Brooklyn District Attorney News

Maria Zenaida Rada displays a pictures of Arturo Jose Rodriguez-Marcano, who was fatally shot in a park near the Hall Street migrant shelter.

Courts

Brooklyn DA Hits Former Parks Worker With Hate Crime Charge in Migrant Killing

Aug. 21, 2024, 6:12 p.m.Aug. 22, 2024, 12:13 p.m.

Prosecutors allege Elijah Mitchell murdered Arturo Jose Rodriguez-Marcano because of an angry confrontation days earlier and a simmering animosity towards the city’s “new arrivals.”

A screenshot of a photo taken outside a rally on Oct. 12, 2023 appears to show Councilmember Inna Vernikov with a firearm on her hip.

Law Enforcement

Brooklyn DA Drops Gun Charge Against City Council Member, Citing ‘Inoperable’ Weapon

Nov. 17, 2023, 10:49 a.m.Nov. 17, 2023, 10:55 a.m.

The NYPD did not arrest Inna Vernikov at the rally, and recovered the gun only when she voluntarily turned it in the next day. Police then found the weapon was missing a piece and didn’t work — leading to the dismissal, the district attorney’s office said.

Criminal Justice

Brooklyn Conviction Review Unit Wants to ‘Correct Mistakes’ Quicker — But Still Silencing Cases

Oct. 3, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 3, 2023, 4:15 p.m.

While the Kings County squad has been hailed as a model, critics — and its leader — say the CRU can do better.

NYPD

Prosecutors Review Dozens of Cases After NYPD Informed Them — Eight Years Later — of a Detective’s Fingerprint Mistake

Aug. 31, 2023, 2:30 p.m.Aug. 31, 2023, 4:36 p.m.

The incident led to the transfer of the detective, the retraining of two others, and changes in police procedure.

Construction

Brooklyn ‘Safety’ Firm Sold Fake Construction Training Cards, DA Charges

April 26, 2023, 5:00 a.m.April 28, 2023, 9:46 a.m.

The case against Odessa Safety comes after undercover agents reported they exchanged cash for documents that falsely certified they received 40 hours of required safety training.

Brooklyn District Attorney

BK Lobster Boiling Over With New Lawsuit and Investigation

April 18, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

Executives of the Brooklyn-founded seafood restaurant have been accused of a “Ponzi scheme,” an “undercapitalization scam” and “illegal deception.”

NYPD

WATCH: Videos Show NYPD Chiefs Intervened Before Voiding of Ex-Cop’s Gun Arrest

March 9, 2023, 5:18 p.m.May 30, 2024, 1:24 p.m.

Retired officer Kruythoff Forrester was accused of menacing three youths in 2021, but his arrest was voided about an hour after two top cops showed up at the Brownsville precinct house.

Democrats

Brooklyn Democratic Machine Appoints Little Pakistan Residents to Party Posts Without Their Knowledge

Nov. 28, 2022, 5:05 a.m.May 1, 2023, 11:12 a.m.

A former party leader in the borough says ‘ghost appointees’ are not a new phenomenon.

Taxes

Prosecutors Allege Bushwick Developers Cashed In on Tax Breaks While Overcharging Tenants

Oct. 19, 2022, 12:58 p.m.Oct. 19, 2022, 4:54 p.m.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office contends six developers ‘fraudulently obtained’ more than $1 million in tax credits aimed at boosting affordable housing.

Brooklyn District Attorney

Six Months In Jail for Flatbush Landlord After Tenant Died Jumping From Burning Building

Sept. 27, 2022, 12:51 p.m.Sept. 27, 2022, 2:36 p.m.

Evener Leon didn’t pay his gas or heat bills but instead gave tenants space heaters and hot plates in what a judge said was “an absolute disaster waiting to happen.”

Brooklyn District Attorney

Brooklyn DA Hits Former Parks Worker With Hate Crime Charge in Migrant Killing

Brooklyn DA Drops Gun Charge Against City Council Member, Citing ‘Inoperable’ Weapon

Brooklyn Conviction Review Unit Wants to ‘Correct Mistakes’ Quicker — But Still Silencing Cases

Prosecutors Review Dozens of Cases After NYPD Informed Them — Eight Years Later — of a Detective’s Fingerprint Mistake

Brooklyn ‘Safety’ Firm Sold Fake Construction Training Cards, DA Charges

BK Lobster Boiling Over With New Lawsuit and Investigation

WATCH: Videos Show NYPD Chiefs Intervened Before Voiding of Ex-Cop’s Gun Arrest

Brooklyn Democratic Machine Appoints Little Pakistan Residents to Party Posts Without Their Knowledge

Prosecutors Allege Bushwick Developers Cashed In on Tax Breaks While Overcharging Tenants

Six Months In Jail for Flatbush Landlord After Tenant Died Jumping From Burning Building

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