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Articles by Matthew Clarke

Corruption Homeland Security Dep't. Worse Than Porous Border

by Matt Clarke

According to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General John Roth, his office receives 300 to 400 cases alleging corruption against DHS personnel each year. The office investigates about 100 of them and passes the others on to internal affairs offices at I.C.E., Customs and Border Patrol, ...

Evidence Scandal Leads to the Dismissal of over 140 Texas Criminal Cases

by Matt Clarke

Destruction of evidence held at the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office led to the dismissal of over 140 Texas criminal cases—most of them involving drug charges.

When supervisors at the Precinct 4 Constable’s Office directed Deputy Constable Chris Hess to organize the evidence room, they had ...

California Felonizes Some Prosecutorial Misconduct

by Matt Clarke

On September 30, 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that was introduced by Assemblywoman Patty Lopez (D-San Fernando), felonizing some prosecutorial misconduct. Under the new law, a prosecutor can be sentenced to up to three years in prison for altering or intentionally withholding ...

Fourth Circuit Holds North Carolina Sex Offender Restrictions Unconstitutional

by Matt Clarke

On November 30, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a federal district court’s judgment that portions of the North Carolina sex offender restrictions statute were unconstitutional.

John Does #1 through #5 (collectively, the “Does”) are persons who have been convicted of a ...

 

 

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