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