Weekly Newsletters

Every April, we commemorate Crime Victims Rights Week. It is a time to acknowledge the struggles of crime victims and their families, and to acknowledge that survivors need both justice and support as they rebuild their lives after a traumatic incident… (continued)

A Queens squatter was sentenced to two years in prison recently for illegally occupying a single-family home in Flushing and renting out rooms to others in February 2024. The defendant forced himself into the house after the homeowner attempted to regain access, then falsely claimed that he was a legal tenant facing eviction and harassment. The incident…

My office secured an indictment against four individuals and three companies on charges of grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and other crimes for allegedly stealing three homes from their rightful owners in the neighborhoods of Kew Gardens Hills, Queens Village and Jamaica Estates… (continued)

My office charged a Kew Gardens Hills woman with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property for scamming senior citizens out of more than $500,000 in a nationwide elder fraud scheme… (continued)

I announced criminal charges this week against two individuals for their alleged role in the cybercrime theft of more than 900 concert tickets, including for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour… (continued)

I had the honor of speaking at the Citizens Crime Commission’s breakfast forum this week to discuss the work of my office to keep Queens safe. The CCC is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to preventing gun violence and violent extremism through programs, advocacy and policy reform… (continued)

My office announced this week that a defendant faces 20 years in prison on kidnapping and robbery charges for three disturbing incidents that took place in July and August 2022… (continued)

My office, in partnership with the NYPD, has been investigating the cold case murder of an off-duty New York City correction officer that took place on August 15, 2020. The victim, 28-year-old John Jeff, was shot and killed following a verbal altercation at the corner of Defoe and Ridgedale Streets in Springfield Gardens… (continued)

My office filed criminal charges of assault, unauthorized practice and reckless endangerment this week against a cosmetologist accused of providing beauty treatments without a license, injuring a woman… (continued)

Following a stand-off between a homeowner and a squatter in February 2024, my office successfully returned the property to the rightful owner and prosecuted the defendant for the illegal occupation. This week, that defendant pleaded guilty to a felony and is expected to be sentenced to two years in prison and five years’ post release supervision……