Maryland (Rochelle Ritchie-CBS Baltimore) – A major gang bust is made inside Baltimore City’s jail system. It was a brazen scheme to smuggle drugs and cell phones into Baltimore jails. More than two dozen people face federal charges, including corrections officers, some of whom got pregnant by the same inmate. Rochelle Ritchie has more on the […]
April 19, 2013
Washington D.C. (Stephan Dinan-Washington Times) – Congress this week approved a bill to free thousands of federal government employees from having to disclose their financial dealings online, rushing the bill through the Senate late Thursday and through the House on Friday. But the push to undo the online reporting requirement is proving to be controversial. […]
April 19, 2013
The United States (Andrew Evans-The Washington Free Beacon) – The U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) is financing the purchase of solar panels from a manufacturer now owned by the Chinese that had previously attracted investments from prominent Democrats, the bank announced Wednesday. The deal comes amid criticism of the bank’s support of foreign competition to American […]
April 11, 2013
This is the same jackass who sent police in to people’s homes to disarm them and abuse helpless victims during the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. Funny how what goes around, comes around. – tglp Louisiana (Manuel Torres-Times-Picayune) – Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin‘s trial has been delayed until Oct. 7, as a federal judge […]
April 6, 2013
The United States Credit to Gaslamp Post reader Monty for this submission – Edward “Ed” Mezvinsky, born January 17, 1937, is a former Democratic congressman. He represented Iowa’s 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for two terms, from 1973 to 1977. He sat on the House Judiciary Committee that decided the […]
April 4, 2013
Georgia (Bryan Cronan-Atlanta Journal Constitution) – A former Department of Driver Services employee pleaded guilty Monday to creating fake identification cards, authorities said. Former license examiner Frederick Lawson admitted to six counts of bribery and six counts of false statements for supplying fake I.D. cards to Lamondi Benton. Benton pleaded guilty to two counts of […]
April 2, 2013
New York (Washington Free Beacon) – Democratic New York state senator Malcolm Smith was arrested by the FBI Tuesday for his role in an alleged plot to rig the 2013 mayoral election by buying him a spot on the Republican ballot, the New York Daily News reports. Agents were also rounding up four suspects, including […]
March 20, 2013
South Carolina (The Gaslamp Post) – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has suspended Chesterfield County Sheriff Sanford “Sam” Parker today after he was indicted by a Grand Jury amid allegations of misconduct. Sheriff Parker was named in six indictments where he is accused of showing preferential treatment to two inmates. According to WCCB-TV, Parker allegedly […]
March 9, 2013
Arizona (The Gaslamp Post) – A former Pima County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 5 years in prison for his part in a conspiracy to shake down drug dealers for money and drugs and then in turn sell them on the street. In all reality, everything he had stolen was planted by the FBI. Former […]
February 13, 2013
Georgia (The Gaslamp Post) – What began as an investigation into the activities of a local Atlanta area gang by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives turned out to yeild something much bigger than they had previously thought. Federal authorities arrested 10 local law enforcement officers from several different agencies Tuesday after they […]
February 9, 2013
Illinois (Dave Savini-CBS Chicago) – An Elmwood Park police sergeant has been accused of using his police powers to target women he could seduce, when he was supposed to be working. He also has been accused of targeting the men who are in those ladies’ lives. CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini spoke with three men […]
February 9, 2013
Texas (The Gaslamp Post) – The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has terminated 3 deputies whom they say were having sex with a woman in their patrol cars while on duty. As it turns out, the deputies were all having sex with the same woman, but at different times. Harris County Deputies Robert Johnson, Michael Medina […]
February 4, 2013
Georgia (The Gaslamp Post) – A pair of former TSA agents were sentenced to prison last month for their roles in smuggling what they thought were drugs through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. While the two thought they were running heroin and cocaine for a drug cartel, they were in all reality dealing with undercover officers. Former […]
January 29, 2013
California (The Gaslamp Post) – Has anyone ever given serious thought as to where all of the money that union workers pay up the ladder goes? Some say to political campaigns, others believe that it goes towards their retirement, others think that it goes to float them when they’re either out of work or on […]
January 28, 2013
UPDATE: It’s happened – Cook County is dropping cases against suspects arrested in drug related offenses due to them being arrested by these officers. The update follows the original story below. Originally posted 1/21/2013 Illinois (The Gaslamp Post) – Three Schaumburg police officers were snagged in an undercover sting by the DEA last Wednesday, after […]
January 26, 2013
The United States (Joseph Farah-World Net Daily) – Are private firearms really necessary in society run by representative government? After all, the police are there to protect us from criminals. And the politicians serve the interests of the people. Right. A small-scale example of how so-called “representative government” and the rule of law broke down […]
January 25, 2013
California (The Gaslamp Post) – It’s been said, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. How many times does a guy with a badge have to be red flagged before they are finally cuffed? An officer from Lake Tahoe was arrested at his station last week amid an FBI investigation surrounding his alleged involvement with street gang […]
January 24, 2013
Washington D.C. (The Gaslamp Post) – Sen. Dianne Feinstein made her intentions official today, as she seeks to further her agenda of disarming Americans. This afternoon, surrounded by her like-minded, gun-grabbing cohorts, she held another one of her “dramatic” press conferences, during which she revealed the 150 types of firearms that she wants to see […]
January 19, 2013
Mexico (Judicial Watch) – Great news! Tijuana just got its first urban composting center and it’s expected to produce 150 tons of compost that will be used to plant trees and nurseries throughout the Mexican border city. The downside is that U.S. taxpayers financed the project thanks to the generosity of the Environmental Protection Agency […]
January 18, 2013
New Mexico (The Gaslamp Post) – Usually, when one is pulled over and cited for drunk driving, they are arrested and they lose their license. Usually, that is, unless you’re a supervisor with the DOT. Must be nice… Police arrested a 48-year-old man at his home last June after they suspected he had been involved […]
January 10, 2013
Utah (Zach Bowman-Autoblog) – An officer with the Utah Highway Patrol was relieved of duty after allegations surfaced that she falsely arrested more than 40 people for driving under the influence. The New York Times reports that a lawsuit stemming from the allegations was filed on December 14 in Salt Lake City’s District Court. The […]
December 28, 2012
New Jersey (Mark Mueller-The Star-Ledger) – He spat out epithets for African-Americans, Hispanics and Asian Indians, fellow officers said. He called women “whores” and said a pregnant officer’s baby “should be killed,” the colleagues said. The combustible allegations are contained in statements — obtained by The Star-Ledger — that Edison police officers made to an […]
April 29, 2013
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