Brooklyn DA’s No. 2 exiled after clash
June 12, 2008
A top prosecutor was demoted after a blowup with a high-ranking executive over his handling of a steroids probe - and allegations he had an affair with an assistant, the Daily News has learned.
Kyle Reeves, 50, once District Attorney Charles Hynes’ No. 2 trial assistant, was transferred from rackets to a gun unit two weeks [...]
City’s District Attorneys Worry Over Big Funding Cuts
February 7, 2008
Facing millions of dollars in cuts in both federal and city funding, local prosecutors are scrambling to find ways to avoid significantly reducing the size of proven crime-fighting programs.
The federal government in December signed off on slashing by 67% its funding for one of the country’s largest law enforcement grant programs, the Edward Byrne Memorial [...]
GOP Lawmakers Seek To Toughen State’s Stance on Paroling Inmates
February 4, 2008
Senate Republicans in Albany are backing a proposal that would make it more difficult for convicted murderers to be released on parole while making it easier for communities to track inmates freed before the completion of their sentences.
Majority Leader Joseph Bruno’s Republican conference is expected to support a bill that would require a unanimous votes [...]
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Vito Fossella will not seek re-election
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Paterson Signals He’d Fight a Bloomberg Challenge
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