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Short-lived Penn. AG Beemer Settles in ‘Lewd Email’ Probe
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Acting Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce Beemer settled with Buckley Sandler, who was tasked with investigating a series of “lewd emails” sent on government servers. So reports Newsworks.
Read more...Non-binding Resolution to Repeal Obamacare Narrowly Passes U.S. Senate
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The U.S. Senate passed a nonbinding budget resolution that lays the groundwork for a repeal of Obamacare. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Chris Christie ‘Probable Cause’ Ruling Sent Back to Lower Court
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New Jersey state Superior Court Judge Bonnie Mizdol overturned a lower court ruling that found probable cause of misconduct against New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. So reports Time.
Read more...VW Employees Indicted, Company to Pay Record $4.3B Penalty
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Six Volkswagen employees were indicted for their alleged role in "an elaborate and wide-ranging scheme to commit fraud and then cover it up" after the company was found to have lied about their product's gaseous emissions. So reports ABC News.
Read more...Corzine Settles Final Chapter of MF Holdings Litigation
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Former New Jersey governor and Goldman Sachs co-chairman Jon Corzine agreed to pay a $5 million civil fine in a settlement with U.S. regulators over the 2011 collapse of MF Global Holdings Ltd. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Quartet Charged with Hate Crimes for Kidnapping Teen with Special Needs
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A mentally disabled teen was kidnapped in Chicago by four suspects, each being charged with hate crimes based on the victim’s special needs. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...FBI: Man Used Naked Pics as Leverage in Fraud Dating Site Scam
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John Edward Taylor, arrested in Pennsylvania, was charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and threatening interstate communications for allegedly scamming women out thousands of dollars. So reports NBC New York.
Read more...Missing Prominent Vegas Layer Faces 90 Years Behind Bars
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Robert Chase Graham of Las Vegas, who has been missing since last month, was caught and arrested on charges of theft, exploitation of vulnerable people and destroying evidence. So reports CBS News.
Read more...Lt. Gov. of Texas Pushes Bathroom Gender Restrictions
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of Texas laid out a proposal to require people to use restrooms correlating with their birth gender in state and local government facilities as well as public schools. So reports The Wall Street Journal.
Read more...Mother of Boy Shot by Off-Duty Baltimore Cop Awarded $30K
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Baltimore County and an apartment rental company reached a $30,000 settlement with the mother of a boy who was shot by an off-duty police officer working security at a Randallstown apartment building. So reports The Baltimore Sun.
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