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Denver Prosecutors Drop Gang Conspiracy Charges (Crime, Police and Law Enforcement)

Amidst allegations that government attorneys withheld key information while applying for wiretap permissions from federal judges, federal prosecutors in Denver dropped gang conspiracy charges against six alleged Mara Salvatrucha members.

Tom Hayden

Feds Have Been Hiding Evidence From Wiretap Courts in Their War on Gangs (Drug War and Drug Policy, Regions and Countries)

Court records filed in the Alex Sanchez case and reviewed by The Nation show federal prosecutors have concealed their use of notorious gang leaders as informants while applying for surveillance permits.

Tom Hayden

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Alex Sanchez Wins Bail (Law)

In a closed legal proceeding, Judge Manual Real grants bail to the Homies Unidos founder.

Tom Hayden

The Judge Gets Real, But Why? (Law)

The federal judge's order means that LA's top gang reduction officials will be subpoenaed to state what they know of Alex Sanchez.

Tom Hayden

Has Bratton's LAPD Really Reformed? (Law)

The Alex Sanchez case raises troubling new questions about the war on gangs.

Tom Hayden

Alex Sanchez's Arrest (Urban Issues, Cities, Law, Politics)

The indictment of Alex Sanchez, a revered gangbanger-turned-peacemaker, raises doubts about the LAPD and whether it should be released from a federal court order.

Tom Hayden

Letter From El Salvador (Regions and Countries, World)

El Salvador today is an Exhibit A casualty of the American imperium.

Peter Davis