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Airport activist set to get $20,000 county settlement
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsAmong the items on today's Broward County Commission agenda: a $20,000 settlement to airport expansion foe Brenda Lee Chalifour for a 2007 arrest she called "unlawful." County attorneys have recommended the settlement, which would end a federal lawsuit...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Crimes, Broward County Commission, Dania Beach
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Did Chaits get off easy with plea deal?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIs it any less of a crime to corrupt the political process by paying a bribe as opposed to taking a bribe? Put another way: Why did former Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion get a 2 1/2-year prison sentence for......Tags: Broward County, Crimes, Punishment, Trips and Vacations, Bribery
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Is Rothstein cohort Debra Villegas' 10-year sentence right?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIs 10 years too harsh, too soft or just right for Debra Villegas? That's the question I kept hearing over the weekend, after Scott Rothstein's former right-hand woman was sentenced for her role in his infamous Ponzi scheme. Villegas' sentencing......Tags: Crimes, Judges, Punishment, Prosecution, Trials
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Rundown of Broward municipal elections
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsLost in the shuffle of Congressional, state and county races, there are also a few interesting municipal elections across Broward on Tuesday. Fifteen cities will have races or issues on the ballot, part of the growing trend to hold local......Tags: Hallandale Beach, Coconut Creek, Local Elections, Referenda, North Lauderdale
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Should Leyritz get jail time for DUI conviction?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsGiven the inconclusive testimony about whether ex-New York Yankee Jim Leyritz ran a red light before crashing into Fredia Veitch in Decmeber 2007, it's no surprise that a Broward jury came back with a split verdict over the weekend. Leyritz......Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Florida Highway Patrol, Crimes, Punishment, Murder
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Theft of campaign funds: House GOP as case study
Spin CycleEmbezzlement from campaign funds seems to be a growing problem. The biggest case at the moment comes out of the National Republican Congressional Committee whose treasurer since 2003, Chistropher J. Ward, was fired and has come under investigation from......Tags: Politics, Parliament, Elections, Republican Party, Upper House
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Federal offense: Fake war heroism
The Swampby John Crewdson Dick Agnew, a retired Army major, was hunting for a parking place at Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport when something stopped him cold. Agnew had just passed a car bearing a rare Legion of Valor license plate,......Tags: Awards and Prizes, Espionage and Intelligence, Veterans Affairs, Illinois, George W. Bush
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McClellan's mea culpa: Day Three
The Swampby Mark Silva Now that Washington and the Bush White House have had a few days to digest Scott McClellan's embarrassing book about the political "propaganda'' campaign that the White House ran for the war in Iraq, McClellan is facing......Tags: Holidays, Espionage and Intelligence, Defense Equipment, Central Intelligence Agency, Military Equipment
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ATF gets new building, challenges remain
The SwampAttorney General Michael Mukasey offered a flattering assessment of the history of the agency formerly known as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms at dedication ceremonies last week for ATF's new fortress-like headquarters building at 99 New York...Tags: Pennsylvania, Defense, Espionage and Intelligence, Emergency Incidents, Michael Mukasey
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Watchdog blasts FBI immigrant checks
The SwampThe FBI takes it on the chin from the Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine today morning for "serious deficiencies that have resulted in large backlogs and questions about the reliability of the resulting information" on citizen and immigration...Tags: Politics, Police, Sports, Espionage and Intelligence, Baseball
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Violent crime takes a dip
The SwampFinally a bit of good news for a beleagured Bush Administration beset by an unpopular war, record gas prices and a sputtering economy. Violent crime is down....Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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FBI: Pays a visit to Bill Powers
Spin CycleAccording to a report in the Times-Union, the FBI paid a visit last week to take some files from former NYS Republican Chairman Bill Powers. Powers was an aide to Al D'Amato who took over the state party and provided......Tags: Republican Party
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