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Ten for Wednesday: Hail Hofstra!!
Spin CycleHofstra hosts the final presidential debate tonight, with McCain needing a game-changing moment to reverse momentum in the campaign. What McCain must do, and what Obama must do. Will Bill Ayers come up? McCain says he might. Obama dared......Tags: Polls, Corporate Crime, The White House, Bill Ayers, State Budgets
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Grocery Store Owner Guilty of Food Stamp Fraud
The Hartford CourantThe owner of a New Britain grocery store was convicted today of defrauding the federal Food Stamp Program of $58,427.57. Francisco J. Torres, 54, pleaded guilty in federal court in Hartford to one count of Food Stamp fraud. He faces 20 years in prison, a...Tags: Corporate Crime, Punishment, New Britain
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3 Lansing-area men accused of investment scheme
The U.S. attorney's office in Grand Rapids says a federal grand jury has returned a 45-count fraud and conspiracy indictment against three Lansing-area men. U.S. Attorney Charles R. Gross announced the indictment Wednesday. The men are accused of...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Corporate Crime, Trials, Lawyers, Investments
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Ind. GOP warns disputed early votes may be tossed
Associated Press WriterA lawyer for Indiana Republicans warned Wednesday that courts might eventually throw out disputed absentee votes being cast in the Democratic stronghold of Lake County, raising a new legal cloud over polling in this presidential battleground state....Tags: Judges, Court Administration, Local Authority, Values, Government
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Cuomo warns AIG on 'outrageous' perks amid bailout
The Associated PressNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo told American International Group Inc. on Wednesday to do away with golden parachutes for executives, golf outings, overseas hunting trips and parties while taking government money to stay afloat. Cuomo said he...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Corporate Crime, Federal Reserve, The White House, Personal Service
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Indiana Editorial Roundup
Excerpts of recent editorials from Indiana newspapers: Oct. 13: The Indianapolis Star, on voting fraud allegations: Allegations erupted last week across the country, including in Indiana, that local election boards have been inundated with...Tags: Election Day, Indiana Hoosiers, Indianapolis, Economic Policy, Referenda
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Powerful former NM senator pleads guilty to conspiracy, mail fraud in corruption case
Associated Press WriterALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ A once powerful New Mexico politician, former Sen. Manny Aragon, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy and mail fraud in a corruption case centered on construction of a courthouse. Aragon, 61, the former Senate president pro...Tags: Prosecution, Corruption, Corporate Crime, Trials, Parliament
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McCain calls for 'voter fraud' inquiry into ACORN
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersOver the last year and a half, paid employees of ACORN, a liberal-leaning community organizing group, have helped 1.3 million mostly young, mostly poor people register to vote, enrolling more new voters overall than any nonpartisan group in the country....Tags: Election Day, Michael Mukasey, John McCain, Corporate Crime, Barack Obama
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ON THE TRAIL
An activist organization yesterday defended its voter registration practices amid new allegations of voter fraud and a call from Republican lawmakers to investigate irregularities. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as ACORN,...Tags: Corporate Crime
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Broward County: Examiner sues to recoup cash
Broward County Medical Examiner Dr. Joshua Perper is suing to regain $400,000 he lost in a purported Ponzi scheme, according to legal documents filed Oct. 2. Perper is suing James Clements and MRT Holdings, an inactive Plantation-based corporation....Tags: James Clements, Corporate Crime, Broward County
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Don't return good old boys to Congress
During Charlie Dent's time on the House Homeland Security Committee, there was a lot of waste, fraud, abuse and no-bid contracts that saw millions of tax dollars go to politically connected friends of George W. Bush. Come election time, Congressman...Tags: Charlie Dent, Corporate Crime, Government, National Government, George Bush
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Congressmen want investigation into ACORN in Wis.
Three Wisconsin congressmen are calling on state and federal authorities in Wisconsin to investigate the activities of a nonprofit group alleged of voter fraud in several other states. Repbulican congressmen Jim Sensenbrenner, Tom Petri and Paul Ryan...Tags: Corporate Crime, Paul Ryan
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