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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (352)	9/11/2000 1:21:25 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 65232

'I am Not a Crook...' Yea Right............... Candidates Charged with Crimes? SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Charges of murder, not to mention fraud, theft and kidnapping, appear on the records of candidates seeking seats on the city council of Brazil's largest metropolis, a local daily newspaper said on Sunday. Twenty percent of candidates registered to run for the Sao Paulo city legislature next month -- or 215 of 1,085 hopefuls -- are alleged to have a criminal history, O Estado de S.Paulo paper said. Fraud is the most common charge, shared by 34 candidates. Other charges include causing bodily harm and receiving stolen goods. Two candidates are accused of homicide, six of theft and one of kidnapping. The paper's study appears just weeks before Sao Paulo's corruption-weary population is set to go to the polls Oct. 1 to elect a mayor and 55 city council members. Sitting Sao Paulo Mayor Celso Pitta in July only narrowly survived a blistering corruption scandal that saw him ousted from office, then reinstated twice. Seventeen people on the 55-strong council have been accused of infringing the law, the paper said. Local electoral laws only ban lawmakers from running for office if they have been convicted of charges. Ongoing investigations or trials are overlooked.