By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Queens man was charged with hate crimes and explosive crimes stemming from allegations that allegedly fire bombed a mosque and a Hindu temple housed in a private residence on Jan. 1, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Ray Lazier Lengend, aka “Suraj Poonai,” was charged with the fire bombing of…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Every day, thousands of federal law enforcement agents wake up, grab their gun and badge and a cup of java, orange juice or tea and go out into the world to protect the public and enforce the laws. Unfortunately, every year, a few step over the line — way over the…
Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Using “mob turncoats” to testify in court doesn’t always work. It comes down to credibility. Apparently, jurors weren’t buying what “mob turncoat” John Alite was selling as a star prosecution witness in the the fourth and final unsuccessful trial in 2009 against his ex-best friend, John (Junior) Gotti, son of the late…
It sounds like something the FBI needed to check out. But is it anything earth shattering? Who knows? Sen. Schumer described it as preventative move. By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ and KAREN ZRAICK New York Times WASHINGTON – At least two apartments in Queens were raided on Monday after they had been visited in the last week…
