Oregon DMV admits to wrongfully registering hundreds of non-citizens to vote
The Oregon DMV admitted on Friday that it had fraudulently registered at least 306 foreign nationals to vote in U.S. elections. The DMV said the fraudulent registrations have occurred since 2021 and are the result of a program that automatically registers anyone who gets a driver's license or state ID, and state officials said they […]
Chicago man wrongfully convicted for murder awarded $50M after suing city, police detectives
A federal jury on Monday awarded $50 million in damages to a man who spent 10 years in prison after being convicted of a murder he did not commit in a lawsuit against the city of Chicago and two Chicago Police Department detectives. Marcel Brown, who was wrongfully convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 35 […]
Atlanta considering $1.5M settlement for man wrongfully jailed for more than a year after parents’ death
Atlanta, Georgia city council members are considering a $1.5 million settlement to a man who was wrongfully arrested and jailed for nearly 14 months for a crime he did not commit. Keith Sylvester was arrested and jailed in Fulton County in December 2018 on charges he strangled his mother, Deborah Hubbard, and stepfather, Harry Hubbard, […]
White House takes full credit for freeing Americans wrongfully detained in Russia: ‘Vintage Joe Biden’
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday fully credited President Biden for the safe return of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and other Americans wrongfully detained in Russia. Sullivan was speaking at the White House’s daily press briefing after the Biden-Harris administration announced a major political prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia. […]
CFPB Takes Action Against Fifth Third for Wrongfully Triggering Auto Repossessions and Opening Fake Bank Accounts – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Washington DC – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against Fifth Third Bank for a series of illegal activities that will result in the bank paying a $20 million penalty and providing compensation to approximately 35,000 affected consumers, including approximately 1,000 who had their vehicles repossessed. Specifically, the CFPB is ordering Fifth […]