United States v. Sean Combs
SDNY unsealed indictment charging racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation for prostitution.
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United States v. Eric Adams
SDNY 57-page indictment charging bribery, wire fraud, and solicitation of illegal foreign campaign contributions.
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Inside Florida's Convict Camps: The American Siberia
Fourteen years running brutal pine woods convict leasing camps. J.C. Powell documented the lash, the hounds, the labor contracts, and the men leased to build Florida's railroads.
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