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Ex-cps Consultant Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison In Bribery Scandal

... had been set up in the names of two of her young relatives, and that they would be funded with a combined $254,000 as a "signing bonus" for her help in obtaining the contracts. "Here, it is the casualness of the corruption that makes this even more serious," Chang said. "This is not a one-time misjudgment," akin to an impoverished bank teller impulsively grabbing cash from a work drawer at the end of a shift, Chang later said. "This was a plan. … It was planned, really, to last for years.". The SUPES and Synesi companies were charged as part of an original 23-count indictment leveled against Byrd-Bennett, Solomon and Vranas in 2015. The companies were each sentenced to serve two years probation and pay $254,000 in restitution on Friday. Prosecutors have said they expect to ask that Byrd-Bennett be sentenced to 71/2 years in prison. Vranas is scheduled to be sentenced hours before Byrd-Bennett's proceeding in April. Solomon's career in education dates to 1992 when he taught at Niles West High School in Skokie. He became an administrator at Niles West, but in 1999 the district ...

Hillary’s Email Scandal Not Over Yet

... Watch, which has sued the federal government for not carrying out a routine assessment of the damage that may have been done to America’s security by her actions. The case against the Office of National Intelligence and the Department of State is intended to force the government to produce a report that details whether Clinton’s scandalous private email practices damaged national security. The lawsuit cites Intelligence Community Directive 732, a 2014 rule that requires a damage assessment to be conducted if there is “an actual or suspected unauthorized disclosure or compromise of classified national intelligence that may cause damage to U. S. national security.”. Despite Directive 732, Judicial Watch notes, the Office of National Intelligence announced in September 2016 that no intelligence damage assessment into Clinton’s practices would happen. Get “Partners in Crime: The Clintons’ Scheme to ...

Whistleblower In Brazil Meat Scandal Takes On Powerful Industry

... that he suspected they were just waiting for him to leave to restart the line. OVER THE LIMIT. Teixeira then asked the company for documents outlining the raw materials it bought and used for sausage and other processed meat products. He concluded the documents showed the plant was using an excess of MSM or "mechanically separated meat.". MSM is a paste of marrow, bone, skin, nerves, blood vessels and other scraps. Its use for human consumption is limited, due to concerns over the intake of certain components. In Brazil, a government document posted online states that MSM cannot exceed 60 percent of the content in hams and sausages. "They were using more than 85 percent MSM," Teixeira said. Authorities have not confirmed the amount of MSM used by Peccin and Reuters was unable to verify Teixeira's allegation independently. In September 2014, on the same day he confronted the company about his findings, investigators said owner Idair Peccin called Gil Bueno de Magalhaes, the agriculture ministry superintendent in Parana. Magalhaes, who like other such supervisors is a political ...

New Lawsuit Filed In Michigan Jobless Agency Scandal

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The Committee Probing The Russia Scandal Has Erupted Into Open Warfare

... going behind their backs to brief the president, but Schiff said: “I’m deeply discouraged by this week’s events.”. It’s clear that this committee, which is ordinarily among the most nonpartisan of all congressional committees, is now at war with itself. We could see something resembling what happened with the House Oversight Committee during the Obama years: Darrell Issa and Elijah Cummings regularly shouting at each other in public; a lot of tense hearings and mutual distrust; and competing leaks to the media. Ironically, however, Nunes’s buffoonery has only served to make an independent investigation of the Russia scandal more likely. By making it clear to everyone that he is completely unwilling to conduct a remotely objective investigation into Russian interference in the election, he has strengthened the argument for taking the matter out of partisan ...

Pm Abe Appears In The Clear, But Image At Risk

... be an auspicious sign for scandal-hit Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. For a month, allegations have been flying that Abe and first lady Akie Abe granted political favors to a right-wing education group for a real-estate deal but following a key piece of testimony on Thursday, the worst appears to be over for the head of state. KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP / Getty Images. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a budget committee session of the House of Councilors at the Parliament in Tokyo on March 24, 2017. "It is increasingly unlikely that the scandal will fatally undermine the PM's administration," said Tobias Harris, Japan vice president at Teneo Intelligence, in a Friday note. At the heart of the matter are reports that private educational institute Moritomo Gakuen bought heavily discounted government-owned land in Osaka for an elementary school. Morimoto's $1.2 million ...

The Russia Scandal Takes A Mind-blowing Turn That Could Destroy The Republican Party

... power in the White House, the Russia scandal could bring down the Republican Party for a generation. Republicans should be smart here; this will come out. They should get on the right side of history before it’s too late. Sadly, this party’s elected officials have shown little allegiance to their country. What is going on here is a scandal that will go down in history. One of two major parties in the U. S. system working with a foreign power that has declared war on the U. S. A. That is not to say they colluded with Russia to bring the U. S. down, but they did work with them as Russia was attacking the election, an act of war. That much is in evidence. The collusion evidence, the circumstantial collusion evidence, in this case could be as simple as Republicans knew Russians were attacking the U. S. elections when they worked with this firm with ties to ...

Ex-penn State President Guilty Of Child Endangerment In Abuse Scandal

... and another child endangerment charge. Matt Rourke/AP. Former Penn State president Graham Spanier was convicted Friday of child endangerment for his role in the sexual abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. In a split verdict, the Pennsylvania jury found that Spanier's handling of a 2001 complaint alleging abuse by Sandusky, warranted conviction on one of three charges against him. The jury did, however, acquit Spanier of conspiracy and a second count of child endangerment, the Associated Press reports. Pennlive reports the case against Spanier as such. "Prosecutors had argued that Spanier broke the law when, after receiving a 2001 report that graduate assistant Mike Mc Queary had seen Sandusky naked with a young boy in the showers at Penn State's Lasch Building, he did not demand that it be reported immediately to child protection authorities. "The result, prosecutor Patrick Schulte said in opening statements Monday, was that "evil in the form of Jerry Sandusky was allowed to run wild" for another decade. Prosecutors maintained that Sandusky sexually assaulted at least three ...

Scandal Actress Katie Lowes Reveals Agony Over Psoriasis

... affecting small discreet areas of the body to impacting large patches of skin. Lowes said upon founding out she had the disease, she went into denial and didn't pursue treatment. 'It brought out a lot of embarrassed and ashamed feelings,' she said. 'There's such a pressure in Hollywood to feel perfect and feel like nothing's wrong, and that was definitely not my case.'. She said the disease affected her confidence so much on set that she would constantly where her hair down in case any of the scales behind her ears showed. It wasn't until 2012 that Lowes decided it was time to seriously consider treatment when her psoriasis derailed her wedding plans. 'I had a session booked to take photos with Adam to announce our engagement, and I actually canceled and didn't show up because I was having a terrible flare-up,' she said. 'I had nothing to wear, and I just felt so ugly. I canceled it and I said to myself, "This has gone too far. I'm actually canceling huge, awesome things in my ...

Lessons Learned From Winston Mayor Scandal

... recognizable, and sometimes that’s all it takes to win someone’s vote. The challenge with voting in small towns is there is not much research available to voters. There are no databases or websites outlining candidates’ past experiences, and contacting them can be nearly impossible (some never provide their phone numbers or email addresses, if they actively use one.) The most voters can do is attend public forums and debates, if they are held and if they have the time, but no one organized one in Winston this election. Council president Dick Hayes will take over for Barrett as mayor until the council decides how it will choose the next mayor. He has been a city councilor for the last 14 years, but most residents who spoke with reporters had never heard of him. Winston and towns across Douglas County need a ...

Jury Begins Weighing Spanier's Role In Sandusky Scandal

... including the 68-year-old Spanier, who has long publicly proclaimed his innocence. Instead, his lawyers argued to jurors that the prosecution had failed to prove a crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Silver urged jurors to consider the testimony of Gary Schultz and Tim Curley, the former Penn State administrators. Each on Wednesday  testified that he regretted not acting  at the time to more fully investigate or report Sandusky's interaction with children, but neither did much on the witness stand to bolster the prosecution's contention that they plotted with Spanier to conceal Sandusky's misconduct. “[Ditka's] witnesses made the defense case,” Silver told jurors. Curley and Schultz  struck deals  last week with prosecutors, each agreeing to plead guilty to a single count of endangerment, and both have maintained that they did not know Sandusky was sexually assaulting children. Ditka disputed Silver’s description of the men as “star ...

Rachel Dolezal Struggles After Racial Identity Scandal

... She has sold some of her artwork and braids hair to earn money. But she said local colleges have refused to hire her, as have nonprofits, government agencies and even grocery stores. She was worried she might become homeless in March, but friends bought some of her artwork, which provided enough money to pay the rent for a few months. Dolezal has written a book about her ordeal titled "In Full Color." It's scheduled to be published next week. Last year, Dolezal legally changed her name to Nkechi Amare Diallo, a West African moniker that means "gift from the gods." She made the change in part to give herself a better chance of landing work from employers who might not be interested in hiring Rachel Dolezal, a name she still intends to use as her public persona. "Maybe if I applied with a new name, people would see me for the qualifications and expertise on my resume, and not toss my application in ...