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Hornsby guilty of corruption
Sun reporterAfter four years of investigations, two trials and a determined effort by federal prosecutors, former Prince George's County schools Superintendent Andre J. Hornsby was found guilty yesterday of six of the 22 counts of corruption with which he was...Tags: Employees, Prince, Prosecution, Corporate Crime, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Currie probe looks at possible influence deals
Sun ReportersThe federal investigation into state Sen. Ulysses Currie's work for Shoppers Food Warehouse is centered on whether the grocery chain paid the lawmaker to use the prestige of his office to secure favorable legislation and actions by state agencies,...Tags: Government, Laws, State Budgets, Prosecution, Lobbying
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U.S. probes big subprime lenders
Los Angeles TimesA federal grand jury in Los Angeles has begun investigating three of the nation's largest subprime mortgage lenders in the clearest sign yet that prosecutors are investigating whether fraud and other crimes contributed to the mortgage debacle. Grand...Tags: Countrywide Financial Corp., Internal Revenue Service, Bank of America Corp., Corporate Crime, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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DNA tests provide first confirmation of stolen baby in troubled Guatemalan adoption system
Adoption officials said Wednesday that DNA tests indicate that a Guatemalan baby reported stolen from her mother was being adopted by a U.S. couple, the first strong sign that the Central American nation's troubled adoption system relied in part on...Tags: Family, Adoption, People, House, Infants
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DNA confirms adoptive baby stolen in Guatemala
The Associated PressAdoption officials said Wednesday that DNA tests indicate a Guatemalan baby reported stolen from her mother was being adopted by a U.S. couple. It was the first strong sign that Guatemala's troubled adoption system relied in part on abducted children....Tags: Adoption, Family, Biotechnology Industry, Corporate Crime
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Federal grand jury investigating Countrywide, IndyMac, New Century
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA federal grand jury in Los Angeles has begun probing three of the nation's largest subprime mortgage lenders in the clearest sign yet that prosecutors are investigating whether fraud and other crimes contributed to the mortgage debacle. Grand jury...Tags: Countrywide Financial Corp., Laws, Credit Ratings, Prosecution, Internal Revenue Service
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DA slams brakes on scam
kathleen.kerr@newsday.com; Staff writer Matthew Chayes contributed toA financial scheme operating out of two Lawrence car dealerships - and uncovered during a murder probe - helped drug dealers, pimps and gang members buy luxury cars and keep their names off motor vehicle records, Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice...Tags: Employees, Theft, West Hempstead, Vehicles, Passenger Cars
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Weitzman skirts accused worker's calls for apology
william.murphy@newsday.comNassau County Comptroller Howard Weitzman declined yesterday to directly address demands for an apology by a county worker whom Weitzman had portrayed as a potential abuser of a government gasoline card. County investigators now say they found no...Tags: Employees, Hofstra University, Prosecution, Corporate Crime
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Iffy eBay goods draw ire of Internet posse
Chicago Tribune NewspapersLOS ANGELES—The pieces of Hollywood history were priced to move, even by the discount standards of eBay. Ten bucks put a bidder in the running for a dagger purportedly used in the filming of "Gone With the Wind," a decanter from "I Love Lucy" and...Tags: Corporate Crime, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Greg Jones, Big Lots Incorporated, Culver City
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Long Islanders to join SF protest over Michael Savage comments
carol.polsky@newsday.comLong Island autism activists plan to take part in a San Francisco protest Sunday of radio show host Michael Savage's remarks on autism. Hundreds of activists and parents of autistic children are expected to gather outside Savage's home base radio station,...Tags: Family, People, John Gilmore, Mental Illness, Radio Industry
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