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Courts & Law

Philadelphia Police Detective Lawrence Greene bought 2931 Waterloo Street, center, in an auction of property seized by the District Attorney. The DA was empowered to take homes connected to alleged drug activity without a guilty verdict. The house is vacant today. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Criminal Justice
Housing
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Inside the Philadelphia DA’s side hustle — selling seized homes to speculators and cops

The DA auctions off seized homes to the highest bidder, for cash that went back to the law enforcement agencies. The legal process is known as civil asset forfeiture.

7 years ago

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A menorah is installed outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in preparation for a celebration service at sundown on the first night of Hanukkah, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. A gunman shot and killed 11 people while they worshipped Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at the temple. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
Religion

Anti-Semitic papers reported near Pittsburgh shooting site, elsewhere

Authorities are investigating the dissemination of anti-Semitic pamphlets in Pittsburgh neighborhoods, including the one in which a gunma ...

7 years ago

Johnny Bobbitt Jr., (left), Kate McClure, and Mark D'Amico pose at a gas station
New Jersey

Lawyer: Man charged in alleged homeless scam should be freed

The judge could make a decision Tuesday.

7 years ago

Court documents released Friday suggest that both former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort (left) and former Trump attorney Michael Cohen could end up in prison. (AP)
NPR
National
Politics

What you need to know about the new Manafort and Cohen court documents

There is no allegation that either Cohen or Manafort conspired with the Russians who were waging that attack on the 2016 election.

7 years ago

Michael Cohen, right, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.
National

U.S.: Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen deserves prison despite cooperation

President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, deserves substantial prison time despite his cooperation, prosecutors said Friday.

7 years ago

 Daniel M. Santucci Jr. has been sentenced for abducting and raping a 4-year-old girl, then tossing her into a pond in Banning Park (right).  (WHYY file)
Delaware
Public Safety

Life sentence for Delaware man who abducted, raped and tried to drown 4-year-old girl

An Elsmere man who kidnapped a 4-year-old girl from her home in Pike Creek, then raped her and threw her into a pond to drown has been se ...

7 years ago

323 North Olden Avenue in Trenton, N.J. on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. (Tim Larsen/New Jersey Office of the Attorney General/New Jersey Office of the Attorney General)
Environment
Government Accountability
New Jersey

New Jersey’s environmental justice initiative targets polluters in poor, minority neighborhoods

Grewal announced Thursday his office had filed eight lawsuits against companies from Newark to Trenton to Camden.

7 years ago

KKK recruitment fliers were recently found in parts of southern Delaware. (Courtesy the Harrington Police Department)
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Delaware AG gives guidance on hate speech after KKK fliers found

Denn also sent the guidelines out in 2016 after a national rise in hate crime reporting. In 2017, Delaware prosecuted six cases that included a hate crime charge.

7 years ago

Visitors pass a Huawei marquee in Barcelona during the Mobile World Congress last year. The daughter of the Chinese telecommunications giant's founder was arrested Saturday in Canada on U.S. request, in a move that threatens to inflame U.S.-China trade tensions. (Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Business
International

Huawei finance chief’s arrest threatens to inflame U.S.-China tensions

The focus of the friction is on Meng Wanzhou, scion of a Chinese telecommunications giant.

7 years ago

Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing at U.S. District Court on June 15, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Politics

The Mueller Russia investigation: A full docket of developments set for Friday

Friday is shaping up as a busy day in the Justice Department's Russia investigation.

7 years ago

The grand jury report named hundreds of “predator priests” and enablers. But ahead of its publication, 11 sued, arguing that being identified would violate their right to a good reputation since they aren’t being charged with any crime. (AnnekaS/Bigstock)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Religion

Ruling on naming priests in abuse report may change Pa. grand jury process

The report named hundreds of “predator priests” and enablers. But 11 sued, saying being identified would violate their right to a good reputation since they weren't charged.

7 years ago

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis testifying in October 2017 on Capitol Hill about immigrant military recruits (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
NPR
National
Politics

Pentagon will train recruits holding green cards following court order

The Department of Defense will begin assigning thousands of immigrants with green cards to basic training, reversing a Trump administration policy that delayed their service.

7 years ago

A Philadelphia refinery (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Energy
Philadelphia

PGW plan for liquified natural gas facility in Southwest Philadelphia clears hurdle

The new facility, Passyunk Energy Center LLC, would be a public-private partnership between city-owned PGW and Liberty Energy Trust, based in Conshohocken.

7 years ago

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Corrections officers arrive for a shift at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
National
Pennsylvania

Pa. touted as criminal justice reform model, but officials say there’s more to do

As Washington lawmakers debate a proposal to ease harsh federal sentencing guidelines, Pennsylvania is being cited as a role model.

7 years ago

Several groups have filed suit on behalf of Peter Sean Brown, 50, a Philadelphia native who was held on an immigration detainer in Florida, claiming his constitutional rights were violated when he was mistaken for a Jamaican immigrant eligible for deportation. (Viviana Bonilla Lopez/ACLU)
Immigration
Politics

Florida sheriffs illegally held Philly native as undocumented immigrant, lawsuit alleges

While he was detained, he says authorities sang the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” theme song — about a transplanted Philadelphian — to mock his claimed connection to the city.

7 years ago

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