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Cop in Moriarty case pleads not guilty

WOODBURY — A New Jersey police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges he made a bogus drunken driving arrest of a politician last year.

Washington Township officer Joseph DiBuonoventura entered the plea Monday. He could face decades in prison if he is convicted of official misconduct, falsifying records and other offenses.

A prosecutor said a guilty plea would have been met with a recommendation for five years in prison.

The officer charged Assemblyman Paul Moriarty, D-Gloucester, in July 2012 with drunken driving and other crimes.

Moriarty, a former mayor of Washington Township, said he had not been drinking and was wrongly accused. He produced a video of the incident and the charges against him were dropped.

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Former East Washington Police Chief Sentenced To 11 Years

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Former East Washington Police Chief Donald Solomon was sentenced to 11 years in jail for violations of the federal Hobbs Act.

FBI surveillance tape helped put him there.

One of those tapes captured Solomon saying, “I’m the best cop money can buy.”

That was a conversation between an informant and Solomon about protecting a drug deal in 2011.

U.S. Attorney David Hickton argued in person for a stern sentence at Friday’s hearing, and says the “best cop money can buy” reference stuck with investigators.

“Well, that’s the line that stands out above all others,” said Hickton. “I made a point in court today that that line was not retrieved from him. He volunteered that line. And there were several other points in the audio and video recordings where it was clear that he was voluntarily engaging in this behavior. There was another line that captured some attention where he was asked if he wanted to continue in this type of behavior and he said ‘hell yeah.’”

Federal investigators also developed surveillance of Solomon as chief actually protecting drug deals as well as threatening to take out personal vendettas against a former girlfriend.

“If she came to my apartment I got body bags in my apartment, so put her in a body bag, wait till it was night, put her in the car. Take her someplace, drop her off,” Solomon is quoted as saying on one of the recordings.

The defense argued that Solomon should be given credit for his work as a paramedic and police officer for 38 years without any criminal activity. He was.

His 11-year sentence, imposed by Judge Joi Flowers Conti, is at the lower end of the term prescribed in the sentencing guidelines.

On Thursday night, Solomon attended high school graduation for one of his sons. Today in court, he apologized to both his friends in law enforcement, and his children, because in his words, “They’re the ones I’ve hurt the most.”

City to consider claim of police misconduct

Laguna Beach City Council members will decide whether to accept a legal consultant's suggestion the city deny a man's claim that a police officer mistreated him while he slept in his car on Nov. 30.

Porto claims Officer Mike Jeffries violently awakened him at 2:30 a.m. Nov. 30 while he slept in his car in front of 300 El Paseo near Main Beach during a rainstorm, according to Porto's claim filed with the city clerk on May 29.

"Officer Jeffries banged on the roof of claimants' vehicle multiple times to awaken claimant [Porto]," according to the claim, which also said a female officer accompanied Jeffries. "Disabled claimant [Porto] suffered severe emotional and physical trauma of being awakened violently by strangers ... [the officer's] actions were intentional, malicious, uncivilized and shocking."

Police issued Porto a $43 citation for violating the city's municipal code, which prohibits a person from parking a car on any public street, beach or park, where someone can't see inside the vehicle.

A sunshade covered the front windshield while towels hung from the inside on the driver- and passenger-side windows, Porto said in an email.

Covering the windows with towels helped keep the vehicle warm and added privacy, said Porto, who said he was homeless at the time. 

Murder suspect freed; attorney says Bossier City police lied about evidence

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Arlington Police Officer Charged with Unlawfully Providing Law Enforcement Sensitive Information to a Known Drug Dealer

Defendant Allegedly Involved in Anabolic Steroids Distribution Investigation

U.S. Attorney’s OfficeJune 12, 2013         •           Northern District of Texas(214) 659-8600

DALLAS—Thomas S. Kantzos, 45, of Fort Worth, Texas, an officer with the Arlington Police Department (APD), was arrested last night on a federal criminal complaint charging him with unlawfully providing law enforcement sensitive information by exceeding authorized access to a protected computer. He will make his initial appearance in federal court this afternoon, at 2:00 p.m., before U.S. Magistrate Paul D. Stickney. Today’s announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.

According to the affidavit filed with the criminal complaint, a particular individual (witness), who was arrested in January 2013 for distributing anabolic steroids, a Scheduled III controlled substance, admitted to routinely using and distributing anabolic steroids and human growth hormones (HGH) during the last 13 years. This witness also admitted that during the last five or six years, he directly and regularly provided anabolic steroids and HGH to Kantzos, whom he knew to be an officer with the APD. In fact, on at least one occasion, this witness delivered approximately 20 HGH kits to Kantzos while Kantzos was on duty, wearing an APD uniform, and driving a marked APD patrol car.

The affidavit further notes that on multiple occasions, Kantzos solicited anabolic steroids from this witness for himself and for others, including friends and colleagues in the APD. Kantzos allegedly collected money from the other individuals before he obtained the steroids, but on some occasions, he “fronted” the money for the purchases. According to the affidavit, most of the anabolic steroids and HGH he obtained from this witness were provided to other officers of the APD. Also, Kantzos allegedly put this witness in contact with two other APD officers so that they could obtain anabolic steroids directly.

Kantzos was authorized to access law enforcement information obtained through the Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and he received specialized training on the authorized uses of the information, as well as the potential penalties for the misuse of such information. Personal use of such information, including releasing information to members of the general public, is not authorized and violates APD policy.

On several occasions, according to the affidavit, this witness, who indicated he was concerned that police might be watching his activities, asked Kantzos to query a name or a license plate using a law enforcement database. On several occasions, Kantzos did this, or had someone else do it for him, and then provided the obtained sensitive information to the witness. In fact, on one occasion in December 2011, Kantzos provided the name of a person who was known to be a law enforcement officer and, based on that information, the witness inspected his/her vehicle and discovered a tracking device attached to it. The investigation revealed that this witness immediately began “laying low” for several weeks. During that time, however, the witness and Kantzos talked about the tracking device and the police surveillance of the witness.

A federal complaint is a written statement of the essential facts of the offense charged and must be made under oath before a magistrate judge. A defendant is entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. The U.S. Attorney’s Office has 30 days to present the matter to a grand jury for indictment. Kantzos is charged with exceeding authorized access to a protected computer. That offense, as charged, carries a maximum statutory penalty 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine, per count.

The matter is being investigated by the FBI and the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Penley and Deputy Criminal Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Tromblay are in charge of the prosecution.

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Board Upholds Suspension For Facebook Posting cop

The Dothan Alabama Personnel Board voted Thursday to uphold disciplinary action taken against cop RaeMonica Carney for posts she made to her personal Facebook account. Carney was suspended ten days and placed on her on probation for two years. 

Carney posted comments regarding the death of Christopher Dorner, the cop who is believed to have killed four people and wounded others. Investigators say Dorner shot himself to death as the cabin in which he holed up burned.

Judge rejects, condemns plea deal offered to Morris sheriff's officer

 Superior Court Judge Edward Gannon said a plea offer made to suspended Morris County Sheriff's cop Jason Campbell would have resulted in Campbell pleading guilty to "trivial offenses," while ignoring arson charges. Campbell is accused of flashing his badge at a state trooper to beat a drug rap.

For cops, disrespect is only a one-way street

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Sheriff to fire narcotics deputy charged with lying about drugs

The L.A. County Sheriff's Department is seeking to fire Francisco Enriquez, a

narcotics deputy charged with lying about finding drugs after detaining a couple, whom the county will pay $550,000 to settle a false-arrest lawsuit, officials said.

Enriquez has pleaded not guilty to one count of perjury in a probable cause declaration and one count of filing a false report in connection with the October 2009 arrests of Tatiana Lopezand Miguel Amarillas. The county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the settlement for Lopez and Amarillas at the recommendation of the county attorneys, who cited the "risks and uncertainties" of fighting the couple's civil rights lawsuit at trial. The couple accused Enriquez, a member of a narcotics task force, of lying and planting drugs after he claimed he had driven Lopez to a sheriff's station and discovered several bags ofmethamphetamine in the patrol car after she was taken out.

 Dorner Review: Rogue Cop's Dismissal Justified

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 Judge dismisses suspended Cliffside Park officer’s harassment complaint against retired captain

A judge in Hackensack dismissed a harrassment complaint brought by a suspended Cliffside cop John Lemkinr against a retired captain and his family. Lemkinr

 alleged that retired Capt. Michael Russo and his children posted libelous comments about him online — including that he was “mentally deficient,” “a little girl who plays with a fake cop car” and a “mommys boy.” Central Municipal Court Judge Roy F. McGeady said these were protected free speech. The judge said, these weren’t part of any type of series or campaign, which could rise to the level of a criminal offense. Rather, he said, they were all written the same day.  Lemkin already is appealing an April ruling by Superior Judge Eugene Austin upholding McGeady’s conviction of him for trying to make his personal car look like an undercover police cruiser without authorization. The decision includes an order that Lemkin resign and never hold a public job again, although that’s on hold while Lemkin appeals it to a higher court.

Lemkin’s lawyer said he aims to determine “who the real culprit is.”

 D.C. cop to plead guilty in drug ring

A Washington, D.C., cop named Jared Weinberg charged with laundering money for a California-to-Pittsburgh drug ring has scheduled a plea for next month. Weinberg was arrested in May at his precinct house in Washington on a complaint filed by the U.S. attorney's office in Pittsburgh. Weinberg agreed to plead guilty on July 25 in U.S. District Court here. He is accused of conspiracy to commit money-laundering for a cocaine ring that is believed to have sold up to four tons in the last decade.

 MPD cop charged with DUI

Memphis cop Kobena Cash is out of jail on bond this morning, accused of drinking and driving.  Cash was pulled over Saturday night for running a stop sign and having expired tags.

New Britain Ct. Loses Police Brutality Suit

A federal jury earlier this month awarded $80,625 to the man who accused a city cop Jeffrey Walsh of excessive force during an arrest in 2007. Walsh was subsequently fired, and then lost a bid to get his job back through arbitration. Christopher Roguz had accused Walsh of slamming his head into a wall and then hitting him with a nightstick while he was handcuffed. Walsh has maintained that he was stopping Roguz from attacking another officer during the arrest. Roguz was satisfied that the jury sided with him, said David W. Bush, his attorney.

Vegas police officer facing dismissal in drug case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas police cop named Ramin Allen Amely is suspended without pay pending dismissal after being accused of unlawfully obtaining prescription painkillers. Amely was accused of obtaining Percocet, hydromorphone and hydrocodone from several doctors between May 2011 and last February.

Cop charged after leaving accident scene

MIAMI (WSVN) -- A Miami-Dade cop Alberto Perez has been charged after he allegedly rear-ended a vehicle and left the scene. The driver of a Honda Civic stopped suddenly after she said she was rear-ended. According to the Florida Highway Patrol report, the colliding driver got out of his vehicle and asked if the woman was OK. As both cars were pulling over to the side, the victim said the black Ford Explorer took off.

Crystal Lake cop Brian Burr Suspended after Incident

A Crystal Lake cop Brian Burr has been given a three-day, unpaid suspension for not following department protocol .  Burr did not follow department procedure when he responded at 2:30 a.m. to Autumn Drive, after a neighbor reported a suspicious vehicle parked outside a residence. Burr found Mendoza sitting in the back seat of his Honda Pilot, parked seven houses from his home, and smelling of alcohol and appearing intoxicated, according to the article. Burr never gave Mendoza a field sobriety test, gave the school superintendent a ride home and did not search him before allowing Mendoza into the squad car, as he should have, the article said.

  Charges dropped against officer charged with DUI

 WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) — Carroll County prosecutors have dropped DUI charges against aBaltimore County cop.Matthew McElwee of Hanover, Pa who was cited March 16 when he was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint in Hampstead. He was accused of driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and driving while impaired by alcohol. Those charges were dropped Monday in Carroll County Circuit Court. State's AttorneyJerry Barnes tells the Carroll County Times (http://bit.ly/17WHAG7) that there was not enough evidence to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. Barnes said McElwee lawfully refused to take sobriety tests.

        

Cop charged for theft, lying

A Holly Springs cop named Shane Ladner, has been charged with four counts of misdemeanor theft by deception, as well as one count each of false swearing and making a false statement, both felonies under the law. Ladner is accused of using that alleged falsified document to obtain a Purple Heart vanity plate that exempted him from paying ad valorem tax on his vehicle between 2009 and 2012.

         

Memphis police officer charged with DUI

Memphis police cop Kobena Cash, 38, has been arrested after he was pulled over on charges he was driving under the influence, ran a stop sign, was driving with tags that expired in 2011 and that he refused to submit to a field sobriety test.

                                            

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U.S. Attorney’s Office June 11, 2013        •           Northern District of Illinois(312) 353-5300

CHICAGO—Regina Evans and her husband, Ronald Evans, the former police chief and the former inspector general, respectively, of suburban Country Club Hills, were each charged today with three counts of filing false federal income tax returns for allegedly failing to report all of their income during calendar years 2007-09. They were charged in a felony information filed today in U.S. District Court in Chicago.

Regina Evans’ attorney has authorized the government to disclose that she will be pleading guilty to the tax charges after the government files a request to transfer the case against her to the Central District of Illinois in Springfield for disposition. Regina Evans, 50, who was Country Club Hills police chief from 2009 to 2011, and Ronald Evans, 46, are scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Springfield on June 18.

The defendants were charged with failing to report all of their income in 2009, when they allegedly converted to personal income more than $500,000 of a $1.25 million state grant. They also allegedly failed to report all of their income in 2007, 2008, and 2009 from Prime Time Limousine, a Chicago transportation and security services company that they jointly owned and operated.

According to the charging document, Regina Evans founded and ran an organization called We Are Our Brother’s Keeper that, in 2009, received a $1.25 million employment opportunities grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to provide pre-apprenticeship educational and vocational training for people employed in building trades, such as bricklayers and electricians. The couple allegedly used more than $500,000 for non-grant-related personal purposes, making that money personal income.

On their federal income tax return for 2009, the couple stated that Prime Time’s gross receipts were approximately $150,000, knowing that its gross receipts totaled more than $201,297. They also allegedly stated that they did not have any other income, knowing that they had converted at least $500,000 in grant money.

In 2007, the defendants allegedly filed a false tax return by reporting Prime Time’s gross receipts were approximately $205,290, when the business actually had gross receipts totaling more than $360,649, and they allegedly filed a false 2008 tax return stating Prime Time’s gross receipts were approximately $150,630, when it actually had gross receipts of more than $291,414.

The charges were announced today by Gary S. Shapiro, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and James C. Lee, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Division in Chicago. The Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation participated in the investigation.

Filing a false federal income tax return carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine. In addition, a defendant convicted of tax offenses faces mandatory costs of prosecution and remains civilly liable to the government for any and all back taxes, as well as a potential civil fraud penalty of up to 75 percent of the underpayment plus interest. If convicted, the court must determine a reasonable sentence to be imposed under federal statutes and the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines.

The government is being represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joel Hammerman.

The public is reminded that an information contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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