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The Barrett Brown Review of Arts and Letters and Jail: Secrets of the

The Barrett Brown Review of Arts and Letters and Jail: Secrets of the
Instead I will simply note that if everyone who violated state or federal laws by possessing or selling drugs were to be caught and prosecuted for these crimes, tens of millions of American citizens would be in prison and tens of millions more would be …
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Ahead of Super Bowl, 18 Charged in Drug and Prostitution Ring
Prosecutors charged 18 people with being members of a sophisticated prostitution and drug trafficking ring that advertised its services on television and by text message, law-enforcement authorities said Thursday. The enterprise … The ring was based …
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George P. Bush's PAC Backed Fla. Lawmaker Resigning After Cocaine Bust

George P. Bush's PAC backed Fla. lawmaker resigning after cocaine bust
Trey Radel, R-Fla., is resigning today after pleading guilty to cocaine possession, and not all of his campaign donors have buyer's remorse — including a political action committee led by George P. Bush, a GOP candidate for Texas land commissioner.
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Man Charged After 'Upskirting' Incident At Rainbow Serpent Festival
drew a sold out capacity of 15,000 punters to the bush for four days of electronic and dance music, with a lineup that featured the likes of DJs Donato Dozzy, Michael Mayer, and FreQ Nasty among more than 100 acts. But one Rainbow Serpent attendee was …
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Florida Man Among 8 Whose Harsh Crack Cocaine Sentences Commuted by Obama – Mankato Free Press

Florida man among 8 whose harsh crack cocaine sentences commuted by Obama – Mankato Free Press


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Florida man among 8 whose harsh crack cocaine sentences commuted by Obama
Mankato Free Press
Critics say crack cocaine laws in particular were starkly unfair, citing a 100-to-1 sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses: For example, a person possessing 500 grams of powder cocaine was subject to the same mandatory prison 
'Fair Sentencing Act' not all that fairEastern Echo

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Owner of plane allegedly carrying 72 pounds of cocaine indicted on federal … – NOLA.com

Owner of plane allegedly carrying 72 pounds of cocaine indicted on federal
NOLA.com
Vincenzo Salzano, left, has been indicted on federal charges for allegations that he possessed and intended to sell more than 70 pounds of cocaine, which a search of his private plane turned up when he stopped to refuel in Baton Rouge on Oct. 8, 2013
Man faces life in prison, $ 20 million in fines after 72lbs of cocaine foundWBXH

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Florida Rep. Trey Radel Exits Rehab Following Cocaine Conviction – KMBZ

Florida Rep. Trey Radel Exits Rehab Following Cocaine Conviction – KMBZ


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Florida Rep. Trey Radel Exits Rehab Following Cocaine Conviction
KMBZ
Florida Republican Congressman Trey Radel left a drug rehab facility Thursday, one month after pleading guilty to cocaine possession charges, and refused to resign, saying the incident was a “personal issue on personal time.” Speaking Law
Trey Radel says alcohol was his downfall, but didn't affect his work in CongressNaples Daily News
6 Things to Know in Florida for Dec. 20NBC 6 South Florida

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Trey Radel’s Brother-in-Law’s Been Arrested for Cocaine, Too – Sunshine State News (blog)

Trey Radel's Brother-in-Law's Been Arrested for Cocaine, Too
Sunshine State News (blog)
a leave of absence from Congress after pleading guilty to cocaine possession, also has a history of cocaine possession, according to Lee County court records. Eric Wegmann, Radel's brother-in-law, was arrested in Oct. 2003 for felony cocaine
Local leaders comment on Radel dilemmaIsland Reporter

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House Ethics Panel Investigates Rep. Radel After Cocaine Arrest

House Ethics Panel Investigates Rep. Radel After Cocaine Arrest
A statement from the ethics panel said members voted unanimously last week to establish an investigative subcommittee to look at the circumstances surrounding Mr. Radel's arrest and subsequent guilty plea for cocaine possession. The investigation will …
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Police Blotter
23 and charged with possession of prescription legend drugs, possession of CDS, possession of marijuana, possession of CDS with intent to distribute, and possession of CDS within public housing. A 24-year-old man from Morgantown, … 30 and charged …
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Chateen Latfolla Allegedly Stole Car With Elderly Man Inside, Drove Victim To
Arthur Brundage. Police in Syracuse, N.Y., say Arthur Brundage robbed a bank and then came back to claim he was shortchanged on the loot. … Chad William Forber. Chad William Forber, 41, has been charged with possession of methamphetamine, resisting …
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Obama Denies Obamacare's Harm to the Economy

Obama denies Obamacare's harm to the economy
There's plenty of evidence, both statistical and anecdotal, that companies are cutting back employees' hours, and are delaying investment and hiring, pending the full rollout of Obamacare and its myriad costly, high-risk regulations. For example …
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Hungary Mulls Bigger Anti-Drug Push
Statistics show drug use in Hungary has risen in recent years. At least a quarter of high school students admit having tried drugs and users are starting to consume at younger ages than before, Hungary's general ombudsman Mate Szabo said earlier. Young …
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School could expel kid for playing with airsoft gun… AT HIS OWN HOME
School administrators' anti-gun paranoia has reached a new level of insanity: students can now be expelled for playing with toy guns in their own front yards, miles from any school. Virginia Beach seventh-grader Khalid Caraballo and his friends were …
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