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Former Reserve Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Alerting Drug Dealers to FBI Search Warrant

ATLANTA—Former Clarkston Reserve Police Officer Gabriel Hoskins, 40, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to tipping off two suspected drug dealers that the Federal Bureau of Investigation intended to execute a search warrant on their home. United … Continue reading

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Former Essex County Sheriff’s Officer Indicted for Using Extortion to Help Collect a Debt

ng threats of violence to collect a debt owed to another man, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. A federal grand jury Indictment unsealed today charges John Balsamo, 48, of West Long Branch, New Jersey, with conspiring to collect a … Continue reading

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Wilcox sheriff, son and jailer face additional federal civil rights charges

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department, along with U.S. Attorney Michael J. Moore, Middle District of Georgia, today announced that a grand jury returned a superseding indictment against former Wilcox County Sheriff Stacy Bloodsworth; his son, Austin Bloodsworth; and former Wilcox … Continue reading

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Authorities: Ex-judge in TN faces federal charges in ongoing investigation into pill addiction

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A former Tennessee judge who authorities say was addicted to prescription painkillers has been indicted on federal charges that he did not report the commission of a felony. The U.S. attorney’s office in Knoxville said in a … Continue reading

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Former magistrate sues Cline, sheriff, other officials

DURHAM – A magistrate who resigned last year has sued three former or current members of the Durham County Sheriff’s Office, former District Attorney Tracey Cline and several other officials, alleging that they worked improperly to force him from office. … Continue reading

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Charges dropped in Grayslake drug conspiracy

Drug charges against the second of three brothers accused of running a drug ring out of two family-owned Lake County restaurants has been dropped, authorities said. The case against Jack Papandreou of Waukegan was dismissed Friday due to a lack … Continue reading

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Marissa Alexander Sentenced: Florida Mom Who Shot At Abusive Husband Gets 20 Years In Prison

Marissa Alexander, the 31-year-old Florida woman who fired what her family calls a warning shot at her abusive husband, was sentenced Friday morning to 20 years in prison. Alexander was convicted of three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly … Continue reading

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Ex-Newark police officer convicted of corruption, but may avoid jail time

NEWARK — Former Newark Police Officer Darious Smith had just been convicted of plotting with colleagues to steal cash, narcotics and weapons from drug dealers. But the expression on his face today didn’t tell the story of a man now staring at a … Continue reading

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Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences Controversial in US

Federal prosecutors call mandatory minimum sentences one of their best tools in the war against illegal drugs.  The sentences usually call for years of prison time depending on the quantity and type of drugs.  Critics argue that such sentences take … Continue reading

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Former NPD Officer Found Guilty of Shaking Down Dealers

Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa has announced that a former Newark police officer was convicted at trial today of official misconduct for conspiring with other officers to steal cash, drugs and weapons from suspected drug dealers and others. Darius Smith, … Continue reading

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