Feds Looking Into Claims Against Newark Police
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The head of Newark’s Fraternal Order of Police says the U.S. Justice Department has contacted him as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations made by the American Civil...
View ArticlePolice Misconduct Complaints Down In NYC
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Misconduct complaints by civilians against New York City police fell 18 percent in the first six months of 2010, compared to the same period a year before. According to the...
View ArticleNYPD Watchdog Will Be Responsible For Prosecuting Future Misconduct Cases
NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for New York’s police watchdog agency will now prosecute all misconduct cases that stem from complaints it receives and investigates, an unprecedented move that hands over...
View ArticleBergen County Cops Indicted On Misconduct Charges Stemming From Wild Chase
HACKENSACK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Two Bergen County police officers have been indicted on seven counts of misconduct, stemming from a car chase two years ago. The pursuit of burglary suspect Francesco...
View Article2 JPMorgan Traders Charged For Alleged Role In Cover-Up Of $6 Billion In Losses
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Two former JPMorgan Chase & Co. traders falsified bank records to try to cover up trading losses that were spiraling out of control, prosecutors said Wednesday in a...
View ArticleReport: Secret Service Officers Under Investigation For Alleged Misconduct
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. Secret Service officers are under investigation and have been removed from President Barack Obama’s detail following allegations of misconduct, according to The Washington...
View ArticleSuffolk IT Commissioner Donald Rodgers Resigns Prior To Guilty Plea
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The information technology commissioner for Suffolk County has pleaded guilty one day after resigning his post. Newsday reports that Donald Rodgers pleaded guilty...
View Article4 Edison Officers, Officer’s Wife Indicted On Misconduct, Conspiracy Charges
EDISON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Four Edison police officers and the wife of one officer have been indicted for multiple charges in two separate incidents, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s office announced...
View ArticleAppeals Court Overturns Misconduct Conviction Against Former Hackensack...
HACKENSACK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A misconduct conviction against a former Hackensack police chief has been overturned by an appeals court. In 2012, Ken Zisa was convicted of improperly removing his...
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