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'Guilty': Ex-City Commish Convicted in Corruption Probe
LOS ANGELES -- A former Los Angeles city commissioner was convicted today of bribery, perjury and other charges stemming from an investigation into political corruption at City Hall.
Leland Wong, 51, was convicted of 14 felony charges, including single...Tags: Troy Edwards, Los Angeles, Corrupt Practices, Tickets, Crimes
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Leland Wong convicted on 14 felony corruption counts
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA jury today found a former Los Angeles city commissioner guilty of accepting bribes and other corruption charges. Leland Wong faced 21 felony counts and was convicted on 14. The jury came back with not guilty verdicts on counts that included conflict...Tags: Corrupt Practices, Los Angeles, Troy Edwards, Values, Government
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Olympic officials bar Iraq from Beijing Games
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFour years after its athletes received a huge ovation at the first Olympics after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq was told Thursday that its seven-member team would not be allowed to compete in Beijing because of a dispute with the International...Tags: Crimes, Multi-Sport Events, Weightlifting, Beijing Games, Athletes
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Nader to seek reopening of Pa. ballot access case
The Associated PressRalph Nader says he'll ask the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reopen a case stemming from a successful effort to remove him from the ballot in the 2004 presidential race. Nader said Thursday his case should be re-examined in light of political...Tags: Corrupt Practices, Voting, Referenda, Justice System, Pennsylvania
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Racial issue raised over Atlantic City prosecution
Associated Press WriterAs one notorious Atlantic City corruption case nears its end, with its former "Missing Mayor" due to learn his sentence for scamming the federal government out of increased veterans benefits, another one is heating up. Former mayor Robert Levy is due to...Tags: Justice System, Defendants, Punishment, Court Preliminary, Prisons
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Suspect's plans to walk off Rikers Island foiled
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comVisitors to Rikers Island leave jail through the front door. Nikholas Dadiani is a different kind of visitor - a prisoner, to be exact, but that didn't stop the accused thief from walking out the same front door. Dadiani's march to freedom, however,...Tags: Brighton Beach, Theft, Brighton, Crimes, Prosecution
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MOVIE BUZZ: Directors explore Brooklyn and pot smokers
WHO John Malkovich THE DEAL Independent film has seen better days: Warner Bros. is shutting down both Warner Independent Pictures and Picturehouse; the New York-based ThinkFilm is on the financial ropes; and London's Tartan Films has closed its doors....Tags: Schools, Layoffs and Downsizing, New York, John Malkovich, Film Festivals
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Jurors urged to acquit former L.A. official in corruption probe
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA defense attorney urged jurors Wednesday to acquit a former Los Angeles city commissioner accused of accepting $100,000 in bribes and other corruption charges, describing him as a victim of a "steamroller of an investigation." Prosecutors contend that...Tags: Troy Edwards, Los Angeles, Corrupt Practices, Contracts, Witnesses
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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 Wednesday of six of the 22 counts of corruption with which he was...Tags: Washington Post Company, Corrupt Practices, Prosecution, Justice System, Trials
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We think: The plight of Florida's tomato growers shows the need for an overhaul
After former U.S. Labor Secretary Raymond Donavon was acquitted on corruption charges in 1987, he asked, "Which office do I go to to get my reputation back?" That's a ripe question now for Florida's tomato growers. About six weeks ago, the U.S. Food...Tags: Corrupt Practices, Food Safety, Jim Costa, Florida, Values
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