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Queens Defenders

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The U.S. federal courthouse in Brooklyn. Photo: John Minchillo/AP, File
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Former Queens Defenders head get prison for embezzlement

  • July 31, 2026
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – THE FORMER HEAD OF the Queens Defenders legal aid nonprofit and her ex-husband were sentenced…
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Queens Defenders founder sentenced 43 months for stealing hundreds of thousands from the legal services provider
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Queens Defenders founder sentenced 43 months for stealing hundreds of thousands from the legal services provider

  • July 28, 2026
Lori Zeno, who founded Queens Defenders in 1996, is accused by prosecutors of diverting funds primarily generated through…
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Lori Zeno (center), the former executive director of Queens Defenders, was arraigned on fraud charges Wednesday after prosecutors said she stole tens of thousands of dollars from the organization she founded. Photo: Kevin Hagen/AP
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Former director of Queens Defenders pleads guilty to fraud

  • February 10, 2026
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — In federal court in Brooklyn, Lori Zeno pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud…
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