DeWine allies tied to state debt-collection contracts
The Dayton Daily News reports a bid rigging pattern involving Pete Spitalieri and CELCO Ltd winning debt-collection contracts two days after the office invited proposals. Handwritten bid scores were altered to favor CELCO over Value Recovery Group, while DeWine meetings with Spitalieri and GOP supporters raised questions about pay-to-play politics in Ohio.
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Ohio
Mike DeWine
Dayton Daily News
DeWine
Pete Spitalieri
Celco Ltd
CELCO
Spitalieri
Summit County
Alex Arshiikoff
Value Recovery Group of Columbus
Value Recovery Group
David Pepper
Hamilton County
Associated Press
Dyer, Garafalo, Mann & Schultz
Dayton
GOP
Justice Dept settles with Citigroup for 7 billion over mortgage securities
The Department of Justice announced a 7 billion settlement with Citigroup amid a federal probe into mortgage backed securities handling. The incident followed JPMorgan Chase's 13 billion payout and Bank of America's 20 billion potential action, while no senior bankers face jail. Citigroup posted 181 million second quarter net income.
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Department of Justice
Citigroup
Jpmorgan Chase
Justice Department
Bank of America
Eric Holder
HSBC
Tran
U.S
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
European leaders urged to punish Putin after Flight 17 shootdown
Trudy Rubin argues Russia under Putin caused the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 by arming Ukrainian separatists with heavy weapons. She links the incident to Russian support for rebels, calls for tougher sanctions, and urges decisive Western action to honor victims and deter further aggression.
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Vladimir Putin
Ukraine
Malaysia Airlines
Putin
Barack Obama
Russia
Igor Girkin
Strelkov
KGB
Petro Poroshenko
Kiev
Girkin
Obama
Europe
Radoslaw Sikorski
U.S
European Union
John E. Herbst
Atlantic Council
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