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Urooj Rahman

Urooj Rahman

Urooj Rahman (born 1988) is a lawyer from Brooklyn, New York. She is accused of hurling a molotov cocktail at an empty New York City Police Department van outside the 88th Precinct station house in Fort Greene early on Saturday morning May 30, 2020, during the protest of George Floyd in Brooklyn, NY.[1][6]

Education

Rahman attended Fordham University in 2007 - 2011, her field of study was Political science and Government.

She graduated Fordham University School of Law in 2016, her field of study was Law.

She registered as attorney in the New York state, who was admitted to the bar in June 2019 after graduating from Fordham University School of Law.[7][1]

Arrest & charges

Rahman is accused of throwing a molotov cocktail into a New York Police Van during a protest early Saturday morning on May 30, 2020, during a tense confrontation between police and demonstrators near the 88th Precinct station house in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. [1]

The federal prosecutors then charged her with attempting to damage or destroy law-enforcement vehicles.

If convicted she faces a mandatory minimum sentences of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison.[6]

Her bond was set at $250,000 by a magistrate judge and is expected to be released.[8]

References

[1]
Citation Linknypost.comAccused Molotov cocktail hurler is Ivy League-educated lawyer, community board member
Jun 3, 2020, 5:47 AM
[2]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comColinford Mattis to the left, Urooj Rahman to the right
Jun 3, 2020, 5:56 AM
[3]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comUrooj Rahman with the Molotov cocktail
Jun 3, 2020, 5:58 AM
[4]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comUrooj Rahman
Jun 3, 2020, 6:01 AM
[5]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comColinford Mattis (left) and Urooj Rahman
Jun 3, 2020, 6:03 AM
[6]
Citation Linkswarajyamag.comPakistani-American Lawyer Urooj Rahman, Her Accomplice Get Conditional Bail In New York Police Van Firebombing Case
Jun 3, 2020, 6:29 AM
[7]
Citation Linkwww.linkedin.comUrooj R.
Jun 3, 2020, 8:01 AM
[8]
Citation Linklawandcrime.comBarr’s DOJ Says Attorneys Charged in NYPD Molotov Cocktail Attack Are Too Dangerous to Be Released on Bond
Jun 3, 2020, 8:15 AM