{"id":1777120,"date":"2022-12-16T06:07:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T11:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1777120"},"modified":"2022-12-16T07:03:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T12:03:54","slug":"soros-backed-manhattan-da-gives-sweetheart-deal-to-gangbanger-tied-to-high-end-heists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-manhattan-da-gives-sweetheart-deal-to-gangbanger-tied-to-high-end-heists\/","title":{"rendered":"Soros-Backed Manhattan DA Gives Sweetheart Deal to Gangbanger Tied to High-End Heists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsoros-backed-manhattan-da-gives-sweetheart-deal-to-gangbanger-tied-to-high-end-heists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1777120&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Manhattan gangbanger with a knack for high-end heists could have his latest charges dropped thanks to a sweetheart deal from District Attorney Alvin Bragg \u2014 because prosecutors have too much on their plates to try the case, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Lindsay \u2014 a reputed member of the \u201cRich Fam\u201d gang, which has a history of pulling off pricey robberies \u2014 was last hauled into court Dec. 10 for allegedly stealing nearly $25,000 in pricey handbags and other items from Madison Avenue boutiques, according to sources and court records.<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay, 22, is also a suspect in the rape of a 15-year-old girl in May in Brooklyn, as well as a February grand larceny and a robbery in March, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>But in court last week, prosecutors agreed to drop the four grand larceny charges against Lindsay if just attends five sessions with Manhattan Justice Opportunities, an alternative sentencing program designed for low-level offenders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a heck of a deal,\u201d former Bronx prosecutor Michael Discioarro said Thursday. \u201cThis guy should play the lottery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors told cops the deal was made because the DA\u2019s Office was trying to clear up its calendar while dealing with a heavy caseload, one source said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-feat-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-feat-image.jpg\" alt=\"Manhattan gangbanger Charles Lindsay, 22.\" class=\"wp-image-25025292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>Manhattan gangbanger Charles Lindsay, 22, was charged with heists at four high-end Madison Avenue boutiques earlier this month \u2014 but will face no jail time. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A stipulation in the state\u2019s controversial 2019 criminal justice reforms \u2014 which eliminated bail on most criminal cases \u2014 includes <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/22\/nys-speedy-trial-reforms-are-costing-das-cases-and-staffers\/\">\u201cspeedy trial\u201d restrictions<\/a> that have left short-staffed DA\u2019s offices across the city overloaded with work.<\/p>\n<p>Local prosecutors are so backed up meeting deadlines to provide evidence to defense lawyers that cases are falling by the wayside \u2014 and many young and promising assistant DAs are calling it quits as a result, The Post reported in March.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul later announced tweaks to the restrictions to ease the burden on prosecutors to a small degree, but the restrictions continue the dog the system.<\/p>\n<p>Bragg also has been under fire since taking over the office in January, when he announced that he would not seek prison time on a slew of charges and downgrade felony charges in hordes of cases \u2014 including armed robbery and drug offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Manhattan prosecutors said they only pursued a pair of charges against a serial shoplifter with nearly a dozen cases because it <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/11\/29\/prosecuting-serial-shoplifter-wouldve-been-a-waste-of-resources-da\/\">would have been \u201ca waste of resources\u201d<\/a> for the overworked office.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-02.jpg\" alt=\"Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg\" class=\"wp-image-25025319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, center, offered Charles Lindsay an alternative justice program despite charges Lindsay stole nearly $25,000 in high-end goods. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The deal Lindsay struck last week didn\u2019t even require him to pay the boutiques he was accused of robbing back for the value of the stolen goods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChristmas came super early for this guy,\u201d one law-enforcement source told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is very frustrating,\u201d the source added. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to talk to victims \u2014 these employees \u2014 after this guy is let out. We need their cooperation to arrest these individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The source noted: \u201cWe don\u2019t get to say we\u2019re too busy to arrest these people. So why is it the other way around? This isn\u2019t an anomaly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another source wasn\u2019t buying the caseload excuse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Manhattan DA\u2019s office loves to cite their workload as the reason for letting dangerous criminals off, Scott free,\u201d the source said. \u201cMaybe if they actually prosecuted people there would be fewer crimes.<\/p>\n<p>The source added that it\u2019s \u201chard to believe\u201d Bragg\u2019s office \u201ccould possibly have a heavy caseload with all the downgrading they do. Maybe one day a prosecutor will prosecute someone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay was accused of hitting swanky boutiques four times within the span of just one week, according to a criminal complaint filed in the case.<\/p>\n<p>He allegedly stole $3,080 in merchandise from Etro Boutique at 720 Madison Avenue on Dec. 2 \u2014 and returned to the shop the very next day, allegedly stealing another $3,540 worth of items, the complaint said. <\/p>\n<p>On Dec. 6 he was accused of walking off with $8,340 in goods from a Zadig &#038; Voltaire shop at 1133 Madison Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>And on Dec. 8 he allegedly stole $9,860 in merchandise from Akris Boutique at 831 Madison Avenue, bringing the total for the week to $24,914, the sources said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-03.jpg\" alt=\"Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg\" class=\"wp-image-25025350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/manhattan-gangbanger-alvin-bragg-sweetheart-deal-03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has come under fire for soft-on-crime policies that seek to reduce charges for many defendants that his office prosecutes. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Under the deal he got from prosecutors, Lindsay is required to attend five counseling sessions with the group and will have the felony charges in the four grand larceny cases dropped if he follows through. <\/p>\n<p>None of those charges are eligible for bail under the 2019 reforms, which bars judges from setting bail on misdemeanors and many felony cases.<\/p>\n<p>That means Lindsay would\u2019ve walked free without bail while the charges were pending anyway \u2014 raising questions about why prosecutors were therefore so quick to offer a deal to drop the charges outright at his arraignment, the sources said.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office said in an email Thursday that prosecutors \u201cwere not informed that this person was wanted for any other crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe made a determination based on the facts before us.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Lindsay had at least eight prior arrests before the four charges lodged against him last week, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p>He was busted on second-degree robbery charges on three occasions \u2014 Dec. 22, 2016, Jan. 21, 2020, and Feb. 5, 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was also hit with a petty larceny charge on Jan. 4, 2019, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>The Legal Aid Society, which represents Lindsay, did not respond to a request for comment on the case on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Manhattan gangbanger with a knack for high-end heists could have his latest charges dropped thanks to a sweetheart deal from District Attorney Alvin Bragg \u2014 because 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