Melinda Katz, Queens District Attorney
Brave Justice • Blazing the Trail • A Bridge to Change
As Queens District Attorney, Melinda Katz brings a steady, community-centered approach to the office. A lifelong resident of the Borough, DA Katz has seen the many changes that have taken place as we’ve become a more cosmopolitan and diverse community, while still retaining the family-oriented values that have always defined us. Working with our communities to manage these new challenges, DA Katz knows that strong local engagement brings innovative ideas and creates a partnership that produces real results.
Brave Justice
Being brave means setting a bold course, not being afraid to take...Read more
Blazing the Trail
As a true trailblazer, DA Katz has discovered and implemented new ways...Read more
A Bridge to Change
Rising above the turbulent waters of our time, we are building bridges...Read more
Latest News
FAKE SURGEON PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER FOR KILLING 31-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DURING OPERATION IN MAKESHIFT CLINIC
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Felipe Hoyos Foronda pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 31-year-old Maria…
SPEEDING DRIVER INDICTED ON MANSLAUGHTER AND ASSAULT CHARGES FOR MULTI-CAR COLLISION THAT KILLED WOMAN ON FRANCIS LEWIS BOULEVARD
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Dawood Faisal has been indicted and arraigned in Supreme Court on charges of…
TEENAGER CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER FOR SHOOTING AT NYPD OFFICERS IN UNMARKED POLICE CAR
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that a 15-year-old was arraigned on a complaint charging him with multiple counts of…
QUEENS MAN CONVICTED FOR A SECOND TIME IN 1993 MURDER OF PREGNANT ESTRANGED WIFE
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Michael Robinson was convicted of murder after being retried for the 1993…
19-YEAR-OLD INDICTED ON ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES FOR UNPROVOKED STABBING OF 29-YEAR-OLD MOTHER OF THREE IN EAST ELMHURST
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Luis Emmanuel Valencia Ponce was indicted by a grand jury on charges…
ST. ALBANS MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR STABBING DEATHS OF HIS GIRLFRIEND AND TWO TENANTS IN 2023
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that David Daniel was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of…
FAR ROCKAWAY MAN SENTENCED TO 43 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OF STEPSON
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that a 43-year-old defendant was sentenced to 43 years in prison after being convicted…
LONG ISLAND TEEN EXTRADITED FROM VIRGINIA TO FACE ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES FOR SHOOTING 15-YEAR-OLD BOY INSIDE A TRAIN IN APRIL
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Matthew Rodriguez was arraigned and remanded today on indictment charges of attempted murder,…
SUSPENDED ATTORNEY CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY FOR STEALING MORE THAN $1 MILLION FROM BORROWERS, DIME COMMUNITY BANK
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Jose Polanco was indicted for grand larceny and other crimes for collectively…
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