DeLaughter to Report to Federal Prison
Bobby DeLaughter, a former judge and prosecutor who helped convict the killer of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, was expected to report to prison Monday for lying to FBI agents investigating judicial corruption. In July, DeLaughter stepped down as a Hinds County circuit judge and pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice. The Clarion Ledger reported [...]
Feds Credit Man Facing Prison in Corruption Case
Federal prosecutors have recommended a maximum sentence of eleven months for the sludge-company rep responsible for exposing corruption in the Detroit government. Jim Rosendall is due in court in Detroit on November 30th. He worked for Synagro Technologies in Houston, and helped it win a contract to recycle treated waste. Rosendall admitted to approving bribes [...]
Ex-Politician’s Corruption Case Wraps Up
The corruption case of Joseph Bruno, the former New York Senate Republican leader, has gone to the jury. The jury will be deciding whether Bruno used his power for personal gain, and whether he misrepresented his sideline business dealing. Prosecutors have alleged that the ex-majority leader used his influence to earn over three million dollars [...]
Ex-NYC Cop Plans Guilty Plea
Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik plans to plead guilty just days before beginning a series of trials. A person close to the case said that Kerik is expected to enter a guilty plea that would resolve three pending federal criminal trials in which he has been indicted with corruption, tax fraud, and lying [...]
Pa. High Court Dismisses Juvenile Convictions
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has dismissed thousands of juvenile convictions issued by a judge involved in a corruption scandal. The convictions were thrown out because the juveniles on trial did not get fair hearings, officials said Tuesday. More than five years’ worth of cases were thrown out, all of which were heard by disgraced [...]
Kentucky Govt. Group Spends on Booze, Strippers
An audit found that a Kentucky government group spent millions of dollars on alcohol, sports tickets, strippers, and other concerning expenses over the last three years. The Kentucky Association of Counties is a nonprofit group, funded primarily by public money that is intended to advocate for the state’s hundred and twenty counties. A report released [...]
Suspected Spy Pleaded to Overbilling Govt.
Court records show that a former government scientist who was accused of espionage last week pleaded guilty to overbilling NASA and the Department of Defense. The overbilling amounted to roughly $265,000. The plea was entered by fifty-two-year-old Stewart Nozette in early January of 2009. According to government officials, the documents were sealed because Nozette was [...]