Weekly Newsletters

April marks National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a crucial time to shed light on the pervasive issue of sexual violence. One impactful initiative during this month is Denim Day, which originated in the late 1990s as a response to a shocking court ruling in Italy. The Italian Supreme Court had overturned a rape conviction based…

My office secured an indictment this week against an alleged squatter accused of illegally occupying a single-family home in Flushing and renting out rooms to others. The defendant was arraigned yesterday on a five-count indictment charging him with burglary, grand larceny, and other crimes… (continued)

My office secured a 30-year prison sentence this week for a gang member responsible for the shooting death of 14-year-old Aamir Griffin at a Baisley Park Houses playground. The defendant mistook the teenager, who was simply outside playing basketball near his home, for a rival gang member in the 2019 shooting… (continued)

I announced bribery charges against nine taxi dispatchers this week for allegedly accepting cash in exchange for letting some cab drivers bypass often long lines to pick up passengers at Kennedy International Airport… (continued)

Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities. NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, a young officer and father, was ruthlessly gunned down this week in the line of duty while protecting and serving the city of New York… (continued)

My office secured a guilty plea in connection with the 2019 slaying of 14-year-old Aamir Griffin, who was gunned down in a South Jamaica playground when the defendant mistook him for a rival gang member… (continued)

My office brought criminal charges recently against Fei Liang in connection with a scheme that defrauded $628,278 from senior citizens across the country. Liang is alleged to have worked with a co-conspirator who called seniors and claimed to be from the Social Security Administration, their bank, or a vendor. He told the victims their accounts had been…

My office secured an indictment on charges of criminally negligent homicide against a woman in connection with a high-speed collision on the Cross Island Parkway that killed her cousin and left her aunt gravely injured… (continued)

My office secured a sex trafficking indictment this week against a Corona man accused of forcing his victim to engage in sex for money, with the abuse starting in Mexico in 2021 and continuing in Queens… (continued)

A Long Island woman’s license had been suspended, her blood alcohol level was at nearly twice the legal limit and she had smoked marijuana before choosing to drive. After crashing into NYPD Detective Anastasios Tsakos in April 2021, she fled the scene leaving him to die. The defendant was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison this…

I joined Governor Kathy Hochul this week as she announced a comprehensive proposal to address the issues of retail theft and property crime in New York… (continued)

The often careless and dangerous operation of motorized scooters on our roads, and even our sidewalks, has become an urgent concern. Their use in committing violent crimes and aiding escapes will not be tolerated and requires immediate action. My office is partnering with the NYPD as part of an ongoing, proactive enforcement to seize unregistered and…

The Crime Strategies and Intelligence Bureau I created launches investigations every day to proactively find illegal weapons and prevent tragedies before they occur. My office recently secured an indictment against two brothers after a six-month investigation led to the discovery of an arsenal of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and ghost guns, including assault rifles, inside their…

My office handles roughly 3,000 cases per year involving vehicular collisions and we are increasingly finding them to be criminal in nature. To combat this trend, I created a dedicated Vehicular Homicide Unit… (continued)

My office secured the indictment of five defendants this week on gun and drug charges following a six-month investigation into a trafficking operation in Far Rockaway… (continued)

From expanding gun violence prevention efforts to cracking down on retail theft, Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled a variety of public safety initiatives this week during her State of the State address… (continued)

My number one priority is keeping you and your loved ones safe. Through the hard work and collaboration between police and prosecutors, this year we have seen shootings decline 24 percent in the city and 33 percent in Queens compared to 2022. Murders are down 11 percent in the city and 39 percent in Queens. There is always more to be done,…

My office secured a 140-count indictment against a Queens man for submitting falsified absentee ballot applications for the Democratic primary election in August 2022… (continued)

I announced the takedown of a sprawling drug trafficking organization this week that reached from Jamaica to suburban Suffolk and Westchester Counties and involved several members of the same family… (continued)