Indicted Litton unit to pay record 15 million fine
A Litton Industries subsidiary, Clifton Precision Special Devices Division, agreed to plead guilty to 321 counts of defrauding the government of 6.3 million dollars and to pay 15 million dollars in criminal and civil fines and restitution. The scheme inflated prices on about 45 contracts from 1975 to 1984 for radar gear and other military instruments used on F-16 F-106 F-4 B-52 aircraft and Navy ships. Millspaugh and DiLiberto face prison terms. indictments name them as former finance vice president and purchasing manager. The case centers on inflated costs concealed from auditors, known as chicken fat, with ongoing investigations.
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Philadelphia
Litton Industries Inc
Clifton Precision
Special Devices Division
Springfield
Delaware County
Dennis
U.S
Gary Glazer
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Millspaugh
DiLiberto
Litton
City Commission debates Heathman allegations and policy route
The Commission urged Heathman to pursue facts through the city grievance policy for employee concerns. Heathman pressed to talk with citizens, while Thompson defended the process and noted legal advice to avoid trouble. In lighter news, the panel approved adding 1,204 lane miles to the Connecting Link with KDOT as South Main widened to meet four-lane criteria.
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Thompson
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
South Main
Seventh Street
Marais Des Cygnes River
Skunk Run
Cook, Flatt & Strobel
Topeka
10Th
15Th Streets
Cook
Flatt & Strobel
Hayden calls for mandatory drug testing of state athletes
Kansas House Speaker Mike Hayden urged the Kansas Board of Regents to require drug testing for all state university athletes and proposed a similar policy for the state's workforce. He noted his gubernatorial bid and did not rule out extending testing to all state employees.
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Lawrence
Kan
Mike Hayden
Kansas Board of Regents
Board of Regents
Hayden
Robot Jason to View Titanic Interiors Up Close
Woods Hole explorers plan to send their camera robot Jason Jr into Titanic first class cabins, aiming for the bridge and wheelhouse as they document crystal chandeliers and intact fixtures amid the wreck's four decade depths. Ballard notes surviving portholes and brass shine while most decks show worm damage from 74 years underwater.
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Woods Hole
Mass
Robert Ballard
England
United States
John Jacob Astor
Benjamin Guggenheim
Isidor Straus
R.H. Macy Department
Ballard
White Star
Coliner
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jason Jr
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Ottawa
Edward L. Bigus
110Th Street
Overland Park
Ottawa Retail Association
South Main Street
Tony Keim
S. Main
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Robert Thompson
Department of Public Safety
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Sarge
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Iyent Sears
Alcoholics Anonymous
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Nebraska
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