A man accused of stabbing his lawyer to death in Queens last month has been formally charged and faces up to 25 years in prison. Authorities arrested Nando Perez of the Bronx on Aug. 9 in connection ...

Challenger Michael Mossa said he found the lack of political balance in Queens troubling, and hoped a strong Republican candidate in the election might open people's eyes. Criminal defense attorney ...

As she enters her second term as Queens County District Attorney, Melinda Katz said she's proud of the way she's managed to build out the office over the last four years. "We have accomplished an ...

A Queens woman has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing an immigration lawyer who had dropped her as a client just days earlier, the Queens district attorney’s office said ...

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