Friends Network pyramid scheme eyed as legal risk grows
A surge of investors who gave $1,500 gifts amid an invest ment network claim they want their money back. The program, described by authorities as an illegal pyramid scheme, prompted warnings in Oregon and other states as law enforcement has acted against Friends Network and similar programs.
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Friends Network
Ken Smyth
Mesa
Smyth
Oregon
Symington settlement dispute over RTC case outcomes
The RTC says Symington and other defendants in the 1991 December lawsuit did not admit wrongdoing in the accord. The agency settled about 300 million in claims for 12.1 million, a figure Steve Katsanos calls the best recovery possible at trial. The estate of Daniel Ludwig covers the tab, with taxpayers receiving over 12 million in relief.
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Resolution Trust Corp
Steve Katsanos
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Southwest Savings and Loan Association
Governors protest outside NAFTA talks at border conference
About 30 demonstrators from Valley groups blocked entry to the 12th Border Governor's Conference at the Arizona Biltmore arguing anti immigrant bias. Tonatierra leaders accuse Arizona and California leaders of pushing immigration changes that would limit educational rights for children of illegal aliens. They cite state costs and call for recognizing Mexican labor as a key NAFTA issue.
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Francisco Navarrete
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Motorola chips in 200 jobs to local growth
Motorola Inc announced plans to build a research and development center and expand chip production at its Tempe semiconductor plant, adding about 200 jobs at the Elliot and Price roads complex over the next few years. The move comes as Valley producers increase capacity amid booming demand for microchips used in PCs and phones, with Motorola also expanding Mesa and McDowell Road facilities while Intel builds a new wafer plant in Chandler.
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Preschool girls start fire destroy two Tempe trailer homes
Two 3 and 4 year old girls playing with matches touched off a blaze at Sun Air Mobile Home Park in Tempe. The fire destroyed two trailer homes, damaged a third, scorched rubbish and a tree, and caused burns to a firefighter. Estimated loss was $30,000. neither trailer was insured.
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Sun Air Mobile Home Park
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Larry Randall
Russ Wollam
Randall
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