Alvin Bragg
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“Dean Whetzel was walking close to his home when his neighbor for the past five decades, Dana Escoffier, allegedly fatally shoved him to the ground.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this indictment: nypost.com/2026/01/21/u...
Elderly man faces homicide charge after 82-year-old victim succumbs to injuries: prosecutors
The elderly man accused of shoving an 82-year-old who accidentally bumped into him on a Manhattan sidewalk now faces a homicide charge — after Manhattan prosecutors upgraded charges when the victim…
nypost.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:47 PM
“Dean Whetzel was walking close to his home when his neighbor for the past five decades, Dana Escoffier, allegedly fatally shoved him to the ground.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this indictment: nypost.com/2026/01/21/u...
“The technology is getting faster and faster. You can sit at your kitchen table, go do the dishes, do a couple other things, and you have a gun printed out.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about our work to crack down on 3D-printed guns: www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
Efforts mount to block 3D printers from making guns used in crimes
Kathy Hochul plans to introduce a proposal that would require all 3D printers sold in the state to include software that would block the production of ghost guns. But is it feasible?
www.timesunion.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:48 PM
“The technology is getting faster and faster. You can sit at your kitchen table, go do the dishes, do a couple other things, and you have a gun printed out.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about our work to crack down on 3D-printed guns: www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
“It’s a shadowy financial system that is fueling crime.” – D.A. Bragg. Watch here to learn more about our new bill with State Senator Zellnor Myrie that would make it a crime to operate a virtual currency business without a license: ny1.com/nyc/manhatta...
Manhattan DA calls for new law to fight cryptocurrency crime
The Crypto Act would criminalize unlicensed cryptocurrency businesses.
ny1.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:26 PM
“It’s a shadowy financial system that is fueling crime.” – D.A. Bragg. Watch here to learn more about our new bill with State Senator Zellnor Myrie that would make it a crime to operate a virtual currency business without a license: ny1.com/nyc/manhatta...
“For Ms. Hernandez, this generous gift was not enough – in her greed, she stole an additional $350,000 to spend on personal items.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this all-count trial conviction: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/n...
Former Building Super Is Convicted of Stealing $350,000 From 98-Year-Old
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
“For Ms. Hernandez, this generous gift was not enough – in her greed, she stole an additional $350,000 to spend on personal items.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this all-count trial conviction: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/n...
“It’s the infrastructure that allows the other crime to happen. So getting our arms around this is key for systemic accountability.” – D.A. Bragg. More on D.A. Bragg’s priorities in his second term to crack down on guns, shoplifting and crypto: www.amny.com/law/bragg-na...
Bragg names crypto crime as a top target of his second term – amNewYork
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg took a public speaking engagement at New York Law School Wednesday morning to outline three of his second-term
www.amny.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
“It’s the infrastructure that allows the other crime to happen. So getting our arms around this is key for systemic accountability.” – D.A. Bragg. More on D.A. Bragg’s priorities in his second term to crack down on guns, shoplifting and crypto: www.amny.com/law/bragg-na...
“Hit-and-runs are incredibly serious matters, and we are committed to prosecuting this type of callous vehicular violence.” - D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the indictment of Julio Cachago, for killing 76-year-old Yong Li in a fatal hit-and-run: patch.com/new-york/new...
Driver Indicted In Fatal Hit-And-Run That Killed Woman In Manhattan
The 76-year-old woman was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
patch.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
“Hit-and-runs are incredibly serious matters, and we are committed to prosecuting this type of callous vehicular violence.” - D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the indictment of Julio Cachago, for killing 76-year-old Yong Li in a fatal hit-and-run: patch.com/new-york/new...
Last week, we welcomed students from Notre Dame Law School’s Galilee Immersion Program, which introduces First-Year Law Students to the impact of public interest law. They met with our office’s Notre Dame Law School alumni before touring criminal court.
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Last week, we welcomed students from Notre Dame Law School’s Galilee Immersion Program, which introduces First-Year Law Students to the impact of public interest law. They met with our office’s Notre Dame Law School alumni before touring criminal court.
📢 Are you a community-based organization working to prevent youth gun violence in Manhattan? Join us this Thursday to learn how to apply for the latest round of funding for our summer gun violence prevention initiative: events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/ffa30d...
January 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
📢 Are you a community-based organization working to prevent youth gun violence in Manhattan? Join us this Thursday to learn how to apply for the latest round of funding for our summer gun violence prevention initiative: events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/ffa30d...
“These are real killing machines. We’ll have new tools if this passes, when this passes, to hold people accountable.” – D.A. Bragg. Read more on our efforts to crack down on the proliferation of cheap, easy-to-make 3D-printed firearms: gothamist.com/news/gov-hoc...
Gov. Hochul seeks restrictions on 3D printers and ghost guns
The bill would establish criminal penalties for the sale, distribution, or possession of digital instructions for manufacturing 3D-printed firearms.
gothamist.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
“These are real killing machines. We’ll have new tools if this passes, when this passes, to hold people accountable.” – D.A. Bragg. Read more on our efforts to crack down on the proliferation of cheap, easy-to-make 3D-printed firearms: gothamist.com/news/gov-hoc...
“As alleged, Kerri Aherne carried out a horrific and unprovoked stabbing of a mother who was simply caring for her 10-month-old baby.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about yesterday’s indictment: apnews.com/article/nyc-...
Mental health evaluation ordered for woman accused of stabbing tourist in Manhattan Macy's
A New York City judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for a Massachusetts woman charged in the unprovoked stabbing of a tourist changing her baby’s diaper in a bathroom of Macy’s flagship store...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM
“As alleged, Kerri Aherne carried out a horrific and unprovoked stabbing of a mother who was simply caring for her 10-month-old baby.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about yesterday’s indictment: apnews.com/article/nyc-...
“As alleged, Alon Riabichev brutally murdered Lev Vayner, an 80-year-old neighbor who opened his home to Mr. Riabichev when he didn’t have secure housing.” – D.A. Bragg. More on this indictment: gothamist.com/news/80-year...
80-year-old invited homeless neighbor into his home, then was fatally stabbed, DA says
Prosecutors say Alon Riabichev bought an 8-inch knife hours before killing Lev Vayner in his Washington Heights apartment.
gothamist.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM
“As alleged, Alon Riabichev brutally murdered Lev Vayner, an 80-year-old neighbor who opened his home to Mr. Riabichev when he didn’t have secure housing.” – D.A. Bragg. More on this indictment: gothamist.com/news/80-year...
Today D.A. Bragg joined @governor.ny.gov to announce new proposals to crack down on the proliferation of cheap, easy-to-make 3D-printed firearms. www.governor.ny.gov/news/keeping...
January 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Today D.A. Bragg joined @governor.ny.gov to announce new proposals to crack down on the proliferation of cheap, easy-to-make 3D-printed firearms. www.governor.ny.gov/news/keeping...
Since 2018, @nypd.bsky.social has seen a significant increase in the number of 3D-printed and ghost guns recovered citywide. As technology evolves, the public safety threat from these weapons will become wider.
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Since 2018, @nypd.bsky.social has seen a significant increase in the number of 3D-printed and ghost guns recovered citywide. As technology evolves, the public safety threat from these weapons will become wider.
ICYMI: “This alleged attempted murder is absolutely heinous.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the indictment of Ahmad Mossad for allegedly lighting a man on fire in Times Square: www.westsidespirit.com/news/bragg-i...
Bragg Indicts Man for Horrific Times Square Fire Attack
Ahmad Mossad, 23, was indicted for attempted murder in the horrific fire attack on a 45-year-old club promoter, Mark Whyte, in Times Square in March 2025. Whyte...
www.westsidespirit.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
ICYMI: “This alleged attempted murder is absolutely heinous.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the indictment of Ahmad Mossad for allegedly lighting a man on fire in Times Square: www.westsidespirit.com/news/bragg-i...
“By signing the SUPPORT Act, Governor Hochul is helping ensure that New Yorkers don’t fall through the cracks of our mental healthcare safety net.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this critical mental health legislation here: www.chelseanewsny.com/news/law-to-...
Law to Give Some “Mentally Unfit” Crime Suspects Long-term Psych Care
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, as well as two local Manhattan politicians, are celebrating the signing of a law that intends to ensure long-term psych...
www.chelseanewsny.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
“By signing the SUPPORT Act, Governor Hochul is helping ensure that New Yorkers don’t fall through the cracks of our mental healthcare safety net.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this critical mental health legislation here: www.chelseanewsny.com/news/law-to-...
ICYMI: “Romance scams are all too common, and our office is here to prosecute egregious conduct like this.” – D.A. Bragg. Read more about the indictment of a man for allegedly stealing approximately $272,000 from a 44-year-old woman in a romance scam: www.ourtownny.com/news/woman-m...
Woman Mulcted in $272,000 Romance Scam by Dating App Man
“Romance without finance is a nuisance”—it was true when Tiny Grimes sang it back in 1944 with a band with Charlie Parker on alto saxophone, and remains true to...
www.ourtownny.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ICYMI: “Romance scams are all too common, and our office is here to prosecute egregious conduct like this.” – D.A. Bragg. Read more about the indictment of a man for allegedly stealing approximately $272,000 from a 44-year-old woman in a romance scam: www.ourtownny.com/news/woman-m...
ICYMI: “As alleged, Jerry Genesis took advantage of New York’s extremely competitive housing market to steal hard-earned money from eight individuals who trusted him to find them apartments.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this rental scam indictment here: www.otdowntown.com/news/bragg-i...
Bragg Indicts Bodybuilder in $100,000 Sublease Rental Scam
Buff and smiling bodybuilder, fitness trainer, and would-be Instagram influencer Jerry Genesis, 35, has been indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Br...
www.otdowntown.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
ICYMI: “As alleged, Jerry Genesis took advantage of New York’s extremely competitive housing market to steal hard-earned money from eight individuals who trusted him to find them apartments.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this rental scam indictment here: www.otdowntown.com/news/bragg-i...
ICYMI: "This act of arson not only threatened Parker’s neighbors, but those in the surrounding area.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the guilty plea of a man for intentionally starting a fire inside a Hamilton Heights apartment building that destroyed the property: patch.com/new-york/har...
Man Pleads Guilty To Setting 6-Alarm Fire That Injured 3 In Manhattan, Prosecutors Say
Three firefighters were injured while battling the flames and dozens of residents were displaced from their homes.
patch.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
ICYMI: "This act of arson not only threatened Parker’s neighbors, but those in the surrounding area.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the guilty plea of a man for intentionally starting a fire inside a Hamilton Heights apartment building that destroyed the property: patch.com/new-york/har...
“Romance scams are all too common, and our office is here to prosecute egregious conduct like this. – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the indictment of Brandon Kiehm for allegedly stealing approximately $272,000 from a 44-year-old woman: nypost.com/2025/12/18/u...
Serial romance scammer busted for swiping $300K from ‘girlfriend’ he met on Bumble — who thought it was payment on NYC dream home
Brandon Kiehm, 45 — who was convicted in 2017 of swindling Tinder dates by lying about needing money for cancer treatment — is accused of pulling a similar con beginning in 2019, not long after he…
nypost.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“Romance scams are all too common, and our office is here to prosecute egregious conduct like this. – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the indictment of Brandon Kiehm for allegedly stealing approximately $272,000 from a 44-year-old woman: nypost.com/2025/12/18/u...
“Jelani Park intentionally started a 6-alarm-blaze that injured three of the heroic firefighters who responded to the scene and left 35 families without homes.” – D.A. Bragg. Watch here to learn more about this guilty plea.
December 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“Jelani Park intentionally started a 6-alarm-blaze that injured three of the heroic firefighters who responded to the scene and left 35 families without homes.” – D.A. Bragg. Watch here to learn more about this guilty plea.
“As alleged, Jerry Genesis took advantage of New York’s extremely competitive housing market to steal hard-earned money from eight individuals who trusted him to find them apartments.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this rental scam indictment: nypost.com/2025/12/17/u...
Fitness trainer scammed would-be NYC renters out of $100K, bilked workout customers before fleeing to Connecticut: DA
A fitness trainer bilked a slew of would-be Big Apple renters out of more than $100,000 total — and fleeced nearly a dozen workout customers before fleeing to Connecticut, Manhattan prosecutors cla…
nypost.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“As alleged, Jerry Genesis took advantage of New York’s extremely competitive housing market to steal hard-earned money from eight individuals who trusted him to find them apartments.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this rental scam indictment: nypost.com/2025/12/17/u...
ICYMI: “Monetary control, including predatory cycles of debt, is a common element of coercion used by sex traffickers.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about last week’s indictment of an alleged 15 person sex trafficking ring: www.westsidespirit.com/news/bragg-i...
Bragg Indicts 15 Persons in Alleged Venezuelan Sex Trafficking Ring
The dark side of love for sale was recently exposed when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., Homeland Security Investigations New York Special Agen...
www.westsidespirit.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
ICYMI: “Monetary control, including predatory cycles of debt, is a common element of coercion used by sex traffickers.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about last week’s indictment of an alleged 15 person sex trafficking ring: www.westsidespirit.com/news/bragg-i...
Jancys Santiago was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for raping a 27-year-old woman in her Midtown apartment in May 2000. Watch here for more on this cold case conviction: www.cbsnews.com/newyork/vide...
December 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Jancys Santiago was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for raping a 27-year-old woman in her Midtown apartment in May 2000. Watch here for more on this cold case conviction: www.cbsnews.com/newyork/vide...
“This is not a Long Island issue. It’s not an upstate issue. It’s not a city issue. This is a statewide issue.” – D.A. Bragg. More on yesterday’s symposium where we advocated to close a deadly loophole in drugged-driving laws: nypost.com/2025/12/10/u...
Long Island DA leads push to close deadly loophole in drugged-driving laws: ‘This is a statewide issue’
Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney says state DUI laws let too many drugged-up drivers off the hook, putting the public at risk.
nypost.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“This is not a Long Island issue. It’s not an upstate issue. It’s not a city issue. This is a statewide issue.” – D.A. Bragg. More on yesterday’s symposium where we advocated to close a deadly loophole in drugged-driving laws: nypost.com/2025/12/10/u...
“Monetary control, including predatory cycles of debt, is a common element of coercion used by sex traffickers.” – D.A. Bragg. Read more on yesterday’s indictment of an alleged sex trafficking ring in @gothamist.com: gothamist.com/news/15-char...
15 charged in alleged sex trafficking ring that lured Venezuelan women into debt, DA says
Prosecutors say the women were coerced into prostitution after traffickers paid for their travel to the United States.
gothamist.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“Monetary control, including predatory cycles of debt, is a common element of coercion used by sex traffickers.” – D.A. Bragg. Read more on yesterday’s indictment of an alleged sex trafficking ring in @gothamist.com: gothamist.com/news/15-char...