Was the Bramson Press Release Issued by the Westchester DA “extraordinarily unusual”?

Robert Cox

Aug 20, 2024 — 5 min read

Westchester County District Attorney Miriam “Mimi” Roach

DUBLIN, IRELAND (August 20, 2024) — In Part I of my series How Noam Bramson Was Hired as Sustainable Westchester Executive Director I wrote:

On December 19, 2022, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Roach announced she would not pursue criminal charges against Bramson claiming, in a press release, “there is legally insufficient evidence to support criminal charges”. Bramson chose to portray the press release as an exoneration but legally insufficient evidence is a term of art used by prosecutors to say there was evidence to support criminal charges.
The press release is extraordinarily unusual.
I recently asked the DA’s Office how often Rocah issued a press release about not charging someone? I will update this article with their response.

The DA’s Office responded right away to my inquiry with a detailed response but with time spent finishing two rather involved series, my personal travel and a brief break, I am just getting around to publishing their response to address whether what they sent me refutes my position that the press release is extraordinarily unusual.

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