Articles tagged: Law enforcement corruption
The 10 Best Observer Stories of 2016: ‘Above the Law’
Pamela Elliott was the new sheriff in town. But instead of law and order, she brought chaos.
Editor’s Note: Rural America is too often forgotten or ignored by the media. Journalists and major media outlets are in the big cities. Reporters usually ...Read More
Homeland Insecurity
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What good are more boots on the ground if the men and women wearing them also work for the cartels? What benefit is an 18-foot wall when criminals can bribe the...Read More
Former Border Sheriff Sentenced for Money Laundering
Guadalupe “Lupe” Treviño, the former sheriff of Hidalgo County and once one of the most powerful lawmen on the border, was sentenced to five years in jail ...Read More
Embattled Border Sheriff Lupe Treviño Resigns
Embattled Hidalgo County Sheriff Guadalupe “Lupe” Treviño—one of the border’s most powerful law enforcement officials, whose office has been roiled wit...Read More
Border Trial That Exposed Police Corruption Ends In Guilty Verdict
The jury deliberated for three hours this afternoon before finding former lawman Jorge Garza guilty of conspiring to possess more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana...Read More