Trials & Litigation
Jailed Attorney Charged with Assault, Accused of Hogging Copier Before Trial
Things have gone from bad to worse for a New York lawyer scheduled to begin a pro se criminal trial today on charges that he schemed to scam families seeking a baby to adopt.
Already jailed in lieu of $500,000 bail in the Nassau County adoption case, Kevin Cohen allegedly attacked a guard who told him to stop hogging the only copy machine in the law library there and let other inmates have a turn, the New York Law Journal reported.
He is now facing additional charges of assault and obstructing governmental administration.
A Long Island Press article provides further details.
Earlier coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “Lawyer Ran ‘Adoption Ponzi Scheme,’ Prosecutors Say”
