Government Accountability
Georgia murder trial in killing of Ahmaud Arbery seen as test case for racial justice
Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed as he jogged through a neighborhood near Brunswick, Ga. in 2020.
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AG Shapiro moves to block GOP effort to subpoena election records
Despite the lack of evidence of voter fraud during the 2020 election, Pennsylvania's Trump-allied GOP members have pushed ahead with plans for a “forensic audit” of the result
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Indicted Delaware auditor accuses attorney general of violating her right to fair trial
Kathy McGuiness faces felony charges for abuse of her office. She says AG Kathy Jennings had no right to tell the public she would not answer investigators’ questions.
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FBI wiretaps capture union pres Jim Gardler telling Philly council member to make Verizon ‘sweat’
Prosecutors in the Philly council member’s federal corruption trial drilled into allegations that he acted against the telecom giant for campaign donations.
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The reasons why Pa.’s legislature paid millions to outside law firms in 2019 and 2020
Spotlight PA sorted through thousands of heavily redacted documents to reveal how the Pennsylvania legislature spends taxpayer dollars on private lawyers.
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Feds allege Councilmember Bobby Henon punished Verizon to help campaign donor
On the sixth day of the Dougherty-Henon federal corruption trial, testimony centered on allegations that Councilmember Bobby Henon abused his power to help a donor.
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Delaware auditor pleads not guilty in felony indictment amid calls for resignation
Delaware Auditor Kathy McGuinness was arraigned in court Tuesday on charges including fraud and witness intimidation. Her lawyer says the indictment is full of “half-truths.”
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‘He said he could have me replaced’: City official alleges threat from Johnny Doc
The second week of testimony began Tuesday in the federal corruption trial of Philly union leader John Dougherty and City Councilmember Bobby Henon.
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Pa. lawmakers spend millions of tax dollars on private lawyers but often don’t reveal why
A review of thousands of pages of documents shows the cases ranged from public records fights to secret personnel problems to attempts to overturn the presidential election.
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Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness accused of nepotism, fraud, witness intimidation
A Delaware official has been indicted by a grand jury for offenses that the state AG said represented a "clear and disturbing pattern of behavior."
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A Black family got their beach back — and inspired others to fight against land theft
The beachfront land — known as Bruce's Beach in Manhattan Beach, Calif. — is being returned to the descendants of Charles and Willa Bruce 97 years after it was taken.
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The White House authorizes the National Archives to share documents with Jan. 6 panel
President Biden determined that asserting executive privilege was "not warranted" for the first set of documents gathered by the archives.
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Documents show Trump lost millions operating D.C. hotel
The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. was a big money loser for Trump's company, according to a cache of documents released by congressional Democrats on Friday.
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‘Do it because it helps me’: FBI drills into alleged Dougherty-Henon corruption
Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys tussled over who was in charge when councilman Henon allegedly took orders from union leader Dougherty.
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Report details Trump’s all-out bid to overturn election results
“In attempting to enlist DOJ for personal, political purposes in an effort to maintain his hold on the White House, Trump grossly abused the power of the presidency.”
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