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• Atlanta school cheating suspects to surrender

  April 1, 2013 8:04 AM

  ATLANTA - A lawyer for two Atlanta teachers accused in one of the nation's largest test-cheating scandals says they are about to turn themselves in. All 35 defendants named in an indictment are required to surrender at the Fulton County Jail by Tuesday. Lawyer Gerald Griggs represents teachers Starlette Mitchell... more »

• Maine Zumba trial on hold pending appeal decision

  January 29, 2013 3:58 PM

  ALFRED, Maine - Maine's highest court has agreed to an expedited hearing focusing on 46 counts that were dropped against a key figure in a prostitution scandal centered at a Zumba dance studio in the seaside town of Kennebunk. A judge on Tuesday delayed the trial of Mark Strong Sr.... more »

• Union: Prosecutor's posts taint police reforms

  January 4, 2013 4:00 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A group representing rank-and-file New Orleans police officers says a scandal spawned by a federal prosecutor's anonymous posts on a newspaper's website has poisoned a sweeping agreement to clean up the city's troubled police department. A court filing Friday by the Police Association of New Orleans urges... more »

• Panel to recommend child-abuse law changes in Pa.

  November 27, 2012 10:18 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. - A commission set up by the Pennsylvania Legislature after Jerry Sandusky's molestation arrest last year is about to make its recommendations. The Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection on Tuesday will outline suggested changes to state laws and procedures that protect children. The 11-person group... more »

• Panetta: Don't jump to conclusions about Allen

  November 14, 2012 7:07 AM

  WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is cautioning against concluding that the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is guilty of misconduct based on allegations now under investigation. Panetta told reporters in Australia today that he is fully confident in Allen's ability to lead in Afghanistan. The... more »

• Sandusky moved from county jail to state prison

  October 23, 2012 10:35 AM

  CAMP HILL, Pa. - Jerry Sandusky is now a state prison inmate after his transfer from the Centre County jail. A state prison system spokeswoman says the 68-year-old former Penn State assistant coach was transferred to the State Correctional Institute at Camp Hill early Tuesday. Camp Hill is... more »

• Jerry Sandusky sentenced to at least 30 years

  October 9, 2012 10:06 AM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Jerry Sandusky has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall. The sentence means the 68-year-old former Penn State assistant coach will be in prison at... more »

• Texas test scandal ex-school chief gets 3.5 years

  October 5, 2012 2:40 PM

  EL PASO, Texas - A federal judge has sentenced the former El Paso Independent School District superintendent to three and half years in prison for his participation in a scheme to bolster high-stakes testing scores by getting rid of students deemed likely to fail. Lorenzo Garcia pleaded guilty in... more »

• Smith, Hargrove visit NFL for talks on bounties

  September 18, 2012 4:02 PM

  NEW YORK - Will Smith and Anthony Hargrove have left their meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell regarding the Saints bounty scandal. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello says the players left the NFL offices around 4 p.m. (EDT), about three hours after they arrived. Smith and Hargrove did not make themselves... more »

• NCAA task force to oversee $60M Penn St. fine

  September 18, 2012 11:02 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - A new NCAA task force will come up with guidelines for how to distribute the record $60 million fine that Penn State has agreed to pay in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The money will fund programs designed to combat child sexual abuse and... more »

• UNC Chancellor resigns

  September 17, 2012 7:39 PM

  The chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will step down next year in the wake of scandals that erupted since he took office four years ago. Holden Thorp says he's resigning effective next June for the future of the university. UNC-Chapel Hill has faced investigations into... more »

• Judge gives up on NFL bounty settlement

  September 6, 2012 7:32 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge says she doubts there are any prospects for a settlement in the case of four NFL players challenging their bounty suspensions. U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan, who had urged all sides to settle, now asks for more filings pertaining to the players' request... more »

• Sentencing begins in Air Force sex scandal trial

  August 2, 2012 10:41 AM

  SAN ANTONIO - A military jury will hear evidence in the sentencing of an Air Force basic training instructor convicted as part of a wider sex scandal at a base in Texas. The jury will begin hearing evidence Thursday at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio in the case... more »

• Paterno family says sanctions defame his legacy

  July 23, 2012 12:59 PM

  INDIANAPOLIS - The family of Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno says the NCAA's sanctions defame his legacy and are a panicked response to the scandal that led to them. The statement was released Monday by Paterno's family. It says President Rodney Erickson, acting Athletic Director David Joyner and... more »

• Penn State to answer NCAA info request

  July 18, 2012 9:57 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State says it will respond within days to the NCAA's demand for information regarding the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The NCAA is looking into whether the university should face penalties. Penn State President Rodney Erickson says he doesn't want to "jump... more »

• Openings set in Texas base sex scandal trial

  July 17, 2012 8:54 AM

  SAN ANTONIO - A military jury will begin hearing the case of an Air Force sergeant who faces charges in a widening sex scandal at a Texas base. Opening statements were set for this morning in the court-martial of Staff Sgt. Luis Walker. It's the first trial resulting from... more »

• Report: Penn St. officials concealed sex abuse to avoid bad publicity

  July 12, 2012 2:27 PM

  PHILADELPHIA - An internal investigation into the child sex abuse scandal that rocked Penn State concludes that top school officials, including longtime football coach Joe Paterno, hushed up allegations against Jerry Sandusky for fear of bad publicity. Former FBI Director Louis Freeh says the investigation he headed found that "the... more »

• Florida A&M president resigns in wake of hazing scandal

  July 12, 2012 7:23 AM

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Florida A&M President James Ammons resigned the same day parents of a drum major who died after being hazed added the university to a wrongful death lawsuit. Ammons resigned Wednesday in a letter to the university governing board. The resignation takes effect Oct. 11. Robert Champion... more »

• Report on Sandusky internal investigation to be released today

  July 12, 2012 7:06 AM

  STATE COLLEGE - Joe Paterno's son Jay says the family is eagerly awaiting the release of Penn State's internal investigation into the Jerry Sandusky scandal and wants "the truth to come out." Asked today if he would have an open mind about the conclusion of the investigation by former... more »

• PSU report on sex-abuse scandal due out Thursday

  July 10, 2012 2:55 PM

  HARRISBURG, Pa.- A Penn State investigation into whether university officials helped cover up that Jerry Sandusky was molesting children will be released Thursday. The review is being led by former FBI director and federal judge Louis Freeh. Freeh on Tuesday announced the time frame for the release of the report.... more »

• US airmen accused in sex scandal

  June 25, 2012 5:36 PM

  SAN ANTONIO - A widening sex scandal has rocked Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, one of the nation's busiest military training centers. Four male instructors are charged with having sex with, and in one case raping, female trainees. Charges against others are possible. The most serious accusations surround... more »

• President "angry" about Secret Service scandal

  April 25, 2012 1:24 PM

  WASHINGTON - The White House says President Barack Obama is "angry" about the Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia. As the scandal was unfolding, Mr. Obama promised he would be angry if the accusations proved true. But when asked about the results of the investigation today, he gave a... more »

• Prosecutor quits amid scandal over web posts

  March 20, 2012 10:47 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal prosecutor has resigned from U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office after recently acknowledging he anonymously posted comments on a New Orleans newspaper's website about judges, politicians and cases on which he worked. Letten's office announced the resignation of Assistant U.S. Attorney Sal Perricone in a news... more »

• Judge: NY Mets owe up to $83M to Madoff trustee

  March 5, 2012 11:07 AM

  NEW YORK- A judge has ruled that owners of the New York Mets owe up to $83 million to the trustee recovering money for Bernard Madoff investors. Federal Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan ruled Monday that there will still be a trial on whether additional money is owed. But he... more »

• Scandal hurts Penn State as a school and a brand

  November 20, 2011 12:21 PM

  The unfolding Penn State child molestation scandal has slammed the university's reputation and shaken its loyal fan base that sees the school as more than a campus or a team but a way of life, an identity and a brand. Part of the immediate fallout from the still-developing investigation... more »

• Penn State scandal puts other programs on guard

  November 19, 2011 11:52 AM

  Concerned that allegations of sex abuse at Penn State and Syracuse could trigger more cases, universities are urging employees to reread their school's reporting policies, while more closely scrutinizing the people who work in their athletic departments. Those reminders were circulating even as news of the scandals kept unfolding.... more »

• Sex abuse victim speaks out on Penn State scandal

  November 11, 2011 6:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - It's been nearly 30 years since Jody Plauche' was kidnapped and sexually abused by his karate instructor. Over the past five days, he's relived that experience while imagining what the eight alleged victims of former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky went through. "Reading that... more »

• Weiner resigns in wake of sexting scandal

  June 16, 2011 1:46 PM

  NEW YORK - Embattled New York Rep. Anthony Weiner is resigning from Congress, saying he cannot continue in office amid the intense controversy surrounding sexually explicit messages he sent online to several women. The 46-year-old Democrat made the announcement in his home district in New York after two weeks... more »

• Democrats wrestle with how to end Weiner scandal

  June 14, 2011 3:26 AM

  WASHINGTON- With Rep. Anthony Weiner resisting calls to quit and President Barack Obama saying he'd resign if he were in Weiner's shoes, House Democrats are wrestling with what to do next. Democrats are to meet today for the first time since the New York congressman admitted to sexually charged online... more »

• Baton Rouge company will employ Angele Davis

  July 29, 2010 6:47 AM

  Gov. Bobby Jindal's chief budget adviser is going to work for a Baton Rouge contractor that had a role in former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson's bribery scandal. Angele Davis is joining Arkel International as vice president of strategic programs. She begins her new job next month after serving 2 1/2... more »

• Angola guards, inmates involved in sex scandal

  July 27, 2010 9:07 PM

  Guards and prisoners at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola are under investigation for having sex. Two of the four guards resigned, and one is being disciplined. The prisoners in question had to work hard to earn the freedoms that would even allow the opportunity to break the rules. Now,... more »

• Pedophile ex-priest Gilbert Gauthe out of jail

  April 26, 2010 2:53 PM

  A priest convicted of molesting children in one of the first of the modern church abuse scandals is out of jail after serving two years for violating the Texas sex offender registration law. The Daily World reports 64-year-old Gilbert Gauthe was released last week from Galveston County jail, where... more »

• Another charged in BR City Court scandal

  March 16, 2010 2:34 PM

  A 10th person has been charged in an ongoing investigation of Baton Rouge City Court. Robert L. Stevens, 61, of Baton Rouge, was charged with conspiracy to use interstate facilities in aid of racketeering, according to U.S. Attorney David Dugas. Stevens allegedly accepted bribes from individuals with pending criminal... more »

• Landrieu faces naming new police chief amid scandal

  February 26, 2010 12:40 PM

  Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu made law enforcement a cornerstone of his campaign to replace Mayor Ray Nagin, and now he faces the task of choosing a new police chief amid a blossoming police scandal. On Wednesday, a recently retired police lieutenant pleaded guilty to helping cover up the post-Katrina police... more »

• Pope asked to replace Irish Bishops

  February 9, 2010 8:42 PM

  Victims of Catholic sexual abuse in Ireland wrote Pope Benedict XVI and asked him to replace the bishops implicated in withholding evidence from police and to take responsibility for the church's concealment of child molestation. The letter comes a week before a special Vatican summit involving the Pope and Ireland's... more »

• No changes implemented after massive corruption investigation

  November 20, 2009 4:31 PM

  No changes will be implemented at Baton Rouge City Court following a massive corruption investigation by the federal government. The announcement comes the day after three more people plead guilty to taking bribes in exchange for the dismissals of cases. Among them is East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor Kip... more »