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Brooklyn: Hynes’s Top Deputy Vecchione Announces Retirement

Brooklyn: Hynes’s Top Deputy Vecchione Announces Retirement

by OpenFile | Nov 17, 2013 | New York, The Open File Blog

It’s no surprise that Michael Vecchione, the assistant District Attorney who heads up the Brooklyn DA’s office’s rackets division and who has been at the center of the controversy around wrongful convictions in recent years, has announced his...
The Brooklyn DA Race: Why Six-term Incumbent D.A. Charles Hynes May Lose His Job

The Brooklyn DA Race: Why Six-term Incumbent D.A. Charles Hynes May Lose His Job

by Sophie | Oct 30, 2013 | New York, The Open File Blog

On September 10, Kenneth Thompson, a former federal prosecutor defeated six-term incumbent, 78-year-old D.A. Charles Hynes 55-44 in the Democratic primary for District Attorney of Kings County (Brooklyn, NY).  Though he lost the Democratic primary, Hynes also ran,...
Collins: Prosecutor Answers “I Don’t Recall” 324 Times during Deposition for Lawsuit Against His Office

Collins: Prosecutor Answers “I Don’t Recall” 324 Times during Deposition for Lawsuit Against His Office

by OpenFile | Aug 16, 2013 | New York, The Open File Blog

Last month, ProPublica provided the gritty details of a deposition taken in late June from assistant District Attorney Michael Vecchione who prosecuted Jabbar Collins in Brooklyn, NY. Collins has launched a $150 million lawsuit against the Brooklyn District...
Brooklyn: Challenger tells DA Hynes, “Fire ADA Vecchione Immediately”

Brooklyn: Challenger tells DA Hynes, “Fire ADA Vecchione Immediately”

by Jane | Jul 19, 2013 | New York, The Open File Blog

“If Hynes has any interest in protecting the integrity of our criminal justice system, he would fire ADA Vecchione immediately. As Brooklyn D.A., I will fight to ensure that innocent New Yorkers are not locked up for crimes they didn’t commit, and that...
Follow-up to ProPublica Piece: “Punish prosecutors when they foul up”

Follow-up to ProPublica Piece: “Punish prosecutors when they foul up”

by OpenFile | Apr 10, 2013 | New York, The Open File Blog

In an opinion piece published on April 10, editor-in-chief of ProPublica Stephen Engelberg calls for stronger mechanisms for accountability when prosecutors are found to have violated their ethical and constitutional duties. Drawing on a recent investigation by...
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