County treasurer accused in Alcona County fraud case
Thomas Katona, longtime Alcona County treasurer, is charged with embezzling and misdirecting about 186 500 of county funds to Nigeria linked advance fee schemes. Investigators say the total suspected loss exceeds 1.2 million, including 72 500 of his own money, with funds drawn from a 7 million rainy day and capital fund. Katona, jailed on 1 million bail, faces embezzlement forgery and attempted embezzlement charges as auditors review county books.
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Harrisville
Mich
Alcona County
Thomas Katona
Katona
Doug Ellinger
Kevin Boyat
Board of Commissioners
Thomas Weichel
al LaBrecque
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Detroit
Lake Huron
Dan White
London
Taiwan
New York
Pilot fouls hijacker with quick French warning on jet
Captain Ahmedou Lemine used French to alert a hijacker on Air Mauritania Flight 737 that a rough landing would throw him off balance. Passengers and crew then beat the hostage taker after he brandished two pistols. The plane, with 71 passengers and eight crew, diverted to Gran Canaria.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Ahmedou Mohamed Lemine
Air Mauritania
Ahmedou Ahmedou
Lemine
Nouadhibou
Mauritania
France
Mohamed Ould Mohamed Cheikh
Mohamed Abderraman
Western Sahara
Morocco
Djala
Lemme
Las Palmas
Gran Canaria
Infants form memories yet forget as they grow
Scientists discussed infant amnesia at a science meeting. Patricia Bauer and Lisa Oakes explained memory networks develop between six and eighteen months, increasing both short and long term memory. They note infants form memories but forget, with early memories often emotional.
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Patricia J. Bauer
Duke University
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Bauer
Lisa M. Oakes
University of California, Davis
Oakes
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Aiken
South Carolina
Fbcaiken
Pti
Ronald B. Gorayeb
Ron Stripling
Lufkin
Elaine Burrows
Liverpool, NY
Debbie Kersh
Ft Worth
Jeff Pacotti
Grand Junction
Donna Jackson
Centralia
Texas
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Augusta - Thurs
Ramada Hotel & Convention Center
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First Union Bldg
Augusta - Sat
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