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