Category: Criminal Justice
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Miami U.S. Attorney’s Office accused again of spying; A ‘mole’ in the defense camp?
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
For the second time this summer, Miami federal prosecutors stand accused of spying on the defense – this time in the case of an alleged $28-million, international sweepstakes fraud. -
Accusations of spying by FBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office dissolve amid generous plea deals
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Weeks after being accused of spying on the defense in a $55-million Medicare fraud case, the Miami U.S. Attorney’s Office gave all three defendants generous plea deals that closed the case and made the misconduct accusations go away. -
Secret U.S. Marshals’ report ID’d security weaknesses at Broward courthouse before escape
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A confidential U.S. Marshals’ security assessment for the Broward County Courthouse exposed numerous weaknesses in the building’s security system four years before last week’s scandalous escape of a 21-year-old murder suspect. -
Broward medical examiner’s evidence policy worries prosecutors, defense lawyers
By Eric Barton
FloridaBulldog.org
The Broward County medical examiner has been destroying some tissue and blood samples after they are a year old, a policy defense attorneys and prosecutors say could affect untold numbers of criminal cases. -
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Broward prosecutor: BSO’s probation plan jeopardizes safety, victim’s rights
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
In a challenge to judicial authority, the Broward Sheriff’s Office is again pushing a scheme that would allow BSO, not judges or state law, to determine the reporting terms for county court defendants placed on probation. -
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The FBI built a database that can catch rapists — almost nobody uses it
By T. Christian Miller
ProPublica
For roughly 30 years the FBI has virtually ignored a system meant to help cops track the behavioral patterns of violent criminals.
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