House Ethics Panel Breaks Deadlock on Abramoff Probes
The House ethics committee approved multiple inquiries amid 16 months of gridlock, opening probes into Rep. Bob Ney and Rep. William Jefferson tied to Abramoff dealings and bribery cases. Ney and Jefferson deny wrongdoing as the panel expands inquiries into Cunningham and overseas travel payments. Ney steps aside as chair of the Administration Committee while DOJ investigations continue.
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D.C
House Ethics Committee
Jack Abramoff
Bob Ney
Ohio
William Jefferson
D-La
House
Justice Department
Ney
Jefferson
Nancy Pelosi
Randy “Duke” Cunningham
Calif
Tom DeLay
Congress
Abramoff
Africa
House Administration
Stormwater utility fees roll out in South Carolina
LeDuc notes a 2003 full time engineer added to manage the program as North Augusta began its stormwater utility in 2003 with a $4 monthly charge on water bills. In Aiken County the fee appears on tax bills starting in October, Killian says, with line items like fire fees. The county must start collecting funds and conducting testing and site inspections to meet DHEC permit deadlines and aggressive milestones next year.
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Aiken County
Killian
DHEC
Atkins Pleads Guilty in Murder Case Relating to Jessica
In a strained courtroom aiken judge accepted the plea by Atkins who spoke of chronic low mood as family members cried. Prosecutors detailed the Aug 4 2000 killing of Jessica Carpenter with timeline from the 911 call to the stabbed remains and the DNA match two years later linking Atkins to the Brentwood Place residence.
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Jessica
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Judy Carpenter
Goodstein
Atkins
Georgia
Airborne Express
Brentwood Place
Titlexcept
Diana Holt
Jim Huff
Holt Huff
Erin Brooks
Cebrooks
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