Goldin pleads guilty to money laundering in city bribe scheme
Goldin admitted income from city sales while deducting bribes and faced a federal sentence 57 to 71 months with cooperation in other cases. Melloy accepted the plea. no criminal tax charges will be filed, though civil action possible. Fines could reach $2.612 million and restitution possible. Five aides named in court documents face state charges, with Hermanson pleading innocent to one count.
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City tightens purchasing rules after probe findings
City adopts strict procurement policies across departments requiring three bids for purchases over 500 dollars and commissioner approval for over 1000 dollars with council approval needed above 5000 dollars. A centralized delivery area and new receiving procedures aim to ensure items billed are received amid an earlier $105,788 in improper payments linked to Intertrade Chemical Inc. investigations.
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Public Works
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Intertrade Chemical Inc
Reprint Permission Request for Gazette Article
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Authorities link folding knife to murder scene
Police report details a folding knife recovered from a cornfield and a bloody light blue shirt with a .22 round found in a ditch. Tecklenburg notes blood and hair on a necklace inside the car window. Officials say a murder weapon is among the seized evidence.
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