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April 5, 2009

Ike Brown ousted from Dem. committee

Ike Brown ousted from Dem. committee Members of the state Democratic Party executive committee reportedly voted today to oust Ike Brown from the committee. Their action appears to overturn a vote by some committee members at a recent emergency meeting to have Brown fill a vacancy in the third district. Party chairman Jamie Franks had…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 5, 2009

Honest service fraud in the news

Honest service fraud in the news The Department of Justice’s recent, well-publicized crackdown on lobbyists and public officials who have accepted favors from them has played to generally good reviews and produced a series of guilty pleas. Under a bill approved recently by the Senate Judiciary Committee to authorize $100 million for new public corruption…