Press Releases
DA Vance: Former Babysitter Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder, Strangulation of Two-Month-Old Child 
“Marianne Benjamin-Williams sealed her own fate when she attempted to murder the two-month-old child left in her care in such a violent, gruesome manner.”
DA Vance Announces Guilty Plea of Lawrence Dilione in Death of Joseph Comunale
"This is another major step forward on the road toward justice for Joey Comunale. I thank our prosecutors for ensuring not only that this defendant will serve significant prison time for his role in this unconscionable crime, but also for sparing the Comunale family the agony of reliving their son’s death in yet another murder trial."
DA Vance: West African Royal, Associate Plead Guilty to Stealing From 250 Victims in Employment Fraud Schemes
“These defendants created a royal headache for hundreds of applicants and job seekers.”
DA Vance Releases Grand Jury Report Documenting Epidemic of Real Estate Theft Targeting Vulnerable New Yorkers
“An alarming number of Manhattan families will spend this holiday season uprooted and dispossessed of modest homes and properties passed down generations – particularly single-family brownstones in culturally diverse and rapidly gentrifying sections of Harlem and Washington Heights."
DA Vance: Babysitter Convicted on all Counts for Attempted Murder, Strangulation of Two-Month-Old Child
“Our justice system exists to protect the most vulnerable among us – to speak for them when they cannot, and to fight for them when they have been victimized in unconscionable ways.”
DA Vance Announces Charges Against Former Bloomberg LP and Turner Construction Executives in $15M Bid-rigging and Commercial Bribery Conspiracy
"New York’s sky-high construction costs are driven not only by market demand, but by pay-to-play industry corruption that makes it impossible for honest companies to compete."
@ManhattanDA
Education in prison reduces recidivism, and is the right thing to do.🎓
That's why we're funding @NYGovCuomo's College-in-Prison program, and why we love this @verainstitute study on why the ban on Pell Grants for people in prison has to go ⬇️ https://t.co/ESoP57VsIF
Just released: A report from @VeraInstitute and @GtownLawPovCntr found that removing the federal ban on Pell Grants for people in prison would, on average, increase employment among formerly incarcerated people by 10%
Learn more: https://t.co/xeyxmFnjg7 https://t.co/ekpNE3r4BA
🚩 Red Flag Laws work and are saving lives. It's time for New York to join Maryland (and other states) where these laws are helping tackle the gun violence epidemic. #ERPO @ProsecutorsAGV
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👷🏽♀️👷🏿♂️Construction remains the city's most dangerous occupation. The workers who build our city should not have to put their lives on the line in order to make a living.
More about our work to create fair and safe work sites: https://t.co/jNoNRCmT1J
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Manhattan District Attorney's Office
The first-of-its-kind report found that removing the federal ban on Pell Grants for people in prison would:
- Increase employment rates among formerly incarcerated students by 10 percent on average
- Provide employers with a larger pool of skilled workers to hire; and
- Reduce recidivism rates among participating students, saving states a combined $365.8 million in decreased prison costs per year.