Gambino mobsters convicted in Florida stripper murder case
A federal jury convict two Gambino family members in the slaying of Jeanette Jade Smith who was mistaken for an FBI informant. Ariel Hernandez allegedly strangled Smith in a Miami hotel room while Frederick J. Massaro oversaw South Florida Gambino operations. A third figure, Anthony Trentacosta, head of Florida Gambino operations, faces 20 years for racketeering conspiracy.
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Gambino Crime Family
FBI
Ariel Hernandez
Jeanette
Jade” Smith
Frederick J
Fat Freddie” Massaro
Gambinos
South Florida
Anthony “Tony Pep” Trentacosta
Florida
EPA seeks advisers on using human tests for pesticide limits
The EPA asks science advisers to judge if industry supplied human test data should influence limits on pesticide residues in food and water. The agency noted reviews in three or four cases while physicians and environmentalists warn the move may push more human testing to gain product approval.
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Washington
The
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Woman avoids felony charges over dog voter registration
Wendy Albert in West Palm Beach escapes felony voter fraud charges after prosecutors drop them in exchange for no trouble for a year. The poodle Cocoa Fernandez was registered as a Republican. In New York City, officials pledge to buy 50,000 theater tickets worth $2.5 million to aid Broadway shows at risk of closing since September 11.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Wendy Albert
Cocoa Fernandez
New York
Indiana small town theater director kills wife child then parents
Jeffrey Wein, 30, fatally shot his wife Kristin and their 20 week old daughter Emma Marie in their Lowell home, then went to his parents' house and killed them before shooting himself. Police see no motive yet. Kristin taught fifth grade in Hobart and was on maternity leave.
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Lowell, Ind
Jeffrey Wein
Wein
Lowell
Indiana
David Wilson
John Wein
Marie Wein
Jeffery Wein
Kristin Wein
Hobart
Emma Marie
Shannon O’brien
Liberty Elementary School
Endeavour Undocks From Space Station After Stay
Space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the international space station, bringing home Expedition Four members Yuri Onufrienko Carl Walz and Daniel Bursch after nearly six months aboard the orbiting lab. They depart as station commander Frank Culbertson Mikhail Tyurin and Vladimir Dezhurov prepare for arrival home.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
International Space Station
Frank Culbertson
Culbertson
Yuri Onufrienko
Daniel Bursch
Onufrienko
Bursch
Carl Walz
Space Station
Earth
Mikhail Tyurin
Endeavour
Tyurin
Vladimir Dezhurov
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