district attorney

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One of them, Steven Vandervelden, served as a local prosecutor during Pirro’s days as a district attorney and has also worked as a dance photographer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

When Gonzalez was eventually released from jail, she sued the district attorney and other officials involved in her arrest.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

That case also brought down Thomas Spota, Suffolk district attorney from 2002 to 2017, who also led the Gilgo Beach investigation.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A spokesman for the Manhattan district attorney declined to comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

The district attorney theorized that the shooter’s hand had clenched in “sympathetic physical reaction” as his other hand reached for handcuffs.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander