Chicago's police board is considering the firing of four veteran officers linked to a corrupt former sergeant, Ronald Watts, who is connected to over 230 exonerations. The officers face possible termination for alleged misconduct dating back more than 17 years. Additionally, 18 family members of New Yorkers killed by NYPD cops, including the mother of Eric Garner, are urging Mayor Adams to sign a bill requiring documentation of investigative encounters with civilians. In another case, a Chicago police detective and three officers tied to disgraced ex-Sgt. Ronald Watts have been relieved of their police powers and may face termination. Furthermore, 9 top employees have left the chief Cook County judge’s office amid a PPP fraud investigation. The employees received a total of $220,000 in PPP money, with several loans raising red flags for potential fraud. Lastly, Governor Kathy Hochul granted clemency to 16 incarcerated individuals, including a Harlem rapper who turned himself in 17 years after committing a fatal shooting during a botched robbery as a teenager.
Rapper G. Dep granted clemency by New York governor after spending 13 years in prison for murder he admitted to by turning himself into police nearly two decades after crime https://t.co/Mn4OU6BqVv https://t.co/1TfGZ77QUw
Nine employees of the Cook County judicial operation got a total of $220,000 in PPP money, and several of their loans have red flags for potential fraud, according to a Chicago Sun-Times review. https://t.co/aJoS5Uf3OV
Amid PPP fraud investigation of Paycheck Protection Program recipients, 9 in Chief Cook County Judge Timothy Evans’ office have left https://t.co/hL4XFskqck
FIGHT OVER FRISK BILL Families of New Yorkers killed by NYPD urge Mayor Adams to sign act to document police stops https://t.co/WI05alvqL7 'Missteps' during Rikers blaze: report https://t.co/8i0rvL9W74 Harlem rapper who faced murder charge gets clemency https://t.co/4urzbj316U https://t.co/rt3T3fsymu
Clergy and civic leaders called for the resignation or removal of LAPD Chief Michel Moore if allegations prove true that Moore ordered two Internal Affairs detectives to investigate Mayor Karen Bass over her acceptance of a scholarship from USC. https://t.co/0yqk2Td4Z9
G-Dep Among 16 People Granted Clemency By New York Governor Kathy Hochul https://t.co/zvjIP2o01w
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday she granted executive clemency to 16 incarcerated people, including a Harlem rapper who turned himself in 17 years after he fatally shot someone during a botched robbery he committed as a teenager. https://t.co/5xt9TP3U2Q
A one-time aspiring Harlem rapper who turned himself in to face charges in a long-unsolved 1993 Manhattan murder was granted clemency by Gov. Hochul. "His remorse is as genuine as any I, or others I have talked to, have ever seen." https://t.co/4EkqqtErzK
Will save my thoughts on the…sluggish pace of Chicagoland govt employee PPP fraud investigations but…this is a pretty slick piece of investigative reporting by @Suntimes scribes to look at otherwise FOIA exempt Cook County court investigation. https://t.co/UXhnGeBVkn
Mayor Eric Adams told at least one member of the City Council he would restore cuts to their favorite programs if they agreed to vote against a police transparency bill the mayor and NYPD officials vigorously opposed. https://t.co/wQX2n6y11c
More PPP fraud. This time in the Cook County Courthouse. If we thought anyone would face real consequences, we'd say the Paycheck Protection Program was the most successful sting operation in history in identifying people will to commit fraud. https://t.co/jt5Q8BzwFJ
A Chicago police detective and three officers with ties to disgraced ex-Sgt. Ronald Watts have been relieved of their police powers and face possible termination stemming from an investigation that dates back nearly two decades. https://t.co/n4yh0lp3b9
18 family members of New Yorkers killed by NYPD cops — including the mom of Eric Garner — called on Mayor Adams to sign a bill that would require them to document every investigative encounter with civilians. https://t.co/K2DVo3JwKq
Amid @PPP fraud investigation, 9 top employees have left chief Cook County judge’s office -- by me and @FrankMainNews https://t.co/8xZOlBSSra
Over the objections of a former Chicago top cop, the city’s police board could decide on a long-hidden recommendation to fire four veteran officers accused of misconduct more than 17 years ago in a unit led by corrupt former Sgt. Ronald Watts. https://t.co/pDviYyEkxC
A Chicago agency recommends firing four cops tied to a corrupt former sergeant, Ronald Watts, who is tied to at least 230 exonerations. https://t.co/x2KgFapZN8