Dayton, Ohio, Housing Authority to Review Links with Nonprofit Agency - 2004-02-18
After officials at Sankofa Corp. learned that former executive director Deborah E. Brown had drawn $45,000 of the agency's public funds, they had her resign and sign a note for a $45,000 no-interest loan rather than pursuing criminal charges against her.

A week after cashing the check, Brown purchased a $260,000 home in Harrison Twp. on Jan. 16, 2003, taking out a mortgage of $234,000, real estate records show.
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Executives Draw Paychecks at Bankrupt Spokane, Wash., Metropolitan Mortgage - 2004-02-18
Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Inc. executives look for continued salaries and payments as the company deals with bankruptcy.

Former Spokane city councilman and mayoral candidate Steve Corker, who sits on Metroplitan's board and heads its Western United Life Assurance Co. subsidiary, will be paid $252,000 this year, according to bankruptcy papers filed recently.
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