Criminal Justice
STOP IN THE NAME OF LUST: Feds’ Sean Fern Says Women Rubbed for Freedom, Ended Up Enslaved
His name was Sean Fern, an Assistant US Attorney in the Eastern District of New York, and he was making legal history in the Brooklyn federal courthouse.
The DOJ’s Descent into Authoritarian Theater
In time, the US Department of Justice may come to be viewed as a historical caution—compared to the Inquisition, the Salem witch trials, or Stalin’s show trials. But with more paperwork. More press releases.
Feds Railroading Tech Whiz Bernhard Fritsch? Inside the DOJ’s StarClub Takedown
Welcome to the DOJ Funhouse.
Work, Not Whining: Police Chief Stauffiger Holds the Line
Town of Tonawanda Police Chief James Stauffiger is engaged in a labor dispute with the local police union, which represents approximately 90 officers. The union is led by Officer Andy Thompson, its elected president.
Blood Atonement or Cold Case? The LeBaron Mystery in North Dakota
By Nathanial A. Barrera and Frank Parlato
20 Prosecutors, No Arguments: DOJ Flash Mob Storms Brooklyn Court in OneTaste Case
The trial of OneTaste executives Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz is set to begin with jury selection on Monday.