Panetta recalls nail-biting moments of raidPanetta recalls nail-biting moments of raidThe picture in Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s office captures the “mission accomplished” moment.
Powwow draws tens of thousands to NMPowwow draws tens of thousands to NMThe start of this year’s powwow season got under way Friday as hundreds of Native American and indigenous dancers crowded onto the floor of University of New Mexico Arena, each one pounding their feet in rhythm to dozens…
Panetta recalls nail-biting moments of raidPanetta recalls nail-biting moments of raidThe photograph in Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s office captures the “mission accomplished” moment.
New Secret Service rules on alcohol, unsavory bars
New Secret Service rules on alcohol, unsavory bars
Seeking to shake off the disgrace of a prostitution scandal, the Secret Service late Friday tightened conduct rules for its agents to prohibit them from drinking excessively, visiting disreputable establishments while…
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Panetta recalls nail-biting moments of raidPanetta recalls nail-biting moments of raidThe picture in Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s office captures the “mission accomplished” moment.
Powwow draws tens of thousands to NMPowwow draws tens of thousands to NMThe start of this year’s powwow season got under way Friday as hundreds of Native American and indigenous dancers crowded onto the floor of University of New Mexico Arena, each one pounding their feet in rhythm to dozens…
Panetta recalls nail-biting moments of raidPanetta recalls nail-biting moments of raidThe photograph in Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s office captures the “mission accomplished” moment.
New Secret Service rules on alcohol, unsavory bars
New Secret Service rules on alcohol, unsavory bars
Seeking to shake off the disgrace of a prostitution scandal, the Secret Service late Friday tightened conduct rules for its agents to prohibit them from drinking excessively, visiting disreputable establishments while…
See the full article from “KFVS”
Panetta recalls nail-biting moments of raidPanetta recalls nail-biting moments of raidThe picture in Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s office captures the “mission accomplished” moment.
Powwow draws tens of thousands to NMPowwow draws tens of thousands to NMThe start of this year’s powwow season got under way Friday as hundreds of Native American and indigenous dancers crowded onto the floor of University of New Mexico Arena, each one pounding their feet in rhythm to dozens…
Panetta recalls nail-biting moments of raidPanetta recalls nail-biting moments of raidThe photograph in Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s office captures the “mission accomplished” moment.
New Secret Service rules on alcohol, unsavory bars
New Secret Service rules on alcohol, unsavory bars
Seeking to shake off the disgrace of a prostitution scandal, the Secret Service late Friday tightened conduct rules for its agents to prohibit them from drinking excessively, visiting disreputable establishments while…
See the full article from “KFVS”
… Frank Straub came to Indianapolis facing the difficult task of updating and modernizing the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department at the same time preparing for and successfully hosting the highest profile event in this city’s history,” Ballard said in a statement, referring to the 2012 Super Bowl. “It hasn’t always been easy but meaningful reform seldom is.”
In his resignation letter, Straub said he had been hired to “re-engineer” the police department and had largely succeeded, though he acknowledged there was still work to be done to address “systemic weaknesses” and restore public trust. He said his administration had overhauled the department’s professional standards division — formerly known as internal affairs — and been “relentless” in pursuit of officers “who tarnish their badge.”
In two years before Straub was hired, Indianapolis officers had been accused of trafficking drugs, arson, running a prostitution ring and taking bribes.
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Three years ago, federal prosecutors pursuing public corruption cases were keenly reminded of how perilous the work is, if not done right. A federal judge voided the conviction of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, a Republican from of Alaska, after allegations of prosecutorial misconduct arose.
Several top-ranking officials in the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section, which oversees public corruption prosecutions, subsequently lost their jobs.
Hogsett is mindful of the perils, including the classic defense in public corruption cases: That it’s political. Hogsett is a longtime Democrat activist who served as Secretary of State and ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate.
He’s pledged to turn a blind eye to partisan politics in pursuing public corruption cases. As evidence, he cites recent prosecutions by his office of two Indianapolis city councilmen: one a Republican convicted of taking bribes to grease the wheels for a new strip club; the other a Democrat charged with swindling more than $1 million from an investor.
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What to watch for in NFL draftWhat to watch for in NFL draftThe NFL draft begins Thursday night with the first round, continues Friday night with the second and third rounds, and runs through Saturday, when the final four rounds will be held at Radio City Music Hall. The Indianapolis…
Obama to make student loan appeal in IowaObama to make student loan appeal in IowaPresident Barack Obama is keeping up his election-year appeal to young voters with his third college visit in two days.
Romney turns campaign toward money, reconciliationRomney turns campaign toward money, reconciliationThe Republican presidential nomination all but in hand, Mitt Romney is refocusing his efforts on challenging President Barack Obama, raising cash for the battle ahead and reconciling with onetime primary rival Rick Santorum.
Napolitano faces questions on Secret Service
Napolitano faces questions on Secret Service
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is facing questions Wednesday from a Senate panel on the Secret Service prostitution scandal that embarrassed the White House and overshadowed the president’s visit to a Latin…
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What to watch for in NFL draftWhat to watch for in NFL draftThe NFL draft begins Thursday night with the first round, continues Friday night with the second and third rounds, and runs through Saturday, when the final four rounds will be held at Radio City Music Hall. The Indianapolis…
Obama to make student loan appeal in IowaObama to make student loan appeal in IowaPresident Barack Obama is keeping up his election-year appeal to young voters with his third college visit in two days.
Romney turns campaign toward money, reconciliationRomney turns campaign toward money, reconciliationThe Republican presidential nomination all but in hand, Mitt Romney is refocusing his efforts on challenging President Barack Obama, raising cash for the battle ahead and reconciling with onetime primary rival Rick Santorum.
Napolitano faces questions on Secret Service
Napolitano faces questions on Secret Service
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is facing questions Wednesday from a Senate panel on the Secret Service prostitution scandal that embarrassed the White House and overshadowed the president’s visit to a Latin…
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We’ve had a couple of ugly reminders this week that corruption can erupt anywhere, even in agencies where it is guarded against most, those charged with protecting the safety of others. In Indianapolis, the police department is suspected by many of trying to protect one of its own instead of serving and protecting the public. And in Washington, the Secret Service is being rocked by a scandal of sordid debauchery with prostitutes that could have compromised the security of the president.
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That’s called “accountability,” a concept they have a tough time accepting in Washington. Members of Congress are expressing growing dismay with the behavior of the 11 Secret Service employees who cavorted with prostitutes in Colombia, possibly bringing them into contact with sensitive information about the president’s schedule and travel plans. But so far only three have lost their jobs – one resigning, one allowed to retire and one fired.
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The latest mistake happened in November, when prosecutors say a vial of blood belonging to Bisard was taken from the main police property room, where the sample was refrigerated, to the annex, where it was not. Prosecutors had hoped to use the blood to show Bisard was drunk when he plowed his squad car into two motorcycles stopped at a red light in August 2010, killing 30-year-old Eric Wells and injuring two others.
Bisard’s attorney, John Kautzman, said Wednesday that the blood sample actually could have helped clear his client.
Bisard’s case isn’t the only problem for the department. It had a string of issues when Mayor Greg Ballard in 2009 plucked Straub from a seven-year stint as police commissioner of White Plains, N.Y. In two years before Straub was hired, Indianapolis officers had been accused of trafficking drugs, arson, running a prostitution ring and taking bribes.
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Former Marion County Sheriff Jack Cottey: We Want Him Gone
POSTED: 7:05 pm EDT April 18, 2012
UPDATED: 7:36 pm EDT April 18, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS — Former central Indiana law enforcement officers called for Public Safety Director Frank Straub to be removed from office after he accused the Indianapolis Metro Police Department of decades of neglect and lack of accountability.
“We knew that officers were drinking on duty. We knew that officers were going to strip clubs, but we didn’t hold them accountable. You don’t fix history in two weeks or two years, Straub said on Tuesday. “What I’ve heard from the management of this police department over and over again for the two years and four months that I’ve been here, is we knew this was going on, we just never bothered to fix it.
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