Anamosa man Burke linked to $105000 futures fraud scheme
An Anamosa man Patrick Joseph Burke 28 faced 25 counts of fraud and theft after Delta Commodities collected about 105250 from investors in Jones Linn Dubuque and Washington counties over three years. Bond set at 100000. preliminary hearing scheduled. Burke held then released on cash bond by his brother. Several victims named with varied losses. investigation by state agencies ongoing. Burke formerly operated from Anamosa. top officials declined comment.
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Burke
State Securities Department
State Division of Criminal Investigation
Attorney General's Office
Securities Department
Roach
Anamosa
Robert Beckman
Iowa
Hi Brother
Brien Burke
Brad Brady
Gary Robinson
Cedar Rapids
G. Raney Gazette
Jones County
Patrick Joseph Burke
Kathryn
Iown
Kenner
Delta Commodities
Jones, Linn
Dubuque
Washington
Bill Roach
Des Moines
Elsie Buscher
Larry Buscher
Charles L. Lazio
Linn County
Steve M. Bower
Gerald Scheurer
Iowa County
Greg Matz
Dubuque County
Dean L. Burkle
Northwestern Bell to drop explicit 976 programs by June
Northwestern Bell will begin in June disconnecting 976 prefix programs deemed legal or sexually explicit. The company will move such content to the 960 prefix and will not bill for them, while providing necessary billing information for others to manage.
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Yes Moines
Northwestern Bell
Lynn Gipple
Des Moines
US West
Bell
Justice Department
Gipple
Surge in Iowa insurance agents disciplined by state
Iowa regulators report a dramatic rise in discipline among about 28,000 insurance agents. As of Friday in 1988, 56 agents faced criminal or license actions, up from 20 in all of 1987. May include embezzlement and missing continuing education. Officials warn of ongoing hearings through July 1 and stress a crackdown to uphold standards.
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Wis Moines
Town Insurance Division
Beth Stuchel
Stuch
William Hager
Hager
Iowa
Schools win OK to check criminal past
Iowa attorney general's opinion says school districts may review job applicants' arrest records, equating them with youth service agencies. Reactions split. some districts plan careful study and legal review before adopting any policy, while others welcome potential protection against rumors.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Youth Service Agency
Iowa
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Shepard
College
William Bach
Bach
Dstrict
Cedar Rapids
Marlin Berg
Davenport
Peter Flynn
Machine Operator Killed in Pella Factory Accident
In Pella, Precision Pulley Inc. reported one worker killed and another injured when a steel shaft fell from a forklift at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Rick Throgmarten, 26, of Pella, died, and Doug Terlouw, 29, of Sully, suffered a broken leg and was treated at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. The plant employs about 135 workers.
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Pella
Precision Pulley Inc
Joel Vandevoort
Rick Throgmar
Vandevoort
River drops floodstage risk as Davenport boaters warned
A Davenport official warns holiday boaters of hazards from a Mississippi River fall to 3.4 feet with the Thursday level at 144 feet well below the 5.5 foot median. Low flow threatens commercial shipping and repairs rise as dealers project more business from sunken obstacles and propeller damage potential.
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Bryan Goodrum
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
Davenport
Tom Osborn
Steve Wiese
Davenport Boat & Marine
Wiese
Stodrum
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Jack Sawyer
James D. Fleming
Washington County
Kurt Rogahn
One Stop Auto
Collins Rd
Butu
NW Bell
Stuchel
Buffalo Shores Marine
Buffalo
Big Man
16Th Ave
Klee
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