Erin D. Cauchi

This cannot be ignored

With all the questions surrounding U.S. border officers searching phones, this is an important reminder explaining what they can do:

Illinois sheriff said Sonya Massey's fatal shooting was isolated, but our investigation found a pattern of alleged misconduct, including deaths in custody, going back at least two decades cbsnews.com/news/sangamon-…

The ramifications of this “cartel” FTO designation are not to be underestimated whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…

We filed a series of FOIAs with ATF for details about the high-powered arsenal it's granted to public law enforcement over the past decade. The bureau denied those requests, stating that it considers that private tax information exempt from public disclosure. So we're suing.

"There's no audits". According to interviews with half a dozen longtime ATF officials who worked directly on these cases, the bureau typically does not assess the appropriateness of the weapons for a department or track where they end up.

SCOOP: House Dems call for action on law enforcement selling restricted weapons cbsnews.com/news/law-enfor…

@ChitownPirate @mikesisak @CBSNews We do! It’s a significant and underreported issue. Keen to investigate any and all systemic abuses of power particularly committed by those in positions of trust

@mikesisak @CBSNews @EDCauchi Why not look at the worse, harder hitting stuff, like public school employees abusing kids? Get your anti-gun nonsense out of here... 'ap reporter' 🤣🤣

Police illegally sell restricted weapons supplying crime cbsn.ws/4geKdrF

My first FOIA lawsuit with @EDCauchi (trying to catch up to @JasonLeopold) — CBS News filed a series of #FOIA requests with the ATF for details about the high-powered arsenal it's granted to public law enforcement over the past decade. The bureau denied those requests, stating that it considers private tax information exempt from public disclosure. Last week, CBS News filed a lawsuit for the information. cbsnews.com/news/police-se…

The Massey Commission's first hearing will be livestreamed tonight starting at 6pm CT @MasseyCommission/streams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@MasseyCommiss…

These records challenge the claim that Massey's death was an isolated incident by one "rogue individual," as the then-sheriff said at the time. But the investigation only begins to scratch the surface.

Tonight the Sonya Massey Commission will hold its first hearing in Sangamon County, IL sangamonil.gov/departments/a-… Our new investigation finds the local sheriff's office failed to police misconduct within its ranks for years cbsnews.com/news/sonya-mas…