Press Release re: Leor Kweller Dismissal of Charges

By Elena Fast
Criminal defense attorney and former Kings County felony prosecutor

Justice triumphed on May 31, 2023 as Hon. Judge Carol Cocchiola of Broome County Court dismissed all charges against Leor Kweller. 

From day one, Mr. Kweller has adamantly denied the allegations and maintained his innocence. The charges against our client were initiated before a thorough investigation was finished, and should never have been filed.

The unrelenting and thorough defense investigation confirmed that our client was legally and factually innocent. As we have argued in the Defense Omnibus Motion, the law, facts, truth and justice required a complete dismissal of all charges. 

We are immensely grateful that the Court carefully reviewed the law and the facts and prevented a miscarriage of justice.    

The Defense team included Elena Fast and Michael Perkins of The Fast Law Firm, P.C. Andrea Zellan of Brafman & Associates, P.C., and Herman Weisberg of Sage Intelligence.  

About the Author

Elena Fast is a New York criminal defense attorney and the Founding and Managing Partner of The Fast Law Firm, P.C. She spent six years as a felony prosecutor at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, has tried more than 25 federal and state cases to verdict as lead counsel, and has made more than 200 grand jury presentations. She is admitted in New York, New Jersey, the U.S. Supreme Court, four federal circuit courts of appeals, and federal district courts in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, and Texas. She is fluent in Russian. Read her full bio.