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Mark Hurlbert: A History of Corruption

When District Attorney Mark Hurlbert allowed a Morgan Stanley banker to escape felony hit-and-run charges because ?Felony convictions have some pretty serious job implications for someone in [Martin Joel] Erzinger's profession," many were incensed.  Yet how could I, someone who cautions against prosecutorial abuse and overcriminalization, get swept up in the mob?  It's a legitimate question that resulted from my failure to communicate: I did not put on the screen what was inside my head. Mark Hurlbert is, to put is mildly, totally fucking bat-shit crazy.  Want some examples? He charged two women with felony impersonation after one woman gave her friend a racing badge.  That's not a joke or a spin job.  One woman gave her racing badge to her friend - who wasn't able to register for a mountain bike race...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on November 08, 2010 (boomark / email).