Florida man charged in Deere fraud case in Iowa
Robert T. Krebs 53 of Boca Raton Florida is charged in Cedar Rapids with conspiracy to defraud Deere and mail fraud over inflated invoices from Multi-Fasteners Corp. Krebs allegedly paid for trips gifts and car payments to Deere buyer Gary D. Anderson to gain bidding advantages in a scheme from 1984 to 1986. Anderson is not charged. FBI and Deere security investigated.
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Dubuque
Anderson
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Boca Raton
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Houghton elected president of University of Iowa Alumni Association
James D. Houghton, Iowa City attorney and 1980 U of I College of Law graduate, named president of the Alumni Association Board. The 31‑member panel met in Iowa City June 9 and also named Thom D. Smith as president‑elect and approved five new members Neal Brower Peggy Burk Lorenz Ramseyer and Alex Smith.
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James D. Houghton
University of Iowa Alumni Association
U of I College of Law
Houghton
Sue McDevitt
Rock Island
Ill
Thomas D. Smith
Bankers Trust Co
Des Moines
Neal J. Brower
Student Alumni Association
N. Peggy Burk
U of I
Clifford J. Lorenz, Jr
Dubuque
Gary C. Ramseyer
Normal
U of I College of Education
Alex G. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Richard Emerson
Barker, Cruise, Kennedy
Houghton, and Foster
Two men charged in cocaine smuggling scheme
A Brazilian and an Iowan were indicted by a federal grand jury in Cedar Rapids on four drug counts. Thomas L. Romsey and Wagner Rodrigues allegedly imported two kilograms of cocaine from Brazil, possessed with intent to deliver, and conspired to distribute 500 grams or more. They were arrested May 2 after packages of phonograph records from Brazil were intercepted.
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Thomas L. Romsey
Stratford
Wagner Rodrigues
Brazil
Romsey
Iowa
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British Virgin Islands
Cedar Falls nursing home cited for care violations
A state inspector recommended revoking the license of Cedar Falls Health Care Center after citing 22 regulatory violations. The facility may lose Medicaid funding via decertification and faces three fines totaling 1200 dollars plus appeal periods. The owner company plans an appeal and expects improved ratings after a July follow up inspection.
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Rita Edwards
Jackson, Miss
Erley Group Inc
Iowa Advocates Plan 12 Month Awareness Drive
A coalition of over 40 Iowa groups, the Iowa Human Needs Advocates, announced a year long effort to raise public awareness of social issues needing immediate legislative action after recent vetoes. They will host two candidate forums, produce a 20 minute video and publish a booklet outlining unmet needs. The group seeks future funding for homeless and emergency juvenile shelters, Legal Services Corp of Iowa, AIDS coalitions and indigent obstetrics local care.
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Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Human Needs Advocates
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Aids Coalitions
The Prudential Companion Policy Discount Offer
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