Joe Centra

Joe began as an assistant district attorney at the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office. While working as an assistant district attorney, he started out in the Law and Appeals Bureau, where he prepared several legal briefs and had the unique opportunity to argue cases in both the Appellate Division of the Fourth Department and in the New York State Court of Appeals. After leaving the Law and Appeals Bureau, Joe began handling misdemeanor-level cases. Joe was promoted to the Economic Fraud and Financial Crime Bureau within one year of starting at the DA’s office. While in the Economic Fraud and Financial Crime Bureau, Joe handled hundreds of felony-level white-collar cases, including grand larcenies, embezzlement, falsifying business records, and forgery-related crimes. After prosecuting white collar cases for approximately three years, Joe moved to the Narcotics Bureau where he handled all levels of drug related arrests ranging from misdemeanor drug possession to felony level drug possession and sales. While in the Narcotics Bureau, Joe also handled numerous violent felony cases including weapon and gun possession.