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...crime flourished in collusion with public officials. In 1965 he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for detailing bribery within the Arizona State Tax and Corporation Commissions. Two years later, he exposed a gigantic land fraud scheme involving Western Growth Capital Corp. Later stories resulted in the prosecution of Ned Warren Sr., a major figure in that corporation and an ex-con. In 1975, Warren escaped prosecution in a land fraud case after the chief prosecution witness was slain...
...Representative Sam Steiger to land fraud schemes. But there is no credible evidence involving either. Authorities believe that the names were used only as bait to entice Bolles. Of considerable interest to investigators is the role of Neal Roberts, a Phoenix attorney and an associate of both Adamson and Ned Warren, the so-called "Godfather" of Arizona land fraud schemes. Roberts quickly stepped forth with an alibi for Adamson, claiming that the two were together in Roberts' office moments before the explosion that maimed Bolles. Roberts' attorney, John Flynn, concedes that "the circumstances could cause one to wonder...
...most worried about Penn because we haven't raced them and they're undefeated," captain Ned Reynolds said, "but every year it's been someone else who's surprised...
Well, Higginson's fears materialized immediately Saturday as the Big Green jumped out to a half length lead at the outset. But slowly Ned Reynolds and company got their boat together, and by the 1000 meter mark the Crimson eight had pulled even with the host boat...
...ended up being closer than it should have been," captain Ned Reynolds said. "We were sloppy throughout the race and just sort of thrashed down the course...