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Sep 20 2008, AP

Mexican police are testing a new weapon against widespread corruption in their ranks: home ownership.

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Former Credit Suisse Securities broker Eric Butler exits Brooklyn federal court following his arraignment, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, in New York. Federal prosecutors and regulators on Wednesday accused two former Wall Street brokers of defrauding...