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Shirley's $10,000 check not handed over in front of reporters; PAC…

The White House says tipsters could receive up to thirty thousand dollars under the Justice Department program; Trump's claimed midterm spending also runs well past the filed total.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe check Trump promised Nick Shirley was not handed over in front of reporters on Tuesday, the Star Tribune says, though the White House says the ten thousand dollars is coming.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd a CBS News review of state records found all but two of the centers in his video had active licenses, with no recorded evidence of fraud as of December thirtieth.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBut one center did close in January, Gloria, and that's a win for everybody!

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt's one center out of nearly a dozen, Chip. Tipsters can collect up to thirty thousand dollars if a report leads to a conviction.

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