Name: 美國司法體系10大震驚醜聞！揭露黑暗腐敗內幕！ (10 Shocking Cases That Exposed Corruption In The U.S. Justice System)
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A Scranton jury, it convicted a former Pennsylvania judge in a so called kids for cash scheme.

賓州的陪審團定罪了一位法官，他涉嫌參與了所謂的兒童換現金計畫。

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And today we're breaking down cases that reveal what happens when power is abused within the very institutions meant to uphold fairness and truth.

今天我們要來分析一些案件，揭露當旨在維護公平與真相的機構發生權力被濫用時，會發生什麼事。

Officers in the Rampart Division are now accused of rigging deportation orders for suspected gang members or witnesses to police misconduct.

Rampart分局的警官們現在被指控操縱遞解出境命令，對象是嫌疑幫派成員或警方不當行為的證人。

The case of a corrupt California FBI agent.

一位腐敗的加州FBI探員的案件。

In One of the FBI's ugliest recent scandals, Babak Brumond, a supervisory special agent based in California, took at least $150,000 in cash and gifts, including luxury travel and a motorcycle from Edgar Sargassyan, a Beverly Hills lawyer with ties to Armenian organized crime.

在FBI近期最醜陋的醜聞之一中，一位駐加州的主管特別探員 Babak Brumond，從一位與亞美尼亞有組織犯罪有關聯的 Beverly Hills 律師 Edgar Sargassyan 那裡，收受了至少 15 萬美元的現金和禮物，包括豪華旅遊和一輛摩托車。

In return, Broman searched FBI and law enforcement databases and funneled inside information to help Sargizyan and associates check whether they were under investigation and evade scrutiny.

作為交換，Brumond 搜尋了 FBI 和執法部門的資料庫，並傳遞內部情報，以幫助 Sargizyan 和其同夥檢查他們是否受到調查並逃避審查。

Jurors convicted bromond in October 2022 of conspiracy, bribery, and unlawful monetary transactions.

陪審團在 2022 年 10 月判定 Brumond 犯有共謀、賄賂和非法金錢交易罪。

A judge sentenced him to six years in federal prison in February 2023.

法官在 2023 年 2 月判處他六年聯邦監禁。

The case exposed how even a senior national security agent could be compromised by money and access, an institutional breach that demanded a hard reset on internal safeguards.

這起案件揭露了即使是資深國家安全探員，也可能被金錢和權力腐蝕，這種對機構的侵害，需要徹底重設內部保障措施。

Tennessee lawmakers caught in a corruption sting.

田納西州議員們落入腐敗誘捕行動。

The FBI agent from the Tennessee Waltz case tells us that anytime he sees video of searches happening in the administration building, it reminds him of that investigation from 2003.

來自田納西華爾滋案件的FBI探員告訴我們，每當他看到行政大樓進行搜查的影片時，就會想起 2003 年的那項調查。

Bribery, extortion legislation to benefit a fake company.

賄賂、勒索立法，以圖利一家假公司。

All part of a secretive undercover investigation into corruption at the state Capitol.

這一切都是一項祕密臥底調查的一部分，旨在揭露州議會的腐敗。

When the very individual's drafting laws engage in illicit activities, it exposes a fundamental flaw in the democratic process and the justice system it creates.

當起草法律的個人本身從事非法活動時，就暴露了民主進程及其所創造的司法體系存在根本缺陷。

Former Tennessee state senator John Ford, a powerful figure in state politics, was convicted in 2007 on federal bribery and extortion charges as part of an FBI sting operation dubbed Operation Tennessee Waltz.

前田納西州參議員 John Ford，一位在州政治中舉足輕重的人物，在 2007 年因 FBI 臥底行動「田納西華爾滋行動」的聯邦賄賂和勒索指控被定罪。

And Ford accepted cash payments from an undercover agent posing as a representative of a fictitious company seeking legislative favors.

而福特接受了偽裝成一家虛構公司代表以尋求立法優惠的臥底探員的現金賄賂。

part of a pattern that saw several Tennessee lawmakers ensnared in the widespread corruption probe.

一系列事件的一部分，導致多名田納西州議員落入廣泛的腐敗調查之中。

Ford was eventually released from prison in 2012, five years after his initial conviction.

福特最終於 2012 年獲釋出獄，距離他最初被定罪已有五年。

The investigation eventually led to the arrests of a dozen people, including Senator Ford, multiple other state senators, a representative, and

該調查最終導致包括參議員福特、多名其他州參議員、一名眾議員以及

其他政府官員在內的十二人被捕。

Burns says most corruption cases are smaller, but this one was unusual.

伯恩斯表示，大多數腐敗案件規模較小，但這起案件很不尋常。

When you have the more systemic, it's more expansive.

當你遇到更系統性的情況時，它會更廣泛。

The Oklahoma county commissioner's scandal.

Corruption at the local level might sound less dramatic than federal scandals, but

地方層級的腐敗聽起來可能不如聯邦醜聞來得戲劇化，但

but its pervasive nature can erode public trust just as deeply.

但它無所不在的本質會同樣嚴重地侵蝕公眾的信任。

In the 1980s, Oklahoma was rocked by a scandal involving nearly half of its 77 county commissioners who were implicated in a widespread kickback scheme.

1980年代，奧克拉荷馬州爆發了一起醜聞，涉及該州77位縣專員中近一半的人，他們捲入了廣泛的回扣計畫。

These elected officials would conspire with road contractors, inflating prices for equipment and materials, then splitting the excess profit.

這些民選官員會與道路承包商串通，哄抬設備和材料的價格，然後瓜分超額利潤。

The decades long fraud siphoned millions of taxpayer dollars intended for crucial infrastructure projects, turning public service into a personal ATM for corrupt officials.

這項長達數十年的詐騙案，侵吞了數百萬納稅人的錢，這些錢原本用於關鍵基礎設施項目，卻讓公務變成了腐敗官員的私人提款機。

Ultimately, the sheer scale of the scandal revealed a systematic weakness in oversight and accountability within the state's local governance.

最終，這起醜聞的規模之大，揭示了該州地方治理在監督和問責方面存在系統性的弱點。

The Fall of Philadelphia DA R Seth Williams Former Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams is sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty this summer to accepting a bribe.

費城地方檢察官 R. 賽斯·威廉斯落馬 前費城地方檢察官賽斯·威廉斯，因今年夏天承認收受賄賂，被判處五年監禁。

Today a judge imposed the maximum penalty in that case.

今天，法官對此案判處了最高刑罰。

The integrity of the justice system depends on fair and impartial prosecutors.

司法體系的廉潔取決於公平無私的檢察官。

Yet in Philadelphia, the city's top law enforcement official betrayed that trust.

然而在費城，這座城市最高執法官員卻辜負了這份信任。

Seth Williams was indicted in March 2017 on a 23 count federal corruption charge that included bribery, extortion and honest services fraud.

賽斯·威廉斯在 2017 年 3 月被起訴，面臨 23 項聯邦腐敗指控，包括賄賂、勒索和誠信詐欺。

The first signs of trouble began in August of 2015 when federal agents subpoenaed records from his political action committee.

問題的最初跡象出現在 2015 年 8 月，當時聯邦探員傳喚了他的政治行動委員會的紀錄。

In January, Williams was fined $62,000 for failing to disclose gifts and sources of income.

一月時，威廉斯因未能申報禮物和收入來源而被罰款 62,000 美元。

That was the largest ethics fine in city history.

這是該市史上最高的道德罰款。

A trip to Punta Cana, a Jaguar convertible, a custom sofa, thousands in cash and checks in exchange for his agreement to perform official acts.

包括一趟前往 Punta Cana 的旅行、一輛 Jaguar 敞篷車、一張訂製沙發，以及數千美元的現金和支票，以換取他同意執行公務。

Williams was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison in October of 2017.

威廉斯在 2017 年 10 月被判處 60 個月聯邦監禁。

The scandal exposed how the power of the prosecutor's office can become a tool for personal gain and erode public confidence in justice.

這起醜聞揭露了檢察官辦公室的權力如何成為個人牟利的工具，並侵蝕了公眾對司法公正的信心。

I wasn't convicted of bribery, accepting bribes, but they're gifts I should not have accepted.

我沒有被定罪為賄賂、收受賄賂，但這些是我不該收下的禮物。

I should have reported all of the gifts and I accept responsibility for that.

我應該申報所有禮物，我對此負起責任。

Prosecutorial misconduct in the trial of Senator Ted Stevens, that closely contested Senate race in Alaska appears to be over.

在阿拉斯加一場競爭激烈的參議員競選中，參議員泰德·史蒂文斯的檢察不當行為審判似乎已經結束。

The Associated Press projects that Republican Ted Stevens has lost his bid for re election just weeks after being convicted on federal ethics charges.

美聯社預測，共和黨人泰德·史蒂文斯在因聯邦道德指控被定罪數週後，已輸掉了連任競選。

Even seemingly successful prosecutors can reveal deep seated corruption when justice is ultimately perverted by those wielding the power of the state.

即使是看似成功的檢察官，當國家權力被濫用以致司法公正被扭曲時，也能揭露根深蒂固的腐敗。

The 2008 conviction of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, then the longest serving Republican in Senate history on charges of making false statements became a notorious example of prosecutorial misconduct.

2008 年，當時擔任參議院任期最長的共和黨人的阿拉斯加參議員泰德·史蒂文斯，因虛假陳述罪被定罪，成為檢察不當行為的惡名昭彰的例子。

The 85 year old Stevens, the longest serving Republican Senator in history, was convicted with wiretapped phone conversations.

85 歲的史蒂文斯，是參議院任期最長的共和黨參議員，他因竊聽的電話談話而被定罪。

We ought to really lay low Right now because this grand jury's meeting.

我們現在真的應該保持低調，因為這個大陪審團正在開會。

Convicted of hiding $250,000 worth of gifts and home renovations.

被定罪隱匿價值 25 萬美元的禮物和居家裝修。

The conviction was later overturned when a federal judge found that prosecutors had deliberately withheld exculpatory evidence from the defense.

這項定罪後來被推翻，因為聯邦法官發現檢察官故意隱匿對被告有利的證據，未告知辯方。

His attorney said Stevens never should have been prosecuted in the first place.

他的律師表示，史蒂文斯根本就不該被起訴。

The jury verdict here was obtained unlawfully.

此處的陪審團裁決是非法取得的。

The misconduct of the prosecutors was stunning to me.

檢察官的不當行為令我感到震驚。

This stunning reversal led to a rare public apology from the attorney general and an internal Justice Department investigation that detailed a pattern of systemic negligence and intentional concealment.

這項驚人的逆轉，促使總檢察長公開道歉，司法部也進行了內部調查，詳細揭露了系統性的疏忽和蓄意隱瞞的模式。

The government's egregious actions denied Stevens a fair trial, exposing how even federal prosecutors can undermine the very justice they're sworn to uphold.

政府的惡劣行為剝奪了史蒂文斯的公平審判，揭示了即使是聯邦檢察官，也可能損害他們誓言維護的司法公正。

Attorney General Eric Holder promised to drop all charges, saying it is in the interest of justice to dismiss the indictment and not proceed with a new trial.

總檢察長 Eric Holder 承諾撤銷所有指控，並表示為了司法公正，應駁回起訴，不再進行新的審判。

The 1999 Tulea sting operation that destroyed dozens of lives.

1999 年的 Tulea 誘捕行動摧毀了數十人的生活。

I was still asleep, and I answered the door.

我當時還在睡覺，然後去開了門。

我的意思是，每個人都被槍指著。

I opened the door and he said, billy, we got a warrant for your arrest.

我開了門，他說，比利，我們有逮捕令要抓你。

You have a delivery of a controlled substance.

The small town of Tulea, Texas, became a sobering symbol of racial injustice and law enforcement malfeasance in the late 1990s.

德州的小鎮 Tulea，在 1990 年代末期，成了種族不公和執法不當的令人警醒的象徵。

In 1999, roughly 10% of the town's black population, 47 individuals, were arrested on drug charges based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of an undercover officer, Tom Coleman.

1999 年，鎮上約有 10% 的黑人人口，也就是 47 人，僅憑線人 Tom Coleman 未經證實的證詞，就因毒品罪名被逮捕。

Coleman, later exposed as an unreliable informant with a record of misconduct, offered inconsistent accounts and no physical evidence.

後來被揭露為品行不端、不可靠的線人 Coleman，提供了前後矛盾的說詞，也沒有任何實體證據。

In a letter to the Tulia Herald, Coleman wrote he was only trying to protect decent citizens from drug dealers.

在寫給 Tulia Herald 的一封信中，Coleman 寫道，他只是想保護好市民免受毒販侵害。

With the ACLU and NAACP lawsuit pending, Coleman, the sheriff and the district attorney refused to speak with 2020 on camera.

隨著 ACLU 和 NAACP 的訴訟懸而未決，Coleman、警長和檢察官拒絕接受 2020 的鏡頭採訪。

They deny the charges in the civil rights lawsuit, and

McEachern told our local affiliate that he checked Coleman out before they hired him.

McEachern 告訴我們的當地分支機構，在僱用 Coleman 之前，他已經對他進行了審查。

The resulting convictions led to lengthy prison sentences devastating an entire community.

是以導致的定罪，讓整個社區遭受了漫長的牢獄之災，造成毀滅性的打擊。

Delivery three counts, controlled substance to an undercover Tom Coleman.

三項管制藥品運送給線人 Tom Coleman。

So I sold him three, eight bottles of powder cocaine.

所以我賣給他三樣，八瓶古柯鹼粉末。

That was until overwhelming proof of fabrication and racial bias prompted then Texas Governor Rick Perry to pardon 35 defendants in 2003.

直到有壓倒性的證據顯示捏造和種族歧視，德州州長 Rick Perry 在 2003 年特赦了 35 名被告。

Corruption on the 1965 Oklahoma Supreme Court.

1965 年奧克拉荷馬州最高法院的腐敗。

For years, Oklahomans had selected their judges through a party election system, Republican and Democrat.

多年來，奧克拉荷馬州人透過共和黨和民主黨的黨派選舉制度選出他們的法官。

There have been charges of Corruption throughout that time.

在那段期間一直都有腐敗的指控。

And in 1960s, Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice N.S.

而在 1960 年代，奧克拉荷馬州最高法院的法官 N.S.

horn, who was 80 years old at the time, testified that he had taken a $150,000 bribe to fix a tax case.

Horn，當時 80 歲，他作證說他收了 15 萬美元的賄賂來操縱一個稅務案件。

When the highest judicial body in the state is compromised, the entire framework of justice risks collapsing.

當州內最高的司法機構受到損害時，整個司法體系都有崩潰的風險。