Theft and Corruption

Tennessee – Former Sumner County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Don Linzy pleaded no contest to charges of official misconduct on Monday in Davidson County Criminal Court. As part of the plea agreement, Linzy received a sentence of two years of probation. The other six charges against him were dismissed. A 22-year veteran of the department who … Read more

Serious corruption has been plaguing the Spanish Fork Court for years now and it is time we recognize it and put an end to this. It is each of our responsibility to provide oversight to these criminals within our system as they will continue to perpetrate on us as long as we continue to allow … Read more

A Richmond police captain with more than two decades on the force was fired a day before Thanksgiving in connection with a misconduct investigation. The termination of Capt. Mark Gagan on Nov. 22 reportedly came after Councilman Eduardo Martinez complained of a leaked police report that became the subject of an KGO-TV story questioning Martinez’s … Read more

Marion County, Arkansas – Former Flippin Police Chief Dusty Smith now faces up to 20 years in prison after prosecutors filed an amended charge against him accusing him of stealing more than $63,000, according to court documents filed Thursday. Smith, 38, was booked into the Marion County jail in November of last year on a … Read more

Pennsylvania – State College police usually investigate other people, but the tables were turned in a grand jury report released Friday by Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller. The grand jury alleges that former police officers Tom Dann, Erich Kessinger and Ken Ferron were involved in leaking information to assist defense attorneys and their … Read more

The former supervisor of the corrupt Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force is set to plead guilty on Friday, according to court records and his attorney. Court records show former Sgt. Wayne Jenkins is scheduled for a rearraignment on that morning in U.S. District Court, and his attorney, Steve Levin, confirmed he will be entering … Read more

TRENTON — Phil Zacche, a Jersey City cop for 38 years who rose to the rank of police chief in 2014, admitted in federal court today to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the Jersey City Housing Authority. Zacche, 61, pleaded guilty to one count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds in the … Read more

HONOLULU – The deputy city prosecutor wife of former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha convinced a man whose trust she allegedly stole from when he was a child to lie for her before a grand jury looking into corruption allegations against the couple, according to court documents filed Wednesday. The documents charge Ransen Taito with … Read more

New Jersey – A former Asbury Park police officer was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in state prison for his role in a criminal organization that prosecutors say terrorized the city. A jury in September found Keith German, 49, guilty of three counts of official misconduct, including hindering the apprehension of gang members, conspiracy to … Read more

Missouri – A Potosi cop and his wife stole money from an ambulance service and used the profits for a variety of personal expenses, including gift cards, a Def Leppard album and lacy thong underwear from Walmart, federal prosecutors William “Mal” Gum, a captain with the rural Missouri police department, was the administrator for the … Read more

Former Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy Jeremy Drewery was convicted Thursday of illegally taking money from a drug dealer and trying to have a witness killed. The jury found Drewery not guilty of taking money from a second drug dealer. Drewery, a professional poker player from Arlington, was convicted of taking cash from Errick Bearden, who … Read more