Office Accused of Fake DUI Arrests Faces No Criminal Charges

After a year long investigation, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez has announced she will not press criminal charges against Chicago police officer Richard Fiorito.  Fiorito is facing a civil suit involving more than 30 arrestees who claim they were falsely arrested.  Fiorito remains on desk duty while the Internal Affairs investigation is still pending.

New Incriminating Video from Officer Fiorito’s Dash Cam

Officer Richard Fiorito, the Chicago police officer who is accused of faking DUI arrests, is in the news again as the number of lawsuits facing him nearly double and new dashboard videos are released.  Fiorito's report claims the driver in the new video was swerving and barely missing parked cars.  You have got to see this for yourself!  How often does this happen?

Michigan Strip Club Admits Responsibility in Fatal DUI Crash

Pantheon Club patron, Ronnie S. Jackson plead no contest to a second-degree murder charge stemming from a March 2006 auto accident in which killed Kenneth Brzenzinski.  Jackson had been at the Pantheon Club where he was reportedly served eight beers and "a tray of test tube-sized liquor shots" prior to falling asleep at a table and then vomiting.  Jackson was forced to leave and when the cab originally called for him was taken by someone else, club employees put Jackson into his own car to drive home.  Jackson's vehicle slammed into the back of Kenneth Brzenzinski's Ford Escape and killed him. 

The Pantheon Club is admitting liability in the incident.  The civil suit flied by the family of Kenneth Brzenzinski seeks $10 million.  A jury will determine the finally amount and it will be split between Jackson and the club.

Top DUI Police Officer Accused of Fake DUI Arrests Now on Leave

Richard Fiorito, Chicago, IL police officer, is now on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation on the accusations he was making fake DUI arrests.  Reportedly, Firoito will serve on desk duity until the investigation is complete.

Top DUI Police Officer in Chicago Facing Accusations of Fake DUI Arrests

Officer Richard Fiorito was awarded by the Illinois MADD organization for writing the most DUI tickets in a year, reportedly nearly 300 arrests each year.  Now answering federal civil suit involving 22 arrestees, Fiorito is under criminal investigation as well.  Following complaints about his conduct, Chicago police officials required Fiorito to use a dashboard camera in his cruiser.  The videos obtained by the dash cam are now being used in the law suit and the criminal investigation.  Fiorito is accused of targeting certain individuals and of lying under oath about the behavior and field sobriety test performance of the accused.  The motivation for such conduct is said to be the time-and-a-half pay his receives as a result of spending a lot of time in court testifying on his DUI cases.  Officer Fiorito is still on the job making DUI arrests.

Virginia Police in Trouble Over Nude Pictures

Chief Scott Barlow, Chief of the Town of Culpeper Police Department in Culpeper, Virgionia, and former Sergeant Matt Borders face a lawsuit in U.S. District Court filed on behalf of plaintiffs Nathan Newhard and Jessie M. Casella.  As reported by Nate Delesline, III of the Culpeper Star-Exponent, it is alleged that after Mr. Newhard was arrested for DUI and other offenses in Culpeper, Virginia, former Sgt. Matt Borders examined Mr. Newhard's phone and discovered and examined nude pictures of Ms. Casella, Mr. Newhard's girlfriend.  He is also reported to have shared them with other officers there at the police station, and to have used his police radio to tell others about it and invite them to take a peek.  Former Sgt. Matt Borders is reported to have resigned from the Town of Culpeper Police Department in December.  I wonder if another department will hire him and put him back on the street.   (For full story, click title above.)