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• Louisiana overbuying and under-utilizing computers by $30 million

  Times-Picayune (New Orleans) reporter discovers the state of Louisiana overbuying and under-utilizing computers by $30 million annually.

  Tags: Louisiana; new orleans; computers; new orleans; city; government

  By

  Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

  1978

• Botched arson case

  News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.) reports on police investigation of botched arson case.

  Tags: indiana; fort wayne; arson; fire; attempt; case

  By Dan Luzadder

  News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

  1981

• Inefficiency in San Bernardino county hospital trauma center

  The Sun (San Bernardino, Calif.) finds inefficiency in San Bernardino county hospital trauma center may have led to deaths.

  Tags: california; san bernardino; county; trauma center; hospital; death

  By

  Sun (San Bernardino, Calif.)

  1982

• VA doctor deceives veterans and violates guidelines

  Kansas City Times finds doctor at Veterans Administration hospital in Leavenworth, Kan., deceives some veterans participating in a study and violates VA guidelines.

  Tags: Kansas, Leavenworth; hospital; kansas city; veterans administration; VA; guidelines

  By Richard A. Serrano

  Times (Kansas City, Mo.)

  1982

• Department of Labor commissioner using state employees for personal services and campaign contributions

  Georgia Gazette reports on the Georgia Department of Labor commissioner using state employees for personal services and campaign contributions, 1981; later articles describe his control of the state's largest political machine and use of extortion, prostitution, gambling, theft, obstruction of justice, fraud and perjury.

  Tags: Georgia; labor; state employee; campaign; justice; fraud; contributions

  By David K. Rogers

  Georgia Gazette (Savannah, Ga.)

  1983

• Nepotism in summer hiring by Detroit county officials

  Detroit Free Press shows Detroit county officials hire friends and relatives for summer employment.

  Tags: employment; nepotism; detroit; county; officials; friends; relatives

  By

  Detroit Free Press

  1973

• Con men sell vacant homes that are owned by the federal government

  Detroit Free Press shows con men in Detroit sell vacant homes that are actually owned by the federal government.

  Tags: vacant homes; detroit; federal government

  By

  Detroit Free Press

  1974

• Taking the Taxpayer- The Incredible HUD

  Tampa Tribune looks at gypsum piles leaking pollutants into Tampa Bay.

  Tags: pollution; tampa; gypsum; piles; florida

  By Patrice Flinchbaugh

  Tribune (Tampa, Fla.)

  1982

• Detroit's delinquent taxpayers

  Detroit Free Press shows Detroit's delinquent taxpayers lose homes for as little as $18 in back taxes.

  Tags: detroit; taxpayers; back taxpayers; homes; foreclosure

  By

  Detroit Free Press

  1971

• Firm with city contract was improperly impounding automobiles

  Detroit Free Press shows that the firm with the city contract for towing vehicles was improperly impounding automobiles.

  Tags: contract; detroit; city contract; impounding; automobiles

  By

  Detroit Free Press

  1971