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COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARLES J. HYNES ANNOUNCES SENTENCING OF
FORMER POLICE OFFICER
OFFICER RECEIVES FOUR YEARS FOR
SEXUAL ASSAULT
Brooklyn, December 17, 2007
– Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced
the sentencing of former police officer Fernanand Clerge to four
years in prison, for sexually assaulting a woman with his partner,
Charles McGeean.
Clerge, 40, was convicted September
17, of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, Attempted Criminal Sexual
Act in the Third Degree and Two Counts of Official Misconduct.
On November 20, 2005, Clerge and
McGeean, 39, stopped a woman’s car. McGeean sexually assaulted her
in her car, and the officers followed her to her home in Bushwick.
There McGeean touched her buttocks and Clerge groped her breasts,
kissed her and tried to force her to perform oral sex on him. He
then masturbated in front of her.
Clerge’s DNA was identified in
forensics samples found in the apartment and on the woman’s
clothing. McGeean pleaded guilty to Official Misconduct and Sexual
Abuse in the Third Degree on March 19, 2007. He was sentenced to
three years probation.
The case was prosecuted by Kevin
O’Donnell, Unit Chief in the Sex Crimes Bureau. Rhonnie Jaus is
Chief of the Sex Crimes Bureau.
Contact:
Jonah Bruno
718-250-2300
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KINGS
COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARLES J. HYNES ANNOUNCES CONVICTION IN
MURDER OVER GREEN-CARD MARRIAGE SCAM
DEFENDANT FACES LIFE IN PRISON
Brooklyn, December 14, 2007
– Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced
the conviction of Anderson Scrubb, 52, for murdering his wife’s
69-year-old sister.
Scrubb committed the murder during an
argument with the victim, over how much money he was to be paid for
marrying her sister, as part of a Green Card scam.
When he is sentenced, January 18,
2008, Scrubb will face up to 25 years to life in prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant
District Attorney Jonathan Kaye. Kenneth Taub is Chief of the
Homicide Bureau.
Contact:
Jonah Bruno
718-250-2300
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KINGS
COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARLES J. HYNES ANNOUNCES STARRETT CITY
RAPE CONVICTION
DEFENDANT FOUND AFTER MATCH FROM
STATE DNA DATABASE
Brooklyn, December 11, 2007
– Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced
the conviction of Stanley Emerson, 48, in the rape of a 16 year-old
girl in her Starrett City apartment building in 2005. He was
convicted on the top charges of Rape in the First Degree and
Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree. He faces a maximum of 25
years in prison when he is sentenced before Justice Alan Marrus on
January 3.
On
the morning of November 4, 2005, the victim who was 16 at the time,
was waiting for the elevator in her apartment building to go to
school. Emerson appeared from the stairwell, wearing a stocking
over his head. He grabbed her arms behind her back and dragged her
down several flights of stairs at knifepoint into a janitor’s
closet. He then made her remove her clothes and raped her. Then,
he had her perform oral sex on him.
After the incident, the victim went to school and told her
boyfriend. They went to Coney Island Hospital together. The
hospital took her clothes and alerted police to the incident. The
victim’s clothing had the defendant’s semen on it. Months later, a
match came back from the State DNA database, linking the defendant
to the rape.
The
case was prosecuted by Rachel Schmidt, Deputy Bureau Chief in the
Sex Crimes Bureau. Rhonnie Jaus is Chief of the Sex Crimes
Bureau.
Contact:
Sandy Silverstein
718-250-2300
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KINGS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
CHARLES J. HYNES ANNOUNCES COLD CASE MURDER INDICTMENT
SECOND MURDER INDICTMENT FOR JACQUES
DORCINVIL
Brooklyn, December 10, 2007
– Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced a
second murder indictment against Jacques Dorcinvil, 31, charged with
murdering his girlfriend in 2003. He was also charged with murder
last May, in a similar incident.
The
indictment charges that Dorcinvil believed Maria Santiago, 34, had
stolen money from him, so he stabbed her several times. He is
charged with Murder in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of
a Weapon in the Fourth Degree. He faces 25 years to life in prison
if convicted.
In
May, Dorcinvil was arrested in Florida and extradited to Brooklyn to
face charges in the murder of another girlfriend, Claudette
Marcellus, and the attempted murder of her 12-year-old son Brian.
Both victims in that incident were stabbed multiple times.
In that case Dorcenvil faces numerous
criminal charges, including Murder in the Second Degree, Attempted
Murder in the Second Degree and Assault in the First Degree. If
convicted he could serve an additional 25 years to life in prison.
An indictment is an accusatory
instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
Assistant District Attorney Elisa
Paisner is prosecuting the cases, for the Domestic Violence Bureau.
Wanda Lucibello is Chief of the Special Victims Division.
Contact:
Jonah Bruno
718-250-2300
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KINGS
COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARLES J. HYNES ANNOUNCES DOUBLE
MURDER CONVICTION FOR CLUB BOUNCER
DEFENDANT FACES 50 YEARS TO LIFE IN
PRISON
Brooklyn, December 7, 2007
– Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced
the conviction of Stephen Sakai, 32, on two counts of Murders in the
Second Degree for two 2005 murders. He was acquitted on a third
Brooklyn murder. He will be sentenced on January 3 before Justice
John Walsh. Sakai faces 50 years to life in prison.
Sakai was convicted of killing Wayne Tyson, 57, who was a patron of
club Sweet Cherry where Sakai was a bouncer. Tyson was found
stabbed in his Eastern Parkway apartment on September 1. Sakai was
also convicted for the murder of Edwin Mojica, 42, who hired Sakai
and worked with him at Opus 22, a nightclub in Manhattan. He was
found shot in the head in the hallway of his apartment building on
November 28. Sakai was acquitted of the murder of Irving Matos, 43,
who worked with Sakai at Sweet Cherry.
Key
evidence in the three week long trial included Sakai’s DNA which was
linked to the Tyson murder.
Sakai is also facing trial in Manhattan for the 2006 murder of
Gustavo Cuadros outside of club Opus 22. After an argument, Sakai
shot Andres Cuadros in the neck, paralyzing him. When Andres’
brother came to his aid, Sakai shot Gustavo Cuadros in the back of
the head. This led to a shooting rampage in which two other patrons
were injured. These incidents led to proposed legislation to
tighten security in NYC nightclubs.
The
case was prosecuted by Timothy Gough, Counsel in the Homicide
Bureau. Ken Taub is the Deputy District Attorney in charge of the
Homicide Bureau.
Contact:
Sandy Silverstein
718-250-2300
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CRISIS
MEETING TO BE SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN LEW FIDLER, DISTRICT
ATTORNEY CHARLES J. HYNES, ASSEMBLY MEMBERS ALAN MAISEL AND
HELENE WEINSTEIN
Town Hall Meeting to be Held in Canarsie, Brooklyn’s Capital
for Sub-Prime Lending on Predatory Lending and the Mortgage
Foreclosure Crisis on
Monday Night, 7 PM
Day to begin with call to
action march on Wall Street led by Rev. Jesse Jackson and
end with community residents speaking out and hearing from
experts
Councilman Lew Fidler, District
Attorney Charles J. Hynes, and Assembly Members Alan Maisel
and Helene Weinstein will co-sponsor a Town Hall meeting on
predatory lending and the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the
Canarsie community, the Brooklyn neighborhood with the
highest incidence of sub-prime loans. The Town Hall will be
held on Monday night, December 10th, at 7 PM at
the HES Building located at 9502 Seaview Avenue (corner of
East 95th Street, a few blocks off the Belt
Parkway at the Rockaway Parkway exit).
Community residents are expected to tell of their problems
with predatory and sub-prime loans after hearing from DA
Hynes and his experts in the area of real estate fraud.
Residents will also hear from the 3 legislators who all
represent Canarsie. Councilman Fidler, who got his Council
colleagues to fund a safety network of mortgage crisis
consultants two years ago when he first predicted the
sub-prime lending crisis will also introduce one of those
consultants (Brooklyn Housing and Family Services) who will
be there to provide individual assistance. Last week, the
Bloomberg Administration and HPD announced that they will be
expanding Councilman Fidler’s program in light of the
crisis.
District Attorney Hynes’ office has aggressively prosecuted
real estate fraud, which has tended to flourish as
foreclosures and sub-prime loans increase. His experts will
tell homeowners how to detect the telltale signs of a loan
that is predatory and what to do to avoid them.
“Homeownership is every American’s dream and crooked
mortgage brokers who prey on that dream represent one of the
worst elements of our society. My office prosecutes
fraudulent lenders to the fullest extent of the law,” noted
DA Hynes.
“Mortgage foreclosure is the biggest crisis that a family
can face other than health. Yet, a wave of foreclosures
doesn’t just affect that family, but entire communities. If
two or three homes on a block are foreclosed upon, it
affects the quality of life on that block, and real estate
values too. It becomes a cancer for entire neighborhoods.
That’s why this problem is so critical and why government
needs to respond forcefully and effectively,” said
Councilman Lew Fidler.
Assembly Members Alan Maisel and Helene Weinstein recently
unveiled a pilot project in Brooklyn’s Housing Court,
designed to expedite and mediate landlord and tenant
disputes for one to three family homes. Often, foreclosures
are precipitated by the unavailability of rental payments.
"The current situation for
homeowners is an absolute disaster. I'm very pleased to be
able to contribute and shine a spotlight on this growing
problem for our communities”, said Assemblyman Maisel.
“The
dream of homeownership has turned into a nightmare for many
borrowers who took advantage of sub prime loans, only to
find themselves unable to afford the mortgages. Aggressive
marketing and easy access to questionable loans has resulted
in rising interest rates, decreasing property values and an
alarming increase in delinquencies and foreclosures”, said
Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein.
Attendance is expected to be high given the prevalence of
high cost sub-prime loans in Canarsie. The Town Hall will
end a day highlighting the country’s foreclosure crisis
which will begin with a March on Wall Street that is being
led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
“The
Federal and State governments will have to respond to this
crisis. It is a threat to families, to our communities and
our economy,” said Councilman Fidler.
For further information:
Councilman Fidler’s Office (718) 241-9330
Councilman Fidler (917)
763-0562
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