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Before Katrina pounded New Orleans last summer, that city's longstanding reputation for graft was reinforced by Operation Wrinkled Robe, which uncovered a bribery scheme initiated by a bail-bonds company at a local courthouse. In addition to various officials in the Jefferson Parish sheriff's office, two state judges were convicted for their roles in helping steer business (i.e., prisoners) to the firm. In San Diego local government has been effectively frozen--and a city-council member has been convicted (although he remains free on appeal)--as a result of a scandal in which local officials accepted cash bribes...
Russian oil and gas firms: As first reported by the Washington Post, two executives allegedly wanted to ensure that a U.S. bill that would enable the IMF to bail out the Russian economy in 1998 would not impose high taxes on their industry. Abramoff helped them cultivate DeLay...
...N.S.W. government's response has been swift. An emergency sitting of parliament on Dec. 15 passed new laws that will allow police to lock down suburbs and close bars in the event of disorder; a presumption of bail was removed for those charged with affray, and maximum sentences were increased. Police and community leaders have called on parents to impose curfews on their children and to urge tolerance and respect for the law. Meanwhile, never before have so many hoped for the reemergence of an oft-maligned quality: good old Australian apathy...
...reality” when, in this week’s episode, Daisy becomes a bounty hunter, she doesn’t just go to training camp (as Ali G did when he visited the Philadelphia Police academy in a memorable episode), but she actually puts the handcuffs on two bail fugitives. While in premise it’s a bit similar to “The Simple Life,” the biggest difference is that unlike that show’s two stars, Donovan isn’t an utter moron.She manages, like Borat, to maneuver her way into...
Parker said that the $400,000 cash bail that Pring-Wilson’s family posted in July should be sufficient to keep his client from fleeing the state...