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  • by david hall
'He was acting like a bribed man' — closing arguments in NJ Sen. Menendez 'gold bar' trial

The prosecution's closing statements are expected to continue Tuesday.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Prosecutors tried to bolster Chicago police corruption case by citing broader misconduct but won't file more charges

Officer Daniel Fair already was facing felony charges accusing him of lying about a gun arrest when the Civilian Office of Police Accountability found that he and other tactical officers also lied about other gun seizures. Now, a judge has rejected prosecutors’ bid to cite those new accusations in…

starting-over
  • by david hall
Gun rights should not outweigh our right to life

In our heavily armed society, children and seniors are particularly vulnerable.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Ex-Ald. Edward M. Burke used Catholic card in bid to soften sentence in corruption case

It's unclear whether Catholic figures appealing for leniency in letters to the judge affected the two-year sentence given to Burke. But priests, nuns and lay church leaders went to bat heavy for him — after years of the ex-alderman funneling campaign cash to Catholic causes.