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Search results for "Fairfax County" ...
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"Paying for Perks"
Fairfax County fire department officials were frequently using taxpayer funded take-home vehicles for personal use. The vehicles were often used for commuting instead of emergencies, and were often taken out of the county leading to high gas costs paid for by the public. The investigation also shows fire officials lied when filling out "logs and other public records."
Tags: Fairfax County; Sharon Bulova; John J. Adair; Fairfax County Fire Department; Ron Mastin; Pat Herrity; Daryl Louder
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Anti-Terror Funds Buy Wide Array of Pet Projects
The Washington Post traced the path of the region's first wave of homeland security aid from its distribution through its final use, a trail that has been largely unexamined by federal regulators. The reporters found that much of the $324 million directed to the Washington region after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks remained unspent or was funding projects with questionable connections to homeland security. The analysis included a review of contracts, grant proposals, and purchasing databases. Results showed millions were spent on items such as leather jackets for police officers.
Tags: anti-terrorism; anti-terrorism funds; terrorism; homeland security; Prince George's County prosecutors; Congress; The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments; World Trade Center; Pentagon; Department of Homeland Security; Bethesda-Chevy Chase Fire Squad; Tom Ridge; District of Columbia Hospital Association; Psychiatric Institute of Washington; Kroll Government Services; bioterrorism; Prince William County; D.C. Department of Mental Health; D.C. Emergency Management Agency; anthrax; Montgomery County; Fairfax County; Federal Communications Commission
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A Journey for Justice
ABC News 20/20 reports that "Thousands of men, wanted for murder, flee the U.S. every year leaving behind the grieving families of their victims and a justice system unable to complete a process fundamental to our government. In the past few years, El Salvador has become a haven to such fugitives. .... ABC News 20/20 pursue(d) these ruthless fugitives to their hiding places to confront them...."
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Virginia Journals (Springfield, Va.) stories uncover a pattern of conflicts of interests among Fairfax County Board of Supervisors concerning rezoning laws, July 7-9, 1986.
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No title (id: 2268)
Washington Post examines involuntary mental institution commitment in Fairfax County and in Virginia, January 1984.
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