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When Larry Krasner took over the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office in 2018 after decades as a civil rights and defense lawyer, he quickly overhauled staffing, set policy goals, and instituted a series of tone-setting mandates. For instance, when requesting a prison sentence, each prosecutor was told to state in court the estimated cost to taxpayers of the incarceration. But several busy .
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Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben and Jerry s ice cream at a press conference outside the NH Statehouse. (NH Journal)
Ben and Jerry s founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield came to Concord on Monday to lobby for an end of qualified immunity for Granite State police officers. It s a cause that brought together activists from the left (ACLU) and right (Americans for Prosperity). But just last week, Cohen was campaigning in Philadelphia for District Attorney Larry Krasner, whose progressive politics have made him a cause célèbre on the far left, the star of a PBS documentary ( Philly D.A. ) and, pro-police advocates say, one of the most anti-cop politicians in America.
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Kimberly Esack, assistant district attorney and assistant supervisor of the DAO Economic Crimes Unit, detailed charges against five people accused of illegally transferring properties in North and West Philadelphia at a press conference on March 22, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
A Philadelphia man allegedly stole 14 houses around the city using fraudulent deeds, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Tyree Burno, 42, has been arrested and charged with assuming ownership of homes located in West Oak Lane, Logan, Frankford, Cedar Brook, and Mt. Airy neighborhoods, either in his own name or using a series of fake names.
Such fraud is fueled by a white-hot real estate market, said Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Esack, with the office’s Economic Crimes unit.