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  • September 2008

    • Police-Officer Hit Men for Mob Heading for Jail

      New York Times  |  Sep 18, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Police-Officer Hit Men for Mob Heading for Jail

      (Newser) - A pair of retired New York City detectives who led double lives as mob hit men, helping commit at least 8 murders, had their convictions for racketeering conspiracy reinstated by a federal appeals court yesterday. A judge had initially reversed the convictions, despite "overwhelming evidence" of "the most despicable crimes of violence and treachery" because the 5-year statute of limitations had run out, reports the New York Times . More »

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      police  • mob  • Gambino crime family  • New York City Police Department  • assassin

  • April 2008

    • Sharpton: Bell Verdict 'Abortion of Justice'

      CNN  |  Apr 25, 08 6:12 PM CDT

      Sharpton: Bell Verdict 'Abortion of Justice'

      (Newser) - Rev. Al Sharpton blasted today's acquittal of three NYPD officers who killed an unarmed man in a 50-slug fusillade in 2006, CNN reports. "Justice didn't miscarry," Sharpton said. "This was an abortion of justice. Justice was aborted." Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged citizens to respect the “authority” of the court; meanwhile, the Justice Department is considering civil-rights charges, Reuters reports. More »

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      police  • Michael Bloomberg  • civil rights  • Al Sharpton  • police brutality  • criminal justice  • Sean Bell  • New York City Police Department  • undercover

    • NYPD Cop Accused in 3 Heists

      New York Daily News  |  Apr 12, 08 8:13 PM CDT

      NYPD Cop Accused in 3 Heists

      (Newser) - A New York cop nabbed for robbing a bank this week may have committed two other heists last year, the NYPD said today. Christian Torres, a transit officer described by NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly as “a model cadet,” will be charged in New York after proceedings wrap up in Pennsylvania—where he allegedly stole $113,000 at a bank Thursday. More »

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      corruption  • Pennsylvania  • NYPD  • bank robbery  • New York City Police Department  • Raymond Kelly  • bank robber

  • March 2008

    • NYPD and FBI Tussle Over War on Terror

      Washington Post  |  Mar 22, 08 4:20 PM CDT

      NYPD and FBI Tussle Over War on Terror

      (Newser) - Irked by the FBI, New York police have quietly turned their anti-terror mission into a global operation, the Washington Post reports. They have nabbed suspected terrorists and won convictions, but Big Apple cops still fume over the FBI's refusal to share data. “Controlling information is power, and they don't want to let it go,” NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • FBI  • CIA  • War on Terror  • counterterrorism  • NYPD  • New York City Police Department  • Raymond Kelly

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