Colombia ’ s former Minister of Agriculture Andres Felipe Arias is receiving help from an unlikely source in the Supreme Court case being brought against him over his alleged role in a 2009 corruption scandal . “ Andres Felipe Arias never committed a crime , he never acted with intent , or in bad faith , or with premeditation . Arias did not steal a single cent and , thank goodness , we ’ re already proving it , ” said Jairo Salgado , Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez ’ s representative to the Supreme Court . Since 2009 , Arias has been battling against accusations of corruption , after it was revealed that $ 25 million of the Agro Ingreso Seguro ( AIS ) fund , a program conceived under former President Alvaro Uribe ’ s government , was directed toward some of Colombia ’ s more affluent families — including the director of national newspaper El Colombiano and former Miss Colombia Valerie Dominguez — instead of the poor farmers who were the intended beneficiaries . According to local media , the former minister is currently being investigated for crimes related to the incompletion of legal requirements regarding contractual agreements with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture ( IICA ) , and the unjust enrichment of third parties . In total , some $ 140 million was caught up in the 2009 scandal . While Salgado affirms that Arias ’ negligence warrants disciplinary action , the IGO official maintained that Arias is not guilty of any criminal act . It was not the former minister but his political agents who engaged in direct contact with the IICA , said Salgado . “ Throughout this entire process , and in all of the accusatory evidence [ presented ] , we have not found that the acted in fraud or deceit , ” claimed the IGO representative . “ He worked with negligence , but not with this criminal fraud that implies ‘ knowing that what I ’ m doing is a crime , and I want to carry it out. ’ This is the evidence that the IGO did not find. ” Statement by Jairo Salgado , the representative attorney for the Supreme Court MORE : Ex-minister Arias barred from public office over subsidy scandal According to Salgado , technical committees were responsible for revising the compromising agreements with the IICA , and the former minister only received those agreements after they been passed through various filters . For this reason , Salgado rejects the allegations that Arias had control over the inspection of the contracts ’ minutiae . “ This is an affirmation which was not been proven and if it had I would be the first person to demand his conviction. ” said the attorney . Salgado ’ s defense of Arias stands in contrast to the Prosecutor General ’ s Office ( PGO ) insistence on his guilt . The conflicting recommendations could be evidence of a deepening schism between Colombia ’ s two public oversight institutions . As a criminal matter , the case against Arias falls under the scope of the Prosecutor General ’ s Office . The IGO , which only has the authority to pass administrative disciplinary measures , can , however , intervene in criminal proceedings to influence the decisions . The PGO and IGO have locked horns most recently over the IGO ’ s decision to dismiss , and ban from office for 15 years , Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro over alleged “ irregularities ” in the city ’ s conversion of private garbage collection contracts into a public service . MORE : Petro vs. Colombia — can international bodies save Bogota ’ s mayor ? Colombian Prosecutor General Luis Eduardo Montealegre has since challenged the power of Prosecutor General Alejandro Ordoñez to dismiss public officials without due process . Since Tuesday , many have expressed consternation at the idea that Petro , who has gained wide public visibility and support across the country since his dismissal , should be treated so harshly over what are perceived as being relatively petty accusations , when compared to those being leveled against Arias , whom the IGO is now defending . ( The same IGO that issues strong punishments to Gustavo Petro for trash asks absolution for Arias for the embezzlement of millions . ? ? ? … ) La procuraduría que emite fuerte castigo a @ petrogustavo por las basuras , pide absolución a Arias por el desvío de miles de millones . ? ? ? … — Edwin Lancheros ( @ edlauncher ) February 11 , 2014 In 2009 , Arias faced a similar punishment to the one assessed to Petro last December . The IGO dismissed the former minister and banned him from serving new office for 16 years , over what the IGO deemed was his negligent role in the embezzlement . The AIS scandal The AIS scandal broke in 2009 , when the Colombian Cambio magazine denounced the state-run program for distributing funds to wealthy families rather than agricultural workers . Arias , the Agricultural Minister at the time , was accused of using the program funds to promote his 2010 candidacy for president , and of redirecting millions worth of subsidies to affluent Colombian citizens such as the Davila , Lacouture , Vives , and Pinedo familes , a former Miss Colombia and the director of the El Colombiano newspaper , for which he was a prominent columnist . Criminal prosecutions against Arias began in October 2011 . Current president Juan Manuel Santos and former President Uribe – who has consistently defended the innocence of the man many considered his prodigy — were among those called to testify over the course of the proceedings . MORE : Uribe claims judicial conspiracy against Arias The former minister was released on bail after his fourth appeal in June 2013 , and remains free from prison as his court case continues . MORE : Colombian ex-minister accused of embezzling $ 25M released on bail The AIS was replaced in 2011 by the Desarrollo Rural con Equidad ( DRE ) , also designed to support small and medium-scale Colombian farmers . Arias is potentially facing 15 years in jail for the charges being brought against him . His defense is scheduled to present its closing arguments Wednesday afternoon . Sources - Procuraduría pide declarar inocente a Andrés Felipe Arias ( Vanguardia ) - Fiscalía pide a la Corte condenar a Andrés Felipe Arias por Agro Ingreso Seguro ( Vanguardia ) - AUDIO : Procurador Delegado Jairo Salgado explica porque pidió absolución de Arias ( Andrés Felipe Arias Inocente ) - Representante de Minagricultura también pidió condena para Arias ( El Tiempo ) - Procuraduría , que había sancionado a Arias por AIS , pidió absolverlo ( El Tiempo ) - Este miércoles empieza el juicio contra Andrés Felipe Arias ( Semana ) - La Procuraduría pide absolver a Andrés Felipe Arias ( Publimetro ) - Procurador general destituye e inhabilita por 16 años a ex ministro de agricultura Andrés Felipe Arias y 10 funcionarios y ex funcionarios más ( Inspector General ’ s Office )

B-ORG O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O B-PER O O O O O O O B-ORG O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O B-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O B-PER I-PER O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O B-ORG O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O B-ORG O O O O B-ORG O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER B-PER I-PER B-PER B-PER I-PER O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER O O O O O O B-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Narrow your search : Mugshots.com ID : 178830217 Inmate Name : DONALD L THOMSEN DOB : 2/11/1984 Race : W Sex : M Master Number : Mugshots.com ID : 68934225 Inmate Name : DONALD L THOMSEN DOB : 6/16/1963 Race : W Sex : M Master Number : Mugshots.com ID : 185330658 Inmate Name : DONALD L THOMSEN DOB : 6/16/1963 Race : W Sex : M Master Number : Mugshots.com ID : 184677178 Inmate Name : DONALD L THOMSEN DOB : 6/16/1963 Race : W Sex : M Master Number : Mugshots.com ID : 116314479 Inmate Name : DONALD L THOMSEN DOB : 2/11/1984 Race : W Sex : M Master Number : Mugshots.com ID : 86924360 Inmate Name : DONALD L THOMSEN DOB : 2/11/1984 Race : W Sex : M Master Number :

O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Stanislaus County Sheriff 's Department investigates homicide in Turlock Robbery suspects caught in Riverbank Modesto 's Top 10 iconic food and drink spots Recreational weed is now legal in California . So what does that mean ? Enochs science students ' cool new tool Puppy rescued from south Modesto fire How to give your child a healthy start to the school year Downey 28 , Enochs 10 | Highlights Robbery 'accomplice ' in the doghouse A human pink ribbon in Turlock

B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O B-LOC O O O O B-LOC B-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC


Randallstown Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Producing and Possessing Child Pornography Sexually Abused Two Girls , Ages 6 and 8 , and Photographed the Abuse Baltimore , Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced John Michael Fowler , age 28 , of Randallstown , Maryland , today to 40 years in federal prison for four counts of sexually abusing a minor in order to produce visual images of the abuse , and one count of possession of child pornography , followed by 30 years of supervised release . Judge Bennett also ordered that , upon his release from prison , Fowler must register as a sex offender in the places where he resides , where he is an employee , and where he is a student , under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ( SORNA ) . The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur ; Special Agent in Charge Gordon B. Johnson of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ; Interim Commissioner Gary Tuggle of the Baltimore Police Department ; and Baltimore State ’ s Attorney Marilyn Mosby . “ John Fowler is a sexual predator who committed horrific acts against innocent children , ” said U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur . “ This sentence demonstrates our commitment to protect our children and to hold accountable those who endanger them . As there is no parole for federal sentences , we have removed the threat of Mr. Fowler from our community. ” According to his indictment and other court documents , Fowler sexually abused two young girls and took videos and photos documenting the abuse . Specifically , in 2013 and 2014 Fowler sexually abused a girl who was six years old when the abuse began . Fowler photographed the abuse and those sexually explicit images were found during a search of his Randallstown home on February 16 , 2017 . Fowler admitted that he also abused an eight-year-old girl , whom Fowler thought was sleeping , using his mobile phone to produce sexually explicit images of the girl . This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood , a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse . Led by the United States Attorneys ’ Offices and the Criminal Division 's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section , Project Safe Childhood marshals federal , state , and local resources to locate , apprehend , and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children , and to identify and rescue victims . For more information about Project Safe Childhood , please visit www.justice.gov/psc . For more information about Internet safety education , please visit www.justice.gov/psc and click on the `` resources '' tab on the left of the page . United States Attorney Robert K. Hur commended the FBI , the Baltimore Police Department , and the Office of the State ’ s Attorney for Baltimore City for their work in the investigation and prosecution . Mr. Hur thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Budlow , who is prosecuting the case .

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O B-AGE O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O B-PER I-PER B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Skip to main content USAO Secondary Header En Español Subscribe Contact Us Search form U.S . Attorneys About Mission U.S . Attorneys Listing History EOUSA Meet the Director Mission and Functions Organizational Chart News Press Releases Social Media Directory Videos Resources FOIA Library FOIA/Privacy Act Requests Annual Statistical Reports DOJ Journal Justice Manual Crime Victims ' Rights Ombudsman Filing a Complaint Complaint Forms Victims ' Rights Resources Contact Us Career Center Current Job Openings Attorneys Professional Staff Students Salary Information FAQs You are here U.S . Attorneys News News Keywords Items per page 25 50 April 27 , 2017 Press Release Schneider Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime Based on Victim ’ s Sexual Orientation Press Release Idaho Man Sentenced For Federal Hate Crime Based on Victim ’ s Sexual Orientation April 24 , 2017 Press Release U.S./Israeli Man Charged In Connection With Threats To Jewish Community Centers , Conveying False Information , And Cyberstalking April 10 , 2017 Press Release Bakersfield Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Hate Crime Press Release Bakersfield Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Hate Crime April 5 , 2017 Press Release Toledo men sentenced to prison for racially motivated attack on African-American stranger Press Release Ohio Men Sentenced to Prison for Racially Motivated Attack on Stranger Was this page helpful ? Was this page helpful ? Yes No Thank you for your input . Contact the Webmaster to submit comments .

O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Editorial : So much for equal pay for Quebec political aides How is it that even in 2016 , male chiefs of staff in Quebec are earning more than women ? Quebec politicians have taken many strides when it comes to gender equality . Jean Charest was the first Quebec premier to name an equal number of men and women to his cabinet between 2007 and 2009 , although he didn ’ t repeat that laudable move in subsequent efforts . Pauline Marois was the first woman to serve as premier of Quebec . Today Premier Philippe Couillard ’ s cabinet is about 40 per cent female . This is partly a result of the momentum that built across Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau achieved gender parity among his ministers at the federal level , famously quipping : “ Because it ’ s 2015. ” Quebec politicians are the first to preach the virtues of equality to new immigrants with different cultural practices . But it ’ s a different story when it comes to paying ministers ’ female chiefs of staff equal pay for equal work . This raises some serious questions about Quebec politicians putting their money where their mouth is . Is this deliberate , or is it happening unwittingly ? Are the female chiefs of staff selling themselves short in negotiating their pay , or are they being undervalued ? Given the nearly even split of men and women serving as the top aides to Quebec cabinet ministers , there ’ s clearly no shortage of competent female candidates for the job and no problem recognizing their talents . But for some reason , their contributions are not being compensated at the same level . Even in 2016 . In the ongoing quest for gender equality , Quebec cabinet ministers need to get their own affairs in order and lead by example .

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


You are here News News November 21 , 2017 February 21 , 2018 January 5 , 2016 Press Release November 29 , 2018 June 28 , 2016 Press Release April 17 , 2019 October 30 , 2019 September 20 , 2019 Press Release Bella Vista , Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty To Transport Of A Minor With Intent To Engage In Criminal Sexual Activity January 31 , 2020 Press Release Bella Vista , Arkansas Man Sentenced To 120 Months For Transportation Of A Minor With Intent To Engage In Criminal Sexual Activity December 19 , 2016 April 19 , 2017 Press Release Broken Arrow Man Sentenced To 51 Months For Possession Of Materials Involving Sexual Exploitation Of Minors October 13 , 2017 March 1 , 2018 December 10 , 2020 Press Release Chouteau Man Pleads Guilty To Possession And Distribution Of Material Involving Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor ( Multiple Counts ) June 10 , 2019 Press Release Defendant Guilty Of 1997 Kidnapping And Traveling With Intent To Engage In Sexual Act With A Juvenile May 20 , 2019 February 25 , 2020 Press Release Defendant Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For 1997 Kidnapping , Traveling With Intent To Engage In Sexual Act With A Juvenile April 20 , 2020 April 22 , 2021 Press Release March 30 , 2020 Press Release EASTERN DISTRICT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ’ S OFFICE REMAINS OPERATIONAL AND PREPARES RESPONSE TO EMERGING TREND OF COVID-19 FRAUD August 24 , 2020 Press Release Eufaula Man Sentenced To 78 Months , $ 3,000 Restitution For Possession Of Material Involving Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor August 16 , 2017 March 8 , 2016 January 13 , 2021 Press Release

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Downtown development board rolling out tax-increment financing incentive The Downtown Memphis Commission is activating a tax-increment financing ( TIF ) incentive in anticipation of developers seeking more help than a popular tax abatement program can provide . A policy committee of the Center City Revenue Finance Corp. , which controls the incentives , reviewed the TIF program Friday and forwarded it to the board for adoption . Officials say several developers have recently inquired about additional incentives that might be available for infrastructure such as street improvements , utilities and parking . The developers were n't identified . President Jennifer Oswalt said the agency has long had the legal ability to approve TIFs for site-specific projects , but had never seen a demand for such a program . A TIF allows a portion of the increase in property taxes generated by a development to be set aside for spending on infrastructure tied to the project . Developers typically issue bonds to pay for infrastructure at the beginning of a project , then pay off the debt with TIF proceeds . The Downtown commission 's mainstay incentive is a payment in lieu of taxes , or PILOT , that reduces a development ’ s property taxes for a fixed term . PILOT has been used for decades to attract Downtown development projects . Oswalt said the TIF program will operate under the same rules as a PILOT . Projects must be within the Downtown core or inside the Parkways and must meet a “ but for ” test , essentially proving that they aren ’ t financially feasible without the incentive . A project could be eligible for either a TIF or a PILOT , but not both , Oswalt said . The program applies to commercial real estate development including apartments , commercial and a mixture of the uses . It can ’ t be used for single-family residential or , with a few exceptions , industrial development . A developer must submit an economic impact plan to justify a TIF , and each TIF must be approved by the City Council and Shelby County Commission , in addition to the Center City Revenue Finance Corp. board . PILOTs are approved by the Center City board . Officials said they believe the incentive would come into play on large development projects on sites with big infrastructure needs . Oswalt said an example might be a development on top of the Gayoso Bayou , an aging drainage system that runs beneath Downtown . Board attorney James McLaren said it would take a sizable project — one with a need for probably $ 10 million in TIF funding — to justify the expense of creating the TIF and issuing bonds . More : Binghamton apartments , Southgate revamp win tax breaks ; Shelby Farms area project advances A variety of TIFs have been approved around the city . The Community Redevelopment Agency of Memphis and Shelby County has approved multiple TIF districts , and the Economic Development Growth Engine approved a TIF for Graceland redevelopment . Developers of Parkside at Shelby Farms recently won approval from the EDGE board for a TIF for a mixed-use development . Reach reporter Wayne Risher at ( 901 ) 529-2874 or wayne.risher @ commercialappeal.com .

O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O B-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC O O O O O O O O O O


Eric Barone 'ca n't help but think about Stardew Valley ' while creating follow-up game Eric Barone 'ca n't help but think about Stardew Valley ' while creating follow-up game Haunted Chocolatier . UP NEXT NOW PLAYING : Other Eric Barone 'ca n't help but think about Stardew Valley ' while creating follow-up gameBANG Showbiz UP NEXT Sonic Origins to release on the birthday of Sonic franchiseBANG Showbiz Jane Foster will have cancer in Thor : Love and ThunderBANG Showbiz Paul Bettany teases his return as VisionBANG Showbiz New ‘ Tales from the Borderlands ’ coming in 2022BANG Showbiz Dungeons and Dragons movie gets official title : Honor Among ThievesBANG Showbiz LEGO Star Wars : The Skywalker Saga had the biggest launch for any LEGO gameBANG Showbiz Jane Foster ’ s Mighty Thor coming to Marvel 's AvengersBANG Showbiz Overwatch 2 developers ‘ upset and annoyed ’ by delaysBANG Showbiz Digimon Survive finally releasing this July after several delaysBANG Showbiz Spider-Man : Across the Spider-Verse delayed to 2023BANG Showbiz Returnal director says developers can ‘ always do more ’ to make games more accessibleBANG Showbiz Moon Knight arrives to FortniteBANG Showbiz Nintendo moves up Xenoblade Chronicles 3 release to 29th JulyBANG Showbiz Sucker Punch no longer ‘ actively working on additional patches ’ for Ghost of TsushimaBANG Showbiz Jason Momoa 'in talks ' to star in Minecraft movie for Warner Bros.BANG Showbiz

B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG B-PER I-PER O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-PER O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-ORG O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-PER O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O


Covington Blogger 's Epic Takedown of `` Bearded Hipsters '' Goes Viral Covington blogger Nicki Daniels has had it with bearded hipsters and the way they have forced her `` to suss out who is the real man and who is the poseur '' . At her blog , The Nicki Daniels Interview , she penned `` An Open Letter to Bearded Hipsters '' on January 6 . Since then , the piece has been viewed by more than half a million people . Here is part of what Daniels had to say about the troublesome bearded hipster : Before this explosion of whiskers on trendy men everywhere , if I saw a bearded man it was safe to assume certain things about him . Like , he probably owned a hammer . Or washed his hair with a bar of Irish Spring . His beard was probably scented with motor oil and probably had remnants of last night ’ s chili in it . But you vegan nancyboys are a different breed altogether . You have your mountain man scruff , but you maintain it . You groom it . With products . A quick google search of “ beard grooming products ” turns up literally thousands of articles explaining how to have the most lustrous beard possible . Take this one from Philadelphia Magazine , where they tested TWENTY DIFFERENT VARIETIES of beard oil . The result of this intrepid testing ? “ I ’ m talking softer , more manageable whiskers that hold their shape better and smell nice , besides . Doesn ’ t sound so bad put that way , does it ? ” Yes . Yes it does , you GIANT PUSSY . Am I reading “ Cosmo ” ? Read the full post : Click Here The viral success of Daniels ' post prompted an `` apology '' follow-up : For the bearded manly men , I ’ m sorry for making you feel good about yourselves . Since I wrote this post , I have been introduced to an amazing group of people called “ feminists ” . They told me that we are living in something called a “ patriarchal society ” and apparently it ’ s guys like you that have been keeping us women down for centuries . My mind is blown ! Apparently , by me wishing for a more old fashioned guy , I am encouraging the perpetuation of this nefarious system . I have gotten a library card and plan to read more about this . As a side note , I also learned that no means no . These awesome feminists also told me that by calling a man a “ pussy ” , I am equating female genitalia with weakness . I ’ m still on the fence about that one . Honestly , I just thought it sounds funny . Plus I am always bragging about my own freakishly strong vagina , so by that logic if I call a guy a pussy I am actually calling him “ amazing ” . Hmmm . Food for thought , friends . Read the full `` apology '' : Click Here You can follow The Nicki Daniels Interview on Facebook by clicking here .

B-LOC O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Today - Russians accused of burying 9,000 civilians in mass graves near Mariupol ; Biden outlines $ 800M military aid package : Live Ukraine updates - Florida Will Likely Get Rid of Disney ’ s Special Tax Status - Kentucky abortion law blocked in win for clinics - Mystery drone : How the Air Force fast-tracked a new weapon for Ukraine - US , Cuba hold highest-level talks in four years Harrisburg / Lanc / Leb / York , PA - Jailed Chambersburg teacher faces additional sexual abuse charges , police say - Nearly 3.5 million chickens in Lancaster County killed because of avian flu - Mega Millions $ 22 million jackpot ( 04/22/22 ) : When and how to find out if you ’ ve won - Largest automotive flea market in the world is back in Carlisle - Police release names of six people killed in I-81 snow quall pileup in Pennsylvania Entertainment - 20 songs that should have won a Grammy - 'Downton Abbey ' star rocks a heinous coat , plus more fashion hits and misses from April 2022 - Vanessa Williams Says Her POTUS Costumes Feature 'Nods ' to First Ladies She 's Met Over the Years - Ashley Hebert and Yanni Georgoulakis ’ Relationship Timeline - This is the best superhero TV show of all time , according to data Money - Nearly 1 in 4 students in the U.S. has access to personal finance education this year - Bitcoin 2022 Exclusive : Building Symbiotic Relationships Between Old And New Finance - US leads G20 boycott of Russian finance officials - Can Gamification Help Teach Personal Finance ? - G-7 finance chiefs commit at least $ 24 billion to support Ukraine Sports - IndyCar , Indianapolis 500 announce plans to go green - Rapoport details when Deebo Samuel trade offers will likely escalate - SEC spring football power rankings : Alabama , Georgia tops again ; middle hard to predict - Buccaneers sign Deadrin Senat - GM Andrew Berry : Browns 'were transparent ' with representatives for Baker Mayfield Esports - Pound 2022 - FIFA 22 : How to complete UEFA Road to the Final Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain SBC – Requirements and solutions - New run-boost molotov on Overpass lets CTs block off T spawn - When Does FIFA 22 Team of the Season Voting End ? - Xzi returns from retirement , joins Florida Mayhem for 2022 Overwatch League season Shopping - 40 Garage Sale Finds That Could Secretly Be Worth a Ton - RS Recommends : The Best Mattress Protectors for Every Type of Mattress - Viola Davis ' Riveting Memoir Is Oprah 's Latest Book Club Pick — & It 's Less Than $ 20 On Amazon - Finally , Stylish Storage Bins You Can Fit Under the Bed - Top 15 Friday Amazon Deals : $ 239 Apple Watch , $ 49 Hamilton Beach Air Purifier , $ 125 Smart Deadbolt Lock Lifestyle - The 40 Most Expensive Jewels Ever Sold at Auction - See '3rd Rock From the Sun ' Star Kristen Johnston Now at 54 . - It 's Time to Upgrade Your Sleep with These Discounted Sheets , Comforters and More - CNN+ and other product launches that failed miserably - 8 of the Most Beautifully Designed Eco-Friendly Homes News - House GOP member 1st lawmaker to publicly testify about Capitol riot - Calif. Family Surprised to Find 5 Bears Hibernating Under Home : 'Quite the Scene' - Looking to deepen pain for Putin , West studying oil and gas - `` Corporate welfare '' : Bernie Sanders calls out Congress over proposed Jeff Bezos `` bailout '' - COVID-19 was third leading cause of death in US last year : CDC Health & Fitness - 20 Gifts for Coffee Lovers Who Ride - Boost Your Energy Levels by Loading Up on These B-Vitamin Foods - 15 High-Protein Smoothies That Will Keep You Full for Hours - Everyone Over 50 Should Be Doing These 5 Exercises , According to a Doctor - 19 Sweat-Resistant Sunscreens That ’ ll Keep You Covered Through Every Ride Autos - In search of a new vehicle ? Discover great deals near you - The Corvette 's Junk in the Trunk - 7 clean convertibles that are ( still ) under $ 20K - New Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Spy Shots Show Off A Sporty-Looking EV - Hop Onboard This Volvo 850R Wagon as it Chases Down an M2 at the Nürburgring Food & Drink - Save big with hundreds of free printable coupons - Is It Safe to Eat Strawberries If Some Have Mold on Them ? - An Easy Pound Cake For A Simple Dessert Anytime - Slow-Cooker Barbacoa - New Zealand Winegrowers Report 96 % of Vineyards Are Now Certified Sustainable Travel - The best Alaska cruise for every type of traveler - Beyond Egypt : the world 's surprising pyramids - 25 Top Things to Do in Blue Ridge , Georgia - The Most Affordable Amusement Parks in the U.S. - The best RV trips you can do in the US this summer Video - Fmr . ambassador to NATO : 'Should drop the idea that Putin wants an off-ramp' - The Science of Visualization- Maximizing Your Brain 's Potential - Add these new shows and movies to your weekend watch list - What We 've Got Wrong About Emancipation - Scientists connect the health of deep sea creature populations with global climate Promotions - Phantom tornado ? Emergency was declared but a tornado never materialized - This is exactly how climate change has affected your state - Torrential rain and flooding drenches Iowa - Incredible moon shot taken over Pennsylvania - Late-season storm dishes out hefty snow in California mountains

O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O B-LOC O B-PER O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O B-ORG I-ORG B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O B-PER I-PER O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER B-PER I-PER B-ORG O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER B-ORG O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O


I ca n't pride myself on having a good long-term memory ( as my wife can attest , that 's an understatement ) , but a Feb. 1 New York Times article did spur my sluggish hippocampus . The Times article was about Brooklyn 's Crown Heights neighborhood and it noted that `` an undercurrent of unease , suspicion and resentment from some longtime residents '' remains from the 1991 `` riots that exploded between blacks and Hasidic Jews '' — as if marauding gangs of Jews and blacks had spent four days attacking one another , when , in fact , the besieged Jewish residents of Crown Heights cowered and prayed as their non-Jewish neighbors attacked them and their property . My flashback ( well , slow dawning ) was of correspondence I initiated , as Agudath Israel of America 's director of public affairs , with editors and a reporter at the Old Gray Lady in 2002 . That year , in the context of a court reversal of the federal civil rights conviction of Lemrick Nelson Jr. for the killing of Yankel Rosenbaum during the Crown Heights riots , the Times similarly characterized the disturbances in two different articles , as `` violence between blacks and Orthodox Jews . '' I telephoned the reporter whose byline appeared on the reports and asked him whether he felt his characterization really reflected what had happened on those terrible days in 1991 . He admitted that his choice of phrase had `` not been the wisest . '' I responded that I appreciated his honesty and was satisfied that a better description of the events would be used in future reports . Well , he said , he did n't know about that . The phrase , in the end , he insisted , was `` not really inaccurate . '' `` How so ? '' I asked . He suggested that some might consider the car accident in which a Jewish driver had hit and killed a black child — the tragic mishap that set off the rioting — to constitute violence . And then , he continued , there was the matter of the interaction `` between '' Mr. Rosenbaum and Mr. Nelson . The reporter thought he remembered reports of the former in some way attempting to hurt the latter . Letting honesty get the better of diplomacy , I called such justifications `` outrageous '' and , insulted , he abruptly ended the call . I immediately typed up the details of our conversation while they were still fresh in my short-term memory ( which still functions fairly well ) , and then consulted the United States Court of Appeals ' `` findings of fact '' regarding the events that led to Mr. Rosenbaum 's murder . At the scene of the accident , the court found , while some members of an African American crowd attempted to aid the injured , others `` began to attack the driver of the car . '' `` In the meantime , a crowd of several hundred people '' gathered , some of whom `` complained about Jews… At about eleven o'clock , a bald , African-American man '' addressed the crowd ; his `` angry and aggressive '' speech reportedly included the exhortation `` Let 's get the Jews , '' a chant taken up by the crowd as it proceeded to riot . In the ensuing violence , `` a group of ten and fifteen people , including Mr. Nelson , then began beating [ Mr. Rosenbaum ] , knocking him to the ground and striking him repeatedly . `` Rosenbaum grabbed hold of Nelson 's T-shirt and prevented him from making good his escape… [ Nelson ] stabbed Rosenbaum and fled . '' I faxed the reporter those findings and , when he did n't respond , I sent a copy of the correspondence to the Times ' then-Executive Editor , Howell Raines . A few days later , I received a written reply from then-Senior Editor Bill Borders , who offered a new justification of his own , citing an August 21 , 1991 report in his paper describing `` blacks and Hasidim throwing bottles and rocks at each other '' on August 20 . So it `` seems clear , '' he wrote , that the violence `` involved both sides . '' Yankel Rosenbaum , however , was murdered on the 19th , before any bottle or rock throwing by any of the area 's Jews . And so , I wrote Mr . Borders , the phrase `` …he killed a Hasidic scholar… during violence between blacks and Orthodox Jews '' was clearly misleading . More to the point , though , I suggested he consider the case of a man who assaulted a woman and was scratched by his victim during the attack . Would the Times really think to describe such a crime as `` violence between Mr. Smith and Ms. Jones '' ? I received no response — until , that is , the indirect one on Feb. 1 . Copyright 2012 AMI MAGAZINE .

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


When you 're guarding other people 's gold , it helps to keep a low profile Robyn Sprott started out as a precious metals trader and soon figured out that with all the gold buying going on , there must also be a demand for a place to put the stuff Article content The low-slung , redbrick office building on the outskirts of Toronto looks just like its neighbours , except for the Canadian flag fluttering high above the front lawn — that , and maybe the lack of any sign bearing the company name . Advertisement 2 Article content Look closely and you might also notice the multiple security cameras bristling from every nook and cranny on the walls . tap here to see other videos from our team . When you 're guarding other people 's gold , it helps to keep a low profile Back to video International Depository Services of Canada ( IDS ) is one of a handful of non-bank and non-government precious metals storage firms that have popped up over the last few years , with customers ranging from simple retail investors to large corporations . When you ’ re guarding other people ’ s gold , it helps to keep a low profile . Robyn Sprott , the managing director , is an ebullient 30-year old who got her start in business a few years back as a precious metals trader , and soon figured out that with all the gold buying going on , there must also be a demand for a place to put the stuff . That ’ s the big thing buyers fail to consider until it becomes a problem . “ The individuals I was trading with were Americans and they were looking for storage options , ” says Ms. Sprott . She knew she was on to something . As a cousin to legendary commodities investor Eric Sprott , she was already familiar with the players in the precious metals industry and it didn ’ t take long to line up Dillon Gage , a U.S.-based gold trading firm , as a partner to help finance and run the venture . “ I like gold , ” she says in an interview in her office , lit by a few stray beams of sunlight coming through narrow , gun slot window . But she insists she ’ s not one of those folks who believes that paper money is a government plot and that the only real money is bullion . Her first piece of the yellow metal acquired many years ago was a Maple Leaf coin from the Canadian Mint and her holdings — she declines to say how much she owns — grew from there . Advertisement 3 Article content You have a lot of people who aren ’ t Obama fans Ms. Sprott may not be a goldbug but she ’ s seen plenty come through the front door . On the retail front , they ’ re often affluent and mostly American , attracted by the idea of getting their assets out of the U.S. and out of reach of nosy government authorities . Some are Tea Party types who cleave to far right-wing ideologies , viewing gold as a hedge against political risk . “ You have a lot of people who aren ’ t [ U.S. President Barack ] Obama fans , ” she explains . They ’ re fearful the country is going down the wrong road and that when “ end times ” come , only gold will have value . Another key trend that ’ s driving the industry is soaring gold prices . In the face of a sluggish economy , investors increasingly see owning physical gold as a legitimate way to protect against inflation . According to Ms. Sprott , demand for physical gold traditionally went up when the price went up , but recently that phenomenon has been turned on its head as demand has remained strong even as gold is slumping . Finally , there ’ s the matter of tax . Hit by rising debt , governments around the world are looking for ways to boost revenues , and the simplest way for many is to clamp down on tax evasion . The U.S. government is in the process of enacting its notorious FATCA legislation , under which foreign banks — including Canadian banks — will be required to report account details for all their American customers . The rules for precious metals are far less strict . Most of Canada ’ s banks also offer precious metals storage — they ’ re the biggest players in the business — but Ms. Sprott is betting that potential customers will be a lot more wary of dealing with banks because of the heightened rules and regulatory scrutiny they face . Small , independent players such as IDS aren ’ t subject to the federal Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions , and nor are they affected by FATCA . Advertisement 4 Article content The industry is most visible in countries like Switzerland and Singapore where facilities known as freeports are located close to international airports , offering storage for precious metals , art , vintage cars and other valuable assets . Some also provide trading services for clients who want to swap , say , some silver bars for a few cases of rare wine . IDS will guard whatever gold you have , but reporting is up to the customer . Often the company doesn ’ t even know who owns the gold in its warehouse as in many cases it ’ s held under the name of a broker acting on behalf of someone else . The company launched in 2012 after having the building retrofitted ( a two-year process ) with the latest security . Exterior walls are reinforced concrete and the ones on the inside are covered in Kevlar , the stuff used in bullet-proof vests . Ubiquitous security cameras ensure that virtually every step taken inside the facility is captured on a hard disk . For good measure , there are motion detectors . Doors are metal and controlled by a central locking mechanism , so no two doors can be opened at once . American clients who drop by to check things out can ’ t help but be impressed by all the hardware , or the numerous oil paintings of canoes — this is Canada , after all — adorning the walls around Ms. Sprott ’ s office . Still , gaining traction in the business will take time . More than a year after the company opened its doors , there ’ s a lot more empty space than bullion in the warehouse . But the facility is built and Ms. Sprott is confident that the customers will come .

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O B-AGE I-AGE I-AGE O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


UP NEXT UP NEXT 32_SI_Masters_GolfPride_FRI_v1Morning Read on Sports Illustrated 31_SI_Masters_Tagrisso_THU_v1Morning Read on Sports Illustrated 31_SI_Masters_GolfPride_THU_v1Morning Read on Sports Illustrated 29_SI_Masters_Daily_WED_v2Morning Read on Sports Illustrated 29_SI_RN_Masters_WED_v2Morning Read on Sports Illustrated WYBT Masters v1Morning Read on Sports Illustrated 3.30 Up and DownMorning Read on Sports Illustrated 3.30 Up and DownMorning Read on Sports Illustrated protips_episode_5 ( 1080p ) Morning Read on Sports Illustrated IMG_2201Morning Read on Sports Illustrated ProTips_Ep_6_1Morning Read on Sports Illustrated PXG_Gen5_PKGMorning Read on Sports Illustrated 34_SI_Masters_GolfPride_SUN_v1Morning Read on Sports Illustrated 33_SI_Masters_Tagrisso_SAT_v1Morning Read on Sports Illustrated 33_SI_Masters_GolfPride_SAT_v1Morning Read on Sports Illustrated

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Advertisement FOLLOW ON TORONTO -- YouTube is putting a bigger bet on its most successful Canadian creators with a channel dedicated to promoting local talent . The video streaming platform unveiled `` Spotlight Canada '' on Monday , a curated page that highlights some of the nation 's standout videos . It 's the first time a country has been singled out with its own curated content section . The debut of the page features a selection of past viral hits , including astronaut Chris Hadfield 's collaboration with the Barenaked Ladies from space , the Tragically Hip performing `` Bobcaygeon '' in Kingston , Ont. , last summer , and a selection of trending music videos from Canadian artists . There 's also a section highlighting indigenous musicians and one for `` Canada 's favourite YouTube creators . '' Another feature called `` Creator on the Rise , '' which debuts Wednesday , unearths the hottest Canadian clips on YouTube each week . The selection is chosen by algorithms that factor in view count and subscriber growth . YouTube says the entire page will be refreshed each month with a new slate of videos . It 's a pilot project , but Marie Josee Lamothe , a managing director at YouTube 's owner Google , says it makes sense to select Canada as the testing ground for championing homegrown content . Some of the world 's biggest YouTube stars , including breakout creators Lilly Singh , AsapScience and Gigi Gorgeous , transcended the country 's borders and racked up millions of views on their viral clips . `` The objective is to showcase Canada 's top stars , but also to help discover emerging Canadian talent , '' said Lamothe . `` What we want to do is bring a focus to the diverse Canadian voices that create this content . '' YouTube says recent data has shown a notable increase in viewership for Canada . In the first half of this year , the amount of time Canadians spent watching YouTube videos jumped by 30 per cent compared to the same period last year . Within that same window , watch time for Canadian channels soared 230 per cent in India , 70 per cent in the U.S. and 60 per cent in Australia . Lamothe says for those reasons alone it makes sense for YouTube to invest more in content from Canada . Google has already opened a 3,500 square-foot facility at the downtown Toronto campus of George Brown College aimed at giving creators the tools they need to make their videos better , like green screens and other high-end technology . `` It 's important to promote our own local talent , '' added Lamothe . `` ( This is ) a big , fast-growing fan base that is worth supporting . ''

O O O B-LOC O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC O O O O B-LOC O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


A New York lawmaker accused of trading prescription pills for sex is facing multiple felony charges following his arraignment on a nine-count indictment , officials announced . On Long Island , Suffolk County Legislator William “ Doc ” Spencer , who represents the 18th District , was charged on Monday , Nov. 8 on a nine-count indictment that includes seven felonies . Spencer , a Centerport resident , was previously arrested on drug charges . He pleaded not guilty . The new charges were not read in court . The new charges are tied to Spencer allegedly hiring a sex worker in September 2020 and later lying about the incident to investigators in official documents , claiming that he was the victim of an extortion scam by a pimp . He was previously charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal sale of a controlled substance . Officials said that county and federal officials on Long Island were tipped to Spencer ’ s alleged activities , leading to a meeting behind a Goodwill store in Elwood , where he was met by investigators as part of a sting operation . It has been alleged that Spencer texted a woman who he believed to be a sex worker , to meet for a swap of Oxycodone pills for sex . He was found in his state vehicle parked behind the Goodwill store outside a strip mall , and busted with lubricant , condoms , and a loaded pistol . Spencer has been in the legislature since being elected in 2011 . He remains a legislator but entered into an agreement to voluntarily discontinue his medical license pending the conclusion and outcome of the case . He did not seek reelection following his last term as the case against him is pending . Following the initial allegations , Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer Rob Calarco issued a statement saying that “ there is nothing in the law that requires a legislator to resign while charges are pending , and while the allegations against Legislator Spencer are serious , he is entitled to his day in court. ” Click here to sign up for Daily Voice 's free daily emails and news alerts .

O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Newcastle 's youth World Cup-winning keeper Freddie Woodman stars during England training RAFA BENITEZ is said to be keen to sign a goalkeeper before the transfer window slams shut tomorrow – but with Freddie Woodman on the books does he really need to ? The young Newcastle goalkeeper received the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper as the England U20 side stormed to World Cup glory this summer . And he was rewarded with an invite to train with the senior side this week , holding his own alongside Joe Hart , Tom Heaton and Jack Butland . Footage uploaded to the England Twitter feed shows he gave an impressive account of himself too , pulling off a string of acrobatic saves against the Three Lions ’ prolific attacking talent . The short clip includes a particularly impressive fingertip stop to deny Daniel Sturridge a curling effort into the bottom corner . Toon boss Benitez wants to bring in another first-choice goalkeeper ahead of deadline day tomorrow , having offloaded Belgian flop Mats Sels . Tim Krul and Karl Darlow are thought to be available for the right price , leaving Rob Eliot as the club ’ s current number one . But after a decent showing with the England senior squad , Newcastle fans have called on Rafa to give 20-year-old Woodman a chance . “ I 'm really concerned about how we 're treating this lad , reckon we could lose him and come to really regret it , ” one viewer said . Another wrote : “ I kind of just want to say f * * * it and have Woodman as our number one . “ Whatever happens , happens . ”

B-ORG O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O B-ORG O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER B-PER I-PER I-PER B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O B-ORG O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER B-PER I-PER O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O B-PER I-PER O B-AGE I-AGE I-AGE B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


BOSTON -- The credit ratings agency Standard & Poor 's has downgraded its assessment of Russia 's ability to repay foreign debt , signalling rising prospects that Moscow will soon default on external loans for the first time in more than a century . S & P Global Ratings issued the downgrade to `` selective default '' late Friday after Russia arranged to make foreign bond payments in rubles on Monday when they were due in dollars . It said it did n't expect Russia to be able to convert the rubles into dollars within the 30-day grace period allowed . S & P said in a statement that its decision was based partly on its opinion that sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine `` are likely to be further increased in the coming weeks , hampering Russia 's willingness and technical abilities to honor the terms and conditions of its obligations to foreign debtholders . '' An S & P spokesperson said a selective default rating is when a lender defaults on a specific payment but makes others on time . While Russia has signalled that it remains willing to pay its debts , the Kremlin also has warned that it would do so in rubles if its overseas accounts in foreign currencies remain frozen . Tightened sanctions placed on Russia this week after evidence of alleged war crimes -- the killing of civilians in the town of Bucha during Russian military occupation -- barred it from using any foreign reserves held in U.S. banks for debt payments . Russia 's finance ministry said Wednesday that it tried to make a US $ 649 million payment toward two bonds to an unnamed U.S. bank -- previously reported as JPMorgan Chase -- but that the tightened sanctions prevented the payment from being accepted , so it paid in rubles . Western sanctions have severely squeezed Russia 's economy , and S & P and other ratings agencies had already downgraded its debt to `` junk '' status , deeming a default highly likely . Russia has used strict capital controls , other severe measures and proceeds from oil and gas sales to artificially prop up the ruble . The country has not defaulted on foreign debt since the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 , when the Soviet Union emerged . Even in the late 1990s , following the Soviet Union 's demise , Russia was able to continue to pay foreign debts with the help of international aid . It did default on domestic debt , however .

B-LOC O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Advance Child Care , Sandpoint , ID 83864 , Sandpoint , ID 83864 208-265-8687 Read More 6577 Main St , Bonners Ferry , ID 83805 208-267-3149 Read More 378 Emerson Ln , Bonners Ferry , ID 83805 208-267-6668 Read More 6653 Chippewa Dr , Bonners Ferry , ID 83805 208-267-5756 Read More 6577 Main St , Bonners Ferry , ID 83805 208-267-7962 Read More 6577 Main St , Bonners Ferry , ID 83805 208-267-5852 Read More Po Box A , Bonners Ferry , ID 83805 208-267-0887 Read More 5530 N 4th St , Coeur D Alene , ID 83815 208-667-4507 Read More 2281 W Seltice Way , Post Falls , ID 83854 208-777-4400 Read More 4904 N Duncan Dr , Coeur D Alene , ID 83815 208-676-1667 Read More

O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC I-LOC B-MISC O B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC O B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC O B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC O O O O


Justice News Justice News January 3 , 2018 Press Release January 23 , 2018 Press Release Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Meets with Students from Communities in Schools of Atlanta Speech Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Andrew C. Finch Delivers Remarks at the Heritage Foundation January 25 , 2018 Speech Remarks of Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Delivered at the New York State Bar Association January 26 , 2018 January 29 , 2018 Speech Deputy Assistant Attorney General Roger P. Alford Delivers Remarks at the American Chamber of Commerce in South Korea February 1 , 2018 Press Release Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Officials Meet with Chinese Anti-Monopoly Agencies in Beijing February 2 , 2018 Speech Deputy Assistant Attorney General Barry Nigro Delivers Remarks at the Annual Antitrust Law Leaders Forum in Miami , Florida February 6 , 2018 Press Release School Bus Company Owners Sentenced to Prison for Bid Rigging and Fraud Involving Puerto Rico Public School Bus Services February 8 , 2018 Press Release Antitrust Division Establishes the “ Jackson-Nash Address ” and Announces Professor Alvin Roth as Inaugural Speaker February 9 , 2018 Press Release February 15 , 2018 Press Release Mississippi Real Estate Investors Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Rig Bids at Public Foreclosure Auctions Press Release February 21 , 2018 Speech February 23 , 2018 February 26 , 2018 Speech March 5 , 2018 Press Release Department of Justice ’ s Antitrust Division Announces New Roundtable Series on Competition and Deregulation Press Release Ultra Electronics Abandons Its Proposed Acquisition of Sparton Corp. After Department of Justice Expresses Concerns March 12 , 2018 March 14 , 2018 Speech Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Delivers Remarks at Antitrust Division ’ s First Competition and Deregulation Roundtable March 16 , 2018 Speech Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Delivers Keynote Address at University of Pennsylvania Law School March 21 , 2018 Press Release Real Estate Investor Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Rigging Bids at Northern California Public Foreclosure Auctions March 23 , 2018 Press Release International Competition Network Adopts Guiding Principles for Procedural Fairness and New Recommendations for Merger Review

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Former Houston school board member Larry Marshall has lost his plea to the Supreme Court to halt a looming trial concerning allegations he was involved in a bribery scheme . The court confirmed Friday that Justice Clarence Thomas denied Marshall 's emergency petition , seeking to stop the six-year-old case from going to trial Oct. 24 in federal court in Houston . Marshall , who served on the Houston board from 1998 to 2013 , is accused in a civil lawsuit of steering school district contracts to certain construction vendors in exchange for kickbacks . Marshall has denied the claims , arguing that he had a legitimate consulting business with his political campaign treasurer , Joyce Moss-Clay , and did not get involved in district contracts . According to court records , Moss-Clay paid Marshall a majority cut of the fees she earned as a consultant for several school district vendors . In 2009 alone , the payments to Marshall topped $ 59,000 , court records show . Houston construction contractor Gil Ramirez Jr. filed the lawsuit against Marshall , Moss-Clay and two competing business , RHJ-JOC and Fort Bend Mechanical . All have denied wrongdoing . The Houston Independent School District was dismissed from the case as a governmental agency . RHJ-JOC and Fort Bend Mechanical were among Moss-Clay 's clients , according to court records . A trial could force several high-profile officials , including current and former Houston school board members and ex-superintendents Abelardo Saavedra and Rod Paige , on the witness stand . Lawyers representing Ramirez , whose company is the Gil Ramirez Group , have issued subpoenas to appear in court to at least 22 people . The Houston school district 's former chief auditor , Richard Patton , and Norman Nelson , a partner at the tax-collection firm Linebarger Goggan , have filed requests asking not to have to appear in court . The Linebarger firm is a school district vendor , and Moss-Clay said the firm was one of her clients , according to court records . Patton 's motion to quash his subpoena said he has no personal knowledge of the claims in the lawsuit . He was hired by the district after it was filed . He also said that giving testimony in this case could prejudice him in the ongoing whistleblower lawsuit he has against the district . U.S. District Court Judge Keith Ellison has set a hearing on Oct. 18 to address additional requests by Marshall to reconsider dismissing some of the claims against him and to split the trial to avoid confusion over claims tied to RHJ-JOC and Fort Bend Mechanical . `` It 's unfortunate that more public money was wasted attempting to cover up for this behavior , '' Chad Dunn , an attorney representing Ramirez , said of Marshall 's Supreme Court request . `` We look forward to shining a bright light on HISD 's dirty procurement practices . '' Marshall 's attorney , Richard Morris , could not immediately be reached for comment . It 's possible the school board and Marshall could settle the case before trial . The board 's meeting agenda for Thursday allowed for closed-door discussion of the lawsuit , but no public action was taken .

O B-LOC O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O B-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O B-PER B-PER I-PER O O O O B-ORG B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O B-ORG B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O B-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER B-PER O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O B-PER O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Clampdown on fireworks dealers in Jeffreys Bay The Kouga Municipality sent a stern warning to illegal fireworks dealers when a shop in Aston Bay was raided and a number of fireworks were confiscated . “ Shop owners are warned not to sell any illegal fire crackers to the public . We ask all our residents and holiday-makers to please report this immediately should you see [ … ]

O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


PLEASANTVILLE , N.Y. -- Pace Women ’ s Justice Center has been awarded a $ 100,000 transformational grant from Impact100 Westchester , allowing the center to renovate the ground floor of its main office and create Gail ’ s House : a walk-in legal resource and information center for victims and survivors of domestic violence and elder abuse in Westchester County . “ We are so grateful for Impact100 ’ s incredible generosity and for giving us the opportunity to create this much-needed resource in Westchester , ” said Cindy Kanusher , PWJC Executive Director . “ Access to legal services is one of the most critical factors in a victim ’ s journey to safety . With Impact100 ’ s help , we will now be able to transform our service model and provide legal services to an additional 520 victims of domestic violence and elder abuse every year. ” Each year , Impact100 brings together women in Westchester County to collectively fund transformational grants for nonprofit organizations in Westchester . This year ’ s grant cycle saw 42 applicants , and after a vigorous application process that involved written proposals and site visits , Impact100 members voted to support five organization . Gail ’ s House will be named in memory of Gail Katz , as a lasting tribute to her and the many Westchester women and men who have struggled with the terrors of domestic violence , and who would have benefited from a safe place to turn for help . Gail Katz-Bierenbaum , a doctoral student in psychology , was murdered in 1985 by her husband , Dr. Robert Bierenbaum , who was convicted in October of 2000 .

B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER B-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Justice News Justice News September 29 , 2016 Press Release Press Release Justice Department and Pittsfield Charter Township Resolve Lawsuit Over Denial of Zoning Approval for Islamic School September 30 , 2016 Press Release Justice Department Announces Nine Studies Focused on Approaches to Life-Saving Work Authorized by the Violence Against Women Act September 8 , 2016 Press Release Goodman Company L.P. Agrees to Pay $ 5.55 Million for Delay and Misrepresentation in Reporting Fire Hazard September 16 , 2016 September 26 , 2016 Press Release Florida Woman Sentenced to Prison for Acting as an Illegal Agent of a Foreign Government and Conspiring to Commit Money Laundering Press Release Four Chinese Nationals and China-Based Company Charged with Using Front Companies to Evade U.S. Sanctions Targeting North Korea ’ s Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile Programs September 28 , 2016 Press Release Former Canadian Mountie Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges Stemming from a Conspiracy to Smuggle Narwhal Tusks September 27 , 2016 Press Release Former Chief Executive of South Carolina Hospital Pays $ 1 Million and Agrees to Exclusion to Settle Claims Related to Illegal Payments to Referring Physicians Press Release September 20 , 2016 Press Release Justice Department and Los Angeles County Superior Court Reach Agreement to Ensure Access to Justice for Limited English Proficient Individuals Press Release Justice Department Announces over $ 4 Million in Grants to Rehabilitate and Reduce Recidivism among Military Veterans September 12 , 2016 Press Release Former Fugitive Handed Three Life Sentences for Kidnapping and Alien Smuggling , Both Resulting in Death September 23 , 2016 Press Release Government Intervenes in Suit Against Energy & Process Corporation Alleging Use of Defective Steel Rebar and Quality Control Failures in Nuclear Waste Treatment Facility September 9 , 2016 Press Release Joint Statement from the Department of Justice , the Department of the Army and the Department of the Interior Regarding Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers September 22 , 2016 Press Release Justice Department and Law Enforcement Partners Announce Civil and Criminal Actions to Dismantle Global Network of Mass Mailing Fraud Schemes Targeting Elderly and Vulnerable Victims September 13 , 2016 Press Release Justice Department Announces $ 17.5 Million in Grants to Support Correctional Reform , Enhance Public Safety Press Release Justice Department Announces Over $ 13 Million in Grants to Improve Adult Drug Courts Across 41 Jurisdictions

O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O B-LOC O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Natchez man arrested Monday for robbing another at gunpoint Christmas Eve while on parole NATCHEZ — A Natchez man who allegedly robbed another in a park at gunpoint Christmas Eve was arrested by Adams County Sheriff ’ s Office Monday . A news release from ACSO states Tyrell Kelly , 29 , was arrested Monday ... www.natchezdemocrat.com

B-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC O O B-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG B-PER I-PER I-PER B-AGE O O O O O O O


Online Schools University View Academy 4664 Jamestown Ave. , Suite 100 , Baton Rouge , ( 225 ) 421-2900 ; www.universityview.academy Public/coed Kindergarten-12th grade • Year founded : 2011 • Head of school : Michelle Clayton • Average class size : 23 • Student/teacher ratio : 23:1 • Total enrollment : 3,000 • Tuition : Free

B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


You are here News News December 8 , 2016 December 9 , 2016 December 14 , 2016 Press Release Northern District of Texas U.S. Attorney ’ s Office Collects $ 27,693,232 in Civil and Criminal Actions for U.S. Taxpayers in Fiscal Year 2016 Press Release Federal Grand Jury Indicts Colleyville Businessman on Mail Fraud Stemming from Ponzi Oil and Gas Fraud Scheme December 15 , 2016 December 16 , 2016 Press Release Defendants Convicted for Roles in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences Press Release Dallas Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy That Operated out of Pleasant Grove , Seagoville and Balch Springs Areas of DFW Metroplex Press Release Former Employee at a National Medical Supply/Equipment Wholesaler Faces up to Three Years in Federal Prison for Scheme to Steal Medical Products and Sell Them to Internet December 20 , 2016 Press Release December 21 , 2016 Press Release Federal Grand Jury Indicts Four for Running “ Foreclosure Rescue Scheme ” That Exploited Vulnerabale Homeowners Facing Foreclosures Press Release Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison on Firearm and Methamphetamine Trafficking Convictions

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O


Minnesota Resident Sentenced to 170 Months in Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography DAVENPORT , Iowa – On November 7 , 2017 , United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger sentenced Michael W. Kennedy , a.k.a . Ian Curtis , 49 , of Monticello , Minnesota , to 170 months in prison for distribution of visual depiction of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct , announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum . Kennedy was also ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release following his imprisonment , pay $ 100 to the Crime Victims ’ Fund , and comply with the Sex Offender Registry Requirements upon release . On May 18 , 2017 , Kennedy pled guilty to the charges , which arose from an investigation initiated by the University of Iowa Police Department . As stated in the plea agreement , Kennedy was a patient at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic in Iowa City . While there , hospital staff thought Kennedy was taking photographs of female staff with his tablet , which is against written hospital policy . The staff confiscated his electronic devices and saw what appeared to be multiple images of child pornography . A forensic examination was conducted which showed that Kennedy was posing as a young male and trading child pornography videos with others through multiple social media applications on his tablet while he was a hospital patient . This matter was investigated by University of Iowa Police Department , National Center for Missing and Exploited Children , and the Cedar Rapids , Iowa , Police Department . This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney ’ s Office for the Southern District of Iowa . -END- Learn more about this release by calling Kevin E. VanderSchel at 515-473-9300 , or by emailing him at Kevin.VanderSchel @ usdoj.gov ( link sends e-mail ) .

B-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC I-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER B-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O O O O O O B-PER I-PER O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-PER O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG B-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG I-ORG O B-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O B-LOC I-LOC I-LOC I-LOC O O O O O O O O O B-PER I-PER I-PER I-PER B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC O O O B-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC I-MISC O O O O O O O O O O O