A daughter of Malcolm X was held in lieu of $100,000 bail last night at her arraignment in Queens Criminal Court for alleged identity theft.
Prosecutors say Malikah Shabazz, 45, rang up $55,000 in charges on the accounts of the widow of one her father’s former bodyguards.
Her lawyer’s motion for her to be placed in protective custody was granted.
Her twin sister, Malaak, was in the courtroom to support Malikah, despite their being on opposite sides of a family feud over their father’s $1.4 million estate and his unpublished writings.
“We love her, no matter what,” Malaak said after the hearing. “Families have ups and downs, but she’s still our sister.”
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