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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Cindy Powers / The Bulletin
November 13, 2008
Some see it as a way for criminals to buy their way out of a conviction while others say it lets someone who has made a one-time mistake avoid being labeled a criminal forever.
It’s known as a “civil compromise” and, under the right circumstances, it gives a person....
