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The Chancey Bailey Project investigation
"In 2008, The Oakland Tribune and The Chauncey Bailey Project began to shift from investigating the organization believe responsible for the killing to how the Oakland Police investigated the case." Their work revealed failure for the police to document key evidence of conspiracy, a delay in police action to raid Your Black Muslim Bakery during which time Bailey was murdered.
Tags: Chauncey Bailey; Your Black Muslim Bakery; murder; court documents; conspiracy; FOIA; California Public Records Act; Oakland; Alameda County; police investigation
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School District Scandal, Oakland County, Michigan
The Detroit Free Press reviewed more than 12,000 pages of records from an affluent school district and found that the district was wasting millions of dollars that were intended for special education students and instead spent the money on private-industry deals. James Redmond, the former superintendent, and other district officials created companies that provided worthless services and unused equipment, they fooled taxpayers into paying more money and then spent the money on a building that was meant to headquarter their private enterprise deals. After Redmond's reign as superintendent, the once-prosperous district is $20.4 million in debt.
Tags: James Redmond; embezzlement; Accountability 101. Oakland County
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Crimewise, OC ranks as peaceful area
Statistically, speaking, from a crime standpoint, Orange County is a tide pool in a turbulent ocean. None of the county's large cities ranks among the most crime-ridden communities in California. And crime rates elsewhere in the nation dwarf those in the county according to a Register analysis of the FBI's Uniform Crime Report.
Tags: crime rate; Stanton; Santa ana; Orange County; homicide; arson; Costa Mesa; FBI uniform crime report; statistics; Los Angeles; Inglewood; San Bernadino; Oakland; assault; gang shootings; break-ins
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Oakland Intermediate School District
The initial story was about a $30 million administration building for the Oakland Intermediate School District, which is charged with providing special and vocational education services to the 28 districts in the county. The 153,000-square foot building is a lightning rod for the community and is very lavish, with balconies, skywalks, gourmet kitchen, ceremonial offices, etc. The reporters found special education funds were used for the building. This story led to speculation that funds were being used for other items not related to special or vocational education. The reporters then started investigating the board members and other top administrators. They found that funds were being used for everything from golf games to rented luxury vehicles and limousines to $400 per night hotel rooms to retreats where alcohol, escargot and other gourmet items were served to the purchase of Waterford crystal and many other items.
Tags: Oakland Intermediate School District; FBI; Michigan Attorney General; Oakland Schools Conference and Administrative Services Center; Oakland County; district spending; taxpayers; school district officials; school administration; fraud; Waterford School District; City of Detroit; expense reports; spending practices; special education
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2002 IRE National Conference Show and Tell Tape #2
2002 IRE National Conference (San Francisco) Show and Tell Tape #2 features the following stories 1) Tim Minton (WNBC-New York City) Security at local hospitals are lacking. 2) Brian Collister (KMOL-San Antonio) An inordinate number of court case have been thrown out of the local county court because judges ruled the defendants lacked a speedy trial. 3) Clips from a PBS project concerning scientists' genetic experiments. 4) Kevin Quinn (KFSN-Fresno) Area residents are suspicious of a local Muslim village called Baladullah, where the sounds gunfire has been heard emanating from the grounds. 5) Dan Noyes (KGO-San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose) Guardrails in California are often installed incorrectly, turning the protective barriers into potential dangers. 6) Craig Fiegener (ABC 30 Action News) Fifteen travelers are swindled by a travel agency, which sold them unconfirmed tickets for a cruise. 7) Joel Grover (CBS 2-Los Angeles) An undercover investigation reveals that valet parking attendants at LA's hottest night clubs steal from their customers. 8) Paul Gallagher (60 Minutes) An investigation of the U.S. Marine Corps' MV-22 "Osprey" aircraft reveals serious mechanical problems that contributed to two crashes in 2000, which killed 23 Marines. 60 Minutes also reports that "senior officers in the Osprey squadron had deliberately falsified maintenance records and lied about the aircraft's readiness -- in an apparent effort by the Marine Corps to win Pentagon approval for full production of the aircraft, at a projected cost to U.S. taxpayers of $41 billion." 9) Tom Martino (KDVR-Denver) An undercover investigation reveals that many beauty salons use a dangerous chemical to make fake nails. 10) (WGHP-Greensboro) An investigation reveals that construction works who built the homes in a subdivision failed to install the chimneys correctly, making them dangerous for those who live there. 11) Darcy Spears (KVBC-Las Vegas) A hearing aid center uses bait and switch tactics to take advantage of the elderly. 12) Jim Kenyon (WSTM-Syracuse, New York) Criminals in Canada involved in advance fee loan scams trick Americans out of thousands of dollars. 13) Bob Segall (WITI-Milwaukee) An undercover investigation reveals that security guards at a local county courthouse don't do a good job of stopping banned items from entering the building. 14) Karen Hensel (WISH-Indianapolis) Marian County inspectors don't always review homes under construction. 15) (WBTV-Charlotte, N.C.) Members of the Iredell-Statesville School Board use district funds to attend an education conference -- but then skip the convention and go on a vacation to Disney World, all on the taxpayer's dime. 16) Valeri Williams (WFAA-Dallas/Fort Worth) WFAA-TV follows up its 2000 IRE Awards entry with this return investigation into Fort Worth's John Peter Smith Hospital. Reporter Williams and producer Schucker continued their investigation, focusing on Dr. Lydia Grotti and her connection to suspicious and overlooked deaths in the emergency room. As a result of WFAA-TV's investigation the Texas Department of Health began conducting its own investigation and discovered additional deaths that took place in the ER. The county district attorney's office called in a special prosecutor to examine a total of eight suspicious deaths in connection with Dr. Grotti at the hospital. On Tape #2 is a short clip of Williams' work. Tape #3 features the entire series of stories she played at Show and Tell.
Tags: TAPE; San Francisco; conference; no transcripts; IRE
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Murder by Natural Causes
WDIV-TV (Detroit) investigates the Oakland County Medical Examiner following a puzzling autopsy report by the examiner, 1981.
Tags: Tape
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Oakland Press (Pontiac, Mich.) investigation of county circuit court judge finds he has fathered nine children outside his marriage, May - October 1983.