Archive for September 12, 2006

Man Arrested, Indicted on 23 Counts Related to Securities Fraud

On September 8, 49-year-old Mark Steven Blakemore of Erie, Colorado, was arrested and indicted by a grand jury on 6 charges of theft and 17 counts of securities fraud. He posted bond of $50,000.

Former Employee of Halliburton Subsidiary Files Qui Tam Suit

Last year, former Kellogg, Brown & Root employee Julie McBride filed a qui tam suit under the federal False Claims Act against her former employer, a subsidiary of Halliburton.

Outdated Runway Charts Used at Time of Kentucky Plane Crash

An internal airline memo has revealed that Comair Airlines was utilizing inaccurate diagrams of Lexington, Kentucky’s Blue Grass Airport at the time Flight 5191 crashed, killing 49 of the 50 people on board.

Barge Slams into Connecticut Railroad Bridge

A massive barge crashed into an Amtrak railroad bridge in Old Lyme, Connecticut, on Saturday, causing several hours of train delays and stranding boat traffic.