DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’
by Jim Mustian and Joshua Goodman, ABC News SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — José Irizarry accepts that he’s known as the most corrupt agent in U.S.
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November 14, 2022
“There Is a Tendency to Romanticize the Gutter”: The Rebirth of Times Square, Port Authority and Bryant Park – An Oral History
by Peter Moskos, Vital City In 1981, Rolling Stone dubbed 42nd Street between Times Square and Port Authority Bus Terminal the “sleaziest block in America.” The city’s
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June 7, 2022
How billions in pandemic aid was swindled by con artists and crime syndicates
by Kit Ramgopal, NBC News When investigators raided a strip mall store in Garden Grove, California, in December, they found a line of customers snaking
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February 13, 2021
Documentary ‘Hold Your Fire’ Wins Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize
It was fascinating being a very small part of this important and timely film (I served on the advisory board for Hold Your Fire). Director
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October 20, 2020
Brief commentary on new site as of September 2020
As noted on the homepage, we will be doing our best to recreate the old user-friendly version. Old posts may have outdated/broken links until we
Sean Patrick Griffin, Ph.D.
September 2, 2020
19th Annual BWAA Writing Award Winners
I was happy to serve as one of the judges for this year’s Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) “Bernie Awards”, honoring outstanding writing in
Sean Patrick Griffin, Ph.D.
April 14, 2020
The media and crime rate reporting
It is difficult to do this succinctly, so please pardon me for the length of what follows. Nevertheless, I wanted a ready-made, comprehensive list of
Sean Patrick Griffin, Ph.D.
September 21, 2011
Tigre Hill/Barrel of a Gun
On occasion, I am asked about Philadelphia-based filmmaker – and muckraker – Tigre Hill. I came to know Tigre during the course of research for
Sean Patrick Griffin, Ph.D.
November 18, 2009
White-collar crime links
I am often asked where to locate various data and more general information regarding white-collar crime. What follows is a list of sites helpful to
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April 12, 2008