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The DA's answer to charges he goes easy
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District Attorney Charles J. Hynes
Keynotes Veteran Mentors Swearing-In
Ceremony, Highlights the Plight Of War
Veterans Upon Returning Home From the
Battlefront |
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Kings County District Attorney Charles
J. Hynes delivered the keynote address
at Brooklyn Treatment Court Volunteer
Mentor Swearing-In Ceremony on May 11,
and highlighted what military veterans
are confronted with when they return
home. DA Hynes spoke in particular about
Vietnam Veterans. “When our brave men
and women returned from their tour of
duty, there was little done to welcome
them home. The horrors they experienced
on the battle front were ignored and
they found themselves more likely than
their civilian counterparts to be
incarcerated and many sought to
self-medicate through the misuse of
alcohol and drugs,” said DA Hynes.
“Unfortunately, the criminal justice
system also ignored them. Few
understood, or even took the time, to
look at the underlying causes of
behavior in veterans who were being
charged with crimes. It was easier to
incarcerate them rather than provide
them with treatment.”
District
Attorney Hynes said he
is committed to learn from the
past and do
whatever
is necessary to expand treatment
opportunities
for veterans, not only through
programs sponsored by his office such as
DTAP (Drug Treatment
Alternative-to-Prison), but through
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DA Hynes Convenes Nation’s First Confab
On Assault Against Transit Workers, Vows
To Prosecute Felony Offenses On Them |
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Concerned about ongoing violence against
transit workers in New York City and
across the country, Kings County
District Attorney Charles J. Hynes, on
May 10, convened the nation’s First
National Assault on Transit Workers
Conference at New York City Technical
College, in Downtown Brooklyn.
He was joined by his counterparts
from Manhattan, and Queens. DA Hynes
said he was proud of the Assault on
Transit Workers Program which he
started.
The program is designed to
prosecute assault and other felony
offenses againsttransit
workers which occur during the
performance of their duties, in
Brooklyn.
“We will not tolerate violent
attacks against transit workers,” said
DA Hynes.
From left: Manhattan District
Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr., DA Hynes, and
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. |
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Not In My
HOOD March
Speaking Out
Against Senseless Violence in Our
Community
Saturday May
19, 2012 - 10am to 3pm
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Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Statement on
2012 National Community Prosecution
Conference:
A Framework for High
Performance Prosecutorial Services
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District Attorney Charles J. Hynes Keynotes
Annual Clergy Breakfast Seminar, Addresses the
Issues of Race, Racism and the Law
Kings County District Attorney
Charles J.
Hynes addressed the annual Clergy Breakfast
Empowerment Seminar convened in downtown
Brooklyn on May 9, sponsored by the New
American Chamber of Commerce. DA Hynes
touched on the issues of Race, Racism and
the Law. He also discussed programs
such as ComALERT, which helps the
formerly incarcerated get back into a
productive society.
The
District Attorney later autographed copies
of his new book, “Incident at Howard Beach:
A Case for Murder.” DA Hynes announced that
all proceeds from the book sale will go
towards the Black History Month Symposium in
2013.
The Assistant District Attorneys’ for the
classes of 2007 through 2011 renewed their
commitment to the Kings County District
Attorney’s Office and to the Brooklyn community
at a re-swearing in ceremony held at the
Brooklyn Supreme Court. District Attorney
Charles J. Hynes and the Assistant District
Attorneys were joined by Barry Kamins,
Administrative Judge for Criminal Matters Kings
County Supreme Court, who spoke to the many
prosecutors in attendance at the re-swearing in.
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Kings County District
Attorney Charles J. Hynes Announces Conviction
Of Con Artist Who Posed As His Deceased Mother
To Commit Real Estate And Social Security Fraud
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Kings County District Attorney Charles J.
Hynes Announces Conviction Of George
Villanueva, For Killing Police Office Alain
Shaberger
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District Attorney Charles J. Hynes Commemorates Annual Voice-Out at
Borough Hall |
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Kings County District
Attorney Charles J. Hynes,
New York City Human
Resources Administration
Commissioner Robert Doar,
and New York State Welfare
Inspector General Sean
Courtney Announce an
Indictment Charging a Man
With Fraudulently Collecting
$6,000 In Food Stamp
Benefits From 26 Victims |
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District Attorney Charles J. Hynes Addresses Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable
At Brooklyn Historical Society
DA
Hynes spokes briefly about programs his
office has in place to fight crime in the
borough and make it conducive for doing
business. |
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Common Justice Program
The U.S. Department of
Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime gave
an award to the Common Justice Program,
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Kings County District
Attorney
Charles J. Hynes
and New York City Human
Resources Administration
Commissioner Robert Doar
Announce Indictment of
Couple Charged With Raiding
Trust Created for Their
Disabled Son
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