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FBI Seizes Property in Detroit-Area Operation Targeting Public Schools

allan13 years ago11 years ago02 mins

By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Add a new Jaguar sports car and over $34,000 to the coffers of FBI in Detroit. Those profits were seized during an ongoing investigation of the cash-strapped town of Pontiac, Mich., just north of Detroit, reports the Detroit News. The Jaguar was once Jumanne Sledge’s, a former Pontiac schools superintendent who…

Mich. Fire Chief Pleads Not Guilty in FBI Probe

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By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com It’s tough to come by a buck in Metro-Detroit these days. Still, Jeffrey Hawkins, a 46-year-old former fire chief for Pontiac, Mich.–a city at the northern end of Detroit’s metropolitan area–maintains that he did not ignore fire violations in exchange for cash. Hawkins plead not guilty on Tuesday after turning himself…