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War Zone: The Destruction of an All-American City
The hour-long documentary War Zone: The Destruction of an All-American City takes an unprecedented look at the impact of corruption on the East St. Louis, Illinois area, one of the poorest and most violent communities in America. The program was broadcast twice during prime time; Tuesday night at 8 pm on August 28, and the following Saturday night at 7 pm. This project was the result of an ongoing decade-long probe of government waste, corruption, police misconduct, and violence in East St. Louis and the surrounding villages by investigative reporter Craig Cheatham. Our documentary begins with a detailed look at police misconduct and corruption, how it has contributed to the breakdown of public safety in the East St. Louis area, and why local politicians tolerated such outrageous behavior by their officers. The second part of our documentary focuses on the impact of derelict and vacant housing, the slumlords who own the property and the people who live in some of the worst housing in the metro area. Our investigation also uncovered new connections between politicians and legendary slumlord Ed Sieron, who was business partners with a longtime mayor. In addition, KMOV revealed that of the 500 mostly rundown properties that Sieron owns in East St. Louis, only 13 were cited for code violations. That lack of accountability for the notorious slumlord, empowered him and made the people living in his homes feel powerless. War Zone also exposes the way East St. Louis communities have sold their economy to vice-driven businesses like strip clubs, liquor stores, a casino, and convenience marts that had a long history of selling illegal synthetic drugs. Our investigation found that nearly all of these businesses failed to employ a significant number of East St. Louis residents, even though they received millions of dollars in tax incentives that are paid by East St. Louis residents. At the same time East St. Louis is handing out tax breaks to wealthy out-of-town businessmen, it repeatedly refused to provide the same tax incentives for local residents who wanted to create family friendly businesses that would employ people living in the East St. Louis area.
Tags: government corruption; police misconduct; violence; politicians; community; local business
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City Travel
Reporter Robert Arnold researched more than 79,000 documents to determine how city employees are spending taxpayer money while travelling on official business. His findings proved that some of the city employees were using taxpayer money for little extras like ski trips, casino nights and golf tournaments.
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The Hidden Addiction
This series examines the social costs of gambling. For all its profitmaking, the real losers are the gamblers and their families. According to the report, there are 100,000 "gambling addicts" in Oregon which result in financial straights (bankrupticies, bad loans), as well as emotional pressures.
Tags: gambling; video poker; addiction; lottery; Oregon Tribes Committee; Keno; legalized gambling; casino nights; Project Stop
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Where Are Their Parents
Young children were left alone late at night while their parents were gambling. Reporters found young kids, many completely on their own, waiting just off the casino floors for their parents to quit gambling.
Tags: TAPE
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The Sun-Times investigates how amateur charity casino nights are becoming professional operations. They have become so lucrative that the FBI is investigating whether the mob is taking a piece of the action. The boom in charity gambling is bringing in money to all but charities. ( Feb. 27, 1994)
Tags: Nelson Brune CAR Charity Gambling Goes Pro Organized Crime Charities 8 pgs.