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The Harlem drug-dealing legend, Frank Lucas, obviously taught his ex-wife the business but not how to avoid the law. He was immortalized in “American Gangster” but his ex-wife has now been busted for trying to make drug deals for herself. According to New York Criminal Lawyers, Juliana Farrait-Rodriquez has been arrested for trying to move kilos of cocaine in Puerto Rico.

Per the movie, Frank Lucas was thought to have made millions by selling drugs in the streets of New York City. Now, the former Mrs. Lucas has been caught by DEA agents in Isla Verde Carolina, Puerto Rico for following in his footsteps. Sadly, the former Mrs. Lucas was making an attempt to push two kilograms of cocaine into Puerto Rico. But, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer, the ultimate landing place for the drugs was New York City.

If the movie accurately tells the story, Lucas was a simple country boy who married the Puerto Rican beauty queen. The drug operation that Lucas was responsible for collapsed in 1975 when he was sent to prison for forty years.New York Criminal Lawyers indicate that he was released in 1991 and that Farrait-Rodriquez served five years in the original drug case but faces charges again now.

The Civil Service Technical President who has been part of supervising the New York Transit contracts is a thief. According to various sources, the man had seven prior arrests for petty thefts using four different names. According to a Westchester County Criminal Lawyer, the union boss was hired in 1982 and has managed to dodge trouble for more than two decades. New York City Criminal Lawyers indicate that he has been arrested for crimes as small as shoplifting to bartering off a $345 power saw and equipment to go with it.

He was fingerprinted when he was arrested after being caught stealing from Home Dept in Huntington Station. Those fingerprint check turned up other crimes in which he had pleaded guilty to various charges in 1975 to 1979. Westchester County Criminal Lawyers report that the man had also been arrested in 1984 for grand larceny and possessing stolen property. He pleaded to misdemeanor in that case and later he had a petit larceny case tossed out by the court.

He has reportedly told police that his name was Behrouz Hafe, Adamad Sange and Bahram Fathi using four different birthdays. Finally the fingerprints were brought out and at the point, the shady businessman was unable to run anymore. A Westchester County Criminal Lawyer states that the NYC Transit system never knew about his criminal history and he continued to work as an associate project. He earned approximately $90,000 a year. The alleged con artist has not returned phone calls but is currently on unpaid leave of absence

An off duty NYPD officer was the driver in an accident that killed himself and a peer. The reports show that the officer’s blood alcohol level was 0.16, twice the legal limit of 0.08. His peer was a passenger in the automobile when the crash took place on the northbound Bronx River Parkway at East 233rd street. According to some New York Criminal Lawyers, his blood alcohol level was only 0.02.

Four other passengers in the crash were injured but their injuries were non-life threatening. The destination of the two officers was unknown as was their previous location. According to NYPD, another officer was gravely injured when a motorcycle accidentally hit him. A New York Criminal Lawyer reports that the officer was chasing suspect from a recent car theft.

Fortunately for this officer, he is slowly recovering from the injuries he sustained in the accident. However, the officer that was driving under the influence and his peer were not as fortunate. NYPD officers mourn the death of two officers and the brutal wounds of another report New York Criminal Lawyers.

A Manhattan man was out on bail after being locked up for shoplifting. Then, before he could get turned around good, he was arrested again for stealing luxury loot. His latest round of stealing managed to get him busted on Mondays of identity theft and forgery. According to NYC Criminal Lawyers, he is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail this time.

His latest spree took place at Hermes on Madison Avenue near East 62 Street about 2 pm on May 12. He illegally used someone else’s American Express card to purchase 2 handbags for $11,595. NYC Criminal Lawyers indicate that this was the beginning of what was probably going to be a really big shopping trip for the man.

And true to form, about an hour after the initial purchase, he used the card to make three purchases in the amount of $1,861, $3,713 and $1,007 at the Burberry store on Madison Avenue. According to a NYC Criminal Lawyer it is extremely unfortunate that Parker lost his way because at one time he was a fixture on the Manhattan social circuit attending parties at Vogue, Chanel and Christie’s.

Jamaican Drug Lord, known as Coke has been forcing women to smuggle drugs and cocaine to him in Jamaican from New York. The government is attempting to have him extradited to face the charges against him. He hasn’t personally been in the State in years reports a Nassau County Criminal Lawyer.

In the meantime, his brother is facing charges of trafficking more than a ton of marijuana. He is free on bail and working as a security guard. Jamaican police tried to take over the area where Coke is the unknown leader. In that time, 73 people died including three police officers. Nassau County Criminal Lawyers indicate that even with all that bloodshed and death, the man known as Coke was not found.

The drug lord’s lawyers have been trying to negotiate a way for him to voluntarily surrender to the US authorities. Nassau County Criminal Lawyers indicated that according to Coke’s lawyers, he would rather take his chances with a life sentence in the States as take the same chance in a Jamaican prison. His father died mysteriously while incarcerated in Jamaica, leaving Coke with the notion that he is safer in the States.

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An Ecuadorian immigrant was killed and the reason for the killing was determined to be strictly a matter of hate. The man was stabbed to death. There were seven teenagers accused in the crime but only one of the seven went to trial for the 2008 killing of the immigrant. This particular attacker was believed to be the one who delivered the final blow reports a Manhattan Criminal Lawyer.

Manhattan Criminal Lawyers indicate that the 37-year-old Lucero and a friend were walking to a friend’s house when the attack occurred. The 19-year-old who received the 25 years was only 17 when the attack occurred and his father was obviously torn when he left the packed courtroom. He was overheard shouting in the hallway and banging on walls and doors.

Inside the courtroom, the 19-year-old showed no expression as he received his sentencing. Various friends and family read statements asking for mercy on the young man. However, prosecutors said the group that attack the man had made the attack a sport of hunting for vulnerable victims. Some Manhattan Criminal Lawyers report that the victim stumbled more than 300 feet before collapsing.

One of the most upsetting crimes for most everyone to cope with is that we have police officers that are not abiding by the law themselves. And, an officer who specifically chose to get involved in the NYPD so that he could continue to make good on his criminal activity is even more upsetting. The eight-year veteran was busted in a drug trafficking ring report New York Criminal Lawyers.

The man started the scheme in 2001 when he joined a group who were targeting drug dealers in Manhattan, Queens and Philadelphia. The problem came in when he was using his role on the NYPD to make fake arrests with real police equipment. According to a New York Criminal Lawyer, the man’s in-laws helped in the arrests of the drug dealers.

The arrest of the fake officers resulted in 250 kilos of cocaine and over $2 million in drug money. The officer was part over 100 robberies and supplied the crew with NYPD raid jackets, fake Miranda cards, bulletproof vests, badges, guns and other law enforcement gear. New York Criminal Lawyers report that the man was involved in raiding drug dens with the other criminals and even acted as a lookout on occasion.

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A lady who once was employed as a personal assistant to Steven Seagal has filed a $1

million suit against the actor alleging that the duties he required were too personal,

states a Queens Criminal Lawyer. The former employee claims in her lawsuit that the

The personal assistant of a well respected Realtor bludgeoned her employer to death

after stealing from her. New York City Criminal Lawyers have knowledge that the assistant

was acquired through a temporary agency and had been employed mostly at the

The Queens and the Bronx had fallen prey to a Jamaican drug lord who was digging deep into the neighborhoods with guns and drugs. The man ran a huge drug and gun smuggling operation and law enforcement sources are working hard to make sure they have uncovered all of his work. New York Criminal Lawyers indicate that the man is the target of a manhunt led by the DEA.

This fugitive is thought to have been operating both a gun and drug ring for years in Eastchester in The Bronx and Rosedale. According to a New York Criminal Lawyer, the Jamaican fugitive was forcing Jamaican businesswomen to smuggle the marijuana and cocaine into the states when they traveled to buy clothes for their shops.

Once the fugitive was making money off of the drug smuggling, he turned to purchasing guns, which were shipped back to Jamaica. The government wants the man extradited to face charges in Jamaica now. The person responsible for leading the entire group hasn’t been in the states for years but his brother is waiting on a separate trial in a Manhattan federal court. The brother of the supposed leader is charged with trafficking more than a ton of marijuana, however he is free on bail and works a security guard says a New York Criminal Lawyer.