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Two Members of Proud Boys Convicted in Brawl Near Republican Club 
People Convicted of Low-Level Marijuana Crimes in Manhattan Will Have Records Sealed
New York authorities test their defenses against cyber attacks
Restore parolees’ voting rights permanently, and do it now
Tackle white supremacy as terrorism, experts say
New York Launches a Cybercrime Brigade
UniCredit To Pay $1.3B To End US Sanctions Investigations
A Top Dark Web Drug Ring Goes Down — Thanks to ATM Withdrawals
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Queens steel company must return $6 million in stolen wages to welders, iron workers as part of criminal plea deal
"AGL Industries and its principal, Dominick LoFaso, agreed to plea guilty to felony grand larceny, and the company will pay back the wages over five years, starting with a $1.5 million payment on Aug. 13. The Manhattan D.A.'s office is recommending a conditional discharge, with no jail time, for LoFaso."
Governor Cuomo Announces $6 Million in Stolen Wages Recovered for Welders and Iron Workers Following Joint Investigations With NYS DOL and Manhattan DA
"This landmark conviction will restore nearly $6 million to workers who were cheated out of their rightful earnings. Hundreds of iron workers and welders will now see their wages restored, thanks to my Office's Construction Fraud Task Force - which has restored approximately $7.4 million to workers since its creation - and the New York State Department of Labor."
Ending the Prosecution of “Turnstile Jumping” (Q6)
Effective February 1, 2018, our office no longer prosecutes the overwhelming majority of subway theft of services cases. The office released statistics pertaining to the first 18 months of the policy.
Ending the Prosecution of Marijuana Smoking and Posession (Q4 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 year of the policy.
Through Groundbreaking Class Action, Hundreds of New Yorkers Have Old Marijuana Convictions Sealed
“There’s no reason a conviction for smoking or possessing marijuana should follow New Yorkers for life. I was honored to work with defense providers to seal these records and remove unnecessary obstacles to employment, housing, education, and other opportunities for hundreds of New Yorkers."
People Convicted of Low-Level Marijuana Crimes in Manhattan Will Have Records Sealed
"Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. and attorneys from nonprofit and pro-bono legal-services groups, including the Legal Aid Society, collaborated for nearly a year on the petition to seal the criminal records of some marijuana offenses, such as smoking in public or possessing less than 25 grams of the drug."
@ManhattanDA
"This victory for construction workers is the latest high-profile takedown by the Task Force aiming to prosecute wage theft to the fullest extent of the law." @NYSLabor #EndWageTheft
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“As violent extremism rises in America, a Manhattan jury has declared in one voice that New Yorkers will not tolerate mob violence in our own backyard."
Two Proud Boys convicted at trial for "brutal act of political violence" on Upper East Side ⬇️
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Manhattan District Attorney's Office