Article: Shamed ex-Duke DA Michael Nifong blasts officials.

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Newsday (Melville, NY)
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August 16, 2007
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Byline: Alfonso A. Castillo

Aug. 16--Former Durham, N.C., District Attorney Michael Nifong, disbarred and disgraced, went down swinging in his final act as a licensed attorney -- blasting state bar officials for their "unfairness" as he surrendered his law license last week.

Nifong was ordered to turn in his license after being found guilty of various ethics violations in a state bar disciplinary hearing in June. The hearing involved Nifong's actions in charging three Duke University lacrosse players, including Collin Finnerty of Garden City, with raping a stripper last year. The students were later cleared.

In an Aug. 7 letter, Nifong said he ...

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