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April 15, 2021

De Blasio appoints 18 NYC judges, including four with Queens ties

April 15, 2021/ David Brand
De Blasio appoints 18 NYC judges, including four with Queens ties

Three are former Queens prosecutors.

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April 15, 2021/ David Brand/
news, Law, politics
judges, bill de blasio, judicial appointments, queens da's office, civil court, criminal court, family court
March 29, 2021

Top Queens prosecutor quits after 'egregious' misconduct in death penalty case

March 29, 2021/ David Brand
Top Queens prosecutor quits after 'egregious' misconduct in death penalty case

Brad Leventhal quit Monday.

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March 29, 2021/ David Brand/
Communities, Crime, Law, news, politics
brad leventhal, queens da's office, homicide bureau, prosecutorial misconduct
March 05, 2021

Three wrongfully convicted Queens men freed after ‘egregious’ violations by trial prosecutors 

March 05, 2021/ David Brand
Three wrongfully convicted Queens men freed after ‘egregious’ violations by trial prosecutors 

A Queens judge condemned prosecutors for ‘deliberately’ suppressing key evidence for more than 20 years.

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March 05, 2021/ David Brand/
Communities, Crime, Law, news
brad leventhal, charles testagrossa, melinda katz, queens da's office, bryce benjet, marc wolinsky, rita dave, scott stevenson, rohan belt, george bell, gary johnson, conviction integrity unit
January 25, 2021

Veteran prosecutor leads Queens DA’s new restorative justice bureau

January 25, 2021/ David Brand
Veteran prosecutor leads Queens DA’s new restorative justice bureau

The bureau consolidates the Diversion and Alternative Sentencing Unit and the Crime Victims Advocate Program.

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January 25, 2021/ David Brand/
Communities, Crime, Law, news
aisha greene, queens da's office, center for court innovation
January 20, 2021

New York attorneys spotlight Queens' lone pandemic-era jury trial

January 20, 2021/ David Brand
New York attorneys spotlight Queens' lone pandemic-era jury trial

“We made it through preparations as seamlessly as possible, but it was certainly challenging.”

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January 20, 2021/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, Crime, Law, news
criminal jury trials, ira margulis, new york state bar association, rosemary chao, robert masters, michael anastasiou, queens da's office
December 11, 2020

Forest Hills woman fights year-long battle against fake gun charges

December 11, 2020/ David Brand
Forest Hills woman fights year-long battle against fake gun charges

“I look completely crazy.”

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December 11, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Crime, Law, news
queens da's office, melinda katz, Elizaveta Zlatkis, guns, 112th Precinct, nypd
November 17, 2020

High-ranking prosecutors ditch masks in Queens DA’s office

November 17, 2020/ David Brand
High-ranking prosecutors ditch masks in Queens DA’s office

“There are definitely employees that think masks are taking away their freedom and that COVID is a liberal conspiracy.”

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November 17, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, Central Queens, Crime, Law, news
kevin fogarty, neil gitin, melinda katz, queens da's office, criminal court, masks, covid-19, coronavirus
November 05, 2020

Law enforcement community remembers Georgianna DeRosa, one of NYPD’s first female cops

November 05, 2020/ David Brand
Law enforcement community remembers Georgianna DeRosa, one of NYPD’s first female cops

“She truly was a pioneer and a great person, in addition to being a great cop.”

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November 05, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Crime, Features, news, Law
georgianna derosa, queens da's office, john ryan, melinda katz, Paul DiGiacomo, gregory lasak
October 28, 2020

Latest COVID case in Queens DA's Office fuels concerns ahead of jury trial restart

October 28, 2020/ David Brand
Latest COVID case in Queens DA's Office fuels concerns ahead of jury trial restart

“Why they let an intern go into a courtroom to observe something — it’s reckless and it’s ridiculous.”

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October 28, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, Health, Law, news
covid-19, coronavirus, queens da's office, melinda katz
October 09, 2020

Ex-Gov. David Paterson recounts time in Queens DA’s Office in new memoir

October 09, 2020/ David Brand
Ex-Gov. David Paterson recounts time in Queens DA’s Office in new memoir

Paterson dedicates a chapter of his new book to his experience in the Queens DA’s office.

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October 09, 2020/ David Brand/
david paterson, queens da's office, leonard livote
September 02, 2020

Parole board grants release for Queens man after judge vacated virtual life sentence

September 02, 2020/ David Brand
Parole board grants release for Queens man after judge vacated virtual life sentence

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has not decided whether to retry his case, after a judge overturned his conviction based on prosecutorial misconduct.

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September 02, 2020/ David Brand/
Crime, news, Law, Southern Queens
robert majors, wrongful conviction, melinda katz, john latella, queens da's office
May 29, 2020

Family members rally for Queens man still behind bars after life sentence reversed

May 29, 2020/ David Brand
Family members rally for Queens man still behind bars after life sentence reversed

“I just want my brother home.”

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May 29, 2020/ David Brand/
Crime, Law, news
robert majors, queens da's office, wrongful conviction, prosecutorial misconduct, john latella
May 26, 2020

Queens DA’s new cold case unit will probe borough’s unsolved murders

May 26, 2020/ David Brand
Queens DA’s new cold case unit will probe borough’s unsolved murders

There are roughly 2,200 unsolved murders in Queens.

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May 26, 2020/ David Brand/
Law, news, Crime
cold case unit, queens da's office, melinda katz, unsolved murders, karen ross
January 07, 2020

Ex-prosecutor launches bid for Queens borough president

January 07, 2020/ David Brand
Ex-prosecutor launches bid for Queens borough president

After 42 years in the Queens DA’s Office, veteran prosecutor James Quinn is eyeing a move to Borough Hall.

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January 07, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, news, politics
james quinn, queens borough president, queens da's office
October 28, 2019

Dispute over DNA evidence in 1993 murder case highlights Queens’ missing conviction review unit

October 28, 2019/ David Brand
Dispute over DNA evidence in 1993 murder case highlights Queens’ missing conviction review unit

“As DA, I will make Queens a leader in addressing wrongful convictions.”

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October 28, 2019/ David Brand/
Crime, Communities, Features, Law, news
michael robinson, conviction review unit, Conviction Integrity Unit, melinda katz, joe murray, queens da's office, dna test, ocme
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