A Judge has ordered that Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes must be available for deposition by the lawyer of a man who was in prison for 16 years because the prosecution convicted him – allegedly based upon threats made to coerce witnesses to lie at trial. A federal Judge agreed with the allegations enough […]
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Illinois Judge Faces Federal Gun and Drug Charges
Illinois Judge Michael Cook announced his resignation from the bench late last month, days after he was charged with federal heroin and gun offenses. The St. Clair County Circuit Judge, who first became an associate judge in 2007, entered the spotlight last March when fellow Judge Joe Christ died of a cocaine overdose while staying […]
Bucks County Ambulance Driver Charged With DUI After Accident
In Bucks County last month a Newtown Ambulance driver was charged with DUI after getting into a minor accident while transporting a patient. Nicholas White, 30, was driving on Route 1 in Middletown en route to Montgomery Township so the patient could be given a mental health evaluation. Around 4:30 pm, he hit a curb […]
Second Laboratory Employee Charged With Tampering
In 2012, a Department of Public Health state laboratory came under fire after one of its employees, Annie Dookhan, allegedly falsified evidence that was used in drug cases. The investigation into Dookhan led to 534 cases being reviewed and over 300 inmates being released from Massachusetts state prisons. Now another lab, the Massachusetts State Crime […]
Legally Insane Judge Still Holds Her Position
Did you know that in Chicago you don’t have to be sane to be a judge? Even stranger, you can remain a Judge after you have been found to be legally insane. The Honorable Cynthia Brim, who has been diagnosed with a bipolar type of schizoaffective disorder, was charged with misdemeanor battery for shoving a […]
