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EDITORIAL: An unsettling, but necessary, day for Mecklenburg
The Charlotte ObserverAny sudden change in leadership sparks upheaval. Any controversial termination divides people. But the removal Tuesday night of Harry Jones as Mecklenburg County manager was not sudden, and should not be controversial. Though Jones achieved his share of...Tags: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County (North Carolina), Local Government
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Auditor confident Brentwood can rectify problems cited in audit
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe Missouri state auditor is expressing confidence that Brentwood can rectify a laundry list of fiscal missteps detailed in a scathing report issued Tuesday on the city's business practices. Auditor Thomas Schweich on Tuesday evening asked a packed...Tags: Career and Workplace, Finance, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice, Public Officials
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Background checks flawed
The Spokesman-ReviewWashington could do a better job of checking the backgrounds of workers in key jobs by submitting their fingerprints to a system operated by the FBI, the state auditor's office recommended in a report Tuesday. Regular checks through what's known as a...Tags: FBI, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government
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Dauphin County-based children's cancer charity fends off critical journal portrayal
The Patriot-NewsThe story of former Harrisburg-area resident Greg Anderson is the stuff of cancer-fighting legend. Given a month to live, Anderson rejected most conventional treatments, embraced positive thinking and survived lung cancer. Then he wrote books and...Tags: Finance, Awards and Prizes, Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues
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Burrell Township approves new name for private road leading to proposed business
The Blairsville Dispatch, Pa.A private road that formerly served as a driveway to the Cornell farm will now be known as Sunnyside Lane, after Burrell Township supervisors approved the name change at their regular meeting April 17. Township residents Charles and Phyllis Kendall...Tags: Finance, Rentals, Indiana County, Economy, Business and Finance
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PricewaterhouseCoopers quits as Sands auditor, no dispute cited
ReutersBy Ronald Grover April 26 (Reuters) - Las Vegas Sands Corp, the casino company, said on Friday that accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers will not stand for re-election as the company's auditor, ending a 25-year relationship with Sands founder and...Tags: Finance, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Corruption, Sheldon Adelson, Corporate Crime
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UW System to see an expanded audit after $648 million reserve discovered
Milwaukee Journal SentinelAs lawmakers expanded a planned audit of the University of Wisconsin System to look into a surprise $648 million set aside in accounts across campuses, Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday said he may back off on some of the increase in taxpayer support for...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Finance, Scott Walker, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fred Clark
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PHA to pay $8M, take back local control
The Philadelphia InquirerThe Philadelphia Housing Authority will pay back the government $8 million in expenditures on outside lawyers that was deemed "not necessary and reasonable" by federal auditors. The repayment represents more than one-fourth of what PHA spent on...Tags: U.S. Congress, Edward G. Rendell, Chuck Grassley, Legal Service, Interior Policy
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Martinovich found guilty on 17 federal fraud counts
NEWPORT NEWS — A federal jury on Monday found Jeffrey A. Martinovich, the head of now-defunct MICG Investment Management, guilty on 17 of the 25 fraud counts he faced. Following a case that saw more 35 witnesses take the stand and featured...
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INSIGHT-Failure of Spain's Pescanova lifts lid on culture of secrecy
Reuters* Banking crisis sparked funding problems at global leader * Foreign investors were attracted to high-growth profile * Culture of secrecy under the spotlight * Chairman and any undeclared debt under scrutiny * Thousands of jobs at risk By Tracy...Tags: Career and Workplace, Finance, Spain, Shareholders, KPMG
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House Committee formed to Investigate Missouri Department of Revenue
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- While an audit of the Department of Revenue is being conducted by the State Auditor's Office, Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones announced Monday he will form an "independent and bi-partisan" committee to do the same. Jones...
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Minnesota lawmakers order audit of ag groups
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A push by agricultural groups to avoid an evaluation this year by the Minnesota's legislative auditor has raised red flags for some lawmakers. Minnesota lawmakers on April 17 directed the Office of the Legislative Auditor to audit...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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