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Juárez Mayor Cruz Perez Cuellar’s home seized in corruption case

A political scandal with counter accusations is burning in Juárez after the mayor’s home was seized in a raid by armed state investigators as part of a public corruption investigation. Mayor Cruz Perez Cuellar, who is currently on hiatus from office while running for reelection, said the seizure of his family’s home was “a media […]

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Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson drops reelection bid

Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson announced on Thursday she won’t seek a second term, a reversal of what she told The Republic seven days earlier, and came as the “Gilbert Goons” scandal was widening. Peterson’s decision was first reported by the Daily Independent in which she told the outlet she is not seeking re-election to spend […]

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At NORAD, booze and national security make a troubling mix | #alaska | #politics

WASHINGTON – The email arrived in the middle of a workday: Are you thirsty? What followed was an afternoon drink at the “John Wayne Saloon,” an invitation-only tavern operating unknown to senior commanders inside the headquarters of the U.S military command center and base critical to defending the homeland and keeping Americans safe. The North […]

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Montclair mayor may take fifth in CFO lawsuit deposition

Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller is scheduled to sit for a deposition Monday as part of the lawsuit between the township’s Chief Financial Officer, the municipality and its former manager. But a relevant criminal probe from the state Attorney General’s Office may leave the mayor answering few questions, according to his attorney. In a letter filed […]