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Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement

Queens DA Throws Out 60 Convictions Because of Lying Cops

NYPD bad actors strike again and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz is not letting them slide.

By

Keith Reed

Published

November 10, 2021
How Much Does Undermining Public Faith in Police Cost?

When ex-New York City Police Detective Kevin Desormeau appeared before a judge this week, he had already been convicted of lying under oath. On Wednesday, in state Supreme Court in Queens, N.Y., Justice Michael Aloise scolded Desormeau, a once-decorated investigator, for undermining public trust in his fellow officers. “It helps feed the false narrative that…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

April 5, 2018