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Manhattan DA joins push to help qualified nonviolent offenders seal their criminal records 
White Supremacist Who Killed Black Man to Incite Race War Sentenced to Life in Prison
Injustice for some? Politicians, activists agree to back legislation sparing undocumented immigrants from courthouse cuffs by ICE
Marijuana Prosecutions Plummet Under Manhattan DA’s New Policy
Ex-con found guilty of murder in ‘jeweler to the stars’ case
‘Legalize It,’ says D.A. as He Stops Prosecuting NYC Weed Smokers
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DA Vance and Police Commissioner O’Neill Announce Indictment of 12 Members of East Harlem “Chico Gang”
“As alleged in the indictment, these defendants waged a deadly campaign of retaliation, spraying East Harlem with bullets with no regard for the lives of their neighbors or the safety of their community."
Suspect in gruesome murder of Connecticut man loses bid to withdraw guilty plea, gets 23 years
Admitted killer Lawrence Dilione tried to take back his guilty plea at his sentencing Wednesday for the gruesome murder of Connecticut man Joseph Comunale, but the judge wasn’t having it.
Ending the Prosecution of Marijuana Smoking and Possession (Q2 Statistics)
Effective August 1, 2018 our office no longer prosecutes most marijuana smoking and low-level marijuana possession. The office released statistics pertaining to the first six months of the policy.
Written Testimony for City Council Committees on Public Safety and the Justice System Oversight Hearing on Police Discipline and District Attorney Reports
"Chairman Richards, Chairman Lancman, and members of the Committees on Public Safety and the Justice System, thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony for the City Council’s oversight hearing on police discipline and District Attorney reports."
D.A. Vance Announces Trial Conviction For Murder of 43-Year-Old Woman Found Strangled in Midtown Hotel Room
“As a jury concluded in less than four hours of deliberation, Joseph Danclair committed an abominable crime when he beat and strangled Antoinette Marin to death in a Midtown hotel room.”
Man found guilty of strangling woman to death in Midtown hotel
It took a jury just four hours to convict Joseph Danclair, 40, of strangling Antoinette Marin, 43, in the Broadway Hotel, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said.
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📝💼 So happy to welcome NYC high school students to the Office today for our new Resume Workshop! @ManhattanDA staff are helping fine-tune resumes and answering career questions. https://t.co/HzDCSauV3u
What he said👇 We were honored to join @ObamaFoundation at #MBKRising this week to talk about our Youth Opportunity Hubs and the pipeline of success they're building for young New Yorkers >> https://t.co/CrAwq8onb4 https://t.co/vAK37QEQQy
"We have to build a pipeline of success for young people, not failure." — @BarackObama answers a question on fixing the criminal justice system at #MBKRising. https://t.co/rMbEi2ms1P
Using a $1M grant from our office, @Tucson_Police has cleared their rape kit backlog!
Stay tuned for more updates on our $38M investment to end rape kit backlogs. #TestEveryKit https://t.co/2KyA0fjHet
The @PoliceTucson is clearing their backlog of #SexualAssault kits with funds from @ManhattanDA. Already, four men are facing charges in serial rape cases: https://t.co/1tWuRIZ3qO https://t.co/7vq8WLcJez