Queens Defenders officially had its criminal defense practice taken over by a Brooklyn-based legal services provider on ...

Many low-income criminal defendants in Queens who need a free attorney will now be represented by a public defender ...

Brooklyn Defender Services replaces Queens Defenders on a $34 million contract after its founders plead not guilty to fraud ...

The founder of the Queens Defenders and her husband were indicted for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from the non-profit organization.

The government did not seek to detain Lori Zeno, who presented a $500,000 bond package secured by her son, older sister and ...

Lori Zeno and her ex-con boyfriend, Rashad Ruhani, 55, were indicted last week on charges they stole some $60,000 for personal expenses, using their organization’s accounts to pay the rent ...

Former Queens Defenders Executive Director and founder Lori Zeno appeared in court in Brooklyn on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to fraud charges.

Lori Zeno and her husband are accused of spending at least $60,000 of the organization's funding on personal expenses.

The arrest of Mr. Caceres, 30, came the same day that a founder of Queens Defenders, Lori Zeno, and her husband, Rashad Ruhani, were charged with wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy and theft ...