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cop unfamilair with the word “No”
Edmund
Ansara police officer has filed a lawsuit against the City of Millville NJ
claiming that he was wrongfully suspended for over a year. .The lawsuit stems
from an incident on or about Nov. 7, 2011, when a Millville police captain
allegedly ordered Ansara to void an otherwise valid traffic summons, according
to the suit.Ansara’s attorney. He said that the woman who received the ticket
is connected to either a Millville elected official or a former police officer,
and the voiding of the ticket was done “as a favor for a connected friend.”Ansara
did not name the official.
Federal
authorities have charged another former Jackson Miss. Cop with bribery.Robert Nikita Shegog was
charged in a criminal information, a type of charge usually filed when a
defendant plans to plead guilty. It says Shegog solicited and accepted bribes
valued at more than $5,000 in transactions related to the department from
December 2009 to September 2010.
Joletta
Vallejo a Wichita cop and two other people were charged with conspiracy and
wire fraud after an internal investigation by police concluded that they were
involved in scheme to keep the officer from losing her job, according to U.S.
Attorne.
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New York City cop named Edwin Vargas hired computer hacks that he was supposed
to arrest to break into email accounts on his behalf. He used the network of
hackers to obtain the login information of at least 43 different accounts that
were tied to some 30 people; this included 19 cops he worked with.
Chicago
cop Harold Rodriguez has been accused of illegally arresting four men after they
refused to pay him a bribe. The complaint says Rodriguez stole money from their
wallets after they were arrested.
West
Orange NJ police Lt. Richard Levens has been charged with theft and suspended.
UNION
SPRINGS, Sgt. Nathan Williams pulled over a Hispanic driver Williams suspected
was drunk. During the course of the traffic stop, Sgt. Williams allegedly took
the man's billfold and stole hundreds of dollars. Williams faces two charges;
third degree theft and an ethics violation, a misdemeanor and a felony.
Rick
Earl a Pittsburgh cop, charged with
insurance fraud almost two years ago lost some of his police powers, but he
didn’t lose his job. Earle is being paid his full salary while serving
probation.
St. Charles County Mo. sheriff’s deputy
Christopher E. Hunt was found guilty in August of felony burglary for entering
the home and misdemeanor counts of assault and property damage. He was
sentenced to five years in prison
Logansport Ind. cop Carlos Leal was
sentenced to house arrest after misusing a city-issued gas card. The judge
sentenced Leal to one year and 180 days on house arrest. Leal can petition to
serve the final 180 days on probation. He will also pay $1,630.30 in
restitution to the Logansport Police Department.
Steven
Buglio one of the two Vineland NJ
cops who stole funds from the local police union they helped oversee has been
sentenced to two years of probation. Vineland will also will pay $40,000 in
restitution to Police Benevolent Association Local 266.
Antonio
C. Martinez a Chicago cop who
committed robberies with gang members while in uniform was sentenced to 12
years in federal prison. He pleaded guilty in November 2011 to racketeering,
drug and robbery conspiracies, and was sentenced in Hammond, Ind. Court records
show Martinez and another officer committed robberies on behalf of the Latin
Kings — sometimes while in uniform and while driving police vehicles. They
stole drugs, weapons and cash, and would sometimes get a cut of the money they
stole, a written statement from the Department of Justice said.
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New Orleans police captain named Michael
Roussel was convicted of plotting to arrange a contract to provide security for
Entergy at inflated rates and then skim off the top has had his prison sentence
reduced by more than three years.