Iowa City Woman Gets Probation For Social Security Fraud
Cindy J. Peiffer of Iowa City was sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to taking funds from the federal government. She must pay 20,850 in restitution to the Social Security Administration for losses incurred from October 1999 to February 2002 and will undergo substance abuse and mental health treatment with an alcohol abstinence requirement.
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Cindy J. Peiffer
Iowa City
Peiffer
U.S. Social Security Administration
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Iowa
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids men plead guilty to visa fraud and meth conspiracy
Abul Kasham, 31, a Bangladesh native, pleaded guilty in Cedar Rapids federal court to obtaining a visitor visa for employment. He worked at an Express Mart in Cedar Falls after entering the U S on April 17 2003 and awaits sentencing with possible deportation. Palwinder Khehra 39 of Cedar Rapids owner of a Hiawatha store was found guilty of conspiracy and two counts of distributing pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine. He faces up to 20 years and 250 000 fine. sentencing pending.
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Abul Kasham
Kasham
Bangladesh
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
United States
Express Mart
Cedar Falls
Palwinder Khehra
Hiawatha
Linn County Seeks 1 Percent Local Option Tax Plan For Schools
Linn County officials and Cedar Rapids area school leaders weigh a 1 percent local option sales tax split among schools counties and cities. Officials discuss duration and revenue shares with a meeting planned at Grant Wood Area Education Agency to address long term use and per student funding differences under a new state law.
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Marion
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Area
Grant Wood Area
E. Iowa Jews mark Sukkot with memorial and music
The University of Iowa Hillel House hosts a 7 p.m. Sukkot program blending Jewish harvest celebration with a Daniel Pearl memorial. Mazon joins to aid hunger relief as Laurel Snyder notes the blend of mourning and joy in Judaism. The event honors 40 years of desert wandering with traditional Sukkot decor.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Mazon
University of Iowa Hillel House
Daniel Pearl
Laurel Snyder
Sukkot rituals mark harvest holiday at Temple Judah Cedar Rapids
Temple Judah in Cedar Rapids will host a 7 p m service October 19 to close the harvest holiday with Sukkot. A past Sukkot event included a Sukkah display, pumpkins, and fruits with music by the Saul Luba roff Trio at the Jewish student center in Iowa City.
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Temple Judah
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Snyder
Jerry Sorokin
Jewish Student Center
Saul Lubaroff
Pearl
F-word snubbed on area's airwaves
Iowa City broadcasters and regulators reacted to an FCC ruling permitting occasional use of the F-word on TV and radio. Station managers say they will avoid pushing boundaries to protect family programming and ad revenue, noting past on air slips and caution about audience expectations.
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Ne Gazette
Iowa City
Federal Communications Commission
Steve Soboroff
KCJJ
Cedar Rapids gaming panel to host public forum on business angle
The nine member Citizens Commission on Gaming will hold a public forum Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. in Cedar Rapids City Hall Council chambers to discuss how the county could structure a casino contract if gaming proceeds and licensing resumes. The panel seeks input on best local government and charity outcomes and notes the referendum on Nov 4 will settle the issue.
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Cedar Rapids
Mayor’s Citizens Commission On Gaming
Council
City Hall
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Cedar Rapids City Hall
Commission
Dee Baird
Kirkwood Community College
Tim Hill
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Hill
State Commission
No Dice
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
The
Gazette
League of Women Voters
Cedar Rapids City
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Linn County Schools
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Lew Finch
the Cedar
Brian Ray
University of Iowa
Jason Assouline
Hillel Jewish
Israel
Judah
Area
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Eliot Keller
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Keller
Bono
C.R
State of
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