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Minnesota Department of Transportation
In response to the collapse of Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis, the Star-Tribune investigated whether it could have been prevented. The series examined what caused the collapsed, "and raised serious questions about oversight of the state's transportation infrastructure."
Tags: transportation; bridge; Minneapolis; department of transportation; traffic; construction;
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To Catch a Con Man
Examining Internet crimes, NBC found that "advance-fee" scams "were actually pulling in more American victims than ever." However, local and foreign law enforcement was doing little to successfully "find and prosecute the perpetrators."
Tags: Internet; crime rings; advance-fee; scams; Nigeria; Africa; Europe; Internet crimes
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War Profiteers?
This CBS 60 Minutes segment uses the story of two men with no experience who were awarded multi-million dollar contracts from the Provisional Coalition Authority in Iraq as a lead into the allegations of war profiteering by larger companies like Halliburton and Kellogg, Brown and Root.
Tags: Iraq; Afghanistan; Middle East; Green Zone; corruption; graft; fraud; kickbacks; bribery; waste; Army Rangers; breach of contract; Custer Battles; Scott Custer; Mike Battles; Ambassador Paul Bremer; Colonel Richard Ballard; Frank Willis; procurement; war profiteers; Coalition Provisional Authority; Coalition Authority's Ministry of Finance; Colonel Philip Wilkinson; Robert Isaacson; Cayman Islands; Justice Department; whistleblower lawsuit; Halliburton; Kellogg, Brown and Root; KBR; Senator Byron Dorgan; Special Inspector General Stuart Bowen;
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The Great Divide
This four-part series reveals that education in Pennsylvania and New Jersey is overwhelmingly not diverse despite 50 years of supposed desegregation. Economic factors often lead to racial segregation, but research shows that "white flight" causes suburban areas to be just as separated as big cities. The private schooling option also steals many white students from public schools. One school district attempts to prove that with effort almost perfect racial balance can be achieved.
Tags: Brown v. Board of Education; school; diversity; minority; black; African American; integration; equal; education; race; segregation; NAACP; white flight; Jim Crow
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WCPO I-Team Stadium Investigation
A WCPO investigation into the construction of two sports stadiums using tax dollars reveals that officials involved with the project have misused funds and have gone $45 million over budget, with six months to completion. WCPO began its investigation into the construction of the new stadiums for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cincinnati Reds three years ago.
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; Cincinnati Bengals; Cincinnati Reds; stadiums; Paul Brown; tax dollars; waste; budget
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Cashing In and related stories
The series examines the involvement of private contractors in the building of Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. The analysis of the database of the payments relating to the construction process shows that the participation of the subcontractors and material suppliers "was better for their image than their bottom line." The investigation reveals that t"the state of Ohio got the biggest nag from Paul Brown Stadium" and that "more than 24 % [of the payments for the stadium] ... went to companies or individuals that contributed cash to the local Republican Part or to Hamilton County's republican commissioners." The analysis also finds that the money that "went to minority or women-owned firms ...is far short of what county leaders pledged..."
Tags: Ohio Open Records Act; stadium; construction; contributions; campaign; elections; small businesses; minority; women; database mapping project
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Catch and Release Justice.
An analysis of criminal justice data from 1994 through 1998 shows that Minnesota has at least 8,700 chronic offenders -- people booked more than 11 times in that five year period. The state's justice system is routinely recycling these habitual offenders back into the community where they flout the law with little serious consequences. How the costs add up. For the vistims: disrupted lives, tragic losses, violated trust. How the analysis identified offenders.
Tags: crime; court; law; justice; criminals; data; records; chronic offender; money; jail; police.
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Buying Trouble
The St. Paul Pioneer Press finds that the lure of the American dream, home ownership, was dangled before dozens of mostly working poor Minnesotans by a prominent St. Paul businessman, who collected rents, down payments and "closed" deals on homes and businesses he did not own or have authority over. "Buying Trouble" uncovered how Burnie Battle traded on his family's political connections and strong tires to African-American churches in the Twin Cities and across the nation to win the trust of his clients and investors, then convinced them to do business with his company, the BELS Corp. Many people he took advantage of complained to authorities, who turned a blind eye to Battle's activities.
Tags: Fraud; real estate; home ownership; BELS Corporation; Burnie Battle; CAR; Buying trouble; Contest entry
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No title (id: 12353)
A Pioneer Press investigation has found a legacy of shoddy record-keeping, pressure politics and decisions that officials estimate will cost St. Paul about $15 million in shaky loans. Federal, state and local redevelopment money totaling millions of dollars has been misplaced, misspent or misused. (Sept. 17, 1995)
Tags: Browning Laszewski CAR HRA Buegler HUD Business Economy 4 pgs.
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No title (id: 10792)
The St. Paul (MN) Pioneer Press conducted a computer-assisted study of transit police crime reports that documented a disturbing trend toward crime and violence on Twin City buses. The series found that the crimes disproportionately affected the poor, the elderly anmd minorities. The stories also documented which routes are the most dangerous and explored some crime-fighting mechanisms in other states, June 12, 1994.