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Tea Party, Rep. Joe Walsh Sued for $100,000 in Child Support
A freshman Chicago U.S. Representative , tax-bashing Tea Party champion, owes more than $100,000 in child support to his ex-wife and their three children, according to documents his ex-wife filed in their divorce case.
Tags: Joe Walsh; Tea Party; Chicago; Congress; Child Support
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Native Americans Tribues Shield Parents from Child Support
Many mothers in California, and around the country, can't get child support payments from Native American fathers or tribal casino employees. That's because tribes are sovereign nations and don't have to honor state or federal child support orders. Without the child support payments, many of the mothers survive on food stamps and welfare.
Tags: Native Americans; child support; welfare; tribes
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Deceptive Nonprofit
Investigation of "Stop Child Trafficking Now" nonprofit. Despite bold claims at its fundraising events, the investigation found SCTNow was not living up to its promoted message of taking child predators off the streets. In fact, the organization could not point to one case anywhere in the country where information gathered by "special operatives" had lead to an arrest or prosecution. It did not seem like much of a return on a $400,000 investment- the annual amount used to fund "special operative" teams.
Tags: Child Trafficking; Nonprofits
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Welfare Waste
An ongoing KSTP-TV investigation, led by reporter Mark Albert, has examined waste and the potential for fraud in Minnesota's public assistance programs, including free-wheeling rules that allowed welfare to be used for tattoos and liquor, withdrawn at ATMs inside casinos and bingo halls and a systematic lack of oversight in state-funded child care that can lead to millions of dollars in payments every year to families and providers that do not qualify.
Tags: public assistance; welfare; oversight
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ESPN Outside The Lines: AAU Investigation
Uncovering allegations of child molestation and other forms of sexual abuse by Robert Dodd, longtime president and CEO if Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), eventually resulting in the firing of Dodd from the organization.
Tags: sexual abuse; sex offender; aau; athletic; amateur; union; robert dodd;
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To Adopt A Child
The story looks at the murky world of international adoption. The United States has long been one of the biggest participants in overseas adoptions. But over the last few years, as cases of fraud and corruption have surfaced around the world, the U.S. has clamped down on questionable adoptions. Since 2004, the annual number of visas the U.S. issues for international adoption has dropped by 50 percent.
Tags: adoption; international; nepal; united states; corruption; fraud
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60 Minutes: Hard Times Generation I
A report on how hunger and homelessness affect children and their families.
Tags: recession; poverty; unemployment; child poverty; homeless; shelter;
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60 Minutes: Hard Times Generation II
A story on the Metzger family, one of many homeless families in Florida that have been forced out of their homes to live in cars or on the street, and how they maintain a normal life despite this unconventional living situation.
Tags: recession; poverty; unemployment; child poverty; homeless; shelter;
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The Brutal Death of Amy Dye
The story finds that many reports of suspected child abuse in Kentucky were "screened out" as not meriting investigation and others were not substantiated after an investigation.
Tags: child abuse; children; Amy Dye
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Scout's Honour
This investigation's goal was to look into the issue of sexual abuse inside Boy Scout organizations in both Canada and the US by exploring one particular case that touched both sides of the border. the CBC and LA Times teamed up for a 10-month record search which resulted in many findings.
Tags: Boy Scouts; CBC; LA Times; child abuse; broadcast