District Attorney
Richmond County
Staten Island, NY
Upon taking office in 2016, District Attorney Michael McMahon prioritized transforming the Richmond County DA’s Office (RCDA) into a modern prosecutor’s office focused on precision prosecution, problem-solving crime prevention, and bridge building between law enforcement and the communities it protects. Recognizing the significant challenges facing Staten Island as the epicenter of the heroin and prescription drug crisis, DA McMahon has made this issue a central focus for his administration. He successfully secured funding to create and expand the office’s Narcotics-Investigations Bureau, and working with the NYPD, in 2016, he created the Overdose Response Initiative (ORI) to investigate all drug overdoses on Staten Island in order to trace back the source of illicit drugs and hold dealers accountable. ORI has led to dozens of major investigations and hundreds of successful prosecutions of Staten Island’s most dangerous and notorious drug dealers. At the same time, DA McMahon expanded the office’s efforts to help Staten Islanders suffering from addiction illness. In 2017, DA McMahon launched RCDA’s Heroin Overdose Prevention & Education (HOPE) program. HOPE is a first-of-its kind diversion program in New York City, which redirects low-level drug offenders pre-arraignment to community-based health and treatment services, instead of jail and prosecution. In the years since its inception, HOPE has helped thousands of Staten Islanders gain access to treatment services. HOPE has since been expanded to offer these life-saving resources to a greater population of individuals with underlying addiction issues. McMahon is a graduate of New York University and New York Law School.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM