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Woman Arrested For Fatal Stabbing Of Great Neck Attorney Woman Arrested For Fatal Stabbing Of Great Neck Attorney
Woman Arrested For Fatal Stabbing Of Great Neck Attorney A woman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing an attorney from Long Island to death in his New York City office after he reportedly refused to take her case. Zhang, Xiaoning, age 25, of Queens, was arrested on Monday, March 14, for stabbing and killing Nassau County resident Jim Li, age 66, of Great Neck, said the NYPD.  Li, a prominent Chinese dissident who took part in the Tiananmen Square movement, turned immigration lawyer, was found stabbed around 11:44 a.m., when police responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress inside of 136-56 39 Ave., said the NYPD. Upon arriv…
Long Island Woman Accused Of Defrauding Undocumented Immigrants Long Island Woman Accused Of Defrauding Undocumented Immigrants
Long Island Woman Accused Of Defrauding Undocumented Immigrants A local and federal investigation into a Long Island woman who posed as an immigration attorney to undocumented immigrants and bilked them out of thousands is facing a host of charges, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced. Suffolk County resident Tania Gonzalez, age 44, of Ronkonkoma, was arrested after she allegedly misrepresented herself as an immigration attorney to undocumented immigrants seeking assistance with immigration matters and stole more than $30,000 from the victims. The arrest came following a joint investigation by the Nassau County District Attorney, US De…
Trump Administration Can Withhold Grants To NY Over Immigration Policy, Court Rules Trump Administration Can Withhold Grants To NY Over Immigration Policy, Court Rules
Trump Administration Can Withhold Grants To NY Over Immigration Policy, Court Rules Millions of dollars in grants can be withheld by President Donald Trump’s administration over “sanctuary laws,” a federal appeals court in New York ruled. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled opposite three other federal courts on Wednesday, Feb. 26,  confirming that the president’s administration can withhold grants to New York City and seven states - New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Washington, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Rhode Island. The grant money, called the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, is issued to local governments by the federal government…