Nechemya Weberman, convicted of molesting a 12-year-old girl in a politically charged case, is seeking a new, shorter sentence with the Brooklyn district attorney’s support. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Criminal Justice”
2 Teen Girls Died In a Hit-And-Run. Another Teen Faces Murder Charges.
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2025
The 17-year-old friends in a small New Jersey town were killed on their way to get ice cream. Prosecutors said the crash was intentional. Source: New York Times
Despite Trump’s Pressure on Justice Dept., Certain Safeguards Are Beyond His Reach
By Gotham Rex on September 23, 2025
The criminal justice system has protections that could ultimately give pause to some of President Trump’s moves for revenge. Source: New York Times
Repeat Offender Charged With Threatening the Lives of Female Judges
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2025
Anthony Salvatore Perri threatened to kill two jurists and said others were targets, prosecutors say. The charges against him come as the nation is seeing a wave of threats against judges. Source: New York Times
Key Witness Has Covid, Disrupting Trump Organization Trial
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2022
Jeffrey S. McConney, the company’s controller, had coughing fits on the stand. The judge said the trial would likely resume Monday, but that many in the courtroom were at risk. Source: New York Times
New York City May Ban Tenant Criminal Background Checks
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2022
The city could join New Jersey, Seattle and San Francisco in curtailing the ability of landlords to vet applicants’ criminal histories. Source: New York Times
Alvin Bragg Says He’s Not a Politician. Is That the Root of His Trouble?
By Gotham Rex on April 9, 2022
The Manhattan district attorney has had an uncommonly tumultuous first three months on the job, drawing criticism from all over the political spectrum. Source: New York Times
New York’s Bail Laws, Reconsidered: 5 Things to Know
By Gotham Rex on March 29, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing legislative leaders to adopt changes to the state’s bail laws as part of the state budget, due April 1. Source: New York Times
Push for More Restrictive Bail Law Gains a Key Ally: Gov. Hochul
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2022
Ms. Hochul wants to expand the list of crimes eligible for bail in New York, and give judges the power to consider the danger a defendant poses in setting bail for certain crimes. Source: New York Times
How This ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ Balances Politics and Public Safety
By Gotham Rex on February 26, 2022
As his peers around the country face fierce criticism, Eric Gonzalez, the Brooklyn district attorney, is navigating a narrow path so far. Source: New York Times
Can This Family Get a Stake in the Big Business of Marijuana?
By Gotham Rex on February 16, 2022
New Jersey’s cannabis law was partly designed to remedy wrongs in a criminal justice system that disproportionately ensnares Black and Latino people. But the hurdles for small-business owners are high. Source: New York Times
Mayor Adams Clashes With Albany Democrats Over His Crime Plan
By Gotham Rex on February 9, 2022
Eric Adams’s harshest exchange during a state budget hearing was with a fellow Democrat whose brother was killed by gunfire at the age of 19. Source: New York Times
For Biden and Adams, a Meeting of Like Minds on Gun Crime
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2022
President Biden’s visit to New York on Thursday is meant to convey his desire to respond to violent crime while guarding against the danger of excess policing. Source: New York Times
The Shadow of a Bribery Investigation
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2022
Philip Banks III, now the deputy mayor for public safety, was ensnared in a federal corruption investigation when he was a high-ranking police official. Source: New York Times
For the Manhattan D.A., a New Emphasis on Gun Crime
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2022
Alvin Bragg, who campaigned on lenient policies, appointed a prosecutor dedicated to preventing gun violence. Source: New York Times