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The 39th District Corruption Scandal refers to a persistent pattern of brutality and corruption among a cadre of Philadelphia Police Department officers, primarily from the Department's 39th District. The scandal emerged in late 1995 and received nationwide attention by 1997, eventually resulting in an investigation by Human Rights Watch.
Rizzo v. Goode, 423 U.S. 362 (1976), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a prophylactic injunction against non-culpable state executive officials was an overbroad interference by the Federal Courts in the state executive branches.
39th District corruption scandal (1990s) – Police corruption which led to the overturning of 160–300 cases and release of 100 prisoners. Eddie Polec murder case (1994) Troy Graves "Center City Rapist" (1997–1999) – Committed five rapes and one murder; Lex Street Massacre (Dec. 28th, 2000) – 7 people were murdered in a crack house. [4]
Pages in category "Law enforcement scandals" ... 39th District corruption scandal; A. Allen v. City of Oakland; ... Manila Police District secret jail cell scandal;
In light of the corruption scandal, Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman dropped about 200 cases generated by the DWI unit, saying the officers' testimony could not be trusted. While ...
All are allegedly conspirators in the widening Jackson bribery scandal, which centers around a hotel development in downtown Jackson. The mayor, councilman and DA all appeared at a court hearing ...
This is a list of notable U.S. state officials convicted of only certain federal public corruption offenses for conduct while in office. The list is organized by office. Acquitted officials are not listed (if an official was acquitted on some counts, and convicted on others, the counts of conviction are list
In response to the corruption allegations, the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office dropped some 200 DWI cases, saying it could not rely on the testimony of the cops who had made the arrests.