Jeffery Sevier, also known as “Bud B,” was convicted and sentenced as the leader of the operation by the Department of Justice.

The day after the U.S. Department of Justice closed and retracted its investigation into the Memphis Police Department, there were still a lot of questions. Many had hoped the investigation would lead to police reforms and increased accountability;

The Justice Department announced Wednesday it was canceling proposed consent decrees reached with Minneapolis and Louisville to implement policing reforms in the wake of high profile police killings.

The Department of Justice has announced that it will be dropping its investigation into the City of Memphis and the police department over civil rights violations.