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Ethics Commission calls for fixing Palm Beach County's Ethics Code loophole
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County???s Ethics Commission has endorsed closing a loophole in new anti-corruption rules that threatens to leave some misuse of power unpunished. The new county ethics code that took effect May 1 requires conflicts of interest or other misuse....Tags: Referenda, Corrupt Practices, Crimes, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Boca Raton may update board service rules
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsBoca Raton City Council will take up an proposed ordinance on Tuesday that would make service on city boards at the will of the Council. The proposed ordinance states that a majority vote from City Council could ???remove a board......Tags: Trials, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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A look at Broward judge races for county court
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsCounty court may not be as glamorous as circuit court, but that hasn't stopped a host of Broward hopefuls from vying for nine seats on Aug. 24. Five incumbent county court judges face challengers, and 10 candidates are running for......Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Local Elections, Justice System, Crimes, Long Island
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Latest Broward political trial starts today
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsBy recent South Florida political standards, the trial scheduled to start today involving two suspended Coral Springs city commissioners is relatively small pickings: Vincent Boccard and Tom Powers each face a misdemeanor charge of violating the state's...Tags: Palm Beach County, Local Elections, Crimes, Justice System, Broward County
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Broward State Attorney Satz was right to file Sunshine Law case against Coral Springs' Boccard, Powers
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsPoor Mike Satz. When it comes to public corruption cases, the Broward state attorney seems to be damned either way. Usually he gets knocked for being too passive and permissive when it comes to wrongdoing by public officials. But on......Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Unions, Justice System, Crimes, Prosecution
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With a new group of talent, Ravens don't need problems with Rolando McClain
The Ravens repopulated their defense during the first four rounds of the NFL draft and found several high-quality players to help fill the biggest holes remaining on a defensive unit that lost six key contributors during the team's post-Super Bowl...
Tags: Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens, Rolando McClain, Crimes, Football
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Gary Stein: $60,000 could really go a long way
Would you like to get $60,000 a year for doing nothing? Would that $60,000 be a nice little cushion as you head into retirement? For the average person, that money would pay the house payment and the car payment for a year, and plenty of food, with...Tags: Punishment, Parkinson's Disease, Religion and Belief, Justice System, Crimes
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Is justice served with Wasserman-Rubin deal?
The takeaway from Diana Wasserman-Rubin's misdemeanor plea deal: Crime pays, especially for politicians who abuse the public trust. Broward State Attorney Mike Satz and his corruption prosecutors took pity on a woman ravaged by illness, rolling over...
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Justice System, Crimes, Prosecution, Prisons
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Casino dealer fine lopsided
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has been getting mighty tough on casinos that violate the law. In March, the board slapped a $68,000 fine on Bethlehem's Sands Casino for six separate incidents in which the casino allowed underage individuals to...Tags: Punishment, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gambling, Pittsburgh, Crimes
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A rogue ex-cop who shouldn't be armed
SACRAMENTO — Here's an idea for a new gun control law: How about immediately seizing the personal arsenal of a fired cop? Dishonorably discharged soldiers, after all, aren't allowed to own firearms. Why should dishonored cops? Like booted...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Mark Leno, Crimes, Substance Abuse, Personal Weapon Control
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Top cop talks marijuana leading up to 2013 legislative session
Conversations about changes in laws governing marijuana in Indiana are underway as a handful of other states have legalized the drug. In fact, the Indiana State Police Superintendent made several comments about the promise of proposed legislation in...
Tags: Lawyers, Budgets and Budgeting, Trials, Conservation, Laws
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BP to pay $4 billion fine related to 2010 Gulf oil spill
BP will plead guilty to a dozen felony charges stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and agreed to pay $4.5 billion in government penalties, the oil company said Thursday. Of the penalties, $4 billion will resolve...
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