Archive for October, 2007
Attorney criticizes Oakland police tactics
Oakland Police Department practice of not taping interrogations in their entirety becomes issue in murder trial of Antar Bey.
By Paul T. Rosynsky, Chauncey Bailey Project
Prosecutor calls bakery leader’s death a carjacking gone wrong
The murder of Antar Bey was a carjacking, prosecutor says.
By Paul T. Rosynsky, Chauncey Bailey Project
Bey matriarch accused of duping creditors
The U.S. trustee liquidating the assets of Your Black Muslim bakery sued to reclaim three houses he 100said were transferred to Daulet Bey to shield them, prior to her son filing for bankruptcy in 2006.
Bailey Project helps keep journalist’s work alive
Chauncey Bailey was an inspiration to other journalists.
By Dave Newhouse, Chauncey Bailey Project
Bey family property transactions
Three properties changed hands frequently.
By Josh Richman, Thomas Peele, G.W. Schulz and A.C. Thompson, Chauncey Bailey Project
Bey mother involved in sale of Your Black Muslim Bakery
Esperanza Johnson, mother of three of Yusuf Bey’s children, is the broker for a potential buyer of Your Black Muslim Bakery property, representing a longtime resident of the neighborhood.
Bey IV’s rap sheet spans range of criminal charges
Yusuf Bey IV, the 21-year-old CEO of Your Black Muslim Bakery, had been charged in more than a half dozen crimes spanning two years and four counties by the time police arrested him on Aug. 3, 2007.
Bey IV claims rivals set him up
Yusuf Bey IV claims relatives and associates who want to seize the organization’s reins are trying to frame him for Chauncey Bailey’s murder. He denied he told the accused killer to falsely confess.
Fifth suspect arrested in women’s abduction
Richard Lewis was arrested Wednesday in connection with the May 17 kidnapping and torture of two women.
By Harry Harris and Josh Richman, Chauncey Bailey Project
University of Nevada Reynolds School of Journalism joins Chauncey Bailey Project
Colleges are urged to endorse investigative project continuing work of slain Oakland Post editor.
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