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Alcohol & Drugs

Molotov cocktail-tossing lawyer who torched NYPD van blames booze and ‘trauma’ ahead of sentencing

October 1, 2022 Matthew Sedacca and Dean Balsamini  

(NY Post) A lawyer who torched an NYPD patrol car during the George Floyd riots is begging for a reduced sentence — whining that she was drunk and dealing with “unprocessed trauma” at the time, according to court documents. Urooj Rahman, 33, […]

Demonstrations

Muslim groups decry ‘excessive’ prosecution of lawyers charged with torching police car

June 29, 2020 Aysha Khan  

(Religion News) Dozens of Muslim rights groups have joined a chorus of support for two Brooklyn human rights attorneys facing possible life sentences over charges of torching an empty police vehicle. Lawyers Urooj Rahman and Colinford Mattis stand accused of throwing a […]

Crime

Urooj Rahman: Molotov-lobbing attorney

June 12, 2020 Unlisted Author  

(IPT) The New York media is titillated, mystified and horrified all at the same time. Why did two seemingly promising young lawyers allegedly carry out a Molotov cocktail attack on [a] New York Police Department police car? How is it possible that […]

Crime

Former Obama intelligence official helps secure bail for Molotov cocktail-throwing NYC lawyer Former official said alleged firebomber is her 'best friend'

June 3, 2020 Brent Scher  

(Free Beacon) A former Obama administration intelligence official who worked in both the Departments of State and Defense has guaranteed bail for a human rights lawyer accused of firebombing a police vehicle in New York City. The former official, Salmah Rizvi, told […]

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