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DeKalb special grand jury wants corruption findings made public
WSB Atlanta
The report is the culmination of a year-long investigation into public corruption, which began with allegations of bribery and bid-rigging in the county's Watershed Department, but later expanded to include questions about contracts county-wide. Ellis ...

Anti-Sikh riot: Victims allege unfair probe
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots on Tuesday alleged before a trial court that CBI had conducted an "unfair probe" in a case against Congress leader JagdishTytler and sought further investigation to determine his role in the killing of ...
Defence concludes arguments in 1984 riot case against TytlerPunjab Newsline
1984 riot victim asks Delhi court to order deeper probe into 'role' of TytlerIndian Express

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10 metro police officers face corruption charges
Atlanta Journal Constitution
U.S. Attorney Sally Yates (center) announces that ten local police officers have been arresed on corruption charges in a press conference at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday Feb. 12th, 2013.
Metro police officers arrested in federal corruption investigationWSB Atlanta
Local police arrested in federal corruption probeWSB Radio
10 metro Atlanta officers charged in corruption caseWGCL Atlanta
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Jodi Arias' defense team played a graphic sex tape for the jury during the fifth day of testimony from the defendant, who is accused brutally... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/

Feb 12 (Reuters) - A deputy wounded in a shootout with a gunman believed to be a fugitive ex-Los Angeles policeman wanted in a crime... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reuters/

Afghan corruption risks future success
Zanesville Times Recorder
But much of the reconstruction effort has been wasted because of mismanagement and corruption. Recently, Sopko said that his agency's job is to protect U.S. funds from fraud, mismanagement and abuse. Then he noted a series of abuses where buildings ...

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Hadiya Pendleton: An exceptional victim of an everyday crime
Chicago Tribune (blog)
(Wednesday's print column) Now that two suspects have been charged in the slaying of Hadiya Pendleton, our focus turns from the extraordinary qualities of her life to the ordinary qualities of her death. Hadiya, 15, was mourned at her funeral services ...

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Dallas Morning News (blog)
Hasse murder produces echoes of a federal judge's assassination in Texas ...
Dallas Morning News (blog)
The murder of Mark Hasse, a prosecutor in Kaufman County, brings to mind the assassination of U.S. District Judge John Wood in May 1979. It would be the only killing of a federal judge in the 20th century. Hasse was shot dead two weeks ago on the ...

Some Frederick merchants concerned about crime spike
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
Although Frederick officials aren't ringing any alarm bells over an 8.7 increase in major crimes — the first since 2008 — some city merchants say they are concerned about the spike in incidents. Many of those fears were compounded by the brazen ...

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Maria Marshall was what most American women dream of being: extraordinarily beautiful, extremely intelligent, and wealthy – with a successful husband and three healthy sons to boot. To outsiders, Maria had it all. Her life was perfect. But behind the closed doors of the Marshall home, it was anything but perfect. Maria knew her husband, [...]

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RICHMOND, Va. — Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says the remains of two unknown Union sailors recovered from the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor will be... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arin-greenwood/

Man finally behind bars after 3-month crime spree
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Police say 22-year-old Kenneath Turner-Harris committed more than a dozen crimes in about three months. After a high-speed chase, Turner-Harris ditched a car on 76th street, just a couple of houses down from his apartment. Police found clues here that ...

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When Pope Benedict XVI chose to resign earlier this week, he said it was because he didn't have the strength to deal with the challenges... Dumb As A Blog http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

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Kilpatrick's family makes appearance at corruption trial
WXYZ
(WXYZ) - For the first time in the five-month Kilpatrick corruption trial, Detroit's former first family appeared in the court room. Kwame Kilpatrick's wife, children, mother, and sister were all there to watch his lawyer make his final arguments to ...
Evidence in, closing arguments next in corruption trial of former Detroit ...WDIV Detroit
Ex-Detroit mayor's corruption trial nears climactic endUSA TODAY
Closing arguments next in Detroit corruption trialAlbany Times Union
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Defendant in first Wayne County Corruption probe trial says friendship got him ...
WXYZ
DETROIT (WXYZ) - A dramatic turn in the Wayne County Corruption probe! The man on trial says "friendship" got him in trouble with the feds. The 7 Action News Investigators broke the stories that led to the federal probe. Zayd Allebban is a former Wayne ...

Analysts train for crime scene reconstruction
WSB Atlanta
Twenty-seven fact finders from Gwinnett County, metro Atlanta and some surrounding states honed their skills during a forensic crime scene training, reconstructing various shooting scenes. "You can't overlook anything. You have really have to have an ...

Attorney Who Offered Own Money For Crime Stoppers Award Upset About ...
10TV
An attorney who offered up $5,000 of his own money toward a Central Ohio Crime Stoppers reward said on Tuesday that he was upset about the organization's response time. Following 10 Investigates phone calls and questions about the delays, the ...

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Michele Foster offered interim crime lab director job
Canton Repository
She appeared with five other employees of the crime lab at SCOG's executive board meeting in Canton City Council Chambers Tuesday. Director Rick Perez resigned Monday evening, a week after being hired, because his presence “serves to undermine the ...
Perez resigns crime lab post, will formally apply for the positionThe-review

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Neighbors fed up with crime, blame area nightlife
WOAI
The skid marks are still visible at Broadway and Lawndale, and neighbors worry it's a sign crime is escalating. "We have seen a big difference in our neighborhood as far as the crime goes,” one woman said. She did not want her face shown because she ...

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Here's one extreme way to dispute a bad grade: A graduate student at Pennsylvania's Lehigh University has sued the school because she didn't earn a high enough grade in a key course, reports the Morning Call . Megan Thode got a C+, but she needed a B in order to continue...