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FBI raid highlights need for reform
SACRAMENTO — When federal agents raided state Sen. Ron Calderon's Capitol office last week, it jogged memories of the FBI's sweeping Shrimpscam sting 25 years ago. Fourteen politicos — legislators, lobbyists, staffers — were...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Collective Contract, Darrell Steinberg, U.S. Department of Justice, Finance
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Morgan professor accused of grant money kickback scheme
A Morgan State University professor accused of defrauding the National Science Foundation also paid out Department of Defense grant money to students in exchange for kickbacks, federal prosecutors allege in a court filing. Manoj Kumar Jha, director of...
Tags: Science, Prosecution, Teaching and Learning, Students, Trials
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Stronger financially, property insurers face scrutiny
With hurricane season little more than a week old, Florida's property insurance industry is weathering storms on multiple fronts in the form of new legislative scrutiny, a class-action lawsuit settlement and questions about its financial stewardship....Tags: Marketing, Natural Disasters, Finance, Anti Trust Crime, Housing Industry
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Creek Commission upset with garbage hauler
Coconut Creek's garbage hauler, Republic Services All Service Refuse, is on the ropes with the city's commission and has until June 13 to fix its problems. After complaints of not picking up yard waste, leaving stains on the road, only taking half the...Tags: Breach of Contract, Coconut Creek, Fort Lauderdale
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Paterno family announces lawsuit against the NCAA
Nittany LinesPaterno family spokesperson Dan McGinn released the following statement Wednesday night announcing a new lawsuit against the NCAA. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The family of Joe Paterno and several members of the Penn State Board of Trustees, faculty and former... -
Dutch arrest meat works owner in horse meat probe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch authorities on May 23 arrested the director of a meat-processing and wholesale company whose business is at the center of an investigation into undeclared mixing of horse meat with beef. Investigators from the Dutch...Tags: Prosecution, Republic of Ireland, Medical Procedures and Tests, Netherlands, United Kingdom
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Are home-sale kickbacks making a comeback?
A settlement between the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a Texas homebuilder is drawing renewed attention to a controversial issue that was prominent during the years preceding the housing bubble: kickbacks in home real estate...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Business Enterprises, Mortgages, Real Estate
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FTC targets timeshare scammers
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it has brought 191 actions against companies offering fraudulent timeshare resale services and phony travel prizes. "Our response to recent travel fraud and timeshare resale scams is loud and clear,"...Tags: Prosecution, Punishment, Defendants, Travel Deals, Fraud
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Egypt drags its feet in privatisation tussle
Reuters* Court rulings to renationalise plunge companies into legal limbo * Officials say implementing rulings is complicated * Critics say government stalling on implementation * Dozens more rulings pending By Maggie Fick CAIRO, May 29 (Reuters) - A thorny...Tags: Career and Workplace, International Organizations, Trials, Prisons, Punishment
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Former White Sox Latin America scout gets 1 year in prison
Tribune reporterThe White Sox’s former top scout for baseball-rich Latin America was sentenced to one year in federal prison today for collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks from players given signing bonuses. "What is at issue here is baseball,...Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Judges, Trials, Chicago White Sox
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