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After spending a full 25-year sentence in prison for a crime he did not commit, a Bronx, New York, man was exonerated by the first prosecutorial conviction review unit on the East Coast.

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January 28, 2020

D.A. Vance and Police Commissioner Shea Announce Takedown of Gun Traffickers Who Sold 40 Pistols, Revolvers, and Assault Rifles

“My Office and our courageous partners in the NYPD’s Firearms Suppression Division have already taken more than 1,800 trafficked guns off New York City’s streets, but there’s an urgent need to discourage these merchants of death from doing business here in the first place."

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January 28, 2020

D.A. Vance: Two NYPD Officers Charged With Theft and Official Misconduct

“Crimes committed by members of law enforcement threaten the essential public trust that our communities place in us, and will be vigorously prosecuted by my Office’s Public Corruption Unit.”

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January 28, 2020

Statement by Manhattan D.A. Cy Vance on Case of Rafael Ruiz

“A prosecutor’s job is not just to seek convictions, but to seek justice,” said Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.

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January 27, 2020

D.A. Vance Announces $8M Investment to Create “Center for Trauma Innovation” in Northern Manhattan

“New York City is a global leader in trauma sciences and services, but there is a massive gap when it comes to serving marginalized New Yorkers who are survivors of crime,” said District Attorney Vance.