[Coronavirus Hate Crimes]
In the last week alone, there have been numerous reports in New York of Asian Americans being harassed or physically assaulted as a result of this pandemic.
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Article: Crime
Crime
BRONX NON-PROFIT EXECUTIVE SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS PROBATION IN ELECTION FRAUD SCHEME
[Election Fraud\Anna Mendez]
NYC Dept. of Investigation’s Margaret Garnett: “Corrupting the election process is a crime that deserves a serious penalty.”
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HARVEY WEINSTEIN CONVICTED OF RAPE, FACES 25 YEARS IN PRISON
[Harvey Weinstein Conviction]
D.A. Vance: “Weinstein is a vicious, serial sexual predator, who used his power to threaten, rape, assault, trick, humiliate, and silence his victims.”
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D.A. VANCE ANNOUNCES GUILTY PLEAS OF EX-NEWSWEEK AND CHRISTIAN MEDIA CHIEFS IN $35 MILLION FRAUD PROBE
[Corporate Fraud\Manhattan D.A. Vance]
D.A. Vance: “If you compromise the integrity of New York’s core industries and financial markets, our Office will hold you criminally accountable.”
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES MAJOR BUST OF ALLEGED GUN AND HEROIN TRAFFICKING RING
[Guns\Drug Trafficking]
Attorney General James. “These five individuals allegedly made a business of flooding our communities with dangerous weapons – including assault weapons -and drugs.”
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MICHELLE BURRELL NAMED NEW PROJECT DIRECTOR OF QUEENS LEGAL SERVICES
[Queens Legal Services\Michelle Burrell]
Michelle Burrell: “Joining Queens Legal Services, which serves the most ethnically diverse urban community in the country through an array of civil legal services, is an incredible opportunity to both champion the amazing individuals who provide support and advocacy to the borough’s most vulnerable populations and to work to dismantle the interlocking systems of oppression.’
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COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR POLICE REFORM DENOUNCE PBA’S LAWSUIT AGAINST CCRB CHARTER AMENDMENTS
[Police Brutality\PBA Lawsuit\CCRB]
Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) is an unprecedented campaign to end discriminatory policing practices in New York, and to build a lasting movement that promotes public safety and reduces reliance on policing.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERTS: MISLEADING “WILLIE HORTON LIKE” PRESS COVERAGE ON NEW YORK’S NEW BAIL REFORM LAW IRRESPONSIBLE
[Criminal Justice]
“New Yorkers depend on local journalism to provide honest coverage of the issues impacting their communities. Local reporting, especially reporting on crime, shapes the public perception and discourse about the safety of the community and the fairness of the criminal legal system. When reporters publish stories that are misleading, or reinforce false narratives based on fear and prejudice, they all but ensure that our justice system will continue to criminalize and incarcerate poor people and people of color.”
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO NYPD’S ALLEGED TARGETING OF BLACKS AND LATINOS ON NYC SUBWAYS
[Racial Policing\MTA\Fare Evasion]
Attorney General James: “We’ve all read the stories and seen the disturbing videos of men, women, and children being harassed, dragged away, and arrested by officers in our city’s subway system, which is why we are launching an investigation into this deeply troublesome conduct.”
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INNOCENCE PROJECT: NEW PRE-TRIAL LAWS NECESSARY TO TRANSFORM NEW YORK’S “DEEPLY UNJUST” RACIST JUSTICE SYSTEM
[Criminal Justice\ New York Pre-trial Reform]
Innocence Project’s Rebecca Brown: “The previous system that harmed poor people and people of color, reduced public safety, convicted the innocent, and cost taxpayers hundreds of millions could not be defended. New Yorkers committed to fairness and equality under the law should not be frightened of change; instead they should celebrate and embrace it.”
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