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were charged with offenses related to ticket fixing. Since then, New York prosecutors have maintained an unofficial list of police officers who are considered unreliable in court due to their involvement in ticket fixing. By 2021, there were 664 names on the list.
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have also been accused of ticket fixing. Some police officers consider it a "professional courtesy" extended to friends and relatives of police officers. However, the practice is unpopular with the general public, and is illegal in most jurisdictions.
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in a number of jurisdictions have been charged with destroying pending tickets at the request of other officers. Some police unions laud and encourage ticket fixing, including the
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Three clerks in the San Francisco government faced ticket fixing accusations in 2012. Two police officers were charged with ticket fixing in Garden Grove, CA, in 2012.
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faced charges of ticket fixing. In 1999, an investigation revealed widespread ticket-fixing in Alabama. In 2004,
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Allegations of ticket fixing have cropped up for decades in jurisdictions around the
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sentences for "South Bay athletes, golfing buddies and friends of friends."
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is a practice in which a public official destroys or dismisses a pending
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judge William Danser faced charges of fixing tickets and reducing
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as a favor to a friend or family member. For example,
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Ticket quota
traffic ticket
police officers
New York City Police Benevolent Association
Judges
United States
Georgia
Alabama
New York City
San Diego
Georgia State Patrol
Santa Clara County
drunk driving
New York police officers
Police corruption
Selective enforcement


"A Union Scandal Landed Hundreds of NYPD Officers on a Secret Watchlist. That Hasn't Stopped Some From Jeopardizing Cases"
"Most New Yorkers Say They Wouldn't Try to Fix a Ticket, Poll Finds"
the original
"Opinion | The Ticket-Fixing Scandal"
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Traffic ticket-fixing alleged in Alabama
"SAN JOSE / Ticket-fixing judge sentenced -- community service, house arrest"
"In Ticket-Fixing Scandal, 16 Officers to be Charged"
"Officers Unleash Anger at Ticket-Fixing Arraignments in the Bronx"
"S.F. Untangling a skein of ticket-fixing scams"
"Archived"

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