Immigrant Leaders on Long Island Relieved at Guilty Verdict in Lucero Case
There had been concern that a predominantly white jury might free 19-year old Jeffrey Conroy in the hate crime that took the life of Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero.
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Report: Suffolk County Bred "Climate of Fear" for Latino Immigrants Over the Last Decade
(*Post updated below.) Suffolk County, N.Y., the suburban Long Island area where a gang of teenagers — most of them white — are accused of killing Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero last November, is described as a veritable hell for Latino…
Teenagers Charged In Hispanic Man's Death Accused Of At Least Eight Other Attacks On Latinos
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor The Long Island youths accused of killing Ecuadoran immigrant Marcelo Lucero in Patchogue in November had been attacking Hispanics in the area for a year, authorities say. “They engaged in a regular and violent…