Stories by Clarence Walker

Clarence Walker is a veteran Houston-based journalist who writes on criminal justice issues. Walker can be reached at cwalkerinvestigate@gmail.com. subscribe to Clarence Walker's feed

Cops Plead Guilty to Helping Plant Drugs on Woman Sexually Harassed by Judge

Posted on: Jun 11, 2013, Source: Drug War Chronicle

A judge responded to an assault victim by demanding sex in exchange for 'legal favors.' She filed a complaint, and he sent cops to plant meth in her car.

The Other IRS Scandal: Outright War Against Marijuana Dispensaries

Posted on: May 17, 2013, Source: Drug War Chronicle

"Should the IRS campaign be successful, it will ... eliminate tens of thousands of well paying jobs, [and] destroy hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue."

Can the DEA Hide a Surveillance Camera on Your Property?

Posted on: Jan 19, 2013, Source: Drug War Chronicle

Without a warrant, the DEA hid surveillance cameras on a Wisconsin family's land. Now facing marijuana charges, the WI family is ready to fight back.

Warrantless Cell Phone Tapping? How Police May Be Secretly Tracking You

Posted on: May 25, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle

Warrantless cell phone tracking has become a powerful and widely used surveillance tool for police officials who use it aggressively with little or no court oversight.

How Corrupt Prosecutors Get Away With Sending Innocent People to Jail

Posted on: May 15, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle

Prosecutors are arguably the most powerful figures in the American criminal justice system, a system that is not equipped or willing to punish their crimes.

How Can a Man Who Won an Appeal, And a Major Supreme Court Case, Still be Locked Up for Life?

Posted on: Mar 6, 2012, Source: Drug War Chronicle

Antoine Jones won in court but the feds are making him sit in jail until they can try him once again.

American Banks 'High' On Drug Money: How a Whistleblower Blew the Lid Off Wachovia-Drug Cartel Money Laundering Scheme

Posted on: Jun 10, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A fraud investigator helped expose the shocking world of multi-billion dollar drug laundering by American banks and the surprising lack of oversight by the Feds.

Feds Push Banks to Spy On Legal Marijuana Dealers

Posted on: Mar 20, 2011, Source: Drug War Chronicle

The government has forced banks and financial institutions to enlist as foot soldiers in the war on drugs.

Did CVS Buy Its Way Out of a Meth Indictment?

Posted on: Jan 17, 2011, Source: Drug War Chronicle

A poor, drug-addicted woman gets 10 years for buying too much of an over-the-counter medicinal product, while CVS gets off the hook by paying millions.