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Once liquor enforcement’s point man in Nebraska, former official pleads guilty to fraud, extortion
Hobert Rupe, a former state prosecutor and 21-year executive director of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, directed investigators away from Lincoln-area strip clubs and to their Omaha competitors in Omaha in exchange for cash and…
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Hobert Rupe, a former state prosecutor who served 21 years as executive director of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, is accused of steering investigators away from Lincoln‑area strip clubs toward Omaha competitors in return for cash and sexual favors.
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