Venezuela is governed not only by a brutal dictatorship, but by a band of depraved criminals who have enriched themselves in part by stealing money intended to buy food for hungry children.
That amounts to a life sentence for Gerald Goines, who instigated the no-knock raid that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas by falsely accusing them of selling heroin.
Similar scandals across the country suggest the problem is widespread.
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The New York City Council takes up the mayor's City of Yes for Housing Opportunity reform package the same day Adams is indicted on federal corruption charges.
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The jury accepted the prosecution's argument that Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas died because of Gerald Goines' fraudulent search warrant affidavit.
But for Gerald Goines' lies on a search warrant affidavit, prosecutors argued, Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas would still be alive.
But for a disastrous raid, narcotics officer Gerald Goines would have been free to continue framing people he thought were guilty.
Former narcotics officer Gerald Goines faces two murder charges for instigating the home invasion that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas.
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Bob Menendez’s bribery scandal was straight out of a mafia show.
George Norcross III's alleged actions are almost cartoonishly corrupt. But for economic development programs, it's not too far off from business as usual.
Staff shortages and chronic corruption have plagued the Bureau of Prisons for years, exposing inmates to abuse and whistleblowers to retaliation.
Prosecutor Ralph Petty was also employed as a law clerk—by the same judges he argued before.
The victims received no restitution payment.
A bill backed by the Conference of Mayors would let courts issue restraining orders when people “harass” officials with information requests.
Private unions have every right to exist, but that doesn't mean they're actually beneficial on net.
In 2022, police received a tip that officers were getting paid to make DWI cases disappear—the same allegation that prompted FBI raids in January.
Harold Medina, who severely injured a driver while fleeing a gunman, ordered a thorough investigation of his own conduct.
Democratic Party bosses in the Garden State say that a court order to design better ballots will make it harder to tell voters what to do.
The race to replace accused bribe-taker Sen. Bob Menendez could bring an end to one of the state's most egregious political practices.
"There is a much bigger story here," the officer's lawyer says. "It goes outward and upward."
All too often, admission is only open to students whose families can afford a home inside the districts’ boundaries or pay transfer student tuition.
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina, who promised to "get to the bottom of this," is himself the subject of an internal investigation after broadsiding a car last month.
"Nobody's ever reported that to me," Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said after his deputies admitted to brutalizing innocent people.
Probably because Greg Flynn, who operates 24 of the bakery cafes in California, is a longtime friend of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
El Salvador stands at a crossroads between popular sentiment and adherence to constitutional principles.
The scandal has resulted in the dismissal of some 200 DWI cases, an internal probe, and an FBI investigation.
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The new libertarian president believes in free markets and the rule of law. When people have those things, prosperity happens.
Since leaving Houston, Art Acevedo has bounced from job to job, continuing a spotty career marred by scandal.
Few doubt the right of Guatemalans to protest. The challenge arises when protests exact a heavy toll on the well-being of its citizens.
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When talking heads say “no evidence,” they mean “no smoking-gun proof.”
The investigation could look into "allegations of abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption" related to the president's involvement in his son's foreign business dealings.
The next presidential election may be between the two men. Can't we do better?
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Out with the old corruption and in with fresh scandals.
The 2013 bankruptcy filing didn't make the city more prosperous, more functional, or less corrupt.
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City Councilmember Curren Price is indicted for steering favors to affordable housing developers who were bribing his wife.
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