Between March 2021 and July 2022, a DNA analyst at the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Waco Regional Crime Laboratory reported work hours that differed from the laboratory’s sign-in sheets and key card records by 279 hours. She was also
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Ted Bundy and Two New 1974 Victims
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Melissa Lucio: A Judge Said Innocent. The Court Said No.
The short answer: In February 2007, Melissa Lucio’s two-year-old daughter Mariah died in Harlingen. Lucio said Mariah had fallen down a steep outdoor staircase two days earlier. After hours of interrogation that night, she said “I guess I did it,”…
Justin Wolfe: 25 Years on the Triggerman’s Word
The short answer: In March 2001, Owen Barber shot and killed Daniel Petrole, a marijuana supplier, in Bristow, Virginia. Barber avoided a capital murder charge by testifying that his friend Justin Wolfe, then 19, had hired him, and in 2002…
1st Amendment Challenges to Actor’s Rape Convictions Are Rejected
In The People v. Masterson, (CA App., Oct. 27, 2026), a California state appellate court, in an 89-page opinion, affirmed the forcible rape convictions of actor Danny Masterson. In 2024, Masterson, the star of That ’70’s Show, was sentenced…
Ropes & Gray Discusses Manhattan District Attorney’s Corporate Crime and Antitrust Task Force
Key Takeaways:
- On October 14, 2026, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced the formation of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s first Corporate Crime and Antitrust Task Force, which will focus on complex investigations targeting fraud and misconduct by
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DOJ charges James Comey, ex-FBI director, for a third time
In Brief
- DOJ files two felony charges against James Comey
- Charges allege leaking classified information to the New York Times
- Judge Trevor McFadden orders unsealing of charges
- Comey also faces unrelated cases in North Carolina and
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CBP Arrests Man Wanted for Sexual Assault of 15-Year-Old at PortMiami
Korean Supreme Court Vacates Korean DUI Conviction
The Supreme Court of Korea ruled that if police officer conducts a breathalyzer test without providing the driver with water to rinse their mouth, the result constitutes illegally obtained evidence. The First Criminal Division of the Korean Supreme Court overturned the…
New York County District Attorney Creates Corporate Crime and Antitrust Task Force
Summary
New York County District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., recently announced the formation of the office’s first Corporate Crime and Antitrust Task Force to target corporate fraud and misconduct, with a focus on antitrust violations, consumer fraud, and health…
