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corruption
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Former Colombian Magistrate Gets Prison Time in Corruption Scandal
Francisco Javier Ricaurte Gómez, one of the most powerful men in Colombia’s justice system for the past 15…
September 25, 2017
Trump’s Drug Czar Choice Accused of ‘Judge-Shopping’ for Cocaine-Dealing Friend
Many thought that Trump’s appointee for drug czar had permanently taken his sleazy hat out of ring because…
September 6, 2017
One Marijuana Law for Cops, One Marijuana Law for Citizens
A pair of stories this summer from Bakersfield, California illustrate the dual justice systems we operate under as…
August 8, 2017
Baltimore Cop Suspended After Body Camera Records Himself Planting Drugs—But It’s Worse Than That
The way Baltimore Police officer Richard Pinheiro would tell it—and was going to tell it in court as…
July 20, 2017
As Marijuana Comes Out of Black Market, Regulators Face Scrutiny
DENVER (AP) — Take a black-market business that relies on cash. Move the business out of the shadows…
June 21, 2017