Category Archives: Crime

Trump’s Pardons Crooks Who Stole 1.58 Billion

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mike C. Judith Negron, the former owner of a Miami-area mental health company who was sentenced in 2011 to 35 years in prison for her role in filing $205 million in fraudulent Medicare claims and ordered to pay more than $87 million in restitution. … Continue reading →

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A Russian dissident speaks out

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Jim deMaine
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The Indictment of our former President

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F. How to read the indictment? Click Here Text of the indictment: Click Here Annotated text of the indictment: Click Here

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Inside Mar-a-Lago, Where Thousands Partied Near Secret Files

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Jim deMaine

A Times investigation shows how Donald J. Trump stored classified documents in high-traffic areas at Mar-a-Lago, where guests may have been within feet of the materials. Click the link below for a graphic story of the dangerous and casual care … Continue reading →

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Mayor Harrell releases blueprint to ‘activate’ Downtown Seattle

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Jim deMaine

By Josh Cohen in Crosscut The laundry list includes ideas for denser housing and expanded homeless outreach — along with some Space Needle-level swings. What does Mayor Bruce Harrell want to do to help Downtown Seattle recover? A little bit … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam shows why the U.S. criminal justice system is a failure

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Marilyn W. Opinion by Jennifer Rubin. Jennifer Rubin writes reported opinion for The Washington Post. She is the author of “Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump.” Twitter I recently traveled to the Netherlandswith family. One evening, after an … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 22, 2023 by Jim deMaine

By David Brewster in Post Alley/Seattle A disturbing, Seattle-relevant story in the New York Times traces the exodus of highly educated employees from “superstar cities.” Seattle and other expensive coastal cities are definitely on the list, and the story notes the loss of magnetism … Continue reading →

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Guns Don’t Kill People, Americans Kill People

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Jim deMaine

On the 20th Anniversary of “Bowling for Columbine” winning the Oscar, you can watch it for free-by Michael Moore. Thanks to Pam P. Twenty years ago tonight, on March 23, 2003, our film, “Bowling for Columbine”, received the Academy Award … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro blocks death penalty, calls for repeal

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday he will not allow Pennsylvania to execute any inmates while he is in office and called for the state’s lawmakers to repeal the death penalty. Shapiro, inaugurated last … Continue reading →

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Action! Help Expedite the Demolition of the Abandoned Prosch House

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Gun violence being addressed in Washington State

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F. Legislature and gun violence from Gov’s office More than 117,000 Americans are shot each year, including 6,000 children and youth. Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for kids. Hundreds of police officers … Continue reading →

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Trump Demands Special Master Be Fired and Replaced with Extra-Special Master

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. Satire by By Andy Borowitz The former President told reporters that Judge Raymond Dearie is “asking for information like you wouldn’t believe. He’s a bad or sick guy.”

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A different look at hiring

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P   This week in good news —        An Ohio-based restaurant chain is building its fast-growing workforce with people often overlooked In the U.S., the unemployment rate among formerly incarcerated people is nearly five … Continue reading →

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Commentary: Prosecute Trump? Merrick Garland is investigating aggressively but prosecuting cautiously

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Jim deMaine

by journalist Doyle McManus The House committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurgency, whose hearings resume this week, has produced impressive evidence that could allow prosecutors to argue that former President Donald Trump committed crimes as he tried to overturn … Continue reading →

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19 Days in America

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ed M.

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Gun Buyback Is Far More Likely to Work

Posted on June 13, 2022 by William Calvin

Discouraged by the bipartisan proposal, I tried again. WHC Why are we so easily misled by gun solutions that would make some sense in other countries? But the US, having more guns than people, is special. And so, the bipartisan … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Monroe v. Samuel Alito

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: Two residents sent me this article by the acerbic Maureen Dowd from the NYT. You may or may not agree, but she writes well and makes some interesting points. Click here to read her op-ed piece.

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Seattle City Attorney drops nearly 2,000 cases to ease backlog

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mike C. for sending this in. SEATTLE – Seattle’s new City Attorney, who ran on a ‘tough on crime’ platform, will not be prosecuting nearly 2,000 cases in an effort to ease a case backlog.  Ann Davison said she inherited … Continue reading →

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Why aren’t we talking about this?

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Letter in the NYT – thanks to Mike C. I don’t understand why we are not talking about this: Remember that Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, worked for the pro-Putin Ukrainian government. Remember when support for Ukraine was … Continue reading →

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Hoo, Boy! Commentary from Heather Cox Richardson

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Jim deMaine

On Wednesday, January 19, by a vote of 8 to 1, the Supreme Court refused to block the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) from releasing documents produced by the Trump White House to the House Select Committee to Investigate … Continue reading →

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Paying attention

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Heather Cox Richardson’s update for December 2nd

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Jim deMaine
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Executioner was convinced he would be condemned to hell; others also suffer long-term effects

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Bob P. From the ABA Journal BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS NOVEMBER 11, 2021, 2:44 PM CST  Corridor in an abandoned penitentiary. Image from Shutterstock. After Craig Baxley connected a plastic tube to vials of drugs to stop the heart … Continue reading →

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Timber Poachers Set a Forest on Fire. Tree DNA Sent One to Prison.

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: I never imagined that each tree has its very own unique DNA. This science helped to prosecute tree poachers in our own beautiful Olympic forrests. By Vimal Patel Nov. 10, 2021 in the New York Times In the spring … Continue reading →

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Information on the Seattle Police

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Jim deMaine

from Mike Caplow. Scroll down for the graphs and data.

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