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Shocking LA parking-ticket scheme squeezes jaw-dropping sum from drivers
A Southern California city is collecting nearly $1 million in parking ticket fines by citing drivers for violating street sweeping parking rules on days when no street sweeping occurred. The scheme has generated a significant sum from these violations.
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