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MBA Mystery in Morgantown
The Mylan Inc. Chief Operating Officer Heather Bresch was awarded an M.B.A. from West Virginia University nine years after having completed just 26 of the required 48 credits. Ms. Bresch is the daughter of West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin and friend of WVU President Michael Garrison.
Tags: lobbyist; Milan Puskar; academic fraud; Morgantown; education; falsify;
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Marshall Plant State's Top Mercury Polluter
The PPG Industries Chemical Plant in Natrium, Marshall County, "is West Virginia's largest source of mercury, a toxic metal that can poison the brain and is especially dangerous to children and developing fetuses." Reports filed with the Environmental Protection Agency reveal the plant "emit[s] more than 1,200 pounds of mercury into the air." The plant pumps salty water "through vats of pure mercury" to make chlorine and "only nine U.S. plants still use this 111-year-old process."
Tags: mercury; chlorine; toxic chemicals; chemical plants; West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection; Environmental Protection Agency; EPA; PPG Industries
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Web of Deceit: The Fall of West Virginia House Education Committee Chairman Jerry Mezzatesta
This investigation found a "pattern of misconduct, including an elaborate cover-up," by Jerry Mezzatesta, a powerful legislator who has served for nine terms. According to the report, Mezzatesta simultaneoulsy took two salaries, paid for by taxpayers. He also diverted school funds to fire-departments and covered up his misdeeds by creating bogus documents. The investigation lead to Mezzatesta's criminal conviction and removal from office. His wife was fined and sentenced for the same offense.
Tags: misconduct; cover-up; legislator; criminal conviction; west virginia; house education committee; government corruption
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Secret Files
The Courant detailed the extent and nature of an unusual practice whereby state judges selectively sealed cases, some so completely that their very existence was not publicly acknowledged. That disclosure, and the revelations that the practice often favored fellow judges, celebrities, and wealthy CEO's, stoked considerable public outrage. Six months later, judges abolished it.
Tags: state judges; dockets; Connecticut Practice Book; Connecticut Law Tribune; sealed cases; sealed files; lawsuit; divorce-court cases; Texaco; Nine West; Arthur Anderson; MasterCard; Primerica Corp.; General Electric; University of Connecticut; Level 1 sealing; Level 2 sealing; judicial branch; Superior Court Judges; U.S. Supreme Court; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford; Connecticut State Supreme Court; U.S. District Court in Hartford; sexual abuse; lawsuits public interest cases; secret court files; state-court proceedings
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No Entry
"'No Entry' highlights the struggle of a battered Sri Lankan woman in search of freedom. Jailed by the Portland Oregon INS in 1997, she tells her story from behind bars. Our story began when we discovered that foreigners are nine times more likely to be detained in the Portland, Oregon airport on visa technicalities than in any other West Coast port of entry."
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; INS; foreigners; immigration
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Eyewitnesses Confuse, Convict in Humboldt Park Murder Cases
This monthly publication "examined 10 homicides that took place in West Site Humboldt Park area" of Chicago. The investigation showed that "the cases revealed a pattern of scant evidence and questionable police practices." The reporter also found that "nine of ten cases relied heavily on eyewitness testimony" and that "in seven cases, witnesses were either using drugs or alcohol, rival gang members, jailhouse informants or codefendants." Among the major findings was the fact that "the Chicago Police Department uses practices that experts in witness identification argue are counter to picking the perpetrator from a photo array or police lineup."
Tags: wrongful convictions; Hispanic; murder; identification; courts
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1999 IRE National Conference Show and Tell Tape #3
1999 IRE National Conference (Kansas City) Show and Tell Tape #3 is the third in a nine-part series. This tape includes: 1.) Larry Posner (Inside Edition) Pro-wrestling content. 2.) Patrick Comer (WINK-West Palm Beach) Gypsy Family/ Barely Buried 3.) Chip Wallace (Freelance) Phony Police Charities 4.) Randy Travis (WAGA-Atlanta) Community service payoffs 5.) Wes Williams (KPNX-Phoenix) Security guards with criminal records 6.) Allen May (WTMJ-Milwaukee) Unlicensed car dealers 7.) Chris Heinbaugh (KOMO-Seattle) Foreign child prostitutes 8.) Paul Adrian (WTNH - Hartford) Private ambulance company errors (American Medical Response) 9.) Brian Collister (Texas Network) The sale of fake doctor prescriptions for a hot tub discount
Tags: TAPE; Kansas City; conference; no transcripts; IRE
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Lead paint is a health hazard, especially for young children. That's why the federal government banned it from residential use nearly two decades ago. But WPTV discovered there is no law regulating lead paint on old, playground equipment. No federal, state, or city government had ever tested equipment for this potential hazard. WPTV tested playground equipment at nine parks throughout three counties. Lab results showed hazardous levels of paint in equipment in three parks, and in one school yard In response, West Palm Beach officials conducted their own tests. Results confirmed high lead levels in eight more city parks, which were immediately sealed off. (May 13 - 14, 1996)
Tags: Joseph Sitton Kenney Playground poison Contest entry Hazardous material 37 pgs. TAPE