Jan 20 Poco progress in Mexico drug war By Michael D. Mosettig If any one place symbolizes the continuing frustration facing the Mexican government dealing with drug gangs, it is Michoacan, a western state of 4.3 million, which might have suffered as many as 1,000 homicides in the past year. Continue reading
Jan 07 JPMorgan to pay over $2 billion for Madoff Ponzi scheme JPMorgan Chase & Co. will agreed to pay over $2 billion in a settlement over criminal charges surrounding the Bernie Madoff case. Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images JPMorgan Chase & Co. will pay over $2 billion for failing… Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch Sunday, December 29, 2013 The NSA and the Supreme Court, NYPD program monitors teems, future of the postal system. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch NYPD program offers last chance justice by monitoring teens NewsHour Weekend takes a look at an NYPD program called the Juvenile Robbery Intervention Program. Its aim is to mentor and monitor teens who have been arrested for a robbery. The report's focus is on two New York City neighborhoods. Continue watching
Nov 15 Heroin re-emerges in the Chicago suburbs, cheaper and more potent Photo by Esquisite_Photography More people are using heroin than at anytime since the 1970s, and these new users are likely to be young white adults living in suburbs, Bloomberg reports. And today's heroin is more potent… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch What Legacy Does Bloomberg Leave for the Next Mayor of New York? What Legacy Does Bloomberg Leave for the Next Mayor of New York?… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch Are Innocent Citizens at Risk of Police Seizure of Their Cash, Cars and Homes? Are Innocent Citizens at Risk of Police Seizure of Their Cash, Cars and Homes?… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Do License Plate Readers Prevent Crime or Create Privacy Abuses? Do License Plate Readers Prevent Crime or Create Privacy Abuses?… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch NYC Mayor Bloomberg Plans to Appeal Stop-and-Frisk Decision NYC Mayor Bloomberg Plans to Appeal Stop-and-Frisk Decision… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Watch AG Eric Holder Announce New "Smart" Plan on Crime Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Justice Department’s plan to no longer pursue mandatory minimum prison sentences for non-violent drug offenders. Holder said that certain "drug offenders who have no ties to large-scale organizations, gangs, or cartels will no longer… Continue watching