Although Queens Defenders’ former executive director, Lori Zeno, had not been charged with fraud at the time, she was booted from the organization by Queens Defenders’ board of directors after ...

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

Lori Zeno, the executive director and founder of Queens Defenders, a major nonprofit which represent indigent defendants, was placed on forced leave Friday morning and her husband was fired ...

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

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 fo… ...

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

Group founder Lori Zeno and fellow defender Rashad Ruhani illegally claimed tens of thousands in personal spending as business expenses.

Long Island Crime Garden City resident Lori Zeno, founder of NYC public defenders office, indicted on theft charges, prosecutors say The federal courthouse building in Brooklyn. Credit: Jeff Bachner ...

Prosecutors say Lori Zeno used Defender funds to pay for a personal penthouse apartment, in which she claimed to be housing a homeless child.

“As a result of information received by the Board of Queens Defenders, Lori Zeno has been placed on leave effective immediately and is not allowed on any Queens Defenders property,” Doneath ...

Lori Zeno, The executive director and founder of Queens Defenders, a major nonprofit which represent indigent defendants, was placed on forced leave Friday morning and her husband was fired ...