WorldCom executives clash with auditors in 4 billion probe
In Washington WorldCom leaders and former audit partners spar over accountability for nearly 4 billion in accounting irregularities. Bernard Ebbers and Scott Sullivan invoke the Fifth Amendment as lawmakers frame blame across WorldCom, Andersen, and Wall Street.
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Bernard Ebbers
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Roswell council to hold tax public hearing after Cordero death
The Roswell City Council plans a 7 p.m. public hearing on three ordinances to approve or disapprove a proposed 1/8 cent gross receipts tax increase for five years, contingent on voter approval Sept 17. The tax would raise 13 cents per $100 and fund economic development led by CCDF and a new seven member EDPRC.
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Local option tax town halls rescheduled after Cordero death
The first of three Roswell town halls on the Local Option Gross Receipts Tax has been canceled due to the death of civic leader Rudy Cordero. Roswell Hispano Foundation president and meeting sponsor Bobby Nunez noted the grief, while organizers planned new sessions July 16, July 23 at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, and July 30 at Ave Maria Center.
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Rudy
Roswell
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Julie Shuster
International Ufo Museum and Research Center
Shuster
UFO Museum
Cory Beck
UFO Festival Committee
Shawn Hughes
The
Shoplifting epidemic hits Roswell merchants hard
Roswell merchants report rising shoplifting with losses in the hundreds of thousands yearly. Greg Ward of Kmart Roswell cites about 600000 in annual losses paid by customers while Sears Roswell notes a surge in theft, especially Levi's jeans and junior girls wear, with many suspects being female.
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Roswell
Greg Ward
Kmart
Ward
Sears
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