Graffiti slay trial stirs Los Angeles street vigilance
In East San Fernando Valley residents rally around William Masters after he shot two graffiti vandals amid a confrontation on a freeway underpass. The incident sparked debate over self defense, with prosecutors declining murder charges and critics accusing authorities of bias. Masters defends his actions as protection, while graffiti continues to blight neighborhoods and residents push for community vigilance.
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William Masters
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Cesar Arce
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Arce
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Robert Cohen
San Fernando Valley
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Doreen Turnham
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McMurray
William Andrew Masters II
Payments to Brown's daughter disclosed
Washington DC payments to Tracey Brown daughter of Secretary Ron Brown and to Brown's counselor at the Commerce Department are revealed amid congressional and Justice Department probes into Brown’s former business partner Noranda Hill. Hill paid $12,000 to Tracey Brown in August 1991 and $15,000 to James Hackney on Jan 19, 1993, with Tracey and Tamara Brown (Brown's daughter-in-law) linked to Corridor Broadcasting. FDIC is also examining a $23 million Corridor loan default.
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Noranda Hill
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Tracey Brown
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James Hackney
Clinton
Hackney
Tamara Brown
Corridor Broadcasting Corp
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Corridor Broadcasting
First International Communications Corp
Corridor
House Committee On Government Reform and Oversight
Rep
William Clinger
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