Hip-hop journalist tied to Queens Defenders fraud case challenges FBI tactics

Hip-hop journalist tied to Queens Defenders fraud case challenges FBI tactics

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.

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Assembly candidate posts AI deepfake of Hevesi days after fraud accusation

Assembly candidate posts AI deepfake of Hevesi days after fraud accusation

Days after he was accused of fraud, Jonathan David Rinaldi posted an artificial intelligence-generated deepfake of his opponent, Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi, that appeared to push the limits of state law governing AI use in political campaigns.

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Department of Homeland Security sued for ‘illegal’ stops and arrests in New York

Department of Homeland Security sued for ‘illegal’ stops and arrests in New York

Federal immigration agents have conducted thousands of unconstitutional stops and arrests on New Yorkers over the last year, targeting people based solely on race and without any probable cause, a new class action lawsuit claims.

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Queens man acquitted of murder of police officer, convicted of manslaughter

Queens man acquitted of murder of police officer, convicted of manslaughter

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.

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Judge rejects attempt to dismiss case against Queens man shot by cop during mental health crisis

Judge rejects attempt to dismiss case against Queens man shot by cop during mental health crisis

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.

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New Forest Hills Gardens regime settles federal lawsuit with city

New Forest Hills Gardens regime settles federal lawsuit with city

The Forest Hills Gardens Corporation, which represents homeowners in the historic Queens neighborhood, has settled a lawsuit it brought last year against the city over how the NYPD polices the area during events at Forest Hills Stadium.

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Queens students pitch constitutional amendments to borough’s judges

Queens students pitch constitutional amendments to borough’s judges

It was a long grueling day of legal debate for a group of around a dozen Queens high school students last week, as they were given the unique chance to introduce and defend their own constitutional amendments before actively sitting judges in Queens Supreme Court.

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