Monthly Archives: January 2012

Second Mistrial Declared In FCPA Sting Case In D.C.

A judge Tuesday afternoon declared a mistrial in a high-profile foreign bribery prosecution in Washington, dealing another setback for the Justice Department as the jurors in the case overwhelmingly supported not guilty verdicts for several defendants. The jurors deliberated for … Continue reading

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East Haven Police Chief Retiring After Charges for Officers

Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. of East Haven, Conn., left, on Monday announcing the retirement of the town’s police chief, Leonard Gallo, effective Friday. With him were Joseph Zullo, the town attorney, center, and Jonathan J. Einhorn, Mr. Gallo’s lawyer. The … Continue reading

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Four Connecticut Police Officers Charged with Civil Rights Offenses

New York FBI Assistant Director in Charge Janice K. Fedarcyk, center, is joined by U.S. Attorney David B. Fein, left, and Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez at a press conference in Bridgeport. A federal grand jury in Bridgeport indicted … Continue reading

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Honduras becomes murder capital of the world

Sitting in the plant-filled patio of his home outside the capital, anti-corruption crusader Gustavo Alfredo Landaverde uttered what few people have the courage to say out loud in this poor Central American nation: “We are rotten to the core,” he … Continue reading

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Supreme Court: Warrants needed in GPS tracking

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must obtain a search warrant before using a GPS device to track criminal suspects. But the justices left for another day larger questions about how technology has altered a person’s expectation of privacy.Justice Antonin … Continue reading

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Former CIA Officer John Kiriakou Charged with Disclosing Covert Officer’s Identity and Other Classified Information to Journalists and Lying to CIA’s Publications Review Board

Investigation Involving Photos Seized from Guantanamo Detainees Concludes No Criminal Violations by Defense Team; Rather, Classified Information Kiriakou Allegedly Illegally Disclosed to a Journalist Was Provided by the Journalist to a Defense Investigator ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former CIA officer, … Continue reading

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Appeals Court Rules Against DEA Agent

DEA Agent Lee Paige was pegged as being somewhat of a loser when a video began circulating of him shooting himself while demonstrating how to use a gun in 2004 in front  Florida school-aged  children. Now Gosh Darn it, the … Continue reading

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Toronto police corruption case outlined by prosecutor

This photo entered into evidence on Monday shows Christopher Quigley after his altercation with police in 1998. (Submitted by Christopher Quigley) Massive Toronto police corruption trial begins Police corruption trial begins2:21 The cast of characters John Schertzer: 54, detective sergeant in … Continue reading

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7 cleared of drug charges from raid at Ferndale marijuana dispensary

Defense attorneys hailed Wednesday’s decision by an Oakland County judge to dismiss drug conspiracy charges against seven people arrested during a controversial 2010 raid on a Ferndale medical marijuana dispensary. Judge Daniel O’Brien dismissed the charges against the seven, all … Continue reading

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Miami grand jury employee charged with tipping off targeted drug ring

A legal assistant for federal prosecutors in Miami was arrested Friday along with eight other Floridians on drug conspiracy charges. But the allegations against Tamika Jasper-Barbary went beyond narcotics trafficking. Jasper-Barbary, who worked with grand juries impaneled by the U.S. … Continue reading

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