Daily News | Philly sheriff’s top legal adviser has been moonlighting as a criminal defense lawyer
Last summer, Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal put out a news release touting the success of “Operation Priority Takedown,” a“We are facing an unprecedented surge in gun violence,” she said. “We are working diligently to take criminals off the streets.”
employees and a $26 million budget. The office primarily serves warrants, transports prisoners, handles security in court buildings, and administers auctions of foreclosed real estate for the city. Roiphe said any scenario in which a lawyer working for a law enforcement agency is defending alleged criminals is rife with possible conflicts and has “a lot of potential for abuse.”
Then there is the obvious question: How and why does one of the city’s highest-paid employees juggle an outside caseload while working a full-time job? In January 2022, El-Shabazz entered an appearance in another gun case being prosecuted by the Philly DA’s Office. In December, a new lawyer took over the case, Qawi Abdul-Rahman. Abdul-Rahman’s law office address and phone number are the same as El-Shabazz’s.
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