NYPD Besnik Llakatura extortion and brandishing a firearm
Staten Island cop and friend who fatally stabbed man last year are accused of shaking down Queens restaurateur | SILive.com
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P.O. Besnik Llakatura Collared
NYPD officer arrested on extortion charges
By Unnamed Author(s) — Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013 ‘WABC Eyewitness News’ / New York, NY
NEW YORK (WABC) -- An NYPD officerwas arrested Tuesday on charges of helpingtwo career criminals extort a restaurant owner in Astoria, Queens.
34 year old officer Besnik Llakatura was taken into custody at his Staten Island home.
He was charged with extortion and brandishing a firearm in relation to extortion.
He will appear in federal court in Downtown Brooklyn Tuesday.
Llakatura allegedly helped two career criminals shake down a restaurant owner for $24,000 in Astoria, Queens, in exchange for being permitted to operate in "their" neighborhood.
The two men who "claimed" the neighborhood were also taken into custody.
33 year old Denis Nikolla of Brooklyn and 37 year old Redniel Dervishaj of Queens will also appear in federal court.
Authorities say the restaurant owner went to Llakatura looking for help, but instead he told the business owner to pay.
Both Nikolla and Dervishaj have prior arrests, Nikolla for promoting prostitution, and Dervishaj for burglary.
Federal authorities are also looking into whether Dervishaj was in the country illegally.
Dervishaj was accused in February in the fatal stabbing of Antonio Lacertosa, a groom-to-be, during his Staten Island engagement party.
A grand jury later determined that Dervishaj was acting in self defense.
