Lori Zeno, who helped start the Queens Defenders, and her husband were accused of taking money from the organization for ...

Lori Zeno, the former head of Queens Defenders, allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars from the organization she ...

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

Queens Defenders’ disgraced founder and her formerly incarcerated boyfriend fleeced the nonprofit, which represents indigent ...

The defendant and her husband spent thousands on meals, luxury shopping, a vacation in Bali and rent for a penthouse, prosecutors said.

The founder of a top New York City public defender organization spent money meant for indigent legal defense on foreign travel, pricey real-estate, and high-end clothing, a New York federal prosecutor ...

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 ...

The contract is worth approximately $32 million, per public records. The shift comes after Queens defenders founder Lori Zeno was placed on forced leave earlier this year, as reported at the time ...