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Seinfeld Begs, Bribes Way Into Acura NSX
KickingTiresAutomakers are rolling out the big names for their Super Bowl XLVI ads. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is the latest star to endorse a car during a game-time commercial. Unsurprisingly, the spot is funny, and true to form, it's an uncomfortable......Tags: Acura, Corporate Crime, Super Bowl, Entertainment, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Scrapping school board salaries a bad idea
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsAnother headline-grabbing, harebrained-idea from Tallahassee -- scrapping salaries for school board members statewide. Hmm. I've got an idea. If legislators like Sen. Steve Wise (who proposed the bill) are so concerned about part-time elected officials...Tags: School Examinations, Academic Progress, Government, Public Officials, Wages and Pensions
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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: Josephus Eggelletion, Trips and Vacations, Business Trips, Government, FBI
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Bush: Edwards, Milken pardons denied
The Swampby Josh Meyer President George W. Bush, on his last full day in office, formally struck down the petitions for clemency of some high-profile politicians and businessmen, including convicted lawmakers Randall "Duke'' Cunningham, Edwin Edwards and Mario...Tags: Insider Trading, Illinois, Bill Clinton, Lobbying, CNN (tv network)
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Blago on Letterman: The (Partial) Transcript
The TV ZoneLadies, and gentlemen... Do you have an hour? You do! Good - then go to the jump and read a portion of tonight's "Late Show" grilling of Rod Blagovich...Best to watch rather than read...the whole thing is pretty funny,......Tags: Illinois, Drugs and Medicines, Government, Corporate Crime, Kansas
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Jefferson's cold cash: Safe keeping
The Swampby Mark Silva For all those jokes about former Rep. William Jefferson's frozen assets, the Louisiana Democrat's lawyer maintains there is a simple explanation. "The money in the freezer was not a bribe," attorney Robert Trout said of the $90,000......Tags: Justice System, FBI, Organized Crime, Corporate Crime, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama's African journey: 'Promise'
The SwampPresident Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States, founded with the slavery of Africans and perpetuating legalized racial discrimination well into the 20th Century, addressed the parliament of Ghana today in his first...Tags: Corruption, Democracy, Justice and Rights, Journalism, Government
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Cold cash: Ex-congressman convicted
The Swampby Richard Simon Former Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.), who gained national attention after federal agents found $90,000 in his freezer, was convicted Wednesday of political corruption. Jefferson, 62, was found guilty in federal court in Alexandria,...Tags: Democratic Party, Corruption, William J Jefferson, Government, Equatorial Guinea
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FBI antics: Bad manners or good undercover work?
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsIs it appropriate, reasonable or ethical for an undercover FBI agent to use a legitimate business as a prop in a sting operation without its knowledge or consent? I ask because that appears to have happened in the FBI???s corruption......Tags: Corruption, Police Investigations, Academic Progress, Film Festivals, Schools
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Eggelletion misses first day of new prison job
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsFormer Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion didn't make it back to Georgia in time for the first day of his new job -- prison barber. Eggelletion was supposed to start the job on Monday at the federal prison in Jessup,......Tags: Josephus Eggelletion, Georgia, Justice System, Punishment, Corporate Crime
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Stacy Ritter: Husband asked for golf cart from developers
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsBefore she was elected to the Broward County Commission in November 2006, Stacy Ritter got a golf cart from the father-and-son developer team of Bruce and Shawn Chait. "I didn't ask for it," Ritter told me this week. "Russ asked......Tags: Clubs and Associations, Josephus Eggelletion, Lobbying, Fraud, Local Elections
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Cop union prez 'bribe' charge rocks Suffolk hearing
Spin CycleSuffolk County Police Superior Officers Association President Jerry Gilmore rocked a legislative hearing last week when he claimed that a top police official in effect offered him a ???bribe??? to soften his testimony only hours before his appearance....Tags: Suffolk County Police, Corporate Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Police, Law Enforcement
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