Tag: Alvin Bragg

Calls Grow to Drop Murder Charge for NYC Bodega Worker in Self-Defense Stabbing

Calls are growing across New York City to drop the charge of murder against a Manhattan bodega worker for killing an assailant who was attacking him inside his store on July 1. Store video shows that Jose Alba was at work in a modest bodega in Upper Manhattan when Austin Smith came behind the counter…


2 NY Prosecutors Abruptly Resign From Investigating Trump Organization

The two prosecutors leading the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal inquiry into the Trump Organization abruptly resigned on Wednesday. The resignations of prosecutors Carey Dunne and Mark Pomerantz were confirmed by a spokesperson for District Attorney Alvin Bragg. “We are grateful for their service,” said spokesperson Danielle Filson, without elaborating. Filson declined to comment further, saying the…


New Manhattan DA to Stop Pursuing Prison Sentences for Certain Crimes

New Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has ordered prosecutors to stop pursuing prison sentences for many criminal cases, in a shake up of how his office will address some crimes, with just days on the job. Bragg’s office will “not seek a carceral sentence” except in cases of homicide, domestic violence felonies, public corruption, and…