Guilty pleas close ag loan fraud case
Five former executives of the Eastern Iowa Production Credit Association pleaded guilty in Cedar Rapids federal court centering on false information to obtain federal guarantees for 34 farm loans. The government recovered 2.5 million in a civil settlement with Farm Credit Services of the Midlands, the former ESPCA successor, boosting total recoveries to nearly 7 million for principal, interest and costs.
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Farm Credit Services of the
Midlands
Omaha
Neb
EIPCA
Justice Department
Rapp
ESPCA
Farmers Home Administration
Group foster home teaches Iowa teens right from wrong
At Forest Ridge Youth Services near Estherville five Iowa girls, ages 15 to 16, recount troubled backgrounds and criminal acts, including car theft and test driving cars to appear older. They speak in a classroom like setting at the 125 bed group foster home, noting they now know right from wrong and aim to go home eventually.
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Jen Knapp
Palo
Forest Ridge Youth Services
Estherville
Jen
Forest Ridge
China
Cedar Rapids Weather and Utilities Report
Tuesday forecasts show a high near 97 with heat index around 101. Cedar Rapids water use reached 41.14 million gallons with a city record 44.97 million set on June 21, 1995. Four people were treated at Cedar Rapids hospitals with no Iowa City cases reported.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Fall of safe area may force out U N troops in Bosnia
U N forces face possible withdrawal as Srebrenica falls to Bosnian Serbs with 430 Dutch peacekeepers swept from a U N protected safe area. Analysts warn the West may pull 25 000 U S ground troops unless NATO can act to shield remaining peacekeepers amid urgent talks at the U N NATO and the Contact Group.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Srebrenica
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.S
Potocari
United Nations
NATO
Clinton
Defense
William Perry
Bosnia
Opera singer finds new life in East Iowa town
Bill McFarland left world travel and big opera to settle in Lost Nation and participate in local theater. The item notes his relocation as part of a feature on Up Close.
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East Iowa
Bill McFarland
Lost Nation
Cityline Briefs and Notices
Local briefs cover city events and notices across varied topics including classifieds and community updates. Highlights reflect everyday civic life and public notices within the city.
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Wuzzles
Three Oelwein men tied to 83 rural burglaries
Law enforcement announces the arrest of Ronald Tripp 43 Jeffrey Neuhring Sr 30 and Timothy Fish 25 for 83 burglaries in 11 counties. The thefts totaled over 77000 in property damage with items including coins cash televisions VCRs a computer and a gun.
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Dave Rasdal Sazette
Toledo
Oelwein
Ronald Tripp
Jeffrey Neuhring Sr
Timothy Fish
Steven Petersen
Black Hawk County
Tripp
Maynard
Tama County
Neuhring
Fayette County
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Iowa
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