Published 1 year ago

N.Y. lawyer who threw Molotov cocktail during George Floyd protest sentenced to 15 months

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A Brooklyn federal judge on Friday sentenced former lawyer Urooj Rahman to 15 months in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at an empty city police car during the May 2020 protests over George Floyd's death, the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office said.

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N.Y. lawyer who threw Molotov cocktail during George Floyd protest sentenced to 15 months

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Lawyer gets 15 months behind bars for firebombing police car

A New York City attorney has been sentenced to 15 months behind bars for firebombing an empty New York City police vehicle with another lawyer during protests over the murder

1 year ago·United States

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Lawyer gets 15 months behind bars for firebombing police car

A New York City attorney has been sentenced to 15 months behind bars for firebombing an empty New York City police vehicle with another lawyer during protests over the murder of George Floyd

1 year ago·United States

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CNN

Former lawyer who threw a Molotov cocktail at an NYPD vehicle during a police brutality protest has been sentenced to 15 months in prison

A US District Judge has sentenced a former lawyer to 15 months in prison after she made a Molotov cocktail and threw it at an empty New York Police Department vehicle during a anti-Brooklyn police brutality protest in 2020.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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Lawyer gets 15 months behind bars for firebombing police car

By TOM HAYS Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A New York City attorney has been sentenced to 15 months behind bars for firebombing an empty New York City police vehicle with another lawyer during protests over the murder of George Floyd. Before hearing her sentence on Friday, Urooj Rahman asked a judge to spare her prison time and give her a “second chance” to redeem herself for what she called a momentary lapse of judgement. The judge scolded her…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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New York Post

Molotov cocktail-tossing lawyer sentenced to 15 months for torching NYPD car

Urooj Rahman, the former attorney who torched an NYPD police car with a Molotov cocktail at a George Floyd protest in Brooklyn, was sentenced to more than a year in prison Friday.

1 year ago·New York, United States

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