Tag: Abuse of State Power

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Abuse of State PowerOct 28, 2011

Ticket Fixing Scandal: Accused NYPD Officers Put Thousands of Criminal Cases in Jeopardy

Thousands of criminal cases could be in trouble in the Bronx – an unprecedented headache for prosecutors due to the ticket-fixing scandal. A Daily...

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Abuse of State PowerOct 27, 2011

Federal Judge Denies City’s Request to Delay Creating A New FDNY Firefighter Entrance Examination

A federal judge denied the city’s request for an extension to create a new Fire Department entrance exam that doesn’t discriminate against minority-group candidates....

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Abuse of State PowerOct 25, 2011

NYPD Cops Arrested for Trafficking Firearms, Cigarettes and Gambling Devices

Five New York Police Department officers smuggled firearms and slot machines they thought were stolen and some even used bolt cutters to pilfer hundreds...

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Abuse of State PowerOct 23, 2011

NYPD Auto Crime Unit Promotions Rare for Hispanics

Joseph Rivera alleges that Hispanic employees assigned to the Auto Crime Division of the Police Department City of New York aka NYPD were not...

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Abuse of State PowerOct 13, 2011

Is It Time For The Feds To Rein In The NYPD?

When it comes to proactive law enforcement, intelligence and counterterrorism operations, the New York City Police Department – the NYPD – is viewed by...

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Abuse of State PowerOct 10, 2011

NYPD cop sued for sexual harassment files SLAPP suit against accuser for $3M claiming defamation

After being accused of sexual harassment by my client Nelson Fernandez, Deputy Inspector Thomas Connolly files a SLAPP suit aka Strategic Lawsuit Against Public...

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Abuse of State PowerSep 8, 2011

School for scandal

Medgar Evers College is a real-life animal house. The dean of freshman studies said yesterday she was the target of a sexual-harassment campaign. Dean...

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Abuse of State PowerJun 30, 2011

Hempstead Police Official: I’m being forced to quit

Willie R. Dixon, until recently the second-in-command of Hempstead Village’s police department, plans to retire on July 22 — the result, he says, of...

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Abuse of State PowerJun 25, 2011

NYPD Cop Sues Department for $175 Million Dollars

An NYPD officer claims in a lawsuit that he may be forced to retire due to a hand injury he sustained during a brutal...

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