Teen shot and killed in Southeast Queens park
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A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed in Roy Wilkins Park in Southeast Queens on Thursday.
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Hip-hop journalist tied to Queens Defenders fraud case challenges FBI tactics
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Kimberly Osorio, the media personality who allegedly hid a cell phone for a Queens man accused of helping to steal $400,000 from legal nonprofit Queens Defenders, asked a judge to toss much of the evidence federal prosecutors plan to bring against her at trial.
Read MoreAlleged arsonist charged for setting Flushing fire that killed four
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Queens man Roman Amatitla was charged on Thursday with starting a fire that killed four and injured seven in Flushing last month.
Read MoreAfter wrongful conviction ruling, Queens man to again face trial for murder of estranged wife
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A Queens man will again be tried for the murder of his estranged wife, 33 years after the killing. But whether or not the trial will mark the true conclusion of the case that has snaked its way through state and federal courts for decades remains to be seen.
Read MoreFormer Queens Defenders staffer to plead guilty in fraud scheme
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Rashad Ruhani, a former Queens Defenders employee, is expected to plead guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the public defender group with the help of his wife, the organization’s former executive director, Lori Zeno.
Read MoreQueens man acquitted of murder of police officer, convicted of manslaughter
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After eight tense hours of jury deliberations, Guy Rivera was found not guilty for the murder of NYPD officer Johnathan Diller, but guilty for several lesser charges that will still likely put him behind bars for the rest of his life.
Read MoreJudge rejects attempt to dismiss case against Queens man shot by cop during mental health crisis
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A Queens judge this week refused to throw out charges against Jabez Chakraborty, a 23-year-old shot by police while in the throes of a mental health crisis in January, ruling that prosecutors did not violate his rights by indicting him while he was shackled to a hospital bed recovering from his gunshot wounds.
Read MoreFormer Rikers officer sentenced to two years in prison for sex abuse
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A former Rikers Island correctional officer who was convicted last December of sexually abusing a woman in his Queens home was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday.
Read MoreQueens DA to appeal ruling that found prosecutors hid evidence in 1991 double murder case
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The Queens district attorney's office told a judge on Thursday that it plans to appeal her January decision to vacate the conviction of Allen Porter, a 54-year-old who served over three decades in prison for a double murder he says he didn’t commit.
Read MoreTrial begins for man accused of shooting police officer in Queens
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The courtroom was packed on Tuesday for the start of the trial of Guy Rivera, who is accused of shooting and killing a police officer in Queens in 2024.
Read MoreDecomposing head found in Queens wildlife sanctuary: sources
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A decomposing head was found in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge late Thursday night, prompting a major law enforcement response on Friday, law enforcement sources told the Eagle.
Read MoreQueens man pleads guilty to attempting to kill 82-year-old he pushed onto subway tracks
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A Flushing man will spend 15 years behind bars after he admitted in court that he attempted to kill an 82-year-old woman in 2024, though his motive still remains unknown.
Read MoreAppeals court again rebukes Queens judge for acting like a prosecutor
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For the second time in a month, a state appellate court has overturned a Queens conviction after finding that a trial judge abandoned his role as neutral referee, asking witnesses more than 800 questions and berating the defense attorney in front of the jury.
Read MoreAdvocates call for prison sentencing reform
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Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered on the steps of the State Capitol to call on lawmakers to pass a series of prison sentencing reform bills on Monday.
Read MoreFormer Queens Defenders boss admits to stealing over $100,000 from nonprofit
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The co-founder and former executive director of Queens Defenders on Tuesday admitted in federal court to stealing over $100,000 from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit that provides legal defense services to New Yorkers who can’t otherwise afford it.
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