DA Vance joined Assistant DA Mayerling Rivera and representatives from the Office’s Community Affairs Unit to host a breakfast for members of Manhattan’s East Side communities. The event, which took place at Hunter College’s School of Social Work, brought together community members, local leaders, and representatives from religious organizations to discuss how to avoid becoming a victim of fraud in the wake of immigration reform.
News from the DA's Office
DA Vance announced the guilty plea of Lawrence Elliot for sexually assaulting a 21-year-old female college student inside her Hamilton Heights apartment and threatening to shoot her if she resisted. Elliot pleaded guilty to Predatory Sexual Assault, a class A-II felony, and is expected to be sentenced on July 10, 2013.
DA Vance announced the indictment of Elliot Morales for fatally shooting 32-year-old Mark Carson in Greenwich Village last month. Morales is charged in New York State Supreme Court with one count of Murder in the Second Degree as a Hate Crime, five counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon, and two counts of Menacing, including one count of Menacing a Police Officer.
DA Vance announced the indictment of Justo Santos for fatally shooting Jose Martinez in front of the victim’s restaurant in Inwood in 1986. Santos fled to the Dominican Republic after the murder, but was recently found to be living in Miami, Florida. The defendant is charged in New York State Supreme Court with Murder in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree.
DA Vance announced the guilty plea of Shonda Massey, a former executive assistant for a wealth management firm, for making approximately $64,000 in unauthorized charges on corporate credit cards and then filing falsified expense reports to mask the expenses. The defendant pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme Court to the top count of the indictment, Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, as well as Forgery in the Second Degree and Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree.
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