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Brooklyn gets tapped for another legal reality show

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Brooklyn has long been a favored venue for film and television production companies. The Brooklyn landscape and her characters have graced the small and big screen. With the increase of reality television shows, Brooklyn remains in the forefront. … Full Article
 

Barclays Center to host MTV video music awards

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After months of hosting blockbuster concerts by artists like Jay-Z, the Who, Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, Neil Young and others, Barclays Center will now host this year’s MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25. … Full Article
 

Packer Collegiate student competes for Miss Teen NYC title

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Colleen Dolan, a junior at The Packer Collegiate Institute, doesn’t believe in waiting for opportunities to arrive at her doorstep. She’d rather create her own. … Full Article
 

ASK THE DA: How is law enforcement dealing with Medicaid fraud?

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As a new retiree, I was particularly interested in a recent news story where you announced that indictment of a doctor who was charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from Medicaid and Medicare for services he did not render.  Can you tell me what your office is doing to comb … Full Article
 

Thousands rally in Brooklyn against gun violence

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March across Brooklyn Bridge; 400 acts of ‘compassion’

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Judge to Hynes: Too late for retrial in 1989 robbery-murder

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The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office has been barred from retrying a man who was wrongly charged and subsequently convicted of a 1989 robbery and murder.  … Full Article
 

‘Women in transit:’ Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association brings back Miss Subways

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In the New York Transit Museum, nestled underground on the corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street, the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association, headed by Appellate Division Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix, held its Women’s Month Celebra … Full Article
 

Hynes announces indictment of attorney for collecting benefits while working

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Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes and NYC Human Resources Administration Commissioner Robert Doar on Wednesday announced the indictment of Lesley Ann Lawson, 37, for collecting Medicaid, food stamps, and unemployment insurance benefits, while working as a contract attorney. … Full Article
 

ASK THE DA: Help District Attorney Hynes stop bullying: Anti-bullying contest is open

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If you are a student in grades four through nine and attend school in Brooklyn, here is your chance to show the world how creative and talented you are.  Enter your video in the Third Annual Legal Lives Anti-Bullying Video Contest and compete for the First Place Prize! … Full Article
 

Brooklyn Federal Courthouse hosts roundtable discussion

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In 2012, the United States Supreme Court issued two rulings regarding effective counsel and plea bargaining.  In both cases, Missouri v. Frye and Lafler v. … Full Article
 

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