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Grade B (82/100). The Tabaie-Malek atherectomy indictment in detail, each step credited to prosecutors, as part of the 15-defendant, $2 billion takedown

Lehrer score 82/100 (−18 omission: covers only the $135 million atherectomy case; leaves out the $1.6 billion sober-home scheme that the Justice Department called its largest ever and that AP and Fox News lead with). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.

covers only the $135 million atherectomy case; leaves out the $1.6 billion sober-home scheme that the Justice Department called its largest ever and that AP and Fox News lead with

Splits: The Tabaie-Malek atherectomy indictment in detail, each step credited to prosecutors, as part of the 15-defendant, $2 billion takedown

  • Broken. Rule: omission (covers only the $135 million atherectomy case; leaves out the $1.6 billion sober-home scheme that the Justice Department called its largest ever and that AP and Fox News lead with)

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