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What others are saying about the Fiesta Bowl fine
azstarnet.com &bull May 12, 2011The news broke this afternoon that the Fiesta Bowl will be allowed to remain part of the Bowl Championship Series, but it has to pay a $1 million fine for apparent illegal campaign contributions and inappropriate spending. This latest chapter… Full Story »
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Sen. Pearce sends check to Fiesta Bowl, amends financial forms
azstarnet.com &bull Apr 22, 2011PHOENIX - Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce on Thursday amended nine years of financial disclosure forms, listing numerous previously unreported trips provided by the Fiesta Bowl and a national legislative group. Pearce also said he had paid $272 to the Fiesta Bowl for an unspecified number of game tickets for which he could not find receipts or other records verifying that he'd… Full Story »
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- Fiesta Bowl
- Arizona
- BCS
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Fiesta Bowl largess should be repaid
azstarnet.com &bull Apr 2, 2011To hear Fiesta Bowl executives tell it, they took Arizona legislators on expensive weekend trips around the country to show them the importance of college football to Arizona's economy. It's a mystery to us how any living, breathing American could miss that college football represents big-time money. But giving our lawmakers the benefit of the doubt, weren't there cheaper ways to teach them? One free method: Turn on TV any Saturday and watch… Full Story »
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Senator reviewing reporting of Fiesta Bowl gifts
azstarnet.com &bull Apr 1, 2011Political fallout in the Fiesta Bowl scandal mounted Thursday as the chairman of the Arizona Senate's Ethics Committee said he has launched a review of whether Senate President Russell Pearce and other current and former senators properly reported gifts from the bowl.… Full Story »
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Tucson lawmaker among 4 now reporting Fiesta Bowl gifts
azstarnet.com &bull Apr 1, 2011PHOENIX - Four state senators in Arizona have filed amended disclosure reports saying they received gifts from the Fiesta Bowl as the bowl faces criticism for giving lawmakers tickets to sporting events and picking up their costs for junkets. The… Full Story »
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What others are saying about the Fiesta Bowl scandal
azstarnet.com &bull Mar 31, 2011Bowl Championship Series officials want the Fiesta Bowl to prove that it is worthy of its place among college football's elite bowl games. The scandal has far-reaching impact on the sport and how it spotlights each season's best teams. Here's… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Fiesta Bowl
- BCS
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Fiesta Bowl probe shows politicos got tickets, favors
azstarnet.com &bull Mar 31, 2011PHOENIX - An investigation that revealed disturbing levels of corruption at the Fiesta Bowl entangled several prominent Arizona political figures, who were provided free tickets to sporting events, flown to costly junkets and given questionable campaign donations from bowl employees. The scathing 276-page investigative report commissioned by the Fiesta Bowl showed how lawmakers received handsome perks from the organization, namely in the form of free trips to college football games across the country. They… Full Story »
