Press Releases
DA Vance Announces Indictment of Olivet University Officials and Christian Media CEO in $25 Million Fraud Probe Arising out of Newsweek Investigation 
"In total, the defendants are alleged to have obtained approximately $35 million in funding through their scheme."
Request for Media Attention: Manhattan DA’s Office Urges Victims of Sexually Abusive Physician Assistant to Come Forward
"As a physician assistant, this defendant garnered trust and confidence from the many patients left in his care."
DA Vance, Partners Announce Assault Charges in Harlem Construction Site Incident; Warn Industry About Increasingly Popular “Mini Cranes”
158,000 New Yorkers now make up our city’s construction workforce. It’s these workers who build and grow our city, and it’s these workers who pay the price when construction supervisors cut corners in order to build faster.
DA Vance Announces Trial Conviction of James Rackover for Brutal 2016 Murder of Joseph Comunale
"Adored by his friends and family, Mr. Comunale had a promising future ahead of him when his life was so tragically cut short."
DA Vance Hosts 9th Annual Manhattan DA Financial Crimes and Cybersecurity Symposium
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today hosted the 9th Annual Manhattan D.A. Financial Crimes and Cybersecurity Symposium at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in Manhattan.
DA Vance: Marijuana Prosecutions Down 94% in First Quarter of New Policy
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today released statistics pertaining to the first 90 days of the Office’s new policy to decline to prosecute marijuana possession and smoking cases.
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Busy Saturday morning at our West Harlem Youth Hub! Volunteers are packing up 600+ 📦 of food for Harlem families this #Thanksgiving 🦃 https://t.co/WUTrRp6NwV
HUGE NEWS: Georgia has cleared its rape kit backlog!! $2M from our office was used to test the 3,005 kits, putting us one state closer to ending the *national* backlog. #EndtheBacklog https://t.co/9xAPGPeFLt
#EastHarlem -- have you met our CJII Community Navigators? They're on the ground every day providing 1:1 support to young New Yorkers and their families.🤝
Learn more about this one-of-a-kind program: https://t.co/nL9uYOiurD https://t.co/G3EIdtdHCw
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