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Ex-Detroit Public Library official, 2 contractors indicted in bribery, kickback scheme
DETROIT (AP) — The ex-technology chief for Detroit's public libraries and two former business contractors are charged in a $1.4 million bribe and kickback scheme. The U.S. Justice Department announced the indictments Tuesday. Forty-six-year-old...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Prosecution, Libraries, Corporate Crime, Arts and Culture
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New lawsuit filed against missing Boca Raton attorney
A new lawsuit accuses missing Boca Raton attorney Timothy McCabe of ripping off one investor in two different ways. Real estate broker Timothy Sweetman alleges McCabe persuaded him to loan $30,000 to Cruise Superstore, a Deerfield Beach company that...
Tags: Palm Beach County, Scott Rothstein, Realty, Fort Lauderdale, Trials
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NY art dealer tied to alleged forgeries charged with tax fraud
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a New York art dealer with tax fraud in connection with the sale of paintings she claimed to be the works of celebrated abstract expressionists, but some of which the government said were fakes....Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Artists, Prosecution, Trials, Internal Revenue Service
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North Shore veterans reflect on those who didn't come home
When Frank White was 23 years old, he was on a ship in the South Pacific, wishing away the torpedoes and kamikazes. "I was the oldest junior officer on the ship," said White, now 93, sitting on his back porch in Wilmette. "It was a young man's war."...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Culture, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Human Interest
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Arkansas state treasurer resigns in face of federal charges
ReutersBy Suzi Parker LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 21 (Reuters) - Arkansas' state treasurer resigned on Tuesday, a day after federal authorities charged her with extortion stemming from accusations that she gave a broker state bond business in exchange for repeated...Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Elections, Mike Beebe, Executive Branch, Government
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Crime & Punishment: Commissioner of Torrington's Board of Public Safety Accused of Making Threats Against His Office
A British man was convicted of defrauding an aging musician/author in a scheme to sell key chains supposedly containing dirt from Yankee Stadium. Mark Hayward, president of the Mark I Group, a Westport marketing company, approached Bob Runk of Fairfield...
Tags: Yankee Stadium, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Theft, Thames River, Prosecution
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In memoir, Oscar Goodman reflects on rise from mob lawyer to hard-drinking mayor of Las Vegas
Associated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) — Oscar Goodman ran Las Vegas for 12 years with a showgirl on his arm and a martini in his fist. A former mob lawyer, he promoted his city and himself with antics that lent credibility to his self-given title of "Happiest mayor in...Tags: Barack Obama, Entertainment, Movies, Elections, Politics
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Charged Ind. surveyor denies corruption charges
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A longtime northwestern Indiana politician indicted on eight federal corruption counts pleaded not guilty Monday and proclaimed his innocence. Lake County Surveyor George Van Til entered the pleas to six felony counts of...Tags: Trials, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Timeline: Events in IRS 'Tea Party' scrutiny scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A controversy at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service involving extra scrutiny in 2010-2012 of politically conservative groups is dominating the political agenda in Washington, with congressional hearings set for Tuesday and Wednesday....Tags: Karl Rove, Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, Mitt Romney, Taxation
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Bank official's boyfriend held in $565,500 robbery
It seem like the perfect crime: Masked men snatch an assistant bank manager in her garage, strap a bomb to her and force the woman to rob her own East Los Angeles bank of $565,500. But now authorities allege that one of three men charged with last fall'...
Tags: Police Arrests, Theft, Bank of America Corp., Bank Robbery, Prosecution
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Guilty plea in KPMG insider-trading case
A San Fernando Valley jeweler at the center of an insider-trading scandal pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and agreed to turn over $1.27 million in ill-gotten stock gains made from tips from a top auditor at accounting giant KPMG. Bryan Shaw, 52,...
Tags: Herbalife Limited, KPMG, Court Preliminary, Prosecution, Insider Trading
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Crime rates fall in sheriff's patrol areas, report finds
When battling street gangs across Los Angeles County, sheriff's deputies rely too heavily on suppression and not enough on gang intervention, according to a study released Monday. By not doing more to connect with the communities they police, the report...Tags: Lee Baca, Gang Activity, Crime, Law and Justice
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