Jamaica woman led Queens gun-running operation, DA says
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Undercover officers purchased 23 illegal guns from the defendants.
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Ex-Fresh Meadows attorney charged with stealing cash from clients
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“The victims trusted the defendant to act on their behalf".”
Read MoreSoutheast Queens leaders call for investment, accountability to end gun violence
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“Young people have to speak to each other.”
Read MoreNew city law compels NYPD to explain surveillance tools and strategies
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“New Yorkers had no idea what tools our city was using to spy on our families and neighbors.”
Read MoreQueens faces spike in gun violence amid economic and health crises
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“If we really look at the root cause of violence, it has to do with poverty.”
Read MorePublic defenders sue state to stop in-person criminal proceedings during COVID crisis
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“Clients face the tragic and illegal choice between their fundamental right to participate in their own cases and their health and safety.”
Read MoreJustice reformers call on Katz to uphold campaign pledges during Queens courthouse rally
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“We can't arrest or incarcerate our way out of the challenges that face our communities.”
Read MoreNYC grand juries will resume in August
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Counties will begin sending jury summonses over the next several days, state officials said.
Read MoreBail reform rollback takes effect six months after landmark law enacted
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More than two dozen offenses are once again bail eligible.
Read MoreAppellate court reverses Queens robbery conviction, finding judge acted as prosecutor
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“The court's decision to elicit such testimony was an improper exercise of discretion and deprived the defendant of a fair trial.”
Read MorePublic advocate vows to block property taxes without bigger NYPD budget cuts
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“Unless it meets those needs, I will use my Charter authority to prevent the budget from being executed.”
Read MoreDe Blasio pledges to end solitary confinement in NYC jails
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“Decades of research show that solitary is ineffective, dangerous, and, too often, deadly.”
Read MoreTop Forest Hills cop says NYPD monitoring neonazi vandalism
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“I don't want any type of hate group coming in here to disturb an otherwise peaceful community.”
Read MoreAppellate court reverses Queens teen’s 2018 murder conviction
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An expert on coerced confessions should have been allowed to testify, the judges ruled.
Read MoreEight years after public corruption bust, Monserrate pays back $80K restitution fee
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Monserrate was required to pay $79,434.49 in restitution.
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