Treasure hunter pleads no contest in coin scam case
Mel Fisher’s Key West sales company pleads no contest to selling counterfeit Spanish coins and must pay over 67000 dollars to 10 customers. Authorities say he did not know the coins were fake and bought them from a third party. At least 47 gold coins were sold, claimed to be recovered from 1733 fleet wrecks, not the Atocha.
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Mel Fisher
Key West
Fisher
Florida
Paul Meyers
Monroe County
Nuestra Senora de Atocha
Three Die in Shooting at Montebello Auto Shop
In Montebello California three people were shot to death and another man was wounded at American Performance Auto on Thursday evening. Police Lt Dan Hibbard said officers found the bodies inside the shop and the motive was not immediately known. No arrests were reported. Montebello lies about ten miles southeast of Los Angeles.
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Montebello
American Performance Auto
Dan Hibbard
Los Angeles
FCC Allows Renters to Install Small Satellite Dishes
The FCC approved rules letting renters install small satellite dishes on balconies patios or private gardens in apartments and single family homes. Common areas remain excluded and new rules will override existing leasing agreements, taking effect in about two months.
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Federal Communications Commission
Commission
FCC
Kennedy opts to stay in House not run for Rhode Island Senate
Rep. Patrick Kennedy, named to a top House leadership post, said he will not challenge Sen. John Chafee in 2000. He will seek re election to the House, aiming to boost Democratic gains and fundraising as head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Chafee plans to seek a fifth term, while Kennedy cites faith in remaining in the House to help Rhode Island and the party.
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Patrick Kennedy
House
John Chafee
Rhode Island
Kennedy
United States
House of Representatives
Chafee
Nicholas Graham
Graham
Dick Gephardt
D-Mo
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
DCCC
AP Proto
D-R.i
Meat export inspectors flag unsanitary plant conditions
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department defends U S meat safety after foreign inspectors find sanitation violations at several U S processing plants. FSIS officials say problems were corrected and no contaminated products left plants, while a memo alleges serious deviations from U S and importing country standards with direct carcass contamination risks.
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Agriculture Department
U.S
Linda Swacina
USDA
Food Safety and Inspection Service
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FSIS
Internal Department
Des Moines Register
Mina
Swacina
Wacina
United States
European Union
Carol Tucker Foreman
Food Safety
Safe Food Coalition
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