ticket-fixing

More than 500 angry cops surrounded the Bronx courthouse and jammed the halls to protest the indictments, spewing venom at passing prosecutors and calling the ticket-fixing a courtesy, not a crime.

NY Daily News KEVIN DEUTSCH 2011

Mr. Reppetto, who also is a former commander of detectives for the Chicago Police Department, said he didn't agree that ticket-fixing should be accepted as a cultural norm.

Ticket-Fix Arrests Set Sean Gardiner 2011

Criminal defense attorneys said they will challenge the credibility of New York City police officers investigated for ticket-fixing when they testify in unrelated cases, a sign of how the scandal may reverberate through the court system.

Cases Endangered by Ticket Scandal Sean Gardiner 2011

"This is potentially a home run," said defense attorney Peter Frankel of the ticket-fixing information.

Cases Endangered by Ticket Scandal Sean Gardiner 2011

And the Legal Aid Society of New York City—the primary provider of indigent defense services in the city—has asked Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson to provide the names of alleged ticket-fixing officers who will testify in its cases, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Cases Endangered by Ticket Scandal Sean Gardiner 2011

Mr. Kelly said the probe was not linked to the Bronx District Attorney's office investigation into ticket-fixing.

Officers Hit With Smuggling Charges Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

Mr. Masso was approached by a confidential informant about ticket-fixing and the officer soon "expressed an interest working" with the informant to "obtain and sell certain types of contraband merchandise, including cigarettes," the complaint said.

Officers Hit With Smuggling Charges Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

At least 15 New York City police officers are expected to surrender in a Bronx courtroom Friday to answer official misconduct and other charges in connection with a widespread ticket-fixing investigation.

Ticket-Fix Arrests Set Sean Gardiner 2011

Tuesday's case actually stemmed from an FBI investigation into ticket-fixing and alleged misconduct by Mr. Masso, an 18-year veteran working out of Brooklyn's 68th Precinct, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan.

Officers Hit With Smuggling Charges Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011

Thomas Reppetto , a police historian and author of books about the New York Police Department, said that compared with past departmental scandals, the ticket-fixing inquiry "is not a major scandal—but it is a major scandal."

Ticket-Fix Arrests Set Sean Gardiner 2011