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Lawyers for Gov. Rod Blagojevich want U.S. attorney off case
Tribune reporterIn announcing Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest on corruption charges last month, U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald was more outspoken than usual when it came to the stunning allegations that the governor had tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat. "Gov. Blagojevich...Tags: Corporate Crime, Justice System, Rod Blagojevich, Corrupt Practices, Executive Branch
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Ill. gov.'s attys: Throw top prosecutor off case
AP Legal Affairs WriterGov. Rod Blagojevich's defense attorneys urged a federal judge Thursday to throw Chicago's top federal prosecutor and all of his assistants out of the fraud and bribery case against the governor. Federal prosecutors immediately retorted that the...Tags: Corporate Crime, Justice System, Court Preliminary, Ed Genson, Rod Blagojevich
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What is honest services fraud?
South Florida Sun-SentinelMcCarty is expected to plead to a conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. The law makes it a crime to engage in behavior that denies taxpayers their honest services and uncompromised judgment of their elected officials. The failure to disclose a...Tags: Corporate Crime, Ethics, Fraud
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Boss makes Shockey trade look good for Giants
barbara.barker@newsday.comHey, who says there's nothing controversial about Kevin Boss? Who says he doesn't know how to use the media to stir things up? You should have heard what went on the other night at the Boss household in Lyndhurst, N.J. Word leaked out that the Giants...Tags: Jeremy Shockey, Colleges and Universities, Basketball, Ethics, Super Bowl
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Judge releases Alabama sheriff after finding he profited by feeding skimpy meals to inmates
Associated Press WriterBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama sheriff who made $212,000 in the last three years by feeding inmates what a judge said were skimpy portions was released from prison Thursday after submitting a plan pledging to feed them better. Morgan County...Tags: Mobile, Wars and Interventions, Prisoners and Detainees, Justice System, Ethics
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State panel recommends Blagojevich impeachment
The Associated PressA key panel unanimously recommended impeachment for Gov. Rod Blagojevich today, setting up a vote that could make him the first governor to face such fate in Illinois' sordid political history. Blagojevich should lose his job for abusing power,...Tags: Corporate Crime, Government, Rod Blagojevich, Executive Branch, Corrupt Practices
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PR executive cites new evidence in bid for retrial
A public relations executive convicted of fraud for overbilling the city of Los Angeles is seeking a retrial, citing newly discovered evidence that he says shows the star witness against him had an undisclosed motive to lie. The executive, John Stodder,...Tags: Corporate Crime, Punishment, Justice System, Court Administration, Corrupt Practices
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Porsche Takeover of VW Done But For The Law
BusinessWeek.comPorsche AG took step closer to controlling the much larger Volkswagen AG by upping its share holdings to 50.8% in late Monday trading. But actual formal control of management still eludes the company. Porsche plans to raise its stake in VW to more than... -
Active portrait of Harford superintendent emerges
baltimoresun.comHundreds attended a memorial service for Harford County Superintendent Jacqueline C. Haas yesterday. To see photographs, go here and view images 7 and 8. Among those present was Sun reporter Mary Gail Hare, who shares the following observations:Hundreds... -
Senate's Democratic majority clears path for Roland Burris
Tribune reportersWASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority opened the way Wednesday for Roland Burris to become Illinois' next senator, pressured by President-elect Barack Obama to remove a politically consuming distraction less than two weeks before he...Tags: Justice System, Jesse White, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Upper House
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Obama serves Reid taste of Chicago Way
So the Chicago Way hauled off and slapped the U.S. Senate in the face—one of those backhands with the knuckles to unsuspecting lips—and guess who blinked? It wasn't Chicago. It was the Senate. Get used to it, America. And it won't be the...Tags: Corporate Crime, Pies and Tarts, Roland Burris, Corrupt Practices, Executive Branch
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Former ballboy Eric Mangini takes over as coach of Cleveland Browns
AP Sports WriterBEREA, Ohio (AP) — Eric Mangini is starting over where he started out. Mangini, who began his NFL career as a ballboy for the Browns, was introduced as Cleveland's 12th full-time coach on Thursday, less than two weeks after he was fired by the...Tags: Eric Mangini, Ethics, Public Relations, New York Jets, Football
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