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Report on inaccurate criminal background checks may itself contain inaccuracies
A new report on background check companies from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) called 'Broken Records: How Errors by Criminal Background Checking Companies Harm Workers and Businesses' claims mistakes on criminal background check reports
Updated: 04/18/2012 06:34P
BREAKING NEWS: Ventura County District Attorney won't be filing criminal
These same deficient policies and recordkeeping leave insufficient evidence to prove criminal misappropriation under the law. . City Manager Sotelo took an impermissible personal loan of city funds in 1998. Because the statute of limitations for this
Updated: 04/18/2012 06:28P
Law Enforcement Blotter 4/18
*7:16am-Brownwood Police were called to the 1600 block of Melwood regarding criminal mischief. According to the report, the complainant stated that someone had broken the front passenger window to her vehicle and moved property around that was located
Updated: 04/18/2012 06:26P
WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, WeatherOfficials: Rep. Rivera won't
AP National News Video More>> By CURT ANDERSON and LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ AP MIAMI (AP) - US Rep David Rivera won't be charged with a state crime in Florida following a more than year-long investigation of the Republican's finances, law enforcement
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:52P
WNEM TV 5 Officials: Rep. Rivera won't face Fla. Charges
Entertainment News from AP By CURT ANDERSON and LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ AP MIAMI (AP) - US Rep David Rivera won't be charged with a state crime in Florida following a more than year-long investigation of the Republican's finances, law enforcement officials
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:52P
CBS Atlanta 46Officials: Rep. Rivera won't face Fla. Charges
By CURT ANDERSON and LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ AP MIAMI (AP) - US Rep David Rivera won't be charged with a state crime in Florida following a more than year-long investigation of the Republican's finances, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:49P
Wandtv.com, NewsCenter17, StormCenter17, Central Illinois News-Officials: Rep
A law enforcement official said convoluted state laws made it difficult to prove a crime had been committed and that a two-year statute of limitations had expired on some potential charges. The official requested anonymity because he isn't authorized
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:48P
Five myths of the 'racist' criminal justice system
Calling America's criminal justice system "racist" is not confined to "civil rights leaders" like the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Then-Sen. Barack Obama, during the 2008 presidential campaign, said it, too. Blacks and whites, said Obama,
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:46P
Legal aid hits $100K locally
Oxnevad says Queenstown's total annual figure “shows the level of criminal legal aid work that's going through the courts here”. It's often because of visitors who break the law while in the resort, he says. A representative from Mactodd was not
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:42P
Officials: US Rep. Rivera won't face Fla. charges
As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ The Associated Press MIAMI — Law enforcement officials say Congressman David Rivera won't be
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:42P