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Queens man gets life in murder-for-hire conspiracy

A Queens man convicted of shooting and killing a Nesconset real estate attorney in a murder-for-hire conspiracy was sentenced Wednesday to spend the remainder of his life behind bars.

Donnell Festus, 25, continued to maintain his innocence Wednesday despite being convicted by a jury of first-degree murder and second-degree murder for killing James DiMartino, 44, in 2008. Though court and police...

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