Manhattan District Attorney

A Prosecutor Sets His Sights On the Johns

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: New York Crime, Covenant House, Crime, Sex Trafficking, Impact News, Manhattan District Attorney, New York City, Cyrus Vance Jr., Human Trafficking, Impact News
Kevin M. Ryan

This is one of the few high profile cases across the country in which the johns as well as the traffickers have been indicted, and I applaud the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., for his leadership.

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Taking Down Pimps Without Traumatizing Victims

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Covenant House, New York Crime, Victimless Prosecution, Crime, Manhattan District Attorney, Sex Trafficking, New York City, Human Trafficking, Cyrus Vance Jr., Impact News
Kevin M. Ryan

They tattooed these street names on the women they exploited. One woman had a crown with a dollar sign tattooed above her pubic bone. Another had "King Koby" and a barcode permanently inked on her neck.

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Millionaire Madam Case Implicates Morgan Stanley Employee

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ and COLLEEN LONG | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Upper East Side, Prostitution, Good Day New York, Video, Nypd, Manhattan District Attorney, Ny News, Peter J Gleason, Johns, New York News, Anna Gristina, Brothel, New York News

NEW YORK — A woman accused of being an accomplice to a suburban mother charged in a multimillion-dollar prostitution ring was at large Wednesday...

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John Rudolf

New York Police Commissioner's Son Gets Rare 'Total Exoneration' Letter In Rape Probe

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Greg Kelly Rape, Nypd, Ray Kelly, Manhattan District Attorney, Greg Kelly, New York Police Department, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Crime News

NEW YORK -- Manhattan prosecutors closed their two-week rape investigation of Greg Kelly, a local television newscaster and son of the city police com...

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Prosecutors: New York Police Commissioner's Son Will Not Face Rape Charges

www.huffingtonpost.com | The Associated Press | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Greg Kelly Rape, Nypd, Ray Kelly, Manhattan District Attorney, Greg Kelly, New York Police Department, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, New York News

The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Prosecutors say the New York Police Department commissioner's son won't face charges in connection to a rape accus...

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John Rudolf

'Kings of Dust' PCP Ring Busted In Harlem

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Harlem, Angel Dust, PCP Harlem, New York Crime, Ray Kelly, Harlem Angel Dust, Kings of Dust, Manhattan District Attorney, Pcp, Drug Dealers, Cyrus Vance, Crime News

NEW YORK -- A drug ring in Harlem that specialized in the sale of PCP and used an 8-year-old boy as a lookout has been busted, New York City police an...

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Criminal Investigation Underway After Tragic Elevator Death

Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Suzanne Hart, Nypd, Elevator Accident, Ny News, Manhattan District Attorney, NY Crime, 285 Madison, Video, New York News

A criminal investigation looking into December's fatal elevator accident has been launched by the Manhattan District Attorney. The probe seeks to ...

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March To DA's Office To Demand Investigation Over Punched, HIV Positive Protestor

AP | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Video, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Anthony Bologna, Felix Rivera-Pitre, Ny News, Manhattan District Attorney, Occupy Wall Street, Protests, Pepper Spray, New York News

NEW YORK -- The Occupy Wall Street protesters plan to march to the Manhattan district attorney's office to demand an investigation into what they say ...

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10 Arrested In Chinatown For Selling Extremely Dangerous Rat Poison

Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Illegal Rat Poison, Cat Be Unemployed, Chinatown, New York News, Cyrus-R-Vance-Jr, Rat Pesticides, Ny News, Manhattan District Attorney, Rat Poison, New York News

Ten Chinatown shop owners were arrested on misdemeanor charges last week for selling illegal, highly toxic rat and cockroach pesticides, some of which...

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Teacher, 25 Others Charged For Trading Brutal Child Sex Videos

Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Manhattan, Child Rape, Ny News, Child Pornography, Manhattan District Attorney, New-York-Sex-Crimes, Cyrus R Vance Jr., New York News, Video, New York News

Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., announced Tuesday afternoon that his office had filed charges against 26 individuals related to the p...

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Goldman Sachs Receives Subpoena In Relation To Credit Crisis

AP | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Senate Report, Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs, Manhattan District Attorney, Manhattan DA, Goldman Subpoena, Credit Crisis, Subpoena, Business News

By Christina Rexrode and Rachel Beck NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was subpoenaed by the Manhattan District Attorney's office over the...

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Haas

Len Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nypd, Paul Browne, New York Murders, Ronald Haas, Manhattan District Attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr., Cy Vance, New York News
Len Levitt

Is NYPD Captain Ronald Haas an asset or liability to the Manhattan District Attorney's detective squad? That's a question the newly elected District Attorney Cyrus Vance may soon be asking.

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District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. Raids Construction Office In Manhattan

nytimes.com | CHARLES v. BAGLI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Construction Office, Manhattan, Manhattan District Attorney, New York City, New York, Lehr Construction, Cyrus Vance Jr., New York News

The Manhattan district attorney's office raided the offices of Lehr Construction early Wednesday, seizing project records, bidding documents and other...

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Robert Morgenthau, Former Manhattan District Attorney, Joins Law Firm

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — "Law & Order," meet "The Practice." Three weeks after stepping down from his 35-year job as Manhattan's district attorney – wh...

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Da Dum. Real Life Law and Order, New Manhattan DA Cy Vance to Star

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cy Vance, Manhattan District Attorney, Robert Morgenthau, Chuck Schumer, John Kerry, Caroline Kennedy, New York News
Steve Rosenbaum

After 35 years in the office of District Attorney, Robert Morgenthau has handed over the reigns of the busiest and most storied DA's office to Cy Vance Jr.

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The Bloom's Off His Rose

Len Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Morgenthau, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Rudy Giuliani, Bernard Kerik, Manhattan District Attorney, Michael Bloomberg, Cy Vance, New York News
Len Levitt

Mayor Bloomberg's store-bought third term has not yet begun yet he has picked a fight with someone no one in his right mind wants to fight: outgoing Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau.

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DA Morgenthau Bids Farewell To Office Of 35 Years

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Robert Morgenthau has been cast in many roles during his decades in office. The inspiration for the district attorney on TV's "Law &...

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Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan's Retiring District Attorney, Ponders Next Step

nytimes.com | JOHN ELIGON | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mr. Morgenthau has not been reticent about highlighting one in particular: his relationship with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. The most recent blowup ca...

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Being Tough on Crime: Not a Winner in New York City DA's Race

Anthony Papa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rockefeller Drug Laws, Cy Vance Jr., Death Penalty, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney, Jim Webb, Drug Reform, New York News
Anthony Papa

If Cy Vance adopts a balanced approach to justice that incorporates compassion, he will go a long way. As for Judge Snyder, I bid her farewell and I wish her ride on a slow boat to China is a good one.

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Brooke Astor's Will -- Does Mother Know Best, or Did Mother Get Bested?

Herb Nass | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wills of the Rich & Famous, Undue Influence, Brooke Astor, Surrogate Court, Criminal Trials, Manhattan District Attorney, Probate Court, New York News
Herb Nass

Regardless of the final verdict in the Astor case, estate matters should be left in the bailiwick of probate or surrogate's courts which have expertise in those type of matters.

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Cy Vance, Newly Elected Manhattan DA, Shapes Agenda For Manhattan Office

The New York Law Journal | Noeleen G. Walder | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite low voter turnout in Tuesday's Democratic primary, Cyrus R. Vance Jr. bested his two opponents in the race for Manhattan district attorney wit...

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The Jury Is In: Cy Vance Wins DA Primary

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cy Vance Jr., New York District Attorney, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney, Richard Aborn, Cy Vance, Robert Morgenthau, Nyc Election Results, New York Da, New York News

NEW YORK — Defense lawyer and political scion Cy Vance is poised to become Manhattan's first new district attorney in 35 years after winning Tue...

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"You can't play politics with people's lives."

Linda Fairstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Morgenthau, Capital Punishment, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney Primary, Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance, New York News
Linda Fairstein

Leslie Crocker Snyder's vitriolic pandering is done with blatant disregard of the bedrock principles of our criminal justice system: the right of the accused to competent counsel and a vigorous defense.

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Cy Vance Jr. Not Ready For Prime Time

Len Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cy Vance, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney Primary, Manhattan District Attorney, Richard Aborn, Cyrus Vance Jr., New York News
Len Levitt

Whenever the Times, the News and the Post gang up to endorse the same policy or political candidate, something is amiss.

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After 34 Years, Who Will Replace Morgenthau?

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney, Manhattan DA, Richard Aborn, Cy Vance, Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan District Attorney Primary, New York, Cyrus Vance, New York News

NEW YORK — One is a former hard-nosed judge so known for her stiff sentences that drug dealers named a brand of heroin after her. Another enjoys...

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