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Judge Eyes Shorter Sentence for Ex-NYC Jails Union Boss
A judge says a former longtime union boss for the nation’s largest correction officers’ union may have gotten too harsh a prison sentence when he was given nearly five years behind bars for corruption
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Ex-Union Boss at Rikers Island Jail Gets 58 Months in Prison in Federal Bribery Case
The former union boss at New York City’s Rikers Island jail has been convicted of corruption.
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Ex-Cop Acquitted, Businessman Convicted in NYPD Bribery Trial
A former NYPD deputy inspector was acquitted on all counts in a bribery scheme trial — but his businessman co-defendant didn’t get off so easily.
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Ex-Union Boss at Rikers Island Jail Convicted of Corruption
The former union boss at New York City’s Rikers Island jail has been convicted of corruption.
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Mistrial Declared in Ex-Jail Guard Union Boss Bribery Case
A mistrial has been declared in the New York bribery trial of the former head of the nation’s largest municipal jail guard union.
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Jury in NYC Jail Guard Union Case Says It's Deadlocked
Jurors who complained of a deadlock will resume deliberations Wednesday at the bribery trial of the former head of the nation’s largest municipal jail guard union.
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Star Witness Says Contributions Bought Access to NYC Mayor
The government’s star witness in the trial of the former head of the nation’s largest municipal jail guard union told jurors Thursday that he bought access to New York’s mayor with big contributions to his 2013 campaign.
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Bribery Trial for Ex-NYC Correction Officers' Union Boss to Begin
The man who became a political powerbroker in New York City while representing guards in the city’s 10,000-inmate jail system faces a bribery trial Monday that could send him to prison.
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Guards at NY's Rikers Jail Sue, Claim City Making it Unsafe
The nation’s largest municipal jail guard union sued New York City on Friday, saying recent sweeping changes in city’s jails have empowered violent inmates and endangered correction officers.
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Ex-NYC Correction Officers' Union Boss Pleads Not Guilty to Bribery
The former head of New York City’s jail guard union has pleaded not guilty in his bribery case.
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Former Escort at Center of NYPD Corruption Scandal: I Didn't Know They Were Cops
The woman at the center of an NYPD corruption scandal says she will testify if asked to do so in the case against police officers who are facing federal bribery charges along with a Brooklyn businessman.
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4 NYPD Officers, 2 Others Charged in Corruption Probe
Four NYPD officials — including one who has pleaded guilty to bribery —have been charged along with a pair of businessmen in connection with a federal corruption investigation, according to law enforcement officials and court documents.
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President of NYC Correction Officer's Union Removed From Post After Corruption Arrest
The longtime head of New York City’s jail guard union has been removed from his post following his arrest on federal corruption charges.
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Correction Boss Busted in Alleged Pension Scam
The FBI has arrested the leader of a powerful city union on corruption charges in an ongoing investigation focusing on the NYPD and City Hall.
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All New York City Inmates Ages 18 to 21 to Be Housed in Single Jail
More than 1,000 hard-to-manage inmates ages 18 to 21 will be moved to a single Rikers Island facility by the end of the year and will be required to take hours of classes, receive counseling and be exempt from solitary confinement.