This is a story with many twists and turns about a corrupt law enforcement official and his accomplices who let their greed lead them down a path where they were surely to be caught one day. When you involve this many people and create this many witnesses, everything is bound to catch up with you. For those of […]
Witness Error: How Mind Tricks Can Put the Innocent Behind Bars
I watched Dateline last night and saw a program about Jon-Adrian Velazquez. His story is in the papers today. Like so many other stories of wrongful convictions I have watched, I am amazed at the strength these people have to keep fighting their uphill battle. As one D.A. commented on last night’s program, once you are […]
Hackers: We Intercepted FBI, Scotland Yard Call
Anonymous hackers have posted a YouTube video of a candid and embarrasing conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard in which investigators talk about hacking suspects. One of the suspects is a 15-year-old which a UK-based law enforcement official called “a bit of an idiot” and a “pain in the butt.” Ironically, this sensitive conference call between […]
Wrongfully Convicted Man Awarded $25 Million
Thaddeus “T.J.” Jimenez spent 16 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon occurrence. There are many people behind bars for crimes they did not commit. I just watched a program where a man could not get help through the regular channels. He hired a private investigator who eventually […]
Bill Would Let People Record Audio of Cops
Recent court case rulings in Illinois regarding the constitutionality of Illinois’ eavesdropping law have placed this topic at the agenda forefront of some Illinois legislators and the ACLU. Illinois’ eavesdropping law is one of the strictest in the country. The law makes it illegal to audio-record police without their consent, even when they’re working in […]
