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An east side Detroit man wrongfully convicted of murder  in the mid-90s was exonerated Thursday, clearing him of the false charges and opening the door to wrongful conviction lawsuits against the state and city. "Thats a big smile, man," Valerie Newman, the attorney for the prosecution, said, seeing Bernard Howards face on the Zoom call just before the 3rd Circuit Court hearing started. Howard, 44, let out a chuckle that filled the screen with joy. Locked behind bars since he was 18, Ho...

Hudson County View Jorge Ortega. Photo courtesy of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office. By John Heinis/Hudson County View The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Public Integrity Unit, Internal Affairs Section in conjunction with the North Bergen Police Department, arrested and charged a New Jersey parole officer with theft by deception following an investigation, Suarez said in a statement. Jorge Ortega,  41, of Jersey City, was arrested on Friday afternoon at Hudson County Pr...

Hudson Reporter Parole officer charged in alleged ‘ticket switch fraud’ case × On Dec. 11, law enforcement arrested and charged 41-year-old Jersey City resident Jorge Ortega, a New Jersey Parole Officer, with Theft by Deception. According to a press release from the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, the arrest comes after an investigation by the HCPO’s  Public Integrity Unit, Internal Affairs Section in conjunction with the North Bergen Police Department. According to the...

Increased efficiency, transparency in public procurement for Sabahans 15 Dec 2020 / 15:27 H. THE recent collapse of a bridge in the interior district of Ranau, never-ending delay in the Pan Borneo Highway construction and the issue of dilapidated schools in Sabah have revealed the failure of the public procurement system in Malaysia. Due to inadequate procurement planning and poor drafting of specifications, the poor infrastructure problem persists particularly in the rural area of Sabah –...

Civil servants encouraged to report malpractice Modified12 Dec 2020, 3:29 am A - Civil servants were encouraged to report any misconduct that occurred in ministries, departments, or agencies in efforts to prevent leakage, especially the misuse of power among staff at various levels regardless of their positions. Public Service Department (PSD) director-general Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman said the government takes a serious view of malpractice involving civil servants. "There are various channe...

Huge glitch misinforms 24,000 Year 12 students waiting for ATAR results We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Huge glitch misinforms 24,000 Year 12 students waiting for ATAR results Normal text size Advertisement Queenslands opposition education spokesman, Christian Rowan, has demanded Education Minister Grace Grace explain why 24,000 Year 12 students have received an email from the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre telling them they were sudd...

Rehabilitation earns convicted burglar shortened prison sentence A Davis native will gain an earlier release from state prison, at the request of his defense attorney and the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office. Gabriel Eugene, 26, was sentenced in 2016 to a 14-year prison term following a conviction for residential burglary and violating his recent parole in a prior burglary case. Last week, a visiting Yolo County judge granted a motion to take five years off his sentence. The DA’s Offi...

His mother even had a receipt of purchase according to court paper still sentenced to life behind bars. >> we went through hell. >> reporter: a break came when chestnut filed for information and uncovered a pile of unseen evidence. young witnesses were interviewed by police without their parents and told to, quote, get their stories straight. an anonymous phone call and even idd other suspect wearing the jackpot and confessing to the crime but none of that was given to the defense team attorneys...

>> can i ask why youre upset about eric holder? >> because hes anti-gun. >> what has he done thats anti-gun? >> what? >> i just know hes anti gun. >> look at his press releases and where hes coming from. >> i will, but what press release, like about what? >> anything -- >> that was in alaska in 2010. eric holder, the nations first african american attorney general had only been serving in that role since the previous year, but by 2010, he was already the object of ornate fantasies by people who ...

Investigated in hating him. he served as attorney general from 2009 to 2015 whereupon the republican controlled senate finally agree today swear in loretta lynch. he served in the integrity unit before coming a superior court judge and then deputy attorney general and attorney general. he has returned to private practice since leaving d.c. tonight he is here for his first live interview. thank you for being here. >> good to be here. >> have you seen that clip before. >> i have seen it. i saved i...