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Bookie sentenced to 30 months in college basketball bribery case
A sports bookie was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in federal prison for a conspiracy to bribe former University of San Diego basketball star Brandon Johnson. Paul Joseph Thweni, 28, of Spring Valley pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court to a...Tags: Punishment, Basketball, Sex Crimes, Court Preliminary, College Basketball
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Woman fatally mauled by 'big, nasty pit bull' in Stockton
A woman was mauled and killed by a pit bull Thursday night in Stockton. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office got a call about the dog attacking the woman around 8 p.m. on North Lillian Avenue near East Fremont Street. They found the woman...
Tags: Corporate Crime
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Alzheimer's diagnosis ends case against Hallandale condo kickback defendant
One of the three remaining defendants accused of bilking Hallandale Beach condo owners out of $3 million in a kickback scheme has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and is incompetent to stand trial, lawyers told a Broward judge Thursday. The...
Tags: Hallandale Beach, Lawyers, Alzheimer's Disease, Defendants, Trials
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Concern for jobs
Over the past 50 years I have set and watched both the Democrats and the unions dwindle jobs from Americans. In the 1970s in Southern California Laborers, Finishers and Carpenters Unions promoted illegal aliens to join the union. As illegal aliens...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, U.S. Congress, Corporate Crime, Career and Workplace
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Former contractors going to prison for traffic bribes
Two former executives with a traffic equipment company were sentenced to federal prison Wednesday and ordered to pay $3 million in restitution for bribing a former Broward County traffic official to get contracts. Anthoneel Allen, 40, of Wellington,...
Tags: Punishment, Science and Technology, Broward County, Blackmail and Extortion, Trials
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New corruption charges filed against Noguez
The corruption investigation into the Los Angeles County assessor's office broadened Tuesday with prosecutors filing dozens of new charges against embattled Assessor John Noguez, one of his former top aides and a tax consultant. The three were...
Tags: Elections, Lawyers, Values, Trials, Justice System
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Ralph Lauren Corp. to pay $1.6 million to resolve bribery claims
Ralph Lauren Corp., the American maker of luxurious preppy fashions, will pay $1.6 million to settle bribery claims related to its dealings in Argentina. In a 2010 internal review, the clothing company uncovered evidence of a subsidiary bribing...
Tags: Corruption, Microsoft Corporation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate Crime
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Federal Redflex probe casts speed camera initiative in an unfavorable light
The first evidence of a federal criminal probe into Chicago's red-light camera program is focusing attention on bribery allegations at City Hall just as Mayor Rahm Emanuel is trying to launch his controversial speed camera initiative. Both the company...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Lawyers, Richard M. Daley, Elections, U.S. Congress
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L.A. Votes: Candidates face scrutiny, new ads, funding deadline
L.A. NOWWith one week to go until Election Day, every move by the mayoral candidates is being closely scrutinized for signs of what they believe is happening among voters below the radar in what is expected to be a low-turnout election. And no one is being... -
Talk back: Does Baca deserve 'Sheriff of the Year' award?
L.A. NOWAmid a number of allegations of misconduct, accusations of abuse and an ongoing federal investigation, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca just got a bit of a break.... -
Md. veterans official accused in benefits kickback scheme
A former high-ranking official at the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs has been accused of running a kickback scheme from his state office, allegedly fabricating military achievements and disability claims in exchange for a cut of the resulting...
Tags: Veterans Affairs, Lawyers, Trials, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Governor suspends Margate commissioner
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday suspended Margate City Commissioner David McLean, who is facing federal bribery charges. In an executive order, Scott wrote that it "is in the best interests of the residents of the city of Margate, and the citizens of the...
Tags: Tamarac, Politics, Corporate Crime, Prosecution, Executive Branch
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