'Voter Fraud Is Real,' Abbott Says, Citing Houston Judicial Race
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott cited what he viewed as a prime example of voter fraud in a Houston-area judicial race after a new election was...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 30, 2023
- 2 min
Grand Jury Indicts AZ Officials For Refusal To Canvass Election Results
Officials in a rural Arizona county who delayed canvassing the 2022 general election results have been criminally charged. A grand jury...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 11, 2023
- 2 min
Santos Will Fight 'Witch Hunt' Against Him, Run For Re-Election
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges of wire fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds....
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 9, 2023
- 2 min
How Arizona County Spent $665K Enforcing Election Laws
While activists staked out a Phoenix ballot drop box last year, toting guns and dressed in tactical gear, law enforcement officers found...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 19, 2023
- 2 min
Prosecutors: NM Man Who Led Dems' Home Shootings Is A Danger
Prosecutors say Solomon Peña, a failed GOP candidate accused of orchestrating a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of Democratic...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 17, 2023
- 2 min
NM GOP Candidate Arrested For Drive-By Shootings At Dems' Homes
A former Republican candidate for the New Mexico state legislature was arrested Monday for his suspected involvement in a string of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 29, 2022
- 1 min
Santos Under Criminal Probes For An Embellished Resume, Finances
A New York state district attorney is looking into Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY) after he admitted "embellishing parts of his resume,"...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Did Media, Republicans Overrate Crime Issue In 2022 Campaigns?
In the weeks leading up to Election Day this year, the media were awash with stories on how Republicans were using attacks on crime to...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Criminal Probe Urged Of Statements by Rep.-Elect George Santos
House Rep.-elect George Santos, who won an open New York seat in November, says he will address questions after Christmas about his...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min
Defendants In FL Voter Fraud Cases May Avoid Punishment
Florida officials announced in August that were charging 20 people with alleged voter fraud, reports NPR. A statewide prosecutor secured...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 28, 2022
- 2 min
GOP Crime Campaign Resonated in NY As Dem Messaging On Bail Failed
New York Democrats knew Republicans would hammer them over public safety during the midterm election campaigns. They expected messaging...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 27, 2022
- 2 min
Voter Fraud Investigators Find No Systemic Problems In Midterms
State law enforcement units created after the 2020 presidential election to investigate voter fraud are looking into scattered complaints...
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By Ted Gest
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Elections Not Harbinger Of Major Criminal Justice Changes
Last week's elections do not appear to signal a significant shift in U.S. criminal justice policies, a convention of criminologists was...
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By Samia Salahi
- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
A Republican Wins The Prosecutor Race in Democrat-Leaning Phoenix
In the 2022 midterm election campaigns, many Republicans seized on the crime issue to capitalize on public fears and blame Democrats for...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
'National Politics on Crime Are Changing,' Vera Leaders Say
Democrats bucked historic trends at the polls this week on issues of crime and safety. Voters overwhelmingly saw through the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 10, 2022
- 2 min
Crime, Abortion Major Topics In State Attorney General Races
The turbulent politics of the midterm elections played out in state attorneys general contests races that had been defined by intense...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
Digital Interference Didn’t Occur in Midterm Elections, Experts Say
No instances of digital interference are known to have affected the counting of the midterm vote after a tense Election Day in which...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 9, 2022
- 1 min
Reform Prosecutors Win In Minnesota, Iowa, Texas
Back in 2019, Mary Moriarty, chief public defender of Minnesota’s Hennepin County, reviewed arrests by the Minneapolis police over...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 9, 2022
- 1 min
Few Election Disruptions Despite Far-Right Anticipation
While there were reports of election delays, glitches and disinformation in some swing states — Arizona in particular — that could loom...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
Democrats Play Defense On Crime Policy, Lacking Clear Message
Some things about elections are easy to predict, such as Republicans attacking Democrats on crime. Yet Democrats seem to have no answer...
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