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OOPS, HE DID IT AGAIN

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Mike Satz plays dress up with justice againSENTINELCharges dropped against final Broward Sheriff's deputy in false records scandalTopix: Exceptional Clearance Charges DroppedOne of Broward County's biggest law-enforcement scandals ended with a whimper Wednesday, when prosecutors dropped 30 charges against a former deputy accused of faking confessions and falsifying reports...."In recent weeks there were a series of incidents with our victim witnesses that gravely affected our case," prosecutor Tim Donnelly said. "In light of these events, we re-evaluated our case and we determined that there is no likelihood of attaining a criminal conviction."...Of the five other criminally charged deputies, a jury acquitted one; prosecutors dropped charges against another; two pleaded guilty to lesser charges and one was sentenced to probation after a jury conviction on two misdemeanors...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on October 30, 2008 (boomark / email).