Judge orders Brown & Williamson to preserve files in tobacco case
Jackson Mississippi judge William H Myers blocked Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp from destroying or altering documents. Attorney General Mike Moore seeks to prove the company hid smoking dangers and owes Medicaid costs for related illnesses. Whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand provided impactful testimony, with depositions continuing in closed sessions.
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Jackson
Miss
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp
Mississippi
Chancery
William H. Myers
Mike Moore
Trey Bobinger
Brown & Williamson
Tom Fitzgerald
Moore
Jeffrey Wigand
C Makers
Merrill Williams
Congress
Wigand
Florida
Myers
Bobinger
Welfare fraud leads to 200 year three strikes sentence
Byron McGinnis, 47, convicted of defrauding welfare of 16500, received 200 years under California three strikes law. Eight counts set consecutive 25 year terms, with comments from his lawyer and investigators noting rarity and harshness of the punishment. Sheryl Williams, a former county worker, got five years for her role.
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San Bernardino
Calif
California
Byron McGinnis
San Bernardino County
Tencing Law
McGinnis
Greg Waltman
Terry Harbison
California Welfare Fraud Investigators Association
Sheryl Williams
Memorial remembers men in Lost Patrol mystery fight
In Fort Lauderdale a 50 year memorial recalls Flight 19 of five Navy training planes and 14 crew who vanished after a routine flight. The service drew about 400 veterans and officials to honor the Lost Patrol and all 64 men lost at the station in World War II.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Navy
Naval Air Station
Charles Taylor
John Evans
Taylor
Miami
Bahamas
Florida Keys
Patrol
Lica
Association
Allan McElhiney
McElhiney
Flight 19
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Man charged with taunting police dog in car
In Portland Maine Johnny Mathis age 20 was detained and ordered to appear in court on a taunting charge after he barked at a police dog named Zedo in a parked patrol car. He said his barking was not meant to provoke trouble and police noted a friend joined in the taunting after initial teasing.
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Portland, Maine
Johnny Mathis
Zedo
Mathis
Steve Plympton
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Wickes & Hatt
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WEOL
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Sheed Quay
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Lee Shopcenter & Ling Roms
Midway Square
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Ely Haley Dowson
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Stet
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Origin Garden Basket
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Elio
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North Ridge Road
Loran
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Lorain
Hikeslel
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Lorin CCC Books
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