#NY pols are helping perps escape justice with their reforms

#NY pols are helping perps escape justice with their reforms

“#NY pols are helping perps escape justice with their reforms” Here’s one more reason crime’s been rising across New York: Two years after the Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo imposed expensive new “discovery” rules on prosecutors, it still hasn’t sent district attorneys anything close to the resources they need to comply — and the cash…

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#NYC district attorneys’ bogus gesture on subway safety

#NYC district attorneys’ bogus gesture on subway safety

“#NYC district attorneys’ bogus gesture on subway safety” The city’s district attorneys say they’ll prosecute spitting on transit workers, but not smoking weed or urinating in the subway — which shows how clueless the prosecutors are about what makes it dangerous underground. The DAs were showing support for a state bill to make saliva-assaults easier…

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#Manhattan DA probing loans to Trump buildings

#Manhattan DA probing loans to Trump buildings

“#Manhattan DA probing loans to Trump buildings” Manhattan prosecutors are probing nearly $300 million in loans to some of Donald Trump’s iconic properties in the city, according to a report. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office is investigating loans the former president took out on the Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, the Trump International Hotel and…

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#Manhattan DA probing alleged assault on Keyon Harrold Jr.

#Manhattan DA probing alleged assault on Keyon Harrold Jr.

“#Manhattan DA probing alleged assault on Keyon Harrold Jr.” Manhattan prosecutors said Monday they are probing claims that a woman falsely accused a 14-year-old black boy of stealing her cellphone, then attacked him, in a caught-on-camera confrontation that has gone viral. “Our office is thoroughly investigating this incident,” said DA spokesman Danny Frost. The development…

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#Bronx prosecutor claims DA ignored her rape, sex assault

#Bronx prosecutor claims DA ignored her rape, sex assault

“#Bronx prosecutor claims DA ignored her rape, sex assault” A Bronx prosecutor says an NYPD officer sexually assaulted her and an investigator from the Bronx District Attorney’s office raped her — but both agencies ignored the allegations, according to a new lawsuit. The woman, identified as Jane Doe, claims Officer Edwin Crespo slid his hand…

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