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Brooklyn DA hopeful claims current prosecutor is corrupt
A former Brooklyn district attorney bureau chief now vying to become the borough's next top prosecutor claimed Wednesday he had "mounting evidence of corruption" within the current DA's administration. The...
Ken Thompson 'was not of sound mind' in final months: lawyer
The late Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson “was not of sound mind” during his final months in office, one of his top prosecutors told The Post on Tuesday. Marc Fliedner,...
Prosecutor who went after killer cop planning DA run
A former top prosecutor in Brooklyn plans to run for district attorney next year, The Post has learned. Retired Civil Rights Bureau chief Marc Fliedner, who along with ADA Joseph...
Peter Liang, Brooklyn DA drop manslaughter appeals
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and former NYPD cop Peter Liang have both reportedly dropped their respective appeals of Liang’s conviction in the 2014 fatal shooting of Akai Gurley in...
The hypocrisy of Springsteen's transgender bathroom crusade
Bruce Springsteen is a megatalented rock star of limited intelligence and outsize cultural influence. Now The Boss is throwing a massive hissy fit in protest of a North Carolina law...
Lawyers ready appeals in Liang case
Former NYPD Officer Peter Liang, who dodged prison time for fatally shooting an unarmed man, must now determine how to spend his 800 hours of community service as lawyers on...
Peter Liang ruling is a travesty: Curtis Sliwa
Normally, I give the benefit of the doubt to the police, even when it is a gray area that they’re in. To find myself on the side of lifetime cop-hater...
There are no winners in the Peter Liang ruling
I first met Peter Liang in March 2015, after a couple of his childhood friends approached me as a community activist to see if there was anything I could do...
NYPD cop Peter Liang dodges prison for killing Akai Gurley
The former rookie cop convicted in the 2014 shooting death of an unarmed man in a housing-project stairwell dodged prison Tuesday — as his victim’s angry kin warned that “justice...
Ex-NYPD cop's manslaughter conviction upheld by judge
A Brooklyn judge ruled on Thursday that the manslaughter conviction of Peter Liang — the former NYPD officer who accidentally shot un unarmed Akai Gurley in a public housing project...
Akai Gurley's aunt slams Brooklyn DA: 'You are not God'
The aunt of the unarmed man slain by former cop Peter Liang slammed Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson for his recommendation of no jail time during a protest Thursday, saying,...
Liang sentencing postponed because of 'lying' juror
A Brooklyn judge postponed the sentencing of former NYPD officer Peter Liang in the 2014 shooting death of unarmed Akai Gurley, which was set for Thursday, in order to continue...
Protesters gather to oppose no-jail sentence for ex-cop
Some 40 people gathered at the Pink Houses in Brooklyn Saturday to protest prosecutors’ plans to recommend no jail at the April 14 sentencing of ex-cop Peter Liang. Liang was...
Liang juror to face judge for 'lie' about dad's shooting conviction
A Brooklyn judge will convene a special hearing to question the juror accused of lying his way onto the trial of ex-cop Peter Liang in the accidental killing of unarmed...
'Lying' juror in Liang case was booted from previous jury
The juror accused of lying his way onto the panel that convicted former cop Peter Liang in the shooting of unarmed Akai Gurley — by hiding the fact his father...
Liang wants verdict tossed due to juror's bombshell 'lie'
Lawyers for former NYPD Officer Peter Liang filed a bombshell motion Tuesday, seeking to set aside the ex-cop’s guilty verdict in the fatal shooting of unarmed Akai Gurley, claiming one...
In Liang case, Ken Thompson was neither 'shrewd' nor a 'victor'
The other day, we endorsed Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson’s call for ex-cop Peter Liang to do no prison time after his manslaughter conviction. We stand by that — but we’re...
Bratton scolds assemblyman for calling violence 'inevitable' if Liang dodges jail
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton blasted Assemblyman Charles Barron on Friday, saying the state lawmaker practically committed a criminal act by threatening that “violence is inevitable” if stairwell-shoot cop Peter Liang...
The right sentence for Peter Liang
“The fact that he says he’s sorry didn’t bring Akai back,” Kimberly Ballinger told her lawyer after meeting Thursday with Peter Liang — the now-former cop who accidentally killed her...
Assemblyman warns of riots if ex-NYPD cop gets no-jail sentence in fatal shooting
Assemblyman Charles Barron on Thursday warned of riots, saying "violence is inevitable" if former NYPD officer Peter Liang gets the no-jail sentence recommended by Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson. "We...