Judicial corruption and government corruption are in the news daily across America. Unfortunately, most corruption isn’t being reported. Many judges and government officials are dishonest and hide their corrupt practices. Here are some of the Corruption headlines for TODAY…
Nevada Senator John Ensign announced on April 21, 2011 that he will resign amid an ethics investigation, insisting he’s done nothing wrong but saying he could no longer subject his family and constituents to further investigation. The Republican, who is under investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee, announced in March he would not pursue re-election.
A seven-count federal indictment was unsealed April 21, 2011 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia charging a Washington, D.C., criminal defense attorney and two criminal investigators for their alleged roles in a scheme to obstruct an ongoing criminal case, including, among other things, manufacturing evidence and tampering with a witness, announced Assistant … Continue reading District of Columbia Attorney and Investigators Indicted for Alleged Roles in Scheme to Obstruct Justice in Criminal Case
A Multnomah County Oregon jury awarded a 33-year-old woman $82,000 Thursday, saying they wanted to send Portland police a message: Hand over a business card the next time a citizen asks for one. Several jurors who spoke to The Oregonian after the verdict in Multnomah County Circuit Court said police weren’t dealing with an urgent … Continue reading Portland Oregon Jury awards $82,000 after Woman is arrested when asking Police for a Business Card
A former El Paso County Texas elected official and an El Paso attorney were convicted on April 20, 2011 of conspiracy as part of a years-old public corruption investigation. After a 12-day trial, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts against former El Paso County District Clerk Gilbert Sanchez and lawyer Luther Jones, who is a … Continue reading Former El Paso County Texas District Clerk and Lawyer, former County Judge, County Attorney and State Representative Guilty of Conspiracy and Public Corruption
Former Chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Convicted for $2.9 Billion Fraud Scheme That Contributed to the Failure of Colonial Bank Lee Bentley Farkas, the former chairman of a private mortgage lending company, Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), was convicted today for his role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to … Continue reading Former Chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Convicted for $2.9 Billion Fraud Scheme That Contributed to the Failure of Colonial Bank
One county on the edge of the Missouri Ozarks seemed oddly immune to the scourge of methamphetamine ravaging the state, boasting few meth raids or arrests in recent years. Some residents now think they know why, after a meth bust landed the Carter County sheriff himself in jail. Tommy Adams, county sheriff for a little … Continue reading Missouri Sheriff Tommy Adams faces Meth Charge in State ravaged by Drug
Early Release has been denied for former Covington County Alabama Probate Judge and Convicted Felon Sherrie Phillips. The same Montgomery Circuit Judge, Charles Price, sentenced Phillips to a split sentence of 10 years, with a three year prison term for theft by deception. Phillips was found guilty of stealing nearly $2 million from the … Continue reading Early Release denied for former Covington County Alabama Probate Judge and Convicted Felon Sherrie Phillips
 Macon Georgia Police arrested officer Truman Tucker of Northside Drive Saturday evening after a physical altercation with his 15-year-old daughter. Tucker is a military veteran of the United States Navy and have been employed with the Macon Police Department for four and a half years.
Two Portland Oregon Police officers humiliated Sherrie Sandau, a 47-year-old woman when they arrested her, half-naked, at her home and drove her to jail despite her multiple pleas for clothing to cover her lower body, her attorney said in federal court on April 20, 2011. Ms. Sandau had been in bed and was wearing only … Continue reading Woman who was taken to Jail from bed while wearing only a T-shirt sues Portland Oregon Police
