Gary Jenkins
Coverage of Gary Jenkins in the Nexus archive.
- Big Trouble at the Microtel: Ex-Commish at Center of Frank Carone Bribe Case
Former city Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins, identified as City Official #1 in a bribery indictment against Frank Carone, is a key witness in the case. Prosecutors allege Carone directed Jenkins to approve a $6 million migrant shelter contract for a Long Island City hotel, which Jenkins did despite staff objections. Carone's defense claims prosecutors are withholding evidence to counter the narrative.
- Emails reveal how campus police tracked down Bryan Kohberger's car weeks before he became a suspect
Internal emails from Washington State University Police Department revealed that officers tracked Bryan Kohberger's car weeks before his arrest in the murders of four Idaho students. The emails corrected the timeline in the arrest warrant, showing the vehicle was identified faster than stated, and praised the officers' work. Kohberger later pleaded guilty to the murders in a deal that removed the death penalty.