Tag: corruption
9 New York corrections officers and employees charged with smuggling drugs...
“We shouldn’t have to remind public servants that accepting bribes while conducting illegal activity could constitute a federal crime, but when necessary, that’s exactly what we’ll do.”
Second correctional officer pleads guilty to assaulting handcuffed inmate
“Damaging repercussions are felt across our community and beyond whenever a sworn officer violates the civil rights of a person in their charge.”
Former Homeland Security agent arrested for taking bribes from organized crime
After his release from prison, Cisneros was recently charged with conspiracy to commit bribery of a public official, bribery, and 26 counts of money laundering.
Police and bounty hunters sued after raiding wrong home
“If bail bondsman are allowed to do what our local police department can not do—and that is to enter a house without a warrant…from what I’m being told, it could be any house.”
Former California mayor charged in corruption probe
“No one is above the law. Public officials should be working to benefit the people, not their own bank account.”
Former Atlantic City Mayor sentenced to federal prison
“The mistake that I made is not something that I am proud of. It is something that I’m very ashamed of…I want to apologize to this court for being in front of you when I knew better.”
Former LA City Councilman sentenced to prison for obstructing corruption probe
U.S. District Judge John F. Walter sentenced Englander to 14 months in federal prison. The former city councilman was also ordered to pay a $15,000 fine.
Warning world is on ‘brink of a catastrophic moral failure,’ WHO...
“The price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world's poorest countries.”
Former police officers sentenced to prison for framing innocent man
“These officers shattered the victims’ lives and dishonored the Honolulu Police Department. This community deserved so much better from these officers.”
Former police chief sentenced to prison for stealing nearly $80K in...
“As this case shows, no one is above the law. This office will not allow those who are supposed to protect our community to take advantage of the people of South Carolina.”
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ProPublica’s embrace of large language models echoes what I’ve been saying all along
This distinction between “AI” as a vague, catch-all term and the specific type of advanced pattern-finding model actually at play here matters immensely.
Tesla paid zero federal income tax in 2024 while GOP pushes more corporate tax...
Musk’s trillion-dollar company paid nothing in federal taxes while working Americans foot the bill.
Musk-linked operatives gain access to Social Security Administration, raising fears of data breaches and...
A new investigation reveals that Musk-linked operatives with little government experience have gained access to sensitive Social Security data, raising alarms over potential benefit disruptions, privacy risks, and a broader push to privatize the agency.
Senate Democrats face reckoning over GOP spending bill that hands Trump and Musk unchecked...
Progressives warn that the Republican spending bill would give Trump and Musk sweeping control over federal funds, gut social programs, and set a dangerous precedent—while Senate Democrats waver on whether to fight or fold.
The healthcare system in Cuba
How a tiny island defies U.S. sanctions to lead in healthcare.