Women Indicted For Robbery as a Hate Crime and Other Charges in Six Separate Incidents
- Alleged Unscrupulous Landlords Indicted For Unlawful Eviction Of Rent Stabilized Tenants and Filing False Documents In Connection With Residential Buildings in Bushwick, Greenpoint and Williamsburg
- Bushwick Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life In Prison for Stabbing Death of Girlfriend
- Former Manager of Goal Ball Team and Two Others Charged With Stealing $65,000 From Paratransit Access-A-Ride Program
- Cold Case Homicide Suspect Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison
- Brooklyn Woman Indicted For Stealing Approximately $300,000 From 10 Friends and Acquaintances in “Affinity Scam”
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal Crash That Left Newlywed Couple and Their Premature Infant Dead
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 22 Years to Life in Prison for Raping 13-Year-Old Girl In Basement Laundry Room in Gravesend
- Former Reception Hall Waiter Sentenced To Prison For Stealing Donation Box From Borough Park Synagogue
- City Adult Protective Services Employee Charged In $214,000 Theft From 94-Year-Old Woman in Her Care
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Weapons Conviction Stemming From 1988 Shooting Following Re-Examination by Conviction Review Unit
- Brooklyn Man Who Shot NYPD Emergency Service Officers Convicted of Aggravated Assault Of a Police Officer
March
- Twenty-Two Defendants – Including Eight Doctors – Charged With Enterprise Corruption in Massive $7 Million Medicaid Fraud
- Eleven Defendants Indicted for Scam in Which They Allegedly Used Stolen Credit Card Numbers to Purchase Target Gift Cards
- Former Attorney Who Stole Nearly $500,000 From Clients To Spend From Six to 18 Years in Prison
- Bookkeeper Indicted For Stealing Approximately $325,000 From Carroll Gardens Plumbing Supply Company
- Four Teenagers Indicted in Connection With Early Morning Assault Of Two Off-Duty Police Officers in Bensonhurst
- Former Executive Director Indicted For Stealing $85,000 From North Flatbush Business Improvement District
- Three Queens Men Indicted For Trafficking Firearms and Narcotics
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Murder in Quadruple Shooting During Basketball Tournament at Marcy Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life in Prison For Shooting Death Of 15-Year-Old Playing Basketball in Flatlands Schoolyard
- Four Brooklyn Residents Indicted In Connection With Kidnapping And Promoting Prostitution of Two 13-Year-Old Girls
February
- Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Manslaughter In Fatal Crash That Left Newlywed Couple and Their Premature Infant Dead
- Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl In Basement Laundry Room in Gravesend
- 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 – Watch Video
- Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Murder For Shooting Death Of 15-Year-Old Playing Basketball in Flatlands Schoolyard
- Two Brooklyn Men Indicted For Assault as a Hate Crime For Vicious Attack on Transgendered Woman in Bushwick Last Fall
- Police Officer Who Stomped On Suspect’s Head After He Was Subdued Indicted For Assault
January
- Bedford-Stuyvesant Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Robbery and Shooting That Left Victim Paralyzed
- Brooklyn Man Who Shot At Police Officers Sentenced To 40 Years in Prison
- Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Murder for Shooting Death Of 28-Year-Old Following Argument in Flatbush
- Brooklyn Restaurant Owner Indicted for Scheme to Defraud; Allegedly Failed to Pay Edna’s Soul Food Employees More Than $8,000
- Brooklyn Man Indicted For Assault In Accidental Shooting Of Daughter; Child’s Mother Indicted For Reckless Endangerment
- Statement by Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson Regarding the Exoneration of Derrick Hamilton
- Brooklyn Man Indicted For Sexually Assaulting Teenager While Pretending To Be 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
- Sen. Schumer, Brooklyn DA Thompson Demand TSA Require Each Airport Develop Comprehensive Screening Process For All Employees
- Serial Laundermat Groper Sentenced To Three Years In Prison
2014 PRESS RELEASES
December
- Former Delta Airlines Employee and Alleged Brooklyn Gun Trafficker Allegedly Carried Guns and Ammo, Including Assault Weapons, On Many Delta Airlines Flights, Investigation Reveals; 153 Weapons Recovered. video
- Brooklyn Woman Indicted For Defrauding Five Immigrants
- Statement of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on Call by New York State Attorney General to Act as Special Prosecutor In Cases of Fatal Shootings By Police
- School Teacher Indicted on Charges of Sexually Abusing and Inappropriately Touching Nine Students
- Statement of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on Impaneling Of Grand Jury In Fatal Police Shooting Of Akai Gurley
- 15 Women Arrested In Prostitution/Human Trafficking Investigation Of Brooklyn Massage Parlors
- Brooklyn Man Indicted For Stealing From Aish HaTorah Organization
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Manslaughter
- Statement of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on Sentencing of Defendant For Repeatedly Making Fake 911 Calls
- Chief of Brooklyn District Attorney’s Conviction Review Unit To Receive Prestigious Thomas E. Dewey Medal
- Robbery Defendant Charged With Soliciting Rikers Inmate To Kill Witness Sentenced To 20 Years To Life In Prison On Underlying Case
- Brooklyn Man Convicted Of Murdering & Dumping The Body Of 14-Year-Old Girl
November
- Statement of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson Regarding Alleged Fatal Police Shooting of Akai Gurley
- Statement of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on Arraignment of Yonathan Souid for Allegedly Unlawfully Climbing Brooklyn Bridge
- 32 Defendants, Including Reputed Members of ‘Gates Avenue Mafia,’ Charged With Conspiracy Following Complaints of Violence, Drugs
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned On Murder Indictment for Beating Death Of Three-Year-Old Stepdaughter, Faces Up To Life in Prison
- Brooklyn Man Who Shot Stranger On Subway Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison
- Two Police Officers Indicted For Assaulting Teenager During Arrest In Crown Heights Captured on Video Tape
October
- Two Brooklyn Senior Citizens Charged With Possessing Child Pornography
- Two Men Indicted In Arson-For-Hire Plot; And On Grand Larceny, Identity Theft And Other Charges In Real Estate Scheme
- Two Drivers Indicted For Manslaughter And Other Charges In Death of Passenger Following Alcohol-Fueled, High Speed Collision
- Bushwick Man Who Fired Shots at Gay Men After Taunting Them With Homophobic Slurs Indicted For Attempted Murder as a Hate Crime video
- Suspended Lawyer Indicted for Embezzling Over $100,000 From Clients
- Twelve Charged With Narcotics Trafficking Following Undercover Investigation at Tilden Houses in Brownsville
- Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson Announces He Will Move to Vacate Conviction of David McCallum Who Has Been Wrongfully Imprisoned for Nearly 30 Years
- D.A. Thompson Announces New Violent Criminal Enterprises Bureau Formed By Merging Gang and Major Narcotics Investigations Bureaus
- Brooklyn District Attorney Announces Appointment of First Latino Chief Assistant District Attorney During Inaugural Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month
- Six Indicted in Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and “Crystal Meth” in New York City and Pennsylvania
September
- Brooklyn Man Indicted For Posing As Police Officer, Pulling Over Driver And Threatening To Shoot Him
- Brooklyn High School Teacher Indicted For Kidnapping, Criminal Sex Act and Other Charges Involving Six Students
- School Teacher Arraigned on Charges of Sexual Abuse Of Five Students
- Bronx Man Indicted For Slashing Bus Driver
- Queens Man Indicted For Two Carjackings, Shooting and Assault
- Ohio Man Sentenced To 37 Years-To-Life In Prison For Rape Of Prospect Heights Woman
- Ohio Man Sentenced To 37 Years-To-Life In Prison For Rape Of Prospect Heights Woman
- Robbery Defendant Indicted For Soliciting Rikers Inmate To Kill Witness
- Four Child Care Operators Charged With Submitting False Documents To The City Undermining Integrity And Safety At The Sites And In One Case Stealing City Funds
- Ex-Bank Teller Charged with Stealing $80,000 from Accounts To Pay Her Family’s Loans, Credit Card Bills
- Fare Beater Who Shot Police Officer Sentenced To 25 Years in Prison
- D.A. Thompson Announces Appointment of Civil Rights Bureau Chief and Creation of New Hate Crimes Unit
August
- Canarsie Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life In Prison for Stabbing Death of His Girlfriend
- Brooklyn Contractor Indicted For Defrauding 70 Workers of Their Labor; Failed To Pay Them Over $100,000 For Demolition Work At Former Hospital
- Crown Heights Man Convicted Of Sexual Abuse Of 12-Year-Old Girl Following Jury Trial
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced To 25 Years to Life in Prison For Fatal Shooting of Man After Petty Dispute
- Approximately 100 Chinese Immigrant Families Defrauded By Bogus Sunset Park School to Receive Restitution Today
- Brooklyn Police Officer Charged With Soliciting Sex From NYPD Candidate In Exchange For Helping To Get Her Hired
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced To 25 Years To Life In Prison For Murder Of Former Boyfriend
July
- Two Men Sentenced To 25 Years To Life In Prison For Stabbing Death Of Stranger They Mistakenly Thought Was Gang Rival
- Fare Beater Who Shot Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Assault
- Home Invasion Robber Sentenced To 20 Years To Life In Prison
- Brooklyn Man Charged With Stealing Over $42,000 From 87-Year-Old Woman By Forging Checks Against Her Account
- DUMBO Restaurant Owner Sentenced To 3 1/3 to 10 Years in Prison For Stealing $200,000 in Sales Tax, Evading $1.2 Million
- Eight People – Including Five Teenagers — Charged With Firearms Trafficking At Lafayette Gardens Housing Development
- Two Men Convicted Of Murder In Stabbing Of Brooklyn Man They Wrongly Thought Was Gang Rival; Victim Bled To Death In Street
- Husband Sentenced To 18 Years To Life In Prison For Beating Death Of Wife As She Lay In Bed
- Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces New Policy For Prosecuting Low-Level Marijuana Possession Arrests
June
- Eight Charged With Narcotics Trafficking Following Undercover Investigation at Lafayette Gardens Housing Development
- Hugh L. Carey Tunnel Temporary Toll Collector Charged With Stealing More Than $24,000 in Cash Tolls, Replacing It With Counterfeit Bills
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Brownsville Shooting
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Assaulting Police Officers in Street Encounter
- Twenty-Two Charged With Narcotics Trafficking Following Undercover Investigation at Bedford-Stuyvesant’s Roosevelt Houses
- DUMBO Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection With Stealing $200,000 in Sales Tax, Evading $1.2 Million
- Brooklyn Man Indicted On Murder and Other Charges For East New York Child Stabbings That Left Boy, 6, Dead and Girl, 7, Seriously Wounded
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Assaulting Police Officers in Street Encounter
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned On Murder and Other Charges For Alleged Stabbing Spree That Left 6-Year-Old Boy Dead, 7-Year-Old Girl Wounded
- Statement of Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Regarding Latest Findings of Conviction Review Unit
- Brooklyn Man Indicted For Hammer Attacks On Subway Commuters
May
- Brookyn Man Convicted of Murder In Beating Death Of Wife
- Former Police Officer Arraigned On 39-Count Indictment For Anti-Semitic Vandalism in Borough Park
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces the Indictment of Driver in Canarsie Death of 9-Year-Old Girl
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces Sentencing for Convicted Rapist Gurmeet Singh
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces the Dismissal of Charges Against Three Defendants
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces the Indictment of Kendel Felix in the Murder of Menachem Stark
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces the Indictment of Charles Diaz for Arson and Attempted Murder
April
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson and NYPD Commissioner William J. Bratton Announce a 558-Count Indictment Against Six Firearms Traffickers
- Kings County District Attorney Ken Thompson Announces the Indictment of Five Members of the Williamsburg Neighborhood Watch Patrol for Gang Assault
- Kings County District Attorney Ken Thompson Announces the Indictment in the Murder and Robbery of an Elderly Victim
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces the Appointment of Felice Sontupe as Chief of the Newly Formed Frauds Bureau
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Extends Passover Greetings to the Observant Throughout Brooklyn
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces the Appointment of Rachel Singer as Chief of the New Forensic Science Unit
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Today Announces Charges Are Dismissed Against Jonathan Fleming
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces Harvard Law Professor Ronald S. Sullivan As New Chief of the Conviction Review Unit
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces Sentencing of 15-Years-to-Life in Prison for a Defendant Convicted in Domestic Violence Murder
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces the Conviction of a 28-Year old Man in the Sexual Assault of a 14-Year Old Girl
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces the Indictment of Michael Rodriguez Accused of Conducting a 10-day Bank Robbery Spree
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces Appointment of Maritza Mejia-Ming to Head the DA’s Immigrant Fraud Unit
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P.Thompson Announces Harvard Law Professor Ronald S. Sullivan As New Chief of the Conviction Review Unit
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Today Announces Charges Are Dismissed Against Jonathan Fleming
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces the Appointment of Felice Sontupe as Chief of the Newly Formed Frauds Bureau
March
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces the Indictment of a Defendant in a Vehicular Homicide That Killed an 11-Year Old Passenger
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces a 68-Year Sentence for a Defendant Convicted in Twelve (12) Armed Robberies.
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces Conviction in Fraud Trial Involving MTA Funds
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces Public Integrity Hotline
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson and Police Commissioner William J. Bratton Announce Multiple Indictments of Drug Dealers in the Bay Ridge Area
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces Indictment in Stolen Art Case
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces Charges to be Dismissed Against Samuel Kellner
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces the Indictment of Nelson Uruchima in the DV Shooting of His Girlfriend
February
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces the Appointment of Three Independent Attorneys to Assist in the Review of Cases Involving Allegations of Unlawful Convictions
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces Indictment of an S.U.V. Driver Who Hit and Killed a 9-Year-Old Boy and Injured Two Others in Fort Greene
January
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson and NYPD Commissioner William J. Bratton Announce Arrest of 12 for Dealing Crack Cocaine in Crown Heights after a Year Long Undercover Operation
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces Appointments Of William E. Schaeffer as Chief Of Investigations and Emily Bradford as Deputy Chief Of Public Integrity
- Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson Announces Appointments of Veteran Prosecutor Leroy Frazer, Jr. as Chief of Staff and Coleen Balbert as Chief of Sex Crimes
- Why New York needs to ‘raise the age’ for criminal responsibility (Commentary)