Bragg names crypto crime as a top target of his second term – amNewYork
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg took a public speaking engagement at New York Law School Wednesday morning to outline three of his second-term priorities — two familiar, one high-tech: guns, shoplifting and crypto.
Bragg targeted the blockchain currency in his presentation, raising grave concerns over its role in facilitating illicit payments for other types of crime in the city.
“I don’t wanna alarm anyone, but… we need systemic accountability on steroids here. In fact, I actually want you to be a little scared,” Bragg said to the audience.
The overarching theme of Bragg’s talk was that his office is taking a “systemic” approach to…
