Former Investment Centers of America investment adviser representative Mark Leon Henry, 37, pleaded guilty to federal securities fraud and tax fraud charges in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Missouri on Tuesday.
Dan Ross, a former accounting professor and internal auditor at the University of Kentucky, has filed suit against the school, claiming he was fired after reporting suspected violations following an internal audit of school finances.
A New York appeals court recently ruled that the supplier of a buttery flavoring used in microwave popcorn must pay at least $50,000 for each successful claim filed by injured workers at a Missouri popcorn plant.
Owen A. Vilan has been indicted by a Maricopa County Superior Court grand jury and charged with fraud, theft, securities fraud, and the sale of unregistered securities and transactions by an unregistered dealer.
Speaking Wednesday before the House Homeland Security Committee, U.S. Transportation Security Administration head Kip Hawley said he will take action to extend federal whistleblower protection to the nation's airport checkpoint and baggage screeners.
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