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Corrupt Dekalb County Construction Inspector Pleads Guilty to Extortion
ATLANTA—A DeKalb County Department of Public Works construction inspector who extorted money from a private construction contractor today pleaded guilty to extortion in federal district court, announced Sally Quillian Yates, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. Neacacha Joyner, 40, of DeKalb County, Georgia, had previously been indicted by a federal grand jury on March 6, 2012 on charges of extortion and bribery.
Raleigh Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme
RALEIGH—United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that Roger Van Santvoord Camp, 68, pled guilty last week to a six-count indictment charging him with four counts of bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344(2), and two counts of aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A.
Week in review: Lawmaker indicted; IL debt hitting crisis level
By Stephanie Fryer | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — A state representative was indicted on a federal bribery charge, officials in Washington, D.C., addressed Illinois’ fiscal troubles, and warmer weather means road construction is under way from Chicago to Cairo. Rep.
Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Damaging Marcellus Shale Pipeline
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Henry Virgil Benton, age 44, of Bradford, Arkansas, pleaded guilty on April 4 before United States District Court Judge John E. Jones, III to a felony information charging him with knowingly engaging in an excavation activity resulting in damage to a natural gas pipeline exceeding $50,000.
75-percent of Home Owners Planning Spring Repairs and Improvements According to Better Business Bureau Poll
CHICAGO, IL – April, 5, 2012 – Spring is usually a popular time of year for home improvements and according to a Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois (BBB) online poll, this year may be a busy one for local contractors. The month-long survey indicates 75-percent of respondents plan to use some type of professional help for home improvements.
Corrupt DeKalb County Engineering Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Extortion
ATLANTA—Fidelis Ogbu, 59, of DeKalb County, Georgia, pleaded guilty to extortion today before United States District Judge Richard W. Story.
Two DeKalb County Public Works Officials Indicted for Extortion and Bribery
ATLANTA—FIDELIS OGBU, 59, and NEACACHA JOYNER, 40, both of DeKalb County, Georgia, were indicted today on federal charges of extortion and bribery. They are expected to be arraigned before United States Magistrate Judge Gerrilyn G.
IDOT Launches Diversity Web Site to Promote Business and Employment Opportunities – Web Site Strengthens Communication to Public, Supports IDOT Commitment to Diversity and Transparency
SPRINGFIELD –The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today unveiled a new diversity Internet site to boost communication of employment and contracting opportunities for prospective minority workers and minority-owned and women-owned firms in Illinois. “We designed this state-of-the-art Web site specifically to provide small businesses with immediate and direct access to IDOT construction and consultant-related information, and to better inform qualified candidates about employment and business opportunities,” said Acting Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider.
Caterpillar to Open Mini Hydraulic Excavator and Small Track-Type Tractor Manufacturing Facility, Creating More Than 1,000 New Jobs in North America
PEORIA, Ill. , Nov.
JRM Technology Data Center Phase Two Engineering Completed
CHICAGO , Oct. 26, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — The final phase of engineering to support the electrical systems for a 315,000-square-foot data center facility on Chicago ‘s Near South Side have been completed, developer JRM Technology LLC announced.