Public-Corruption

DOJ Public Corruption Division Systematic Dismantling Coordinated Across Agencies

2025-02-14 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

Trump administration systematically dismantles federal government’s public corruption investigation capabilities through coordinated personnel purges and case dismissals. Key actions include forcing dismissal of Eric Adams prosecution, with seven senior federal prosecutors resigning in protest …

Emil Bove (Acting Deputy Attorney General) Danielle Sassoon (Acting US Attorney, Southern District of NY) Hagan Scotten (Assistant US Attorney) Eric Adams (NYC Mayor) Dale Ho (Federal Judge) public-corruption doj-dismantling systematic-coordination institutional-capture law-enforcement-capture +2 more

Trump Pardons Kwame Kilpatrick After Serving 7 of 28 Years for Detroit Corruption

2021-01-13 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

President Trump commuted the sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who was serving a 28-year sentence for orchestrating a massive corruption scheme that looted the city of Detroit while it spiraled toward bankruptcy. Kilpatrick had served only 7 years of his sentence for racketeering, …

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