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IL State's Attorney Dismisses 18 Convictions Involving Former Chicago Sergeant

It comes two months after lawyers for the 15 men filed a joint petition seeking to overturn a total of 18 criminal drug convictions, alleging that Watts and his crew framed all of them between 2003 and 2008. Watts and an officer under his command were sent to federal prison in 2013.

November 16, 2017

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Feds Indict Philadelphia Officer in Corruption Case Against Baltimore PD Unit

A Philadelphia police officer was arrested Tuesday on federal drug charges and accused of conspiring with a Baltimore detective to sell cocaine and heroin seized from the streets.

November 14, 2017

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Former Sheriff Lee Baca Wants His Trial Moved From L.A. County

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said in court documents he wants his case to be heard by a different judge in either Orange or Riverside County because he doesn't believe he'll get a fair trial.

October 5, 2016

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Former L.A. County Undersheriff Sentenced to 5 Years for Obstruction of Justice

Former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka was sentenced to five years in federal prison Monday after being found guilty in his corruption trial.

June 27, 2016

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Former Wisconsin DARE Officer Gets 2 Years in Prison for Stealing from Program

A former Brown County, WI, DARE officer Kevin Vanden Heuvel grew so accustomed to the money he was stealing from the program that he volunteered to keep working for the program after his retirement.

June 23, 2016

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Former L.A. Sheriff Diagnosed With Alzheimer's, Still Faces 6 Months in Prison

Former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease, according to court documents filed Monday.

June 21, 2016

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Two High-Ranking NYPD Officers Stripped of Guns and Badges Amid FBI Probe

Two high-ranking NYPD officials have been stripped of their guns and badges amid an FBI probe of suspected corruption in the department.

April 7, 2016

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Video: Ex-Los Angeles Undersheriff Found Guilty In Corruption Trial

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Undersheriff Paul Tanaka was convicted in connection with a sweeping, federal civil rights investigation of corruption and deputy-on-inmate abuse inside the jail system, which is run by the LASD.

April 6, 2016

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Ex-Los Angeles Undersheriff Found Guilty In Corruption Trial

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Undersheriff Paul Tanaka was convicted in connection with a sweeping, federal civil rights investigation of corruption and deputy-on-inmate abuse inside the jail system, which is run by the LASD. More Here.

April 6, 2016

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Louisiana Sheriff’s Deputies Raid Police Department, Find Money and Drugs Missing

The sheriff said his agency’s undercover drug investigations in the area over the past few years, which have resulted in dozens of arrests, have been hampered by interference from the Grand Isle force.

March 19, 2016

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Win the Trust

No one wanted to be responsible for bringing this terrible betrayal of the public trust to light for fear of being labeled “a snitch.” This has been a pervasive problem in law enforcement all over the country. The culture within many agencies has been one of “loyalty versus integrity,” a perverted view of an “us versus them” philosophy that some call “brothers before others.”

February 11, 2016

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Ex-L.A. County Sheriff to Plead Guilty in Jail Scandal

Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca will plead guilty in a downtown courtroom Wednesday to making a false statement, marking a dramatic turn in the ongoing federal investigation into corruption in the Sheriff's Department.

February 10, 2016