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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California corrections officials dangled an attractive offer Saturday before hundreds of parolees who have become fugitives: Turn yourself in, get a $200 reward and qualify for an amnesty program.
Authorities said 81 who showed up in Oakland were sorry they did. Agents sent 2,700 letters to relatives of parolees-at-large about the fake reward and amnesty targeting more than 14,000 California ex-convicts. About 130 felons showed and were told to wait in an auditorium to see a counselor. Midway through the process, word filtered out that it was a sting. A dozen or more parolees escaped; others were arrested. The Associated Press
