Adak Police Break Up Jobseeking Racket
Police break up a fraud scheme where jobseekers paid a $50 bond to get a promised $200 weekly car driving job. A Fort Lauderdale man, Rick Adams, was jailed on consumer fraud charges. Claude Blanc is wanted. Seven victims provided a folder of applications and checks.
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Atlanta, Ga
Florida
Rick Steven Adams
Fort Lauderdale
Claude A. Blanc
R. L. Norris
Unsigned $50 Social Security Bonus Checks Mailed
Treasury official says unsigned checks are negotiable despite a machine signing failure. A Birmingham Alabama regional disbursing office malfunction led to a small number of $50 bonus checks mailed Friday and Saturday to Social Security recipients in several Southern states including North and South Carolina.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Sam
James Abbott
The
Treasury
Birmingham
Ala
Congress
North Carolina
South Carolina
Concord
N.C
Abbott
Governor Busbee Warns Of Organized Crime Reach In Georgia
Gov. Busbee declares big league sports draw organized crime, notes syndicate activity in urban and smaller Georgia communities. He backs tougher laws, rejects a statewide prosecutor, and urges council strategies without expanding GBI jurisdiction. He disputes 11 Mafia families claim, stressing homegrown networks and federal coordination.
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Atlanta
George Busbee
Busbee
Organized Crime Prevention Council
Georgia
General Assembly
Jimmy Carter
Georgia Bu
Reau
Local Native Named To Hospital Post
J. T. Sonny Brown of Thomas County is appointed administrator and lab supervisor at Brooks County Hospital. He succeeds Mary Workman as separate leaders after a remodel increases records and inspections. Brown holds multiple medical technology degrees and has prior roles in microbiology and chemistry. He is married with a son.
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Atlanta
Ford
Frederick Johnson
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Frank Zarb
Johnson
Quitman
Thomas County
J. T
Sonny” Brown
Brooks County Hospital
Mary Workman
Brown
Brooks County Hospital Authority
Medical Center
Columbus
Animal Disease
Tifton
South Georgia Medical Center
Valdosta
American Society of Medical Technology
Carol Arline
Thomasville
J. T. Brown Jr
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Slaton
Diane Maddox
Carl Buford
Clifton Thomas Williams
Clifford Solomon
New York
Buford
Williams
Solomon
Adding Wright
World Congress Center
Convention Authority
John Greer
Greer
State Properties Commission
House
Tom Murphy
Ernest Davis
State Patrol
State Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
Dave Harris
Monticello
Wacissa
Jefferson County
Sonny Brown
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