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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Couple To Serve Prison Time For Medicare Fraud
A federal judge has sentenced a Moss Point couple already convicted in a Medicare fraud scheme to prison time and ordered them to forfeit their home and pay more than $8.1 million in restitution. here
It didn't take a tea party to swing Louisiana politics any farther to the right in recent years. Peanut Exec Back To Work After Salmonella Outbreak
The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business. Department of Labor investigating death
The Occupational Safety and Health division of the North Carolina Department of Labor is investigating the electrical shock incident that led to the death of a Mount Airy man. Displaced Siouxland Workers Have New Hope
Displaced Siouxland workers have a new weapon in their job hunting arsenal. A federal grant from the Department of Labor made an open house at the Morrell Transition Center possible. Brewster man charged with indecent assault
A Brewster man was arrested yesterday following an investigation into workplace harassment. Charleston is Going Green
The U.S. EPA has announced plans for green designs. The Capital City is going green. EPA awards $13 million for studies in Puget Sound
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $13 million in science grants to help protect and restore Puget Sound. MoDOT Violated Permits for Third Time in 5 Years, EPA Says
The state Department of Transportation violated stormwater permits for the third time in five years, the Environmental Protection Agency said late Thursday. Doctor takes stand in insider trading case
Dr. Zachariah P. Zachariah, the one-time chairman of the Florida Council on Economic Education , defended himself against charges of insider trading at his trial in West Palm Beach. Readington Twp. woman who was investment adviser stole millions from clients, the SEC charges
Federal authorities charged a Branchburg-based investment adviser and three of her firms with operating a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme fraud involving the sale of phony promissory notes to investors, many of whom are retired or unsophisticated in investments. Chinese chain Country Style Cooking files IPO
Quick service Chinese company Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co. Ltd. seeks to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering. |