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Black stone depicting Durga goddess.

A Looted 14th Century Sculpture Is Returned to Nepal by the Manhattan District Attorney

The Durga Stele, stolen from Nepal in the 1960s, has been repatriated after it was seized from the New York art market earlier this year.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
The Ktisis mosaic, depicting a woman.

New York’s Antiquity Trafficking Unit is Looking to Arrest a Former Source Turned Suspect

For years, Georges Lotfi provided tips and information to assist with antiquity fraud investigations at the New York District Attorney's Office. Now, he's at the center of one.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Archaeological site Herculaneum in Italy

Looted Antiquities Worth $14 Million Were Returned to Italy by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office

The Manhattan district attorney's office has returned 142 antiquities to Italy in a repatriation ceremony. With an estimated value of $14 billion, the stolen antiquities were seized from various ongoing investigations.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Art Dealer Timothy Sammons Sentenced to Prison for Pocketing Picasso Profits

By Helen Holmes
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. speaks at a global cyber security symposium at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Nov. 18, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

New York District Attorney to Stop Taking Donations from Lawyers with Conflicts

By Madina Toure
Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein at the 70th Cannes Film Festival.

Manhattan DA Cy Vance Probing Weinstein’s Financial Settlements with Accusers

By Madina Toure
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance at a press conference last year. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Malliotakis Wants Cuomo to Investigate Manhattan District Attorney

By Madina Toure
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C.

Bill de Blasio Won’t Second-Guess Cyrus Vance on Weinstein Case

By Madina Toure
Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, flanked by Public Advocate Letitia James and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, vacated more than 143,000 old summons warrants.

Mark-Viverito to ‘Continue to Advocate’ for Dismissal of Staten Island’s Old Summons

By Madina Toure
The bell krater the Met Museum turned over to the Manhattan DA's office.

Met Museum Turns Over Two Looted Objects to Authorities

By Alanna Martinez
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance announced charges against a Harlem landlord and others this morning.

Vance ‘Not Opposed’ to Funding Subway Fares; Defers to de Blasio

By Madina Toure
A group of activists protesting in front of the Metropolitan Correctional Center prison in Lower Manhattan.

Anti-Broken Windows Group to Manhattan DA: Pick ‘Non-Police’ Approach to Fare Beating

By Madina Toure
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance at a press conference last year. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Manhattan District Attorney To End Most Prosecution for Fare Evasion This Fall

By Madina Toure
Facebook is litigating a pivotal case on digital privacy rights.

Facebook Must Protect Digital Privacy

By Donald Scarinci
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

De Blasio Can’t Provide a List of Donors Who Didn’t Get City Favors Because He Has Writer’s Block

By Madina Toure
Attendees following Timothy Caughman's funeral at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Jamaica.

‘Your Life Mattered’—Pols and Family Honor Timothy Caughman and Blast Hate

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio at ceremony unveiling plans and breaking ground for a new Statue of Liberty Museum.

De Blasio Looking at Getting a Special Law Passed So He Can Raise Money From Donors for His Legal Bills

By Madina Toure
Portia Clarke, a longtime friend of Timothy Caughman, a black man who was killed by a white supremacist in Manhattan.

Activists Warn of ‘Black Genocide’ After White Supremacist James Harris Jackson Gets Terrorism Charge

By Madina Toure
Councilman Andrew King.

Bronx Pol Demands the Death Penalty for White Supremacist Who Murdered a Black Man in Manhattan

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

De Blasio Says He Didn’t Get Immunity for Agreeing to Meet With Investigators

By Madina Toure
Public Advocate Letitia James.

Public Advocate to Mayor and ACS Commissioner: What’s ‘Dead Wrong is Dead Children’

By Madina Toure
(Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: Times Square Performer Arrested, Man With Knife Shot by NYPD

By Janaki Chadha
Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters. (Photo: William Alatriste/New York City Council)

‘Independence Is Not Isolation’: Mark Peters on His Tenure So Far at DOI

By Jillian Jorgensen
Vice President Joe Biden. (Photo: Nicholas Kamm for AFP/Getty Images)

Announcing Funds to Test Rape Kits, Biden Recalls a History of Advocating for Women

By Jillian Jorgensen
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