A report from the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics reveals that, as of midyear 2022, while at least 30…
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Three former NYPD cops pleaded guilty to a bribery scheme. Meanwhile, a former New Orleans police officer pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old crime victim.
Charges include some of the first prosecutions in the nation related to a burgeoning new scam involving cardiovascular genetic testing.
The FBI informant program cost taxpayers $548 million over the last decade, unclassified documents show. Individuals who refused to become informants have begun coming forward, detailing harassment from the FBI.
Trump administration officials “significantly underestimated [the zero tolerance policy’s] complexities and demonstrated a deficient understanding of the legal requirements related to the care and custody of separated children,” the IG report said.
President-elect Joe Biden assailed what he described as an unequal justice system reflected in the lenient response to the mostly white rioters who assaulted the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Byung “BJay” Pak, the U.S. Attorney in Atlanta, resigned on Monday after indicating that he would not leave until Inauguration Day. President Donald Trump had referred to a “never-Trumper U.S. Attorney” in a phone call with Georgia’s secretary of state.
The Justice Department plans to resume policing the police in the Biden administration. Reforms started in a Connecticut city during the Obama administration show what can be done with DOJ prodding.
William Barr succeeded in leaving the Attorney General’s office largely on his terms. Analysts say he followed a “maximalist view of executive power” and was untroubled by the perception that he was serving the president’s agenda.
Some liberals say federal appeals judge Merrick Garland is too deferential to law enforcement. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) and former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates get more support.