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Pre-paid cards, phones and codes are inmates' currency
In the black market of Maryland's prisons and jails, where the right price can secure cellphones and drugs, transactions unfold through a complex system of currency. Among the key elements: 14-digit codes, prepaid debit cards and text messages. One...
Tags: Banking, Organized Crime, Lawyers, Justice System, Trials
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Exec accused of slapping toddler on flight loses job
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionA company president accused of slapping a crying child on a Delta Air Lines flight to Atlanta has been let go, a spokesman for his parent company confirmed to The Associated Press Sunday. Joe Rickey Hundley, president of Unitech Composites and Structures...Tags: Racism, Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations, FBI, Trials
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Toni Braxton's foreclosed Atlanta home up for sale
The Baltimore SunToni Braxton -- who was born in Severn, Md. -- just might be singing the blues about the real estate market. Her home in Atlanta, recently foreclosed on, is now for sale for $1.1 million, TMZ reports. And according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,...Tags: Bankruptcy, Toni Braxton, Movies, Foreclosures, Homes
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Coffee Companion for August 2, 2012
The Baltimore SunEach morning, we'll hook you up with some reading material to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday. ** Michael Phelps has accomplished the unthinkable in his Olympic career. Read why he has more work to do...Tags: Ed Reed, Dennis Pitta, Rob Gronkowski, Joe Flacco, Robert Andino
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Gattis' home run lifts Braves past Dodgers
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionATLANTA _ The bottom-line reason that the Braves are carrying three catchers on their roster is because one of them, Evan Gattis, is capable of hitting a game-changing home run at any time. The big rookie with the splendid nickname _ El Oso Blanco,...Tags: Baseball Statistics, Los Angeles Dodgers, Craig Kimbrel, B.J. Upton, National League
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Braves' Teheran pitches well, but Corbin is better in Diamondbacks' win
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPHOENIX _ Although the Atlanta Braves had won in each of Julio Teheran's first six starts before Tuesday night, they had only one win in 13 games when they failed to hit a home run. Something had to give Tuesday when the Braves and Teheran faced...Tags: Julio Teheran, Reed Johnson, Didi Gregorius, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets
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BRIEF: Falcons sign Lee, Shelley
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCornerback Saeed Lee and kicker Jeremy Shelley were signed by the Falcons on Monday. Lee participated in the Falcons rookie minicamp as a tryout player and impressed the team. The Falcons made room for Lee by releasing Colorado State cornerback Momo...Tags: New York Giants, Colorado State Rams, Michael Palmer, Football, Atlanta Falcons
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BRIEF: Truckload of chewing gum additives catches fire near Spaghetti Junction
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionA truck driver suffered burns early Tuesday when his tractor-trailer caught fire alongside a DeKalb County interstate. The truck fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. on I-85 northbound just south of Pleasantdale Road. According to the state Department of...Tags: DeKalb
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Bard settles Ga. whistleblower suit for $48 million
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionA medical device company on Monday agreed to pay a $48.2 million settlement to resolve claims by a Georgia employee that it paid kickbacks to doctors and customers who bought radiation treatment for prostate cancer. C.R. Bard Inc., which is...Tags: Health Treatments, Instrument Engineering, Prostate Cancer, Lawyers, Manufacturing and Engineering
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BRIEF: Atlanta Streetcar grows more costly
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe MARTA Board of Directors on Monday authorized spending nearly an extra $7 million to build the Atlanta Streetcar. The original contract with URS Energy and Construction Inc. was $52.2 million based on the preliminary design. The revised contract...Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Martin Luther King Jr., Human Rights, Coca-Cola Co.
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Clayton sheriff's racketeering trial set for Aug. 5
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe 32-count racketeering and theft trial of Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill is set to begin Aug. 5 now that a pre-trial appeal that sidetracked the case has been resolved. Clayton County Superior Court Judge Albert Collier signed the order on...Tags: Judges, Prosecution, Organized Crime, Lawyers, Justice System
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'Love & Hip Hop' star could lose probation
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAtlanta rapper and reality TV star Lil' Scrappy, also known as Darryl Richardson, is in danger of having his probation revoked. Richardson, 29, was back in jail last month for accusations that he switched his urine sample during a regular drug screening...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Judges, DeKalb, Prisons, Police Arrests
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