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