Ex-Met Dykstra Gets 6.5 Months for Bankruptcy Fraud

Ex-Met Dykstra gets 6.5 months for bankruptcy fraud

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The former All Star also must submit to rehab and drug testing upon his release, complete 500 hours of community service and serve three years of probation, the judge ruled. “I'd like to first apologize to the court, to the government and to my family …
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Special courts aim to keep vets clean, out of jail

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They are set up like drug courts, which offer people facing nonviolent drug offenses a chance to stay out of jail as long as they comply with court-ordered attendance at rehab and meetings. The veterans courts give people with … The concept was born …
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Here are the cuts that are killing our communities

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Officials in Erie County, N.Y., were forced to cut the days it runs a free transportation program in poor and rural communities, leaving countless elderly and disabled residents stranded. In Denver and Jacksonville, Fla., road and water projects have …
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