Goldin restitution delayed as court weighs assets and sentences
U S District Judge Michael Melloy postponed restitution ruling for Goldin while other issues resolve. In Linn County Court he received 40 years on 15 bribery and theft charges. federal money laundering adds a parallel term with no parole, about 30 years. Goldin cooperated in the probe and testified in related cases involving Cedar Rapids city officials.
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Michael Elley
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Melloy
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Sewergate Bribery Case Yields Long Prison Terms
Steve Goldin former Intertrade Chemical and Cedar Rapids Seed Co. owner received 40 years for bribery and theft with 235 bribes totaling 120,950 dollars. He faces concurrent 32-year federal money laundering term. Multiple Cedar Rapids city officials face sentencing or were acquitted or released, including Darrell Freese, William Lockhart, Douglas Fields, Willie Morris, and Richard Hermanson.
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Intertrade Chemical Inc
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Goldin
Cedar Rapids
Darrell Freese
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Douglas G. Fields
Fields
William “Willie” J. Morris
Public Works
Blessing
Morris
Manchester
Budget debates warn of elderly care cuts under federal to state shift
Advocates warn that replacing federal standards with state rules could require 24 hour nursing care and trigger large increases in state Medicaid shares. Critics fear drastic cuts to Medicaid food stamps housing and other programs. AARP says Medicare growth would slow while Part B premiums rise sharply, risking long term effects for thousands of Iowans.
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Linda Dearinger
Cedar Rapids
Cal Hershner
American Association of Retired Persons
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AARP
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McCloskey plans gender change during leave from Iowa
McCloskey described his 30 year marriage and two grown children as he discussed a plan to take unpaid leave from the University of Iowa and undergo a sex change operation overseas as a visiting professor. He expects to return as a woman between next summer and January 1998, while colleagues praised him as a scholar and expressed concern for his family during the period.
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U of I
University of Iowa
Republican official predicts gain of 30 House seats next year
Rep. Billy Paxon of New York forecasts the GOP will add up to 30 seats in 1996 and win at least three new Democratic converts. The Democratic Campaign Committee argues Republicans may lose the House as Democrats seek to regain control.
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Hisarty
America
Ill Paxon
R-N.y
National Republican
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Mike Parker
Mississippi
Ralph Hall
Texas
Massachusetts
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Tool may help diabetics avoid amputations
The Public Health Service urged doctors to use a $10 monofilament device to test diabetic patients feet for loss of sensation. A nylon bristle on an acrylic nail checks sensitivity and could spare thousands from foot amputations.
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The
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