DeCamp warns on new patrol CI program without approval
Neligh Sen. John DeCamp questions Nebraska State Patrol use of cooperating individuals as CI's in the drug unit. He says a new class of employees appears without legislative sanction and raises concerns over supervision and potential improper tax treatment. The committee plans to reconvene next month as officials review IRS status and agency practices.
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Neb
UPI
Neligh
John DeCamp
Nebraska State Patrol
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Ci’s
DeCamp
Neugh
Toney Redman
Lancaster County
Tom Hagel
Redman
Public Defender's
Cis
Hagel
Ci's
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C.P. Karthauser
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Karthauser
Nebraska Bar Fund Paid $1500 For Clients Harmed By Attorneys
The Nebraska State Bar Association reports about $1,500 has been paid from the client security fund since January to individuals harmed by dishonest acts of lawyers. The fund, created in 1974 from attorney dues, awards compensation after legal remedies are exhausted and disbarred lawyers are involved. Betty Black tom Simpson received the largest 1977 award, $1,189, for losses tied to attorney Nate Holman of Lincoln.
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UPI
Nebraska State Barr Association
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Betty Black
Tom Simpson
Lincoln
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Tyne
Thomas FR. Burke
Bar Association
Chambers to propose bill banning parolee undercover informants
Nebraska Senator Ernest Chambers said he will introduce legislation to bar all law enforcement agencies from using parolees as undercover informants. He cited concerns about parolees handling firearms or drugs and questioned the State Patrol’s use of parolees in its drug program.
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UPI
Omaha
Ernest Chambers
Nebraska
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Nebraska State Patrol
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Wndercover
Parole Board
Nebraska sunshine law deemed almost certainly constitutional
Omaha attorney Peter Hoagland, once coordinator for the Coalition for Open Government, says Nebraska's campaign finance and political disclosure law is almost certainly constitutional after Missouri's Supreme Court struck down its stricter statute. James Baylor of the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission plans to discuss the Missouri ruling with the state attorney general, noting Missouri's law is more specific and has a larger investigative staff.
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UPI
Omaha
Nebraska
Peter Hoagland
Coalition For Open Government
Unicameras
Missouri
Hoagland
Missouri Supreme Court
U.S
James Baylor
Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Commission
Missouri Elections Commisarn
Christmas decorations can be poisonous to children
United Press International reports that mistletoe holly and Jerusalem cherry decorations common during Christmas season contain poisonous compounds. nibbling the bright berries can be dangerous and may cause serious illness or death in children.
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