Federal legal aid vulnerable to fraud, questions of conflicts and intimidation

By John Solomon

U.S. Assistant Attorney General Tony West hailed Maryland’s Legal Aid Bureau with a rousing speech a few weeks ago that equated the nonprofi

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"… et legal help but were instead spent on such things as personal junkets to Atlantic City for gambling and prostitutes, officials said.The little-noticed criminal c …"

"… investigators he used the stolen monies to fund regular gambling trips to Atlantic City and to pay for prostitutes, Schanz told the Center.King’s attorney, Warr …"

Vice president's quarters draws fund-raisers' bucks

By Russ Tisinger

WASHINGTON, December 14, 1999 — A man's home might be his castle, but for Al Gore, the vice president’s official residence is more than that

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"… shington illegal-gambling kingpin, as a consultant in building a casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Gore has shown no hesitation in calling on Landow to bring in mone …"

Hidden agendas

By The Center for Public Integrity

How state legislators keep conflicts of interest under wraps

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"… hich casino gambling is authorized"; because the only such jurisdiction is Atlantic City, none of the state's 120 lawmakers reported any real-property holdings in …"

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Smoking dragon, royal charm

By Te-Ping Chen

A tale of four FBI agents, 62 Chinese smugglers, and a billion bogus cigarettes

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"… ere’s a lot of them.”Calvarese, Garcia, and Zyckowski — based out of Atlantic City, New Jersey — first heard from an Italian informant about Charles and Ma …"

"… The best way to learn English is to go to jail.”Like his counterparts in Atlantic City, FBI agent Bob Hamer knew little about the Chinese trade in counterfeit ci …"

"… at the gambling table. When he flew out to visit with agents at casinos in Atlantic City, he’d win thousands of dollars. But when management offered him special …"

"… ry festivities.None of the suspects ever made it to either celebration. In Atlantic City, the agents spent the days in the run-up to the wedding with Charles Liu, …"

Profile: Political cartoonist Rob Tornoe

By Christine Montgomery

Center commissions political cartoonist to draw up some humor

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"… er. Tornoe also draws cartoons for The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Press of Atlantic City, Media Matters and Philadelphia NPR affiliate WHYY, among others. You can …"

OPINION: Democratic process

By Rob Tornoe

A cartoon by Rob Tornoe

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"… also draws cartoons for The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Press of Atlantic City, Media Matters and Philadelphia NPR affiliate WHYY, among others …"

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OPINION: Disarming the ATF

By Rob Tornoe

A cartoon by Rob Tornoe

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"… also draws cartoons for The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Press of Atlantic City, Media Matters and Philadelphia NPR affiliate WHYY, among others …"

State legislators' ties to nonprofit groups prove fertile ground for corruption

By Nicholas Kusnetz

New York scandals reveal corrupt ties between lawmakers, nonprofit groups

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"… nrelated bribery case. The allegations include the solicitation in an Atlantic City hotel suite of more than $250,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents&nbs …"