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Crime and Justice News
Nov 20, 20242 min read
How The FBI Ensnared Jackson City Leaders In Bribery Investigation
City Council member Virgi Lindsay and Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens agreed to meet with two men claiming to be out-of-state...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba Indicted In Corruption Probe
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, who leads Mississippi’s largest and capital city, confirmed Wednesday he has been indicted by a...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 6, 20241 min read
'Fat Leonard' Gets 15-Year Term In $35M Navy Bribery Scheme
Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard" Francis was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday for bribing U.S. Navy officers and fleecing $35 million...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 15, 20242 min read
Former Indiana Sheriff Gets 15-Year Term In Plea Deal
Former Clark County, Ind., Sheriff and longtime Republican operative Jamey Noel could spend upwards of a decade in prison after a judge...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 9, 20242 min read
Jury Selection Begins In Ex-IL House Speaker's Corruption Trial
Jury selection begins Wednesday in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the longest-serving...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 9, 20242 min read
Eric Adams’s Ex-Aide Accused of Destroying Evidence
A former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams allegedly destroyed evidence and coerced witnesses to lie to law enforcement officers...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 1, 20242 min read
NYC's Adams Denies Involvement In Quid-Pro-Quo Bribery Scheme
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is seeking to dismiss the bribery charges against him. His attorney, Alex Spiro, held a press conference...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 28, 20242 min read
NYC Mayor Adams Defense, So Far: Blame Prosecutors, Politics
For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his administration. Not anymore. As...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 26, 20242 min read
NYC Mayor Adams Charged In Five Federal Bribery, Fraud Counts
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on five federal charges of bribery, fraud and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations....
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 26, 20241 min read
Ex-Prosecutor Accused of Bribery Dies By Suicide During FBI Raid
A former prosecutor and retired judge from New York died by suicide on Tuesday amid an exchange of gunfire with the FBI as agents arrived...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 17, 20242 min read
New York Fire Chiefs Charged In Bribery Scheme
Federal authorities arrested two New York City Fire Department (FDNY) chiefs in a corruption scheme, alleging they took at least $190,000...
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Crime and Justice News
May 16, 20242 min read
Sen. Mendendez Corruption Defense: His Wife Concealed Bribes
The defense in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is blaming everything on his wife and demanding a mistrial, reports the...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 26, 20241 min read
Former Ohio House Speaker Indicted On 10 More Felony Charges
Imprisoned former Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives Larry Householder was indicted on 10 more state felony charges on...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 31, 20242 min read
Massachusetts State Troopers Arrested For Taking Bribes For Commercial Drivers Licenses
Two current and two former Massachusetts State Police troopers were among six people charged Tuesday in a scheme to allegedly take bribes...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 22, 20232 min read
Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Council Dean Burke Of Corruption
Chicago history books will remember Edward Burke as the dean of the City Council, a storyteller armed with tales of yore, a judge maker...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 3, 20231 min read
Feds Probe NYC Mayor Adams' Donations From Turkey
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is under investigation by federal prosecutors and the FBI for public corruption, the New York Times...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Menendez Case Confronts Court's Tighter Definition of Corruption
After the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan announced corruption charges last Friday against Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, the veteran...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 23, 20231 min read
Sen. Menendez Case Focuses On NJ Real Estate Developer Daibes
In 2020, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) met with Philip Sellinger, a private practice lawyer and former fundraiser for the senator, to assess...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 22, 20231 min read
Sen. Robert Menendez Charged In New Federal Corruption Indictment
Concluding a lengthy federal investigation in Manhattan, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) who chairs the Foreign Relations Committee, has...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 13, 20231 min read
Former NYC Official Faces Charges Over Gambling, Real Estate Deal
Eric Ulrich, the former New York City Buildings Commissioner, is facing indictment on charges related to illegal gambling and a deal with...
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