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Decide with is more important--a job or a clean conscience.

(AlterNet) — There are lots of thieves in this country, as in any country. But no thieves anywhere are more blatant than the U.S. employers who steal millions of dollars from their own employees — often right out in the open, unchallenged. It’s called “wage theft,” and it happens everywhere.  The cheating bosses don’t take […]

(Wall Street Journal) — Rep. Charles Rangel has established a defense fund that will allow supporters to contribute as much as $5,000 a year to help pay his legal bills.  The New York Democrat still owes money to his former lawyers, who represented him in an ethics case that ended with his censure. The Charles […]

(Wall Street Journal) — When screening a fund manager, investors like to see experience and a consistent record or returns. Elizabeth Prial, however, looks for dilated pupils and uneven breathing.  Ms. Prial, a psychologist and former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, has spent most of her career looking for lies in the statements of mafia […]

(Chicago Sun Times) — Inspector General Joe Ferguson is urging City Hall to adopt a no-gift policy after alleging that companies doing business with Chicago’s Department of Transportation spent nearly $20,000 over a two-year period on gifts and special events for city employees with contract oversight.  “This is an area that is fraught with the […]

(Chicago Tribune) — Thousands of Cook County employees will have to take online ethics training each year under an executive order issued Monday by County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.  That will be a change from the past, when only about 500 elected officials, their staff and executive employees were required to take one-time ethics training, Preckwinkle […]

(Rolling Out) — Bishop Eddie L. Long is in the news once again after it was revealed that he’s being investigated by the U.S. Secret Service for being linked to a “questionable mortgage venture” that caused many church members to lose their homes.  Long is already on the media’s radar as he seeks to come […]

(AP) — New York Gov. David Paterson contradicted his staff, the Yankees and common sense when he falsely claimed he always intended to pay for five tickets to the first game of the 2009 World Series at Yankee Stadium, a state commission said in assessing him a $62,125 fine.  In a report released Monday, the […]

(Reuters) — Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency said on Friday it had dropped bribery charges against former U.S. Vice President package Cheney and oil services company Halliburton after the company agreed to pay a fine.  “It was formally dropped today,” Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) spokesman Femi Babafemi said. He said the Nigerian government had agreed […]

Already in jail, things have just gotten worse for Detroit's former mayor.

(Washington Post) — Anyone who does business in the metropolitan area can identify difficult aspects of the governing culture that are unique to Prince George’s County. These can and must be fixed. Here are 10 ways how:  End the pervasive involvement of elected officials in land use, which has dominated county politics. Follow the example […]