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