![]() | Aleksey Tsvetkov and Leonid (Lenny) Gershman are on trial in Brooklyn federal court for racketeering, extortion, arson, illegal gambling and a host of related charges. Tsvetkov and Gershman are alleged among other crimes to have set fire to a Coney Island Ave. building with children inside on May 2, 2016.![]() | ![]() |
![]() | The government’s star witness, Renat Yusufov, took the stand and fessed up to a life of crime — much of it, he said, in cahoots with Gersham and Tsvetkov. The Russian mobster said the gang pocketed millions of dollars over a 10-year period dealing cocaine in Brooklyn. Wiretapped phone calls prove Gershman and Tsvetkov sold drugs and used violence to extort money from their victims, among other crimes. | ![]() |
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