Flood Insurance Rate Maps Undergoing Update

  On October 11, 2012, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are going to be updated for people living along the coast in the Southeast.  The updated FIRMs will present a clearer picture of flood risks and provide flood hazard information for other areas as well.   ...

Georgia Men Transported 1,600 Pounds of Marijuana

  On October 11, 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that three men were sentenced for trafficking 1,572 pounds of Marijuana to a warehouse in Gainesville, Georgia.  The three men are Marco Ortiz-Barajas, Angel Zamudio-Martinez, and Jose Luis Chavez-Morfin. All of the defendants ...

Police Ask for Help: Wyoming Child Abduction Case

  On October 11, the FBI announced that they are asking the public for help in a child abduction case that occurred in Cody, Wyoming.  The Cody Police Department, the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, and the FBI are currently working together on the case.     Investigators for the agencies are ...

Five Eastern States will Participate in Earthquake Drill

  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announces that people in five states and the District of Columbia will participate in the first earthquake drill for the eastern states on October 18, 2012 at 10:18 a.m.  The drill is being called the Great SouthEast ShakeOut.   Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina ...

Awards Aim to Reduce Pollution to Pacific Ocean

  On October 10, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that $214,000 in grants is being provided to the Product Stewardship Institute, Inc. and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in order to reduce the amount of debris entering the oceans.     The Product Stewardship Institute, Inc. is receiving $164,245 ...

$30 Million Awarded for Clean Diesel Projects

  On October 11, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was awarding $30 million to go to clean diesel projects.  The funds are part of a continuing campaign that is trying to reduce the amount of harmful diesel exhaust—which is a main factor in asthma attacks, respiratory disease, and even ...

$561,000 Fraud Scheme: Kansas Woman Guilty

  On October 10, 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Western District of Missouri announced that Paula A. Cathey of Leavenworth, Kansas, pleaded guilty to a bank fraud scheme.  She pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Dean Whipple to 15 counts of bank fraud in a scheme where she embezzled over $561,000 from ...

40 Defendants, 20 Cases: Florida Identity Theft Widespread

  On October 10, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced that 40 defendants were charged in 20 different cases for identity theft that resulted in millions of dollars of fraudulent tax filings.     The Federal Trade Commission declares that Florida had the highest identity ...

Campaign Official Sentenced for Making False Statements

  On October 10, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced that Howard L. Brooks was sentenced to 24 months probation and 200 hours of community service for making a false statement to the FBI.  Brooks was a finance and treasury member for a 2010 mayoral candidate in D.C., and he lied to the ...

U.S. Navy Officials Sentenced in Enormous Corruption Scheme

  On October 9, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California announced that four U.S. Navy officials and three defense contractors were sentenced for their roles in a large fraud and corruption scheme at the Naval Air Station on North Island in Coronado, California.     The defense ...

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