Monthly Archives: May 2022

D.A. Bragg Announces Indictment of Former COO of U.S. Subsidiary That Operates Juan Valdez Coffee

“Rosita Joseph allegedly used her position as Chief Operating Officer to raid her employer’s coffers for personal gain, which included using hundreds of thousands of dollars for extravagant travel purchases and inflated paychecks. We will not allow unscrupulous employees to use their companies as a personal piggy bank,” said District Attorney Bragg.

Bragg introduces post-conviction justice unit to right wrongs and ‘restore’ justice

“I grew up in the shadow of the Central Park Five case, which had an incredibly deep impact on me,” said Bragg. “I was actually pulled over with some friends by the police not long after, who started interrogating us about a crime that we didn’t commit. I was lucky—the reality of being a Black man meant I could have been one of the Exonerated Five.”