November 2009 Issue:
Innocent Man Shares His Story of 18 Years On Death Row »
On October 13, 45 year old John Thompson shared the story of his 18 years on death row to an audience of about 600 people at Manchester University. Two unrelated crimes in 1984 drastically altered the course of Thompsons life in a way no one could have expected. On [Read More]
- Defendants’ Identities Used to Commit Fraud
- Loophole May Free Dozens of Inmates
- Nevada Correctional Officer Arrested for Armed Robbery
- Verdicts and Settlements
- Law Enforcement Agencies To Pay for Alleged False Claims
- Former County Detention Center Employees Sentenced
- La Familia Cartel Members and Associates Arrested
- Felony Franks
- Former Drug Task Force Analyst Pleads Guilty To Harassment
- Mentally Ill Prisoner Seriously Injured In Confrontation with Guards
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Innocence
Fernando Bermudez Free; Spent 17 Years In Jail For Murder He Didn’t »
NEW YORK — A prison system official says a New York City man is free after spending nearly two decades behind bars for murder before a judge declared [Read More]
On the Light Side
Tom DiCaudo, attorney for Chetania Davis, said his client was only defending herself when she snatched a stiletto heel from a fellow exotic dancer [...]
It's fair to say that Anthony Carrazco probably isn't the best salesman. The 19-year-old was arrested after allegedly trying to sell marijuana [...]
Island Records executive James A. Roppo is being charged with felony assault charges in district court in Hempstead over Twitter. The record [...]
Drug Reform
N.J. drug sentencing reform: Jail »
It is easy to trash politicians, and very often they deserve it. But let’s also mark the moments when they do the right thing, even at their own political peril. Yesterday, we saw that noble side of the profession in Trenton, of all places. Members of the Senate [Read More]
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Former Memphis Police Officer Convicted of Excessive Force
WASHINGTON—Isaac White, formerly an officer with the Memphis Police Department, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Memphis, Tenn., to using excessive force and causing bodily injury. White faces up to 10 years in prison for the civil rights violation. White, 29, admitted in court that on Nov. 1, 2008, he struck a handcuffed arrestee [...]
The law professor and the pardon power
On Wednesday, President Obama will issue the White House's standard hokey pardon of a Thanksgiving turkey. It goes with the job. That's good news for the lucky turkey, but not much help for the many nonviolent first offenders languishing in federal prisons because, nine months into office, Obama has yet to exercise his presidential pardon [...]
MSNBC’s prison-reality show and the death of a pedophile
Ronald Ferguson, 50, beaten to death at Territorial prison last week. Lockup, MSNBC's voyeuristic peek at life inside America's nastiest prisons, launched its new season Sunday night with some cell floodings and tough talk by thick-necked inmates at Colorado's own Limon Correctional Facility. This season (titled "Extended Stay: Colorado") [...]
Chinese police jailed in torture case
BEIJING — Four Chinese police officers were jailed for less than three years for torturing a high school student who later died, state media said, in a verdict that sparked anger Wednesday on the Chinese Internet. The officers, who included a former county-level police head, received terms of from one to two-and-a-half years following the [...]
Tumwater, Washington Man Indicted in Connection with Comcast Hacking
Tumwater, Washington Man Indicted in Connection with Comcast Hacking Defendant and Two Others Accused of Disrupting Comcast Service in May 2008 JAMES ROBERT BLACK, JR., a.k.a. ‘Defiant’, 20, of Tumwater, Washington will make his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Tacoma tomorrow, November 24, 2009, on an indictment from the [...]
Eighteen Charged Following Multi-Year Fraud Investigation
Eighteen Charged Following Multi-Year Fraud Investigation Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced that a federal grand jury returned a 23-count indictment charging 18 defendants with violating federal laws following a multi-year investigation into fraud relating to identification [...]
Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Investor Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme PHOENIX—Brandon Azadegan, 29, of Phoenix, was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison for an April 2009 conviction for his role as an investor selling four homes to a straw buyer. Azadegan pleaded guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and one count [...]
Phoenix Man Sentenced to 20 Years
Phoenix Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Second Degree Murder PHOENIX—Augustine Bernal Thomas, 37, of Phoenix, was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell. Thomas pleaded guilty on August 20, 2009, to Second Degree Murder. Co-defendant Joshua Phillips pleaded guilty to the same offense [...]
Probation Officer Sentenced in Charge-Fixing Extortion Scheme
ATLANTA, GA—KEITH L. HUGHES, 39, of Covington, Georgia, the former Coordinator of the DeKalb County Office of Pretrial Services, and NATALIE NICOLE DUNN, 33, of Ellenwood, Georgia, a former DeKalb County State Court Probation Officer, were sentenced today by United States District Judge William S. Duffey, Jr., with each defendant convicted on [...]
Multi-Million Dollar Drug Money Laundering and Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
Jeffrey H. Sloman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Daniel W. Auer, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Division, John Timoney, Chief, City of Miami Police Department, and James K. [...]
