Manhattan District Attorney's Office

06/12/2026

Last week, members of our Special Victims Division Wellness committee were thrilled to chat with Mariska Hargitay – aka Olivia Benson, our favorite fictional detective and real-life hero – after watching her play, Every Beautiful Thing! We are so grateful to Mariska and the team at the Joyful Heart Foundation for their commitment to creating better responses to intimate partner and sexual violence in NYC and beyond.

06/12/2026

“Domestic and intimate-partner violence remains one of the most pervasive crimes in New York City.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about our new funding for grassroots organizations to support people impacted by intimate-partner violence in Manhattan.

06/11/2026

ICYMI: Learn more about the indictment of a former NYPD sergeant for allegedly stealing approximately $132,366.85 in standard and overtime pay.

06/11/2026

“This behavior significantly damages faith in the criminal justice system and discourages people from coming forward to report crimes, which harms public safety.” – D.A. Bragg. Read more on this guilty plea of a former NYPD officer:

The New York Police Department officer, who resigned in December, also admitted to sending inappropriate texts to crime victims.

06/10/2026

“City employees who fraudulently drain the city’s coffers will be held accountable.” – D.A. Bragg. Read more about the indictment of a former NYPD sergeant for allegedly stealing $132,000 in pay:

Rayna Rampaul was a supervising sergeant in the Photo Unit at NYPD Headquarters in Lower Manhattan when she submitted roughly 1,680 hours for standard and OT tours that she didn’t actually work, prosecutors said.

06/09/2026

Today D.A. Bragg joined JCRC-NY's Fellowships Against Hate Alumni Gathering to discuss our Office’s strategies to combat hate crimes by both holding people who commit these crimes accountable and investing in community-based prevention!

06/08/2026

Earlier today, D.A. Bragg joined Lisa Evers on Fox 5 NY to discuss our strategies to reduce gun violence including through investments in youth gun violence prevention programs and our upcoming gun buyback with the NYPD.

06/08/2026

ICYMI: “The intersection of sophisticated online hacking and large-scale theft is deeply concerning and will only grow more prevalent, and we are using every tool available to stay ahead of this emerging trend.” – D.A. Bragg. More on this indictment:

‘Retail theft ring’ stole goods from logistics sites in Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey and sold them in New York, officials say

06/05/2026

ICYMI: “We believe that many small businesses were harmed by this theft, some of which may not be able to recover from their financial losses.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this indictment for a multi-state organized retail theft ring:

They stole everything from ci******es to frozen lamb, putting it on trucks with pilfered travel labels for transport to New York City, where it was sold on the black market, court records say.

06/03/2026

ICYMI: For the fifth consecutive summer, our office awarded a total of $300,000 to ten community-based organizations to fund youth gun violence prevention initiatives across Manhattan. Watch here to learn more!