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Feds Move to Silence Iraq War Whistleblower
Iraq War whistleblower, Paul Bergrin, 59, has been moved by the federal Bureau of Prisons to the highly restrictive Communication Management Unit (CMU) at Terre Haute, IN. Bergrin is currently serving...
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Silk Road Founder Faces Draconian Sentence
2015-02-09 12:00:00San Francisco native Ross William Ulbricht, 30, was convicted on February 4, 2015 on charges stemming from the creation of Silk Road, the multimillion dollar, bitcoin denominated...
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Fed Prosecutor, ATF Agent Targets of Federal Investigation
An investigation into misdeeds stemming from an amorous affair between a federal prosecutor and an Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agent has begun in the Southern District of Georgia. The matter...
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New Phony Terror Case Follows Well Worn Path
On January 14, 2015, a variety of news organizations trumpeted the latest “victory” in the war on terror. “Ohio Man Arrested for Alleged ISIS-Inspired Plot on US Capitol, FBI Says” proclaimed one...
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Police Enabled by Prosecutors in Systematic Abuse
The American criminal justice system currently holds the world’s largest population of incarcerated people, approximately 2.3 million at last count. It is a system that has people serving life...
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If Only Darren Wilson Were a Ham Sandwich
Prosecutors in the U.S. routinely brag about being able to indict a “ham sandwich,” so the failure of a St. Louis County grand jury to indict Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson begs some...
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Obama’s New Attorney General: Expect More of the Same
President Obama has selected Loretta Lynch to replace outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder. Many view Lynch as a “safe,” non-controversial choice whose main appeal may be her ability to be confirmed...
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Holder's Broad Review Excludes Prosecutors
United States Attorney General Eric Holder has announced his intention to “broadly review” police tactics. The stated intention may be noble, but Holder has amassed a lengthy track record of empty...
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Federal Prosecutors Continue to Defy Holder
Rule changes in any game can be problematic as they often inject a heightened sense of difficulty when measuring individual statistical achievements. A significant revision can throw once orderly...
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When Federal Judicial and Prosecutorial Misconduct Meet
The conviction rate in U.S. federal courts currently stands at an incredible 99%, something akin to what one might expect to find in a third world banana republic or hardline authoritarian...
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Feds Finally Admit it, Publicity Drives Prosecutions
The story came and went with little fanfare, but on July 14, 2014, Citigroup agreed to settle allegations stemming from its role in the mortgage crisis for $7 billion. The Department of Justice (DOJ)...
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Nagin Hammered in the Big Easy
On July 9, 2014, former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. While not as lengthy a term as many had expected, it was nonetheless a significant sentence. Nagin, 58,...
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Iraq: Another False Prosecution
Recent events in Iraq demonstrate that wars, like people, are often prosecuted for reasons that have no logical connection to the official explanations offered. In the case of Iraq, various false...
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Kerry’s Advice to Snowden: “Man Up”
In the wake of an NBC interview with National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden, Secretary of State John Kerry has stated that Snowden should “man up” and “trust the American system of...
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The Pathology of Prosecution: a Broken System of Justice
"It is the invariable habit of bureaucracies, at all times and everywhere, to assume... that every citizen is a criminal. Their one apparent purpose, pursued with a relentless and furious diligence, is...
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How Many Convicted Felons are there in the U.S?
A good friend who knows that I regularly write on criminal justice issues recently sent me an email inquiring as to how many convicted felons there are in the U.S. I expected the answer to be readily...
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The Pretense of Protection
In the wake of 9/11 there has been on ongoing massive buildup and militarization of local police departments, ostensibly for the purpose of protecting the public. Recent high profile incidents of...
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Holder Calls for Sentencing Reform, Maybe
2014-03-18 11:00:00U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has endorsed a proposal that would result in shorter prison sentences for many nonviolent drug offenders, saying the change would rein in runaway...
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Recent Cases Highlight Rampant Prosecutorial Misconduct
The conviction rate in U.S. federal courts now exceeds an incredible 99%, something more akin to what one would expect in a Third World dictatorship or banana republic. The largely pre-ordained...
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The Sociopathy of Chris Christie
The current scandals swirling around New Jersey Governor Chris Christie offer an interesting insight into a particular type of sociopathy, one that Christie has displayed since his days as a U.S....
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