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Scientists Characterize Justification for Congressional Python Ban as 'Unscientific' (4:00:00am Tue Nov. 24, 2009 CDT)

WILMINGTON, N.C., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary an independent group of scientists today characterized a United States Geological Survey (USGS) report being touted as the justification for a ban on import and trade in pythons as "unscientific." ...

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Nov. 24 (11:01:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: ...

Infant Entrapment and Suffocation Prompts Stork Craft to Recall More Than 2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs (6:38:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada. ...

Detroit Spammer and Three Co-Conspirators Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar E-Mail Stock Fraud Scheme (5:47:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four individuals were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Marianne O. Battani in federal court in Detroit for their roles in a wide-ranging international stock fraud scheme involving the illegal use of bulk commercial e-mails, or "spamming," announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Terrence Berg. ...

Colombian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Defrauding the Export-Import Bank of the United States of More Than $1 Million (5:28:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Febe Durango-Rueda, 52, a Colombian national, pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2009, to participating in a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of more than $1 million, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and Acting Inspector General Osvaldo L. Gratacos of the Ex-Im Bank, Office of the Inspector General. ...

Alpharetta Man Pleads Guilty to Impersonation of National Security Agent (5:27:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

Aprile Held Himself out to Alpharetta & Marietta Police Departments as Anti-Terrorism Task Force Leader ...

Arizona Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Mailing Child Pornography (4:34:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robert Restuch, 70, of Bullhead City, Ariz., was sentenced today to five years in prison for mailing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Dennis K. Burke. Restuch was also sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow to serve a lifetime of supervised release following his prison term and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. ...

Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Supply U.S. Fighter Jet Engines to Iran (4:29:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

MOBILE, Ala., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jacques Monsieur, a Belgian national and resident of France suspected of international arms dealing for decades, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama to conspiracy to illegally export F-5 fighter jet engines and parts from the Untied States to Iran. ...

NAHRO Survey: Public Housing Authorities Using Recovery Act Dollars Responsibly and Efficiently (4:23:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Public housing authorities (PHAs) are spending funds received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in a timely manner to meet the capital needs of public housing, according to a new survey from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO). "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act & Public Housing: A Smart Investment in Our Economy" analyzes the use of $3 billion of Recovery Act dollars awarded on March 18, 2009 to PHAs for capital improvements of their public housing units, and was completed by more than 500 PHAs. ...

Justice Department Sues Chicago Area Landlord for Refusing to Rent to African Americans (3:56:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States has filed a lawsuit against Terence Flanagan, a Chicago area property owner and rental agent, alleging that he refused to rent properties he owned or controlled to African-Americans, in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act, the Justice Department announced. ...

Arrests Made in Case Involving Conspiracy to Procure Weapons, Including Anti-Aircraft Missiles (3:32:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David S. Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Department of Justice, and U.S. Attorney Michael L. Levy, together with Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI Janice K. Fedarcyk, Special Agent-in-Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement John P. Kelleghan, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Internal Revenue Service Don Fort, and Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police Colonel Joseph R. Fuentes, today announced arrests in a case involving a conspiracy to procure weapons, including anti-aircraft missiles. ...

Media Advisory: Assistant Attorney General West to Participate in Las Vegas Mortgage Fraud Awareness Press Conference (3:31:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Civil Division, will join U.S. Senator Harry Reid, Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, and Marietta Rodriguez of NeighborWorks America, in a press conference on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009, at 1:00 P.M. PT/ 4:00 P.M. ET to discuss national and local efforts in fighting mortgage fraud. ...

Report: Estate Tax Burden Falls Disproportionately on Same-Sex Couples (3:23:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

New Study by Williams Institute Finds that Exclusion from the Estate Tax Marital Deduction Will Cost Affected Same-Sex Couples $3.3 Million on Average ...

Terror Charges Unsealed in Minneapolis Against Eight Men, Justice Department Announces (3:22:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department announced that terrorism charges have been unsealed today in the District of Minnesota against eight defendants. According to the charging documents, the offenses include providing financial support to those who traveled to Somalia to fight on behalf of al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization; attending terrorist training camps operated by al-Shabaab; and fighting on behalf of al-Shabaab. ...

Two Former Tennessee Corrections Officers Plead Guilty to Civil Rights Violation and Lying (3:16:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Joshua Ryan Jones, 24, and Roger Forrester, 40, former corrections officers at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tenn., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Jackson, Tenn., to violating the civil rights of an inmate and then lying about it during state and federal investigations, the Justice Department announced today. ...

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