Monthly Archives: April 2013

Ashenfelter-Convertino: Essential reading

By Joel Thurtell A federal judge has ordered the Detroit Free Press to reveal the names of US Justice Department officials who illegally disclosed secret grand jury information about a former assistant US attorney, Richard Convertino. Convertino has sued the Justice … Continue reading

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Convertino case: Judge orders Free Press to name sources

By Joel Thurtell Former assistant US attorney Rick Convertino’s lawsuit against the US Justice Department is still alive, despite a federal judge’s decision to let a Detroit Free Press reporter, now retired, off the hook as a witness in the … Continue reading

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Texas may ban CABs

By Joel Thurtell In spite of all the uproar about high-interest Capital Appreciation Bonds and 1000-percent interest rates in California schools, the California Legislature has not outlawed these taxpayer ripoffs and may only limit their use. In Texas, meanwhile, a … Continue reading

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My first CAB stories

Twenty years ago today, on April 5, 1993, the Detroit Free Press published my investigation into a financial abuse known as Capital Appreication Bonds.  A year later, the Michigan Education Association awarded the Free Press and me its School Bell … Continue reading

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