MURFREESBORO, Tenn – A former sheriff’s lieutenant in Rutherford County has been arrested after he was indicted on allegations of theft and misconduct. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Jason Mathis was arrested Thursday after he was indicted on one count of theft and one count of official misconduct. TBI agents began investigating Mathis back … Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY – A former Edmond police officer facing federal drug trafficking and international money laundering charges in connection to an investigation alleging he ran an illegal steroid trafficking ring out of his Edmond home and business fronts pleaded guilty on Tuesday. Christopher Caplinger, 55, a retired Edmond police officer, was indicted by a federal … Read more
CHICAGO – Seven people framed by a corrupt Chicago police sergeant had their convictions overturned Friday. An additional 16 men were granted certificates of innocence. The seven convictions were tied to former sergeant Ronald Watts. The six men and one woman had drugs planted on them by a group of corrupt CPD officers. Watts spent … Read more
JERSEY CITY — A Hoboken police officer and his wife were convicted of stealing $187,000 in federal relief funds to repair a home they owned in Seaside Heights after Superstorm Sandy, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced Thursday. An Ocean County jury found that Hoboken Police Officer Nikola Lulaj, 45, and Majlinda Lulaj, 32, falsely … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A former Metro police sergeant was sentenced Wednesday after being indicted by a federal grand jury back in May. 43-year-old James Dunaway was sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of stealing more than $100,000 during the execution of search warrants. He pled guilty back in June. According to … Read more
Alabama – A former state narcotics officer was sentenced for computer tampering and ethics charges stemming from his illegal use of a statewide computer system. Steven Wrea Ziaja, 40, was sentenced to serve 60 days in jail for 13 charges, including 12 counts of computer tampering and an ethics charge of using his public position … Read more
A former Kentucky State Police officer admitted he gave false testimony in a case involving a gruesome murder in Clay County. Charles J. Senters pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Lexington to one charge of making a false statement while under oath. Federal prosecutors agreed to recommend a sentence of two years’ probation for … Read more
WILMINGTON, NC – In deciding to fire its police chief and top lieutenant, the City of Southport presumed neither law enforcement officer was willing to participate in an internal audit prompted by their arrests on public corruption charges, documents show. “You have received two letters informing you of your obligation as an employee of the … Read more
A former Minnesota FBI agent was sentenced to prison on Thursday in Saint Paul’s U.S. District Court after leaking classified information. 39-year-old Terry James Albury left the courthouse as soon as he was handed down his four year sentence plus an additional three years of supervised release. He agreed to surrender to a date that … Read more
OAKLAND – Oakland city officials were still shocked Friday after learning that well-respected, retired Oakland police officer Harry Hu had pleaded guilty to taking bribes from a Chinese gang leader. It was a stunning fall from grace for a man fellow officers used to call “big brother.” In his plea deal agreement that was released … Read more
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The South Bend police officer accused of switching price tags at Walmart turned himself in at the St. Joseph County Jail Thursday Morning. Brandon Jones, 33, was booked into the jail at 2:23 a.m. He was released early Thursday afternoon and will be in court on Oct. 30. A warrant was … Read more
If the Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) efforts to implement systemic reform and the actual behavior of its officers seem perpetually out of sync, this week’s developments only added to that perception. That’s because as police commanders and lawyers from the Department of Justice (DOJ), gathered before federal judge James K. Bredar to convince him they … Read more