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The San Francisco graft trials were a series of attempts from 1905 to 1908 to prosecute public officials in the city of San Francisco, California, for graft and other political corruption. Among those implicated were Mayor Eugene Schmitz , political boss Abe Ruef , and various members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors , all of whom had ...
Francis Joseph Heney (March 17, 1859 – October 31, 1937) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. Heney is known for killing an opposing plaintiff in self-defense and for being shot in the head by a prospective juror during the San Francisco graft trials.
Political boss Abe Ruef (left) on his way to San Quentin State Prison after he was convicted in the San Francisco Graft Trial of 1907–1908. In October 1906, Ruef ordered that District Attorney William Langdon be suspended, had himself named in Langdon's place, and as his first order, dismissed Langdon's deputy, Francis J. Heney. [7]
The "Big Four" graft prosecutors (left to right) Frances J. Heney, William J. Burns, Fremont Older and Rudolph Spreckels. Original Bank of Pinole building Graft trials begin in San Francisco against mayor Eugene Schmitz , members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors , and attorney and political boss Abe Ruef , who were receiving bribes ...
1905–08: San Francisco graft trials. Abe Ruef—the only person convicted as part of the graft trials; pleaded guilty to bribery and sentenced to 14 years in prison; 1946: Battle of Alcatraz; 1947: Black Dahlia murder; 1965: 1965 Highway 101 sniper attack; Watts riots; 1968–69: Zodiac Killer murders five known victims; 1968: Assassination ...
Documentaries and TV specials about Murdaugh case. ... FITS News reporter Mandy Matney is the most popular Murdaugh podcast, with more than 50 episodes currently available to download or stream.
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“Everyone asks why we killed our parents,” says Lyle, in an audio interview from prison for the documentary The Menendez Brothers, which begins streaming Oct. 7. “Maybe now people can ...