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*Virginia court blocks reinstatement of former Fairfax County officer*
A Virginia Court of Appeals has blocked former Fairfax County police
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Mount Vernon’s acting police chief suspended
Mount Vernon’s acting police chief was suspended this week,
making him the third police department employee — and second police chief — to
be suspended this summer.
Acting Chief George Hartz was suspended for three days
without pay starting at 12:01 a.m. yesterday for conduct unbecoming an officer,
said David Glass, Mount Vernon’s safety-services director. Hartz can return to
work on Thursday.
Glass would not elaborate on the circumstances surrounding
Hartz’s suspension, other than to say his actions involved another person who
was not employed by the Mount Vernon Police Department.
Hartz, a 19-year veteran of the department, has been filling
in for Police Chief Mike Merrilees.
Merrilees and police Sgt. Kit Morgan were suspended with pay
on July 12 because of an internal investigation into their actions involving a
former officer who has filed a federal lawsuit over his dismissal.
The officer, Mark Perkins, was fired from the department in
April. Perkins’ suit claims that Merrilees and Morgan discriminated against him
because he had served in the Marines and was a member of the National Guard.
Perkins’ suit alleges that Merrilees passed him over for promotions and made
his work life difficult by refusing to approve time off for National Guard
activities.
Disciplinary hearings begin for Cleveland officers involved in November's chase, deadly shooting
CLEVELAND - Disciplinary hearings began soon for 20 Cleveland
patrol officers facing charges related to the Nov. 29 police chase and
shooting. The officers will not face termination, but could be suspended for up
to 30 days. A total of 75 patrol officers face charges related to the chase.
Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath has yet to schedule disciplinary
hearings for the remaining 55 officers. Twelve supervisors have already been
disciplined. One was terminated, two were demoted and nine were suspended for
their actions.
The chase started when a Cleveland police officer thought he
heard gunfire coming from a car driving near the Cuyahoga County Justice
Center. Timothy Russell, 43, the driver, then led police on a 22-minute
high-speed chase.
The chase ended in the parking lot of Heritage Middle School
in East Cleveland. Russell and his passenger, Malissa Williams, 30, were killed
when officers fired 137 shots at their car. Several officers reported seeing a
gun during the chase. No weapon was ever found.
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South Bend officer suspended for 120 Days
6 Dallas police officers fired
Seven Dallas police officers have been fired or placed on
leave as the result of internal investigations.Dallas Police One officer is
accused of rearranging a body at a crime scene and giving false statements to
police.
Dallas police chief David Brown fired six officers on
Tuesday and suspended one more in a sweeping act of department discipline. All
of the terminated officers allegedly engaged in unethical behavior and many
stand accused of committing crimes themselves.
The most serious case involves officers Bryan Burgess and
Michael Puckett. In April, the officers were following a suspicious person on
bicycle in the 1600 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard. Puckett got out of
the squad car to pursue the man on foot while Burgess continued driving.
How the bicyclist died is a matter of dispute. Burgess
originally said the rider cut in front of his vehicle, but a recording from the
scene of the crime paints a different picture. Burgess is accused of running
over the bicyclist, repositioning his body and moving his squad car before
investigators arrived. Both officers were fired, and Burgess faces charges of
negligent homicide. Officer Bryan Burgess is accused of moving a body at a crime
scene and lying about it.
Medford officer indicted for alleged cover-up
A Medford police officer has been suspended without pay
after he was indicted on charges related to a July 3 double shooting in
Stoneham. Officer Miguel Lopez, 53, of Stoneham was indicted on two counts of
witness intimidation on Thursday, Aug. 15.
The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said Lopez
allegedly lied to police and removed evidence from his 6 Micha’s Pond Way home
in Stoneham to cover up a reported drug deal, which authorities say led to the
double shooting. Lopez, who has served as a Medford police officer for 26
years, worked as a uniformed patrolman on the dayshift.
The epidemic of mentally unstable cops in America: Morris Tabak, Former San Francisco Assistant Polic...
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Bond reduced for former Birmingham police officer charged with robbery
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - A Jefferson County judge today reduced
the $1 million bond set for a former Birmingham police officer accused of
robbing the same man twice in one week.
T'Derek Trimayne Luster, 27, was jailed July 25 after he was
charged with two counts each of robbery and ethics violations.
The robberies happened in the pre-dawn hours while Luster
was off-duty. The first took place on July 13 at 1:30 a.m. on 51st between
Terrace M and Court M. The second happened July 17 at 3:30 a.m. in the 5100
block of Terrace M.
The chief said the male victim was robbed of cash, but
authorities declined to say how much. The officer and the victim appear to be
acquainted in some way.
Coatesville detective charged with theft, forgery from fellow officers
A Coatesville detective was charged with a myriad of theft
and forgery offenses Tamid accusations that he repeatedly stole from his fellow
officers over a several year period.
Gerald Pawling, who retired from the police force in 2012
after 17 years on duty, was arraigned on criminal charges at Magisterial
District Judge Jeffery J. Valocchi’s court in Thorndale. The former detective
was charged with eight felony counts of forgery and 51 counts of theft by unlawful
taking.
Pawling is accused of stealing over $46,000 from the
Coatesville Police Benevolent Association, or the CPBA, the collective
bargaining union made up of his fellow officers. The alleged thefts took place
from 2009 to 2012, investigators said.
Officer charged in murder fired by McComb police
BROOKHAVEN — McComb Police Chief Greg Martin says a Brookhaven
police officer, who was arrested in connection with a slaying in Pike County,
had been fired by his department prior to his hiring in Brookhaven.
Brookhaven Police Chief Bobby Bell said the arrest of the officer
Jasper Cortez Pittman came as a shock to him. Pittman was arrested by Pike
County authorities in the death of 53-year-old Kenneth Thompson.
Officials say Pittman was charged with accessory after the
fact to murder. Other charges against him include arson, conspiracy to commit
arson and sexual battery.
Thompson's body was found in a shallow grave on Pittman's
property. An affidavit filed by Pike County Sheriff's Department investigators
reveals that Pittman had a sexual relationship with Thompson's 14-year-old son.
The boy and two others — 17-year-old LeJerrious A. Perkins
and 26-year-old Greg Antonio Fortenberry — are charged with murder, conspiracy
to commit murder, arson and conspiracy to commit arson.
Pittman had previously served nearly a year as a McComb
police officer but was terminated following a disciplinary hearing concerning
the reckless pursuit of a suspect.
Thompson's body was found late Sunday or early Monday near
the officer's home near McComb, a town of about 12,700 people in south
Mississippi.
Thompson had been stabbed in the neck, according to
affidavits filed in Pike County Justice Court.
The arson charges are related to the suspects burning
Thompson's truck to destroy evidence, according to the affidavits. The truck
was found in the woods near a home of one of Pittman's relatives, the affidavits
said.
District Attorney Dee Bates has said both teens are charged
as adults, which is customary under Mississippi law for juveniles charged with
crimes that carry the possibility of a life sentence.
Milwaukee Police detective being investigated for misconduct
MILWAUKEE (WITI) — A Milwaukee Police detective is being
investigated for misconduct. Milwaukee Police have confirmed Internal Affairs
is looking into Detective Rodolfo Gomez Jr. His police powers have been
suspended, and he has been placed on administrative duty. Gomez Jr. made
headlines in June of 2012 when he was arrested while off-duty. The District
Attorney’s Office did not file charges.
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Mpls. police facing 61 lawsuits alleging brutality
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Police department is facing 61
lawsuits alleging officers used excessive force that led to injuries, a figure
that's more than triple the 19 misconduct lawsuits pending against St. Paul
police.
Minneapolis City Attorney Susan Segal said the number of
misconduct suits in Minneapolis wasn't extraordinary. She said the city is the
largest city in the state, so the actions of its police force naturally draw
extra scrutiny.
Critics say the numbers are excessive. Some say a subset
of officers acts with impunity, while others believe race plays a factor.
In addition to the pending lawsuits, 110 misconduct suits
have been resolved since January 2011. Of those, 51 were resolved in favor of
the city or dismissed by the court, said Peter Ginder, Minneapolis deputy city
attorney. The city made payouts in the other 59 cases.
The litigation is costly for Minneapolis taxpayers. Between
2006 and 2012, the city paid out about $14 million in police misconduct cases,
according to an earlier Star Tribune report. And in May, it agreed to pay out
$3 million for the 2010 death of a homeless man who was forcefully restrained
by police.
Robert Bennett, whose law firm represents Gill, said some
police officers are competent and professional. But others "act with
impunity" under the impression they can get away with abusive behavior, he
said.
Others think race is a factor. Teresa Nelson, the legal
director of the Minnesota affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, said
many minorities think there's an ingrained police culture to violate rights and
dehumanize minorities.
Waupun officer charged with attempted burglary resigns
The Waupun police lieutenant charged with attempted burglary
of three Green Lake businesses has handed in his resignation, the Beaver Dam
Daily Citizen reports.
Lt. Brad Young went on the run after officials say he
burglarized a restaurant and stole a pickup truck. He was arrested Aug. 6.
Deputy Police Chief Scott Louden aid the next step is for
the Police and Fire Commission to accept the resignation, which would be at
their Aug. 29 meeting.
Denver cop who arrested man in police headquarters appeals suspension
A Denver police officer who received a 10-day, unpaid
suspension for arresting a man who refused to pass through a security
checkpoint at police headquarters has appealed that discipline.
Manager of Safety Alex Martinez said Officer Ryan Burke, a
14-year veteran, "exercised extremely poor judgment" on April 8 when
he arrested Faithon Lucas, who had come to the building on Cherokee Street to
arrange for off-duty security with a detective. When Lucas repeatedly refused
to pass through a metal detector, Burke approached him and told him to leave,
according to Martinez's discipline order, signed Aug. 12.
Instead, Lucas began to empty his pockets into boxes in
order to pass through the checkpoint. But Burke insisted he leave. When Lucas
again refused, Burke grabbed him to put him in handcuffs, he resisted and
"a struggle ensued," Martinez wrote. Several people in the lobby
watched as Burke eventually handcuffed Lucas and took him into custody.
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officer charged with stealing drugs from dead man gets hearing
West Valley City police has been charged with stealing morphine pills from a deceased cancer patient. Officer Ryan M. Humphrey was charged in 3rd District Court with possession of a controlled substance, a third-degree felony, as well as theft, a class B misdemeanor. If convicted, Humphrey would face up to five years in prison for the drug charge and up to six months in jail for the misdemeanor.
Humphrey, 34, who is accused of stealing 22 morphine pills, has no prior sustained disciplinary history with the West Valley City Police Department, according to Deputy Chief Mike Powell in response to a Salt Lake Tribune public records request.
Cottonwood Heights Police Chief Robby Russo said Humphrey responded about 7 p.m. on June 5 to the death of a terminally cancer patient in West Valley City when a colleague, backing him up, allegedly saw Humphrey place 22 morphine pills that belonged to the patient in his pocket.
The backup officer called a supervisor, who arrived and confronted Humphrey.
"He admitted doing it and was remorseful," said Russo, whose department was asked to investigate.
Police
Officer Charged with DUI After Car Accident
(CHARLESTON, S.C.) --
South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers arrested a North Charleston officer
accused of driving under the influence. The 27-year-old officer, identified as
Stanley Tucker, was off duty. Officials responded to an incident in which
Tucker's pickup truck struck another man's vehicle at around 1 a.m.
Tucker was making a right turn onto Highway 78 and collided
with a driver attempting
Former
police officer charged with faking DUI reports, collecting overtime pay
SALT LAKE CITY — A former Unified police officer has been
charged after allegedly faking DUI reports and illegally collecting thousands
of dollars in overtime.
Stephen F. Hall, 43, was charged Tuesday with theft by
deception, a second-degree felony; and three counts of falsifying a government
record, all class B misdemeanors.
In 2012, Hall reported to his supervisors that he had made
27 DUI arrests, issued 398 citations and impounded 27 vehicles while working
shifts funded by the state as part of a DUI grant. The grant allowed officers
to work overtime hours to conduct DUI patrol, and the state would later
reimburse the department for those hours.
Earlier this year, Unified Police Department supervisors
discovered that their own records did not match Hall's grant sheets. According
to department records, Hall made just one DUI arrest in 2012 and issued only
four citations, according to charging documents. He also fabricated as many as
50 cases, the charges stated.
"None of the manufactured cases involved a real person
but contained fictitious information," according to the charges.
Further investigation and comparison of various timecards
showed that, dating back to January 2010, Hall reported he was working his
regular Unified police shift or at his part-time job doing security at a local
hospital or state liquor store, at the same time he claimed to be working a DUI
shift, the charges state. In some cases, he was "clocked-in" at three
jobs at once, according to prosecutors.
Because of that, prosecutors say from 2010 to 2013, he was
"double paid" approximately $14,000 for overlapping shifts."
Hall was placed on administrative leave in January. The
20-year veteran eventually retired in May during the investigation.
sheriff
fires officer over DUI, theft charges
KNOXVILLE — Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones fired a
veteran officer charged over the weekend with drunken driving and theft at a
West Knox nightclub.
Jones fired Jason Hugh Williams, 40, who is accused of
swiping a bag with two cellphones and car keys belonging to a couple while they
were on the dance floor at Cotton Eyed Joe’s, 11220 Outlet Drive, on Friday
night, according to arrest warrants.
Williams then allegedly used the car keys to gain access to
the victims’ Lexus and drive off in it
Utah officer charged with time-card fraud
A Unified Police Department officer is accused of filing
paperwork falsely claiming to be working as many as three jobs or shifts at
once, collecting more pay than he deserved.
Court records show 43-year-old Stephen F. Hall was charged
Tuesday with three counts of falsifying government records and one of theft by
deception.
Prosecutors say Hall worked regular UHP shifts at the same
time he put in for overtime pay for DUI patrols. He mixed it up by sometimes
also working as a security guard for a hospital or a state liquor store while
on the state payroll.
The charges say Hall collected about $14,000 in unearned pay
since 2010.
State commission: Braintree cop tried to intervene in drug arrests
While Braintree’s former police chief says it is “not
unusual” for police to ask fellow officers to use their discretion when issuing
traffic tickets to friends or family, the state Civil Service Commission ruled
this week that one Braintree officer took the practice too far.
In a decision issued Thursday, the commission upheld the
termination last year of officer Paul Venuto over two incidents in which he was
accused of trying to intervene on behalf of friends facing arrest for drug
offenses. Commissioners wrote that Venuto “twice demonstrated a willingness to
place the well-being of a friend before the law, his fellow officers, and the
public.”
Venuto’s termination was based on two incidents in 2008 and
2009 in which officials say Venuto called other officers who had made an
arrest, or were about to make an arrest, in order to intervene on behalf of a
friend. The incidents were brought to the attention of former Chief Paul
Frazier in 2011 after officials began an internal investigation into unrelated
allegations about domestic violence between Venuto and his girlfriend.
According to the Civil Service decision, released Thursday,
a Braintree detective testified that in April 2008 he and another officer were
conducting undercover surveillance in Weymouth Landing when they asked
dispatchers to run the license plate of a red Pontiac and determine whether the
owner had a criminal record. Venuto, who started with the department around
2006, testified that he had been listening to the dispatchers and called the
detective on his cellphone after recognizing the vehicle’s owner as a friend.
After talking the call, the detective said he told Venuto
that he was “watching a five-pound largemouth,” a term used in the department
to indicate drug surveillance. Venuto told the detective that he knew the owner
of the car and that it appeared his friend “was about to do something dumb,”
according to the decision.
Later, after the officers watched what they thought was a
drug deal between the driver of the Pontiac and someone in another car, the
detective approached the Pontiac and found that the driver was speaking with
someone on his phone. Asked who he was talking to, the driver said he had been
talking to his friend Paul Venuto.
SAPD officer suspended for ignoring calls for back-up
SAN ANTONIO -- Earlier this summer, the San Antonio Police
Department suspended one of its officers who has history of disobeying
superiors.
In documents just released, the officer was suspended after
a four-month internal investigation concluded he ignored calls to back-up other
officers and then screamed at one of his supervisors.
Officer Ruben Saldaña was suspended 15 days in June for his
actions during the early morning hours of December 27, 2012.
According to internal affairs documents, Saldaña and two
other officers responded around 2:10 a.m. to 911 calls for shots fired in the
3400 block of Oakdale.
After searching there and the Babcock and Callaghan area for
possible suspects, Saldaña testified he drove to a nearby parking lot to work
on paperwork.
A supervisor testified that Saldaña's Global Positioning
tracker was then turned off.
Around 2:25 a.m., police dispatch called for all available
officers to respond to Loop 1604 and Braun Road for a car accident with
life-threatening injuries.
The scene was approximately ten miles from Saldaña's
location.
The accident seriously injured two people, including the
driver of a Chevy Camaro who was later arrested for intoxication assault.
Officers on scene requested additional support to help clear
a spot for an AirLIFE helicopter, then made a second request for support after
spotting a wrong way driver near the scene of the accident.
Saldaña testified he did not "hear the dispatcher call
us in."
A sergeant confronted Saldaña and a second officer when they
returned to the Northwest Substation to end their shifts around 3 a.m.
The internal investigation indicates the second officer
filled out paperwork explaining where he was between 2:30 a.m. and 3:00 a.m.
The documents do not indicate if he was reprimanded.
When Saldaña was asked to fill out similar paperwork, a form
called a 200-OR, several officers testified he "became irate" and
screamed at a sergeant in front of other officers.
The internal affairs investigation revealed Saldaña was also
suspended three days in February 2012 for insubordination.
Prior to the December incident, Saldaña was also placed in
SAPD's "Officer Concern Program".
According to the department, the program "identifies
unacceptable behavioral traits in officers before those behavioral traits
develop into disciplinary problems for the officer and the Department."
Saldaña is eligible to have eight days of pay reimbursed if
he avoids any further violations during the next year.
Richmond police officer suspended as investigation into websites continues
RICHMOND — A Richmond police officer who once worked as a
school resource officer at Chariho High School has been arrested by the Rhode
Island State Police on charges of setting up a system whereby people who tried
to find the town’s police chief on the Internet were rerouted to a website
featuring gay sex.
Maj. Todd E. Catlow, detective commander of the state
police, said the arrest of Steven Gravier, 41, a seven-year veteran of the
department, came Thursday at the end of a seven-month joint investigation by
the state police Computer Crimes Unit, the U.S. Attorney, and the U.S. Postal
Inspection Service.
The probe began in Janunary when Richmond police Chief
Elwood M. Johnson reported he had received a warning from an anonymous tipster
the month before that Gravier had purchased two Internet domain names that were
variations of Johnson’s name — www.elwoodjohnson.com and
www.elwoodjohnsonjr.com — which, when accessed, would redirect the user to a
website filled with images and links to sexually explicit videos showing men
having sex.
Johnson told investigators he was so shocked at what he saw
that he made a video with his iPhone of what happened when users tried navigate
to his name. He gave the video to the state police.
However, when investigators started their probe they found
something different from when the chief recorded his video. Instead of being
rerouted to sexually explicit material, users trying to find the chief on the
Internet were instead directed to a non-explicit website for a M.A. Excavation
Inc. a firm specializing in cellars, drains and land clearing and other construction
projects.
Nonetheless, Catlow said, the investigation showed that the
domain names elwoodjohnson.com, elwoodjohnsonjr.com and ma-excavation.com all
had been purchased by Gravier, the first two from GoDaddy.com, and that using
misleading domain names was a federal crime.
After Gravier’s arrest at 9 a.m Thursday on a federal
warrant, he was taken to state police barracks at Lincoln Woods and then to
federal District Court in Providence, where he was released by U.S. Magistrate
Lincoln Almond on $10,000 unsecured bond. The charge, of using misleading
domain names on the Internet, carries a federal penalty of up to two years in
prison, a monetary fine, or both.
Johnson said Friday that because of the Law Enforcement
Officer’s Bill of Rights he would refrain from further comment about Gravier’s
case, but said his alleged actions were an isolated incident that should not
reflect on other members of the department. He said Gravier has been suspended
without pay and benefits.
School officials for the Chariho School District could not
be reached Friday about Gravier’s earlier work as at the high school as a
school resource officer.
Judge won't dismiss Hackensack police corruption case against former captain
HACKENSACK — A federal judge won't dismiss a police
corruption complaint against former Hackensack Police Capt. Tomas Padilla, the
Record reported. Police officers Thomas Aiellos, Vincent Riotto, Donald Pierce
and Scott Sybel had valid complaints that their First Amendment, freedom of
association and due process rights were violated.
The officers claim they faced retaliation when they refused
to contribute to the political campaigns of Padilla and former Police Chief Ken
Zisa. Padilla asked Martini to dismiss the case, saying the officers didn't
have evidence to back up their claims.
Padilla received a $150,000 payment for unused sick and
vacation time when he retired Feb. 1. He receives an annual pension of
$118,858.
Padilla retired as interim chief, a position he took up
after Zisa was convicted on official misconduct and insurance fraud charges.
Zisa was found guilty of removing his former girlfriend from the scene of a
2008 accident and filing a false insurance claim.
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Chicago cop accused of plotting murder of witness from behind bars
Former Chicago cop Steven Mandell tried to arrange the
murder of a federal witness from behind the bars of the Metropolitan
Correctional Center, prosecutors alleged.
The onetime Death Row resident, 61, is awaiting trial for a
pair of grisly murder plots, including one in which he allegedly planned to
abduct, torture, extort, murder and dismember an unidentified businessman with
a butcher’s knife in a custom-built killing chamber.
Held in isolation at the MCC after he allegedly asked his
wife to clear up evidence against him following his Oct. 25 arrest, he was
recently released back into the jail’s general population on a judge’s orders
after he complained his health was suffering.
But Assistant U.S. Attorney Amar Bhachu told Judge Amy St.
Eve on Thursday that Mandell was returned to the jail’s Segregated Housing Unit
after he spent his time in the general population “soliciting the murder of a
federal witness.”
A furious Mandell — wearing shackles and an orange jail jump
suit — angrily denied the allegation.
He alleged members of the Latin Kings street gang acted as
snitches to help the government set him up.
“What I tell inmates
at the MCC is utter nonsense — what I say here is the truth,” Mandell said,
urging St. Eve to take the allegations with “a pinch of salt.”
“I’m not on oath when talking to the Latin Kings,” he added,
insisting he was looking forward to his trial.
Though prosecutors did not identify the informant they say
Mandell targeted, Mandell himself named North Shore businessman George Michael
as the alleged informant.
Recordings secretly made by the informant are at the heart
of the case against Mandell. They capture the former cop revelling in the gory
and sadistic details of his kidnap plot, the feds say.
Mandell, of Buffalo Grove, has a long history of battling
federal law enforcement.
In addition to the Oct. 25 murder plot, he’s also accused of
plotting a second murder on Oct. 5 — in return for income from an “adult
entertainment club.”
A Chicago cop for a decade until 1983, he’s a convicted
fraudster and jewel thief who has been in and out of court for much of his
adult life.
Convicted of a 1984 kidnap plot that bore striking
similarities to his most recent arrest, and sentenced to death for a 1990
murder, he was later freed on appeal on both cases and awarded $6.5 million by
a civil jury for wrongful conviction, only to see that verdict also overturned.
Unanswered questions remain around the murder of his father,
and the disappearances of several of his associates, while his alleged
accomplice in the October plots, Gary Engel, committed suicide in prison last
year.
Sentencing of former Meriden cop delayed until next month
MERIDEN — The sentencing of former police officer Evan
Cossette, son of Police Chief Jeffry Cossette convicted in federal court of
using excessive force and falsifying a police report, has been moved to Sept.
23. Cossette was convicted June 3 for pushing prisoner Pedro Temich in a
holding cell that resulted in a head injury. He was also accused of lying about
it in an internal affairs report. He has since resigned.
Fake letters supporting ex-Gary cop sent to judge, prosecutors claim
A former Gary police officer sent fake letters of support to
help convince a federal judge to give him a lenient sentence, federal attorneys
claim. A new sentencing memorandum does
not say how many of the letters supporting David Finley were faked or how they
were faked. Finley pleaded guilty in February without a plea agreement to
selling a gun to a known felon last summer, and then to selling marijuana to
that same person later that day.
Ex-police chief pleads guilty again in fraud plot
A former suburban Chicago police chief is pleading guilty
again in a fraud scheme related to a $1.25 million state grant in 2009. Regina Evans of Country Club Hills where she was chief of
pleadedguilty in U.S. District Court to obstruction of justice, conspiracy and
witness tampering. She conspired with an unnamed person to create a false story
about job-search training conducted with the state grant through a
not-for-profit organization. She owned the group with her husband, Ronald
Evans. Regina Evans pleaded guilty to fraud in June and is scheduled to be
sentenced Oct. 15 and faces a maximum of more than 50 years in prison.
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