Now she’s the defendant!
The recently ousted founder of the Queens Defenders legal aid group stole at least $60,000 from her own organization and — along with a lover who also worked there — used it to pay for a pricey penthouse, $2,000 restaurant meals and even a dream getaway to Bali, a bombshell indictment claims.
Group founder Lori Zeno and fellow Defender Rashad Ruhani illegally claimed tens of thousands in personal spending as business expenses and abused the company credit card, the probe by the FBI and the city Department of Investigation found.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2025/06/11/us-news/founder-of-queens-public-defender-org-stole-60000-for-lux-apartment-vacations-meals/
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