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Which Price is Right?
A massive mortgage scheme that dramatically increased the price of rental homes at the closing table was uncovered by the Journal-Gazette. Novice investors were tricked into paying an inflated price for dilapidated homes with only the highest sale price recorded in official documents.
Tags: real estate; realtor; John Kintz; Jeff Radabaugh;
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Discarded and Decayed
In this three-part computer-assisted series, the Journal Gazette examines the problem of houses in Allen County that are not inspected or maintained. The paper found more than 1,000 county-certified properties and both big and small landlords racking up numerous violations
Tags: Housing; inspections; landlords; property; CAR
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Open Records, Closed Doors
Seven Indiana newspapers teamed up for an investigation on the difficulty of obtaining open records in the state. In each county, the group requested five common public records: a police incident report, the sheriff's daily crime log, a death record, school board minutes and the salary of the basketball coaches at each county's largest high school. The investigation found widespread disregard of the law by government officials, especially among local sheriffs' units, to disclose documents.
Tags: Indianapolis Star and News; TheJournal Gazette; Fort Wayne; Tribune-Star; Terre Haute; Times of Northwest Indiana; Star Press; Muncie and Tribune; South Bend; County Government Adoption Police
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State of Secrecy
This investigation was done by seven Indiana newspapers, and documented that many government officials routinely violate Indiana law by refusing to release public records. This takes a look at open meetings and open records laws.
Tags: The Indianapolis Star and News; The Times of Northwest Indiana; The Star Press of Munice; South Bend Tribune; The Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne; The Evansville Courier; public access law; FOIA
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Havoc With Handguns
The Journal Gazette investigates Indiana handgun laws and finds that state laws allow a felon from another state to use his or her real name to get a license to carry a handgun in Indiana because no nationwide back ground check is done. In addition, an Indiana handgun license allows a gun buyer to take immediate possession of a handgun while a nationwide background check is performed. The story found weaknesses in state background checks and reporting methods for criminal records. (Sept. 22, 1996)
Tags: Shawgo CAR Havoc with handguns Contest entry Felons Firearms 20 pgs.
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Recruit Got Early Calls From Purdue
The Journal Gazette investigates Purdue University head basketball coach Gene Keady and assistant coach Frank Kendrick for violating NCAA rules by calling the home of a high school recruit before they were supposed to. The story also questions calls Keady and Kendrick made to the home of a Purdue booster after the school had severed ties with the person over NCAA violations. Two women's coaches fired for similar reasons claim a double standard at Purdue. (Dec. 22, 1996)
Tags: Shawgo Brandon CAR Recruit got early calls from Purdue Contest entry Athletics College 22 pgs
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The Journal Gazette investigates campaign finance in Indiana and a group of proposed bills designed to curb special-interest candidate donations. The article also looks at the success of some groups such as farmers, who never contribute large amounts of money to Statehouse campaigns, but still win significant legislative victories. (Jan. 14, 1996)
Tags: Shawgo Stedman Political Action Committees (PACs) Elections Politics 6 pgs.
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License to Carry
The Journal Gazette's computer-assisted investigation analyzed the state's 300,000 handgun permits to see who is licensed to carry handguns in public. Demographic information found that 7% of the state's population had a handgun permit, including at least 15 state legislators and additional local government officials.