Bill Hughes joined the Journal News as a staff writer in January 2001 covering city hall in Yonkers and has spent the past two years covering crime and public safety issues. A born and bred Brooklynite, Bill spent 12 years after high school working in various construction trades while obtaining a bachelor's degree in journalism and philosophy. After another three years working full-time and getting a master's degree on the side, he left a lucrative profession as a general contractor to become a reporter, telling friends and relatives, "It's a calling, not a career move."
- March
- 28
Overall losses due to cyber-crime now exceed the costs of physical crime by some estimates, according to a report released today by the American Bar Association examining trends in criminal justice issues. The report, titled, “The State of Criminal Justice, 2006,” examines the most up to date data available, according to a press release issued by the association. Although the press release contains no details about the methodology used, if the basic data is correct, it would seem to indicate … Read more of this entry »
Posted by Bill Hughes on March 28th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
- January
- 10
Every once in a while on the crime beat you stumble across something that amounts to a dirty little secret in the world of crime and punishment. That happened to me yesterday when I learned that disbarred lawyers are routinely employed by their non-disbarred colleagues and can perform certain tasks, including real estate closings.
Despite the wording in an order of disbarment, which orders fallen attorneys to, “to desist and refrain from (1) practicing law in any form, either as a … Read more of this entry »
Posted by Bill Hughes on January 10th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
