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News and FDA Updates for Covidien (NYSE:COV), Antigenics (NASDAQ:AGEN), Inovio (NYSE:INO)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for Genta (OTC:GETA), POZEN (NASDAQ:POZN), Novavax (Nasdaq:NVAX)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for OPTIMIZERx (OTC:OPRX), Dendreon (Nasdaq:DNDN), Ligand (NASDAQ:LGND)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for BD (NYSE:BDX), Soligenix, Inc. (OTC:SNGX)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for GLG Life Tech (NASDA:GLGL), PharMerica (NYSE:PMC), Cyberonics (Nasdaq:CYBX)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for Bristol-Myers (NYSE:BMY), Lannett (NYSE:LCI), Vertex (Nasdaq:VRTX)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
Rep. Jason Chaffetz: Carrie Prejean Should Enter Politics! Say What?
Robert Paul Reyes
"Carrie Prejean has the ability to draw crowds and if she has a strong message to go with that, who knows what she can do? She has star power which can open doors. We've all made mistakes when we were 17. The sex tape is going to be an impediment, but people are excited about her convictions and...
Adverse reactions to the Swine Flu vaccine soar.
Christina England
Glaxo Smith Kline have recalled a batch of Swine Flu vaccines containing around 170,000 vaccines in Canada, due to a larger than expected number of adverse reactions. GSK say that they expect to have reports of a severe adverse reaction in a approx 1 in every 100,000 persons receiving the vaccine, however, with this particular batch they were seeing about 1 in every 20,000 after six people suffered anaphylaxis shock after having the vaccine.
Final Fantasy: Has It Been Twenty Years Already?
Judy Ramsook
for the avid gamer, the fantasy may never be over
IRAQ MASH
David Swanson
I had to read a lot of books about the current war and occupation in Iraq before I found one that's laugh out-loud hilarious.
IRAQ MASH
David Swanson
I had to read a lot of books about the current war and occupation in Iraq before I found one that's laugh out-loud hilarious.
The Levi's(R) Brand Announces charity: water as $100,000 Green Charity Winner
Newswire Services
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The Levi'sŪ brand is proud to announce charity: water as the winning charity of its recent GO IV Fortune $100,000 green charity giveaway. Beginning in mid-October, GO IV Fortune players nominated hundreds of charitable organizations with a commitment to sustainability and the en...
Tormenting turkeys: Not in the holiday spirit
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - PETA
Thanksgiving is murder on turkeys. With delicious cholesterol-free vegan holiday recipes available online and fabulous "faux fowl" in most supermarkets, we can celebrate without causing suffering—and give a bird something to be thankful for.
News and FDA Updates for 454 Life Sciences (OTC:RHHBY), Advanced Cell Technology (OTC:ACTC)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for Bioanalytical Systems (NASDAQ:BASI), Enzon (Nasdaq:ENZN)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
Updates for Geron (Nasdaq:GERN), NeoStem (NYSE:NBS), Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems (OTC:NIMU)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
Updates for OSI Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:OSIP), Perrigo (Nasdaq:PRGO), Sensient (NYSE:SXT)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for SeraCare (NASDAQ:SRLS), Unilife Medical Solutions (OTC:UNIFF)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
4-H: Cruel to animals and kids
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - PETA
What does it say about society's mindset when children are encouraged to participate in a program that ultimately means the death of an animal they've befriended and whose trust they actively courted? 4-H programs teach the wrong lessons about animals—and they should have no place in our schools.
Laguna Beach PD nabs Nicholson murder suspect
Michael Webster, Investigative Reporter
Nicholson, met Dragna through a website and had developed a relationship, Kravetz said. Dragna allegedly took several items from Nicholson's home, including a laptop computer, clothing and a cell phone. Some of those items have been found at Dragna's home.
Yellow Moon by Jewell Parker Rhodes: A Book Review for Bookpleasures.com
Michelle Malsbury, BSBM, MM
Jewell Parker Rhodes has written another supernatural thriller. Yellow Moon is set in New Orleans and hinges on a thorough knowledge of voodoo, religion, medicine, and forensics. For more insight into this wonderful new novel please read this review in its entirety.
Dhaka daily demands immediate relations with Israel
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
They said, Saudi Arabia established economic relations with Israel since 2005, while a large number of Muslim and Arab nations are having either diplomatic or economic relations with Jerusalem for years. In contrary, Bangladesh maintains total ban on Israel including postal ban, telecommunication ban, shipping ban, business ban and travel ban. Many of the Bangladeshi officials, being brain-washed by Iranian or Jihadist notions, consider Israel as a ´enemy nation´ of Bangladesh.
RAB notoriety on Bangladeshi journalist
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
Masum also said the battalion personnel had videoed arranged sequences of seizure of drug substances from his room. He was also videoed along with the wife of the owner of the house, he said.
Latest from Bangladesh
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
There is also no action yet by the Bangladeshi government in banning another notorious Islamist outfit named Hizbut Towhid, which is continuing its activities in the country, as well as continuing to sell hate materials amongst Bangladeshi people and spreading hatred through its website. Hizbut Towhid terms Jews and Christians as ´enemies of Islam´ and call on its members and other fellow Muslims in waging ´jihad´ against Jews and Christians.
News and FDA Updates for Depomed (NASDAQ:DEPO), Exelixis (Nasdaq:EXEL), PPD (NASDAQ:PPDI)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for Salix (NASDAQ:SLXP), Sunesis (NASDAQ:SNSS), Synta (NASDAQ:SNTA)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for Tongjitang (NYSE:TCM), YM BioSciences (NYSE:YMI), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
India: Environmentalists to Campaign 'Ride A Cycle
Syed Ali Mujtaba
Come December 2009 and 70 cyclists will set off on a 900-km-long tour from Bangalore to the beautiful Nilgiris Mountains in Tamil Nadu, to promote the cause of environmental concern.
News and FDA Updates for Advaxis (OTC:ADXS), AVANIR (NASDAQ:AVNR), Conceptus (Nasdaq:CPTS)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for DARA (NASDAQ:DARA), Exelixis (Nasdaq:EXEL), ImmunoGen (Nasdaq:IMGN)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for ImmunoCellular (OTC:IMUC), Neuralstem (NYSE:CUR), Pluristem (Nasdaq:PSTI)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for PolyMedix (OTC:PYMX), Poniard (Nasdaq:PARD), Revolutions Medical (OTC:RMCP)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
Save Your Retirement: A Book Review for Bookpleasures.com
Michelle Malsbury, BSBM, MM
Even if you are decades away from retirement this book by Frank Armstrong and Paul Brown called "Save Your Retirement" can point you in the rigth direction for planning that inevitable day. There are tips relevant for up to fifteen years out from your possible retirement up until the day you retire. For more insight into this incredible book please read my review in its entirety.
Teaching Composting To Kids
Norm Goldman
Benefits of composting and teaching it to kids
Why Can't We Do to DC What We Did to Seattle?
David Swanson
I've been reading a brand new book called "The Battle of the Story of the Battle of Seattle," which is in large part an analysis of what worked in the protesting of the World Trade Organization 10 years ago. Why is it, I wonder, that activists were able to shut down the center of this major city in Washington state, but for years we have been unable to shut down the center of Washington, D.C., in opposition to wars.
Why Can't We Do to DC What We Did to Seattle?
David Swanson
I've been reading a brand new book called "The Battle of the Story of the Battle of Seattle," which is in large part an analysis of what worked in the protesting of the World Trade Organization 10 years ago. Why is it, I wonder, that activists were able to shut down the center of this major city in Washington state, but for years we have been unable to shut down the center of Washington, D.C., in opposition to wars.
Jobs - Permanent Jobs - Millions Of 'Em
Steve Selengut
Class warfare politics is America's shame. The majority of Americans want the opportunity to succeed at something, to become rich and famous, even. We don't want free; we want affordable. We want to be in control of our own destinies. We want jobs, world-class education, and healthcare that doesn't have to look over its shoulder for ambulance chasers.
Is Newsweek's Cover Photo Of Sarah Palin Wearing Shorts Sexist?
Robert Paul Reyes
Newsweek (God Bless Them) has on its cover a sizzling hot pic of Sarah Palin in short shorts from her "Runners World" shoot. I don't care much for Sarah Palin's political views, but girlfriend looks great in short shorts! I applaud Newsweek for their smoking cover, eye candy is a great way to g...
News and FDA Updates for Acorda (Nasdaq:ACOR), Agilent (NYSE:A), ArQule (Nasdaq:ARQL)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
Updates for Art's Way (Nasdaq:ARTW), BioSante (NASDAQ:BPAX), Cannabis Science (OTC:CBIS)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for Cadus (OTC:KDUS), Derma (OTC:DSCI), DEX (OTC:CEXI)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
Updates for Enzon (Nasdaq:ENZN), Exact Sciences (Nasdaq:EXAS), Health Grades (Nasdaq:HGRD)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for Inovio (NYSE:INO), Mead Johnson (NYSE:MJN), Metabolix (NASDAQ:MBLX)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for NovaDel (NYSE:NVD), Neogen (Nasdaq:NEOG), OSI Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:OSIP)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for PPD (Nasdaq:PPDI), Roche (OTC:RHHBY), Spectrum (Nasdaq:SPPI)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for Targacept (NASDAQ:TRGT), ZOLL (Nasdaq:ZOLL)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
Kindle Canada Review - Kindle International Now Available in Canada
Nathan Groezinger
An in depth Kindle Canada review, including ebook selection and price, wireless coverage range, device details, review, and video demonstration, along with total cost. Find where to get free ebooks for Kindle International too.
Housing Markets Forecast to Improve in 2010
Mike Colpitts
Housing Predictor is out with its annual national forecast, which is calling for the housing market to improve in 2010.
They Should Get a Union
David Swanson
"If a majority of workers want a union, they should get a union. It's that simple. We need to stand up to the business lobby and pass the Employee Free Choice Act. That's why I've been fighting for it in the Senate and that's why I'll make it the law of the land when I'm president of the United States." --Barack Obama
They Should Get a Union
David Swanson
"If a majority of workers want a union, they should get a union. It's that simple. We need to stand up to the business lobby and pass the Employee Free Choice Act. That's why I've been fighting for it in the Senate and that's why I'll make it the law of the land when I'm president of the United States." --Barack Obama
TV show 'V' may reflect real UFOs, ET visitors
Steve Hammons
The new ABC TV series "V" seems to be drawing a solid audience and may be helping us consider important issues facing our society today. The original 1983 miniseries was reportedly related to a novel by Sinclair Lewis about the Nazis coming to power in Germany. Yet, what if we look at the more literal context of the show – that extraterrestrial or unusual visitors of some kind have arrived, perhaps quite some time ago, and are among us?
KSM and MSM
David Swanson
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the corporate "mainstream" media make quite a pair. We're hearing a very "balanced" debate over whether KSM should be tried in New York City, and whether the most insane objections to that proposal are really insane or not. But what are we not hearing?
KSM and MSM
David Swanson
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the corporate "mainstream" media make quite a pair. We're hearing a very "balanced" debate over whether KSM should be tried in New York City, and whether the most insane objections to that proposal are really insane or not. But what are we not hearing?
74-Year-Old Tagger Arrested
Robert Paul Reyes
"A 74-year-old man has been arrested on tagging charges. Sheriff's officials say he is the oldest tagger they've ever captured. Like many taggers out there, authorities say this suspect simply wanted fame and notoriety with his work. If fact, deputies didn't even know how old he was until they...
Sarah Palin Blames President Obama For "Godless" Dollar Coin
Robert Paul Reyes
"At a speech in Wisconsin this week, Sarah Palin noted how the words 'In God We Trust' had been moved to the edge of the new dollar coins. 'Who calls a shot like that?' she reportedly asked, before identifying the change as part of a 'disturbing trend.' Some read this as an implied criticism of th...
Movie '2012' helps us prepare for future
Steve Hammons
The new blockbuster movie "2012" is exciting and fun ... but is it based on anything close to reality? Could our planet Earth go through changes so fundamental that crustal plates shift and buckle, widespread earthquakes shake and multiple volcanoes explode? NASA says don't worry about it. But don't rule it out, according to some theories.
AS TO THE FT. HOOD ATTACK, I HAVE COME TO BELIEVE IT WAS A "TERRORIST ATTACK"
Gary Ater
Was Dr. Hasanīs attack an attempt at committing an "acceptable" Muslim suicide?
Preserving Life Stories: Alli Joseph Views the Life Cycle in Technicolor
Pam Vetter
NEW YORK - For Alli Joseph, Founder and President of Seventh Generation Stories, the death of her mother and birth of her daughter changed her career as she started preserving life stories. "In 2008, inspiration either hit me over the head or whispered in my ear. I was a TV host, producer and wri...
Ft. Hood terrorist act or murder?
Michael Webster, Investigative Reporter
This is the crux of the problem the U.S. does not want to admit the terrorist including many of the so called home grown terrorist are radical Muslims and they as well as the two wars in the middle east is part of the overall holy war of which the west does not want to acknowledge that the war itself is a "Holy War" in fear that it will tarnish the non- radical Muslims.
An update on fighting hunger in Afghanistan and Iraq
William Lambers
School feeding is a silent, but very critical aspect of reconstruction for any country.
Updates for SunLink (NYSE:SSY), Enzo Biochem Inc. (NYSE:ENZ), Pro-Pharmaceuticals (OTC:PRWP)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
Updates for Oculus (NASDAQ:OCLS), Orthovita (NASDAQ:VITA), Ore Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:ORXE)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for China-Biotics (Nasdaq:CHBT), NovaBay (NYSE:NBY), Exelixis (Nasdaq:EXEL)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for Columbia (Nasdaq:CBRX), Talecris (Nasdaq:TLCR), PanGenex (OTC:PGCX)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for Celgene (NASDAQ:CELG), Genzyme (Nasdaq:GENZ)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
News and FDA Updates for King Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:KG), MedaSorb (OTC:MSBT)
M.E. Garza
Headlines and biomedical stock developments from BioMedReports.Com
The American trail of the terrorist
Michael Webster, Investigative Reporter
I love this country, I consider myself a true patriot. But I do think America´s so called juridical justice system stinks. The only justice one gets in America is the justice one can afford.As far as the monster terrorists are concerned I want those bastards to burn in hell, but not at the expense of our constitution and our own Bill of Rights.
Asking Republicans for a Favor
David Swanson
And, like you, I think President Barack Obama has way, way, way too much power. But, unlike you, I'm not principally to blame for that.
Asking Republicans for a Favor
David Swanson
And, like you, I think President Barack Obama has way, way, way too much power. But, unlike you, I'm not principally to blame for that.
Miracle Bra Will Increase Your Breast Size By Two Cups!
Robert Paul Reyes
In recent days boobs like Amy Winehouse and Carrie Prejean have made headlines by getting a boob job.You don't have to be a celebrity twit to have humongous-looking hooters. For only a few dollars you can buy a bra that will instantly supersize your jugs. "UNDERWEAR giant Ultimo's latest lingeri...
Water on the Moon? Where are the Aliens?
Gary S. Bekkum
With the announcement by NASA of the discovery of water on the moon, a major boost towards colonization of the lunar surface, one question remains. "Where are the aliens?" In 1998, Ingo Swann, who remains the best known American psychic spy, largely due to his work with the CIA and the Department of Defense to develop psychic powers for the military, wrote a small rare volume about his misadventures concerning our nearby satellite.
Illinois Man Indicted for Gasconade County Bank Robbery
Crime Blotter
St. Louis, MO: Mario Obryan Wright was indicted on charges involving the robbery of a Gasconade County bank, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today. According to the indictment, on August 8, 2009, Mario Obryan Wright robbed the Legends Bank in Bland, Missouri. "I would l...
Last of Three-Man Los Angeles Robbery Crew Sentenced to Federal Prison for Armed Bank Robbery
Crime Blotter
PORTLAND, OR—Trayvon Mike Betterson, 24, of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced on November 3, 2009, by United States District Judge James A. Redden to 105 months in federal prison, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release, for his role in an armed bank robbery at the Ralei...
Boston Man Indicted for Bank Robbery
Crime Blotter
BOSTON, MA—A Boston man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in connection with bank robbery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Acting United States Attorney Michael K. Loucks; Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Boston Field Division; Commiss...
Professor Sentenced for Attempting to Send Obscene Material to Minor
Crime Blotter
Jeffery H. Sloman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, announced that former University of South Alabama Professor Barry Simpson, 44, was sentenced today by U.S. Distric...
Former CBP Inspector Sentenced for Alien Smuggling, Bribery, and Drug Trafficking
Crime Blotter
BROWNSVILLE, TX—Former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspector Sergio Lopez Hernandez, 41, has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for alien smuggling, bribery and drug trafficking, United States Attorney Tim Johnson announced today. Hernandez was convicted April 13, 2009, fol...
Ball, Louisiana Municipal Employee Pleads Guilty to Hurricane Disaster Fraud
Crime Blotter
ALEXANDRIA, LA—Laverne J. James, 53, of Ball, LA, who has been employed by the Town of Ball Police Department since 1993, pled guilty today to conspiring with others to defraud the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following Hurricanes Rita and Gustav, United States Attorney Donald W....
Mississippi Man Indicted for Defrauding Local Business
Crime Blotter
MEMPHIS, TN—A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging an individual with violations of federal criminal law involving wire fraud announced Lawrence J. Laurenzi, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. The indictment resulted from investigations conducted by the...
New Jersey Bank Employee Sentenced for Scheme to Steal $2.5 Million from Customers
Crime Blotter
NEWARK—A Clark man was sentenced today to 76 months in federal prison for his scheme to defraud customers of two banks where he had been employed of more than $2.5 million, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. After imposing the sentence, U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan revoked ba...
Former Philadelphia Police Officer Charged with Robbery and Drug Distribution
Crime Blotter
PHILADELPHIA—Alhinde Weems, a former Philadelphia police officer, was charged today by information with conspiracy to commit robbery and drug distribution and related charges, announced United States Attorney Michael L. Levy. According to the information, between December 2008 and January 2009...
East Valley Man Arrested and Charged with Robbing Two Banks with Hoax Bombs in Gilbert
Crime Blotter
PHOENIX—Donald Ray Ludington, 48, of Gilbert, Ariz., was arrested without incident today by the FBI and the Gilbert Police Department, and was charged with two counts of Armed Bank Robbery. The complaint alleges that Ludington robbed a credit union and a bank in October 2009. Ludington made hi...
San Carlos Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Murdering Phoenix Man
Crime Blotter
PHOENIX—Melvin Pascal Nash, 23, of San Carlos, Ariz., a member of the San Carlos Apache Indian Tribe, was sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge James A. Teilborg. Nash pleaded guilty on August 4, 2009, to Second Degree Murder. On August 28, 2008, near San Carl...
Cottage Grove Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing 142 Photos, 11 Videos of Child Pornography
Crime Blotter
A 40-year-old Cottage Grove man pleaded guilty today to possessing 142 images and 11 video files of child pornography. Appearing before United States District Court Judge John Tunheim in Minneapolis, Pang Thao pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. Thao was indicted on Augus...
Red Lake Man Indicted for Sexually Abusing Two Boys
Crime Blotter
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 21-year-old Red Lake man for allegedly sexually abusing two boys (ages 6 and 7) on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. In an indictment filed with the U.S. District Court earlier today, Eagle Wind Lajeunesse was charged with one count of aggrava...
Owner of Personal Care Provider, Two Assistants Indicted for Stealing $89,000 from Medicaid
Crime Blotter
A federal indictment was unsealed today alleging the owner of Advance Home Health and two of the company´s personal care assistants fraudulently obtained more than $89,000 from Medicaid. The indictment indicates the three defendants in this case caused the submission of reimbursement claims fo...
St. Peters Stockbroker Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Involving a Ponzi Scheme
Crime Blotter
ST. LOUIS, MO—Kenneth G. Neely pleaded guilty to a mail fraud charge involving an investment Ponzi scheme in which he swindled investors out of more than $400,000, Acting United States Attorney Michael W. Reap announced today. Kenneth Neely worked for a number of investment/ brokerage firms...
Former Georgia Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
Crime Blotter
ATLANTA, GA—STEVEN H. BALLARD, 53, of McDonough, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. to serve over five years in federal prison on a wire fraud charge involving a real estate investment scam that lasted over five years and defrauded a dozen victi...
Georgia Mortgage Broker Pleads Guilty to $20 Million Fraud Schemes
Crime Blotter
Former Mortgage Broker Pleads Guilty to a $20 Million Mortgage Fraud, Real Estate Investment Scam, and Check-Kiting Scheme ATLANTA, GA—EDWARD WILLIAM FARLEY, 47, of Hoschton, Georgia, today pleaded guilty in federal district court to committing a mortgage fraud, a real estate investment...
Former New York City Police Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Eight Felonies
Crime Blotter
NEW YORK—Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Joseph M. Demarest, Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI and Patricia J. Haynes, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office, Criminal Investigation, Internal ...
Jacksonville Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Crime Blotter
JACKSONVILLE, FL—United States Attorney A. Brian Albritton announces that U.S. District Judge Henry Lee Adams, Jr., today sentenced Juan Carlos Gonzalez (age 51, of Jacksonville) to seven years in federal prison for conspiring to commit wire and bank fraud. The court also entered a money judgm...
Two Sentenced to Prison for Bellaire Bank Armed Robbery
Crime Blotter
HOUSTON—Two men who wore masks and carried firearms during the robbery of Guaranty Bank on Jan. 14, 2009, in Bellaire have been sentenced to more than 16 years each in federal prison, United States Attorney Tim Johnson announced today. Antwaine Joseph Alexander, Jerry Anthony Ramsey and a t...
Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Role in Counterfeit Pipe Coupling Scheme
Crime Blotter
WASHINGTON—Hayden B. Greene, 32, of Tulsa, Okla., and James Robert Roy, 42, of Tomball, Texas, were sentenced today to 30 months and 15 months in prison, respectively, for conspiring to manufacture and sell counterfeit pipe couplings, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the...
Fugitive GM Exec Returns to U.S., Pleads Guilty to Fraud, $6.5 Million Kickback Scheme
Crime Blotter
CHICAGO—A former General Motors Corp. executive who was a fugitive abroad for more than a year returned to the United States yesterday and pleaded guilty today to federal charges relating to a kickback and fraud scheme involving GM´s sale of bulk aluminum to third parties. The defendant,...
Fugitive GM Exec Returns to U.S., Pleads Guilty to Fraud, $6.5 Million Kickback Scheme
Crime Blotter
CHICAGO—A former General Motors Corp. executive who was a fugitive abroad for more than a year returned to the United States yesterday and pleaded guilty today to federal charges relating to a kickback and fraud scheme involving GM´s sale of bulk aluminum to third parties. The defendant,...
Another Bill of Information and Guilty Plea in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in Operation Illegal Motion
Crime Blotter
BATON ROUGE, LA—United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced today that EDWARD C. JAMES, age 65, of Baton Rouge, LA was charged in a Bill of Information with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and with conspiracy for allegedly accepting or extorting brib...
Rome Man Charged With Tricking Employer into Paying More Than $4 Million for Non-Existent Timber
Crime Blotter
ROME, GA—AARON FREEMAN, 49, of Rome, Georgia, and eight other Georgia men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly taking part in a scheme that caused FREEMAN´s employer, Temple Inland Inc., to pay more than $4.8 million for timber that did not exist. FREEMAN and seven of...
West Coast Man Charged with Developing and Distributing Cable Network Hacking Tools
Crime Blotter
BOSTON, MA—Charges were unsealed in federal court against an Oregon man and the company he founded, TCNISO, alleging that they developed and distributed products that allowed users to modify their cable modems and obtain internet access without paying for it. Acting United States Attorney M...
Statement for the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee of the SIFMA
Newswire Services
Economic conditions improved in the third quarter of 2009. GDP growth resumed following a year of steady contraction. The third-quarter rise reflected a jump in consumer spending but activity also picked up in a number of other sectors, including housing. While many third-quarter measures improve...
Former CBP Officer Charged with Transporting an Illegal Alien
Crime Blotter
BROWNSVILLE, TX—Rudy Trace Soliz III, 43, has been charged with bringing in and willfully transporting an undocumented alien and conspiracy to commit the same, United States Attorney Tim Johnson announced today. Soliz, of Brownsville, was formerly employed as an officer with Customs and Border...
Former Border Patrol Agent Charged with Taking Bribes
Crime Blotter
TUCSON, AZ—A four-count federal indictment was unsealed today against former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Yamilkar Fierros, of Tucson, for allegedly accepting bribes. Fierros was arrested without incident by Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday, October 30, 2009, and mad...