Alvin Bragg is the 37th District Attorney elected in Manhattan. Alvin – a lifelong Manhattanite who served as a state and federal prosecutor – has spent more than two decades fighting to make our communities safer and our criminal justice system fairer.
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D.A. Bragg & DOI Commissioner Shihata Announce Indictment In $7 Million EBT Fraud
“SNAP and EBT fraud harms New Yorkers in need of assistance and the New Yorkers whose tax dollars fund these essential programs,” said District Attorney Bragg. “As alleged, this conspiracy created fraudulent merchant processing accounts for fraudulent delis and paid themselves by repeatedly swiping stolen EBT cards at point-of-sale systems associated with those accounts. The defendants allegedly tracked the timing of benefit funds and drained accounts before the legitimate SNAP recipient could buy food and other necessities, eventually stealing more than $7 million. I thank our law enforcement partners at DOI for their work in putting a stop to this fraud.”
Prosecutors Against Gun Violence Urges U.S. Supreme Court To Uphold State Assault Weapons Bans
Prosecutors Against Gun Violence (PAGV), led by Co-Chairs Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., and Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein, today announced the filing of an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, urging the Court to affirm the decisions of the Second and Seventh Circuits upholding Connecticut and Illinois’s assault weapons bans.
D.A. Bragg Announces Indictment Of Man For Murder Of Fellow Shelter Resident In Washington Heights
“As alleged, Nicholas Ahmad was brutally murdered by Javed Tyghter in a senseless act of violence,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Everyone deserves to feel safe where they live, and violence like this compounds the hardships faced by an already vulnerable community. My thoughts remain with the family members and loved ones of Mr. Ahmad as we seek accountability.”
White-Collar Investigations Await New York Companies, Executives
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s new corporate crime and antitrust task force adds another enforcement risk for companies doing business in New York — and for the executives who lead them.
TikTok Lawyers Face Their AI Clones
It took immigration attorney Mohammad Saleem more than two years to shut down a scam TikTok account impersonating his legal practice — one that swindled immigrant clients into paying thousands of dollars in fake legal fees through CashApp and Zelle.
White-Collar Scene in NY Will Shake Up With New Taskforce
Defense lawyers are cautiously observing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's new task force targeting corporate crime and antitrust issues, with some noting the group has the potential to either increase volume of their work — or step on the toes of existing enforcement efforts.
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