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In Bell case's wake, calling for special prosecutor
It was in 1990 that then-Gov. Mario Cuomo closed the office of the special state prosecutor, which for 17 years ferreted out corruption and wrongdoing in the criminal justice system.
Cuomo said the unit had outlived its usefulness and that money could be better spent fighting drugs.
But in the wake of the acquittals of three detectives in the Sean Bell case, the cry has gone up for...
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