A Detroit television reporter was able to confirm that the Kilpatrick Civic Fund, a nonprofit created by Detroit mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, paid the luxury La Costa Hotel and Spa $8,605.03 for two rooms for Kilpatrick, his wife and sons while the mayor, according to fund officials, was there fundraising for the group.
At the insistence of […]

A Scottish police officer has been accused of revealing confidential details about paedophile, Albert Hay, to a resident of the town where the man was living.
Gerard McCartney, 41, of Grampian Police, denied a charge brought under the Data Protection Act at Elgin Sheriff Court earlier this week.
Last July more than 200 people in Keith […]

Brian D. Kelly is facing a felony wiretapping charge in Pennsylvania for running a video camera pointed at a police officer during a traffic stop.
This case would seem to indicate that Pennsylvania has a law that needs changing. The Rodney King beating is the best known of hundreds of cases of police misbehavior caught […]

The Boston Herald has placed the salaries of all Massachusetts state employees on line.
It appears that the state payroll may be loaded with friends and family of well connected Massachusetts politicians.
Maybe the list will give Massachusetts taxpayers the info to ask a few pointed questions.
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The Arlington Police Department has begun posting the photos of men and women busted for prostitution on its Web site as it tries to cut down on criminal activity.
The photos “could put some pressure on people to modify their behavior,” police spokeswoman Christy Gilfour said.
This statement by Mrs. Gilfour describes the purpose the Open Records […]

Suwalee Iamkhong was an AIDS infected Thai stripper who immigrated to Canada. Her husband, Percy Whiteman, met her when she danced at a Canadian club called Zanzibar. They married 8 years ago, but after 4 years she fell ill with one of the many AIDS-defining diseases. He is now infected.
Suwalee’s identity is […]

Proponents of the Open Government Act have determined that Republican Senator Jon Kyl has placed a “hold” on the bill preventing a vote. By tradition, a senator may anonymously block consideration of a bill he finds objectionable.
Previously Mr. Kyl had objected under a Senate rule that allows members to hold legislation anonymously. He […]