Federal investigators are zeroing in on a bribery and corruption probe involving 36th District Judge Andrea Bradley-Baskin and the disappearance of $550,000 from a 91-year-old woman, with a federal indictment expected soon in the sweeping investigation of Metro Detroit’s probate court system. Missing funds fuel federal investigation Court officials are working to determine how $550,000 […]

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Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald is under investigation by the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission over allegations of ethical misconduct tied to her prosecution of the parents of the Oxford High School shooter, according to documents obtained by the Detroit Free Press. The complaint alleges that McDonald crossed ethical boundaries during the cases against James and […]

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This is the third installment in “Exploring Integrity: Reviewing Wrongful Conviction Remedies,” a series examining the impact of conviction integrity units on the American judicial system’s rate of wrongful conviction. Presented by the O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism, the investigation is supported by Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In Wendy Patrickus’s 40 years practicing law, she’s […]

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This is the first installment in “Exploring Integrity: Reviewing Wrongful Conviction Remedies,” a series examining the impact of conviction integrity units on the American judicial system’s rate of wrongful conviction. Presented by the O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism, the investigation is supported by Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The black janitor had disappeared, but […]

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