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Criminal Immigrants: A Deeper Look into the Numbers

The Trump administration frequently refers to the U.S.-Mexico border as a “crisis” zone that can only be fixed by building a border wall. The…

Paul Manafort And the Reach of Double Jeopard

Former President Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort recently received relatively light prison sentences for two federal convictions, far below the federal sentencing guidelines, in…

Coastal Regions of US Becoming Police State

In an excellent October 18, 2018 piece published in the Texas Observer and written for Harper’s Magazine, Melissa del Bosque, a Lanman Reporting Fellow…

Wire Fraud: The Charge without Borders

Wire fraud involves the use of any form of electronic communication to defraud another party. It is often used by major criminal operations in…

Texas Loses the Sunshine in Its Open Meetings Law

Open meetings laws are often referred to as “sunshine laws.” These laws require that meetings, decisions and records, with some exceptions, of state and…

Manafort Sentence Highlights Sentencing Disparities

A Texas African-American woman was sentenced last March to five years in a state prison because she voted illegally in the 2016 presidential election.…

Why Coast Guard with Hit List Won’t Be Charged with Domestic Terrorism

A United States Coast Guard lieutenant was arrested last month on drug and gun charges. Recently released court documents reveal that he has also…

Rights of Crime Victims Disregarded by Federal Prosecutor

U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth A. Marra recently issued a ruling that federal prosecutors who negotiated a 2008 plea deal with billionaire Jeffery Epstein…

Local Cops, FBI Catch Gang of Violent ATM Robbers in Texas

Federal prosecutors recently announced the indictment of 27 Houston residents in connection with a rash of ATM robberies that targeted ATM technicians in Texas…

Billionaire’s Plea Deal Brings Ignites Cries of Injustice

In an excellent Miami Herald report (November 28, 2018), Julie K Brown wrote that Florida billionaire money manager Jeffery Epstein trafficked in underage girls…

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