BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 03/17/10, David H. Fater, CEO of Vicor Technologies, Inc. (OTC:VCRT), announced the Company has completed reanalysis of the Merte Subita en Insufficiencia Cardiaca (MUSIC) Trial dataset using its PD2i CA. (Cardiac Analyzer) diagnostic with a newly refined R-R detector. On 03/17/10, Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ZMH) announced it will ... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 03/17/10, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq:TEVA) announced the parties to the patent litigation regarding Barr's U.S. generic version of ScheringR's Temodar. have entered into an agreement pending resolution of Schering's appeal to the Federal Circuit of the U.S. District Court's decision holding the '291 Patent unenforceable. ... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 03/17/10, Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) announced management will give a presentation, followed by a question and answer session, at the Barclays Capital 2010 Global Healthcare Conference to be held March 23 - 24, 2010, in Miami, Florida. On 03/17/10, NexMed, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEXM), a specialty CRO with a pipeline of products based ... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 03/17/10, Impax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPXL) announced the Company will provide an update of their business at the Barclays Capital 2010 Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, March 23rd, at 5:15 p.m. ET. The conference will be held at the Loews Miami Hotel, Miami, FL. On 03/17/10, Impax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPXL) announc... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 03/17/10, CytoDyn, Inc. (OTC:CYDY) has begun full humanization of Cytolin., the Company's unique immune therapy for treating HIV/AIDS. On 03/17/10, Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:HGSI) announced the results of its randomized Phase 2 trial of mapatumumab (HGS-ETR1) in combination with the chemotherapy agents paclitaxel and carbop... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 03/17/10, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) announced its corporate presentation will be webcast from the Barclays Capital 2010 Global Healthcare Conference in Miami. On 03/17/10, CPEX Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CPEX) reported preliminary results related to its Phase 2a proof-of-concept clinical trial of the Company's nasal insul... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 03/17/10, Biovest International, Inc. (OTC:BVTI) announced the company is confirmed to present its personalized cancer vaccine, BiovaxID., it the following upcoming conferences: World Vaccine Congress 2010, April 19-22, Washington D.C. BIO International Convention, May 3-6, Chicago Active Immunotherapeutics Forum 2010, June 21-23, Barce... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 03/17/10, ARCA biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABIO), a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically targeted therapies for heart failure and other cardiovascular disease, announced, as required by NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5810(b), on March 12, 2010, it received a notice from the NASDAQ Stock Market indicating the Company's stockholders' equity... more

BioMedReports.Com, the news portal which covers Wall Street's biomedical sector and delivers financial and investment intelligence to a community of highly informed investors has Healthcare stock news and updates to its calendar database of Clinical Trials and upcoming FDA approvals & decisions. A complete list of all headlines and biomedical stock developments can be found on BioMedReports.Com On 03/17/10, Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABII) announced its randomized registrational Phase 3 clinical trial comparing ABRAXANE. (protein-bound paclitaxel) with Taxol. (paclitaxel) injection, both in combination with carboplatin, met the study's primary endpoint by demonstrating ABRAXANE showed a significant improvement in overall respo... more

Sunshine Week, according to its website, is "a national initiative to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include print, broadcast and online news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public's right to know." The University of Virginia here in Charlottesville is doing its part by hosting book tour stops for the chief author of the worst secret laws ever established. John Yoo will be speaking at the Miller Center and at an event hosted by the Federalist Society. Yoo will be speaking in support of unlimited presidential power, including the power to create secret laws. When we think of government openness, we usually think in terms... more

People everywhere watched in awe recently as Olympic athletes skied for miles, skated for hours and performed amazing physical feats. But even gold medal winners wouldn't be equal to what the dogs in the Iditarod will be forced to do in the next few weeks. There's nothing sporting about an event in which animals routinely die, as they do in the Iditarod. One dog has already collapsed and died from gastric ulcers during this year's "Junior Iditarod," a test run for young mushers. It's time for this grueling race to be relegated to Alaska's history books. The Iditarod's 1,150-mile course means that dogs run more than 100 miles a day for almost two weeks straight. They must pull heavy sleds through some of the worst weather conditions o... more

WASHINGTON—Phuong Quoc Truong was sentenced today in San Diego for his role in a scheme by the "Tran Organization" to cheat casinos across the United States, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Karen P. Hewitt for the Southern District of California announced. In his plea agreement, Truong admitted that he and his co-conspirators unlawfully obtained up to $7 million during card cheats. Truong was sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge John A. Houston in San Diego. The court also ordered him to forfeit $2,791,146 and to pay $5,753,416 in restitution, payable to several casinos. The court ordered the forfeiture of Truong's ... more

PLANO, TX—U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that 40 individuals have been arrested and charged in connection with a major mortgage fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas. The 16-count indictment was returned by a federal grand jury on March 10, 2010, and includes one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, 12 counts of mail fraud, and three counts of money laundering. All 40 defendants, from Texas, Florida, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Georgia, are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Many of the defendants are also charged with various counts of mail fraud and money laundering. According to the indictment, beginning in 2004, John Barry, 41, of Windemere, Fla., owned an... more

HONOLULU—A federal indictment in Hawaii charging Patrick H. Rakotonanahary, age 34, a resident of Florida, with 21 counts of wire fraud was unsealed late yesterday upon Rakotonanahary's arrest in Florida. The indictment was previously returned by a federal grand jury on March 10, 2010, but sealed until his arrest. Florence T. Nakakuni, U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii, said that according to the indictment, Rakotonanahary, as president and chief executive officer of Cyber Market Group, LLC, marketed an investment program which purported to pay investors six to 10 percent interest per week based on the trading of foreign currencies (Forex). The indictment alleges that between Dec. 20, 2007 and May 2009, Cyber received approx... more

NEWARK—An undergraduate student at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, appeared in court today in connection with his arrest for theft of ancient, historical and cultural documents from the United Methodist Archives Center located at Drew University, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. William J. Scott, 18, of Longmeadow, Mass., was arrested Sunday by special agents of the FBI pursuant to a federal complaint charging him with theft of an object of cultural heritage from a museum. At an initial appearance today before United States Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo, Scott was released on bail. According to the Complaint, Scott, a freshman at Drew University, worked as a paid student assistant at the Archives Center sin... more

CAMDEN—An Egg Harbor Township man pleaded guilty today to his role in a string of bank robberies in New Jersey and Texas, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Jerell Mulkey, 25, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle to six counts of bank robbery—three which he committed in New Jersey and three which he committed in Houston. Mulkey agreed to plead to the Texas bank robberies in New Jersey rather than in Texas. Judge Simandle continued the defendant's detention and scheduled sentencing for June 25, 2010. At his plea hearing, Mulkey admitted to robbing the following banks of the following amounts of money on the following dates: * Feb. 27, 2009 PNC Bank, Absecon $4,000 * Mar. 9, 2009 Cap... more

DAYTON—Gregory S. Chew, 42, formerly of Waynesville, was convicted today by a federal jury following a 15-day trial for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme involving 57 property investors and 246 residential properties located throughout the greater Dayton area. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Jose A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation; Keith L. Bennett, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, and other members of the Greater Dayton Mortgage Fraud Task Force announced the verdict returned today at the conclusion of a trial before U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose. Chew was convict... more

PHOENIX—Mario G. Bernadel, 51, a citizen of Haiti, was sentenced today to nearly 17 years in prison for his conviction on multiple counts for leading a mortgage fraud scheme in Phoenix that cost banks over $9 million. Bernadel was found guilty by a jury in September 2009 on 19 counts related to mortgage fraud, including mail, wire, and bank fraud, and transactional money laundering. Bernadel led a two-year conspiracy involving the purchase of 37 properties using fraudulent loan documents and receiving cash back at closing. Seven co-conspirators were also charged and have pleaded guilty for their involvement in the conspiracy and many will be sentenced in the next few months. Dennis K. Burke, U.S. Attorney for the District of Ari... more

A federal judge today sentenced former Birmingham city councilman and Jefferson County commissioner JOHN KATOPODIS to three years and 10 months in jail on fraud convictions linked to his theft of taxpayer money intended for a charity for poor children, U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance announced in conjunction with FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick Maley and IRS Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Investigation Division, Reginael McDaniel. Along with the prison term, U.S. District Judge Karon Bowdre ordered KATOPODIS, 62, to pay $166,910 in restitution to Jefferson County and to forfeit $162,910 to the government as proceeds of illegal activity. Judge Bowdre also ordered KATOPODIS to serve three years supervised release after completing his pris... more

Former Georgia Closing Attorney Sentenced to Prison in Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme ATLANTA—Trent Edward Wright, 38, of Cumming, Ga., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. to serve one year and nine months in federal prison on a mail fraud charge involving a mortgage fraud scheme which victimized lenders and title insurance companies. Acting U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said of today's sentencing, "Lenders and title companies relied on this defendant as their closing attorney and agent and he was in a position of trust. He was supposed to pay off all prior encumbrances on properties to secure loans, and pass clear title as warranted by the title insurance. He didn't. Now he is ... more

PHOENIX—Ronald Michael Capito, 52, and Joel Jay Glore, 51, both of Show Low, Ariz., have been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with eight counts of armed bank robbery. Capito and Glore are suspected of being the "High Country Bandits," a duo responsible for a total of 16 armed bank robberies in Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico between September 2009 and February 2010. "These arrests are due to outstanding police work by FBI offices in northern Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, working with an array of police agencies in the Four Corners region to solve these crimes," said Dennis K. Burke, U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona. "We thank all of these agencies for their outstanding collaboration and look ... more

MADISON, WI—Stephen P. Sinnott, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Sherry A. Eastman, 62, of Hillsboro, Wis., pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Madison to bank embezzlement. U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb scheduled sentencing for May 25, 2010, at 1:00 p.m. Eastman faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, and the entry of an appropriate restitution order. At the plea hearing, Eastman acknowledged embezzling approximately $46,000 from the Farmers State Bank in Hillsboro while an employee of the bank. She admitted making unauthorized withdrawals from four customers' accounts at the bank. The charges against Eastman were the result of an investigation conducted b... more

PHOENIX, AZ—Jayal Howard, 40, of Sacaton, Ariz., was sentenced here to 41 months prison, by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt. The facts showed that on July 11, 2008, Howard was driving a vehicle which contained three passengers, including a 12-year-old boy. Howard was driving on the Gila River Indian Reservation. He was intoxicated to a BAC level of .14 and was driving at an excessive speed when he came to a large pool of water on the roadway. Upon driving through the water, he lost control of the vehicle resulting in a vehicle roll-over. The victim was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. Howard pled guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter on December 16, 2009. The investigation in this case was conducted by the ... more

NORFOLK, VA—Ronald Poulin, 61, of Virginia Beach, Virginia was sentenced today in United States District Court to 63 months in prison for health care fraud, making false statements relating to health care matters, and altering records to obstruct an investigation. A Norfolk federal jury found Poulin guilty of those offenses last November following a two week trial. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, made the announcement after Poulin was sentenced by United States District Judge Mark S. Davis, who also ordered Poulin to pay restitution in the total amount of $790,641.87. Poulin is an oncologist and hematologist with a medical practice located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The evidence pres... more

PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that AVRUM DAVID FRIESEL pleaded guilty today in Manhattan federal court before United States Magistrate Judge HENRY B. PITMAN for his role in a long-running scheme to defraud a number of federal and state programs. FRIESEL initially fled from the United States to Israel in about 1997, prior to the unsealing of the original Indictment. FRIESEL subsequently fled from Israel to the United Kingdom, where he resided until his arrest there in 2008. FRIESEL was then extradited to the United States, arriving in New York in August 2009. According to the Superseding Indictment, statements made during FRIESEL's guilty plea, and other documents filed in... more

RICHMOND, VA—Donald C. Lacey, 43, of Richmond, Va., pleaded guilty today to mail fraud and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions. Lacey faces a maximum penalty of 20 years of imprisonment on the mail fraud charge, and a maximum penalty of 10 years on the charge of engaging in unlawful monetary transactions when he is sentenced by United States District Judge Henry Hudson on June 18, 2010. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Michael F.A. Morehart, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Richmond Field Office; Keith Fixel, Postal Inspector in Charge, United States Postal Inspection Service, Charlotte Division; and C. Andr. Martin, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Washingto... more

ST. LOUIS, MO—The United States Attorney's Office announced today that Craig Stelzner was indicted on multiple charges for his alleged receipt and possession of child pornography between October 2008 and January 2009. CRAIG STELZNER, Arnold, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of receipt of child pornography and three counts of possession of child pornography. He appeared in federal court earlier today. If convicted, receipt of child pornography carries a penalty range of five to 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000; each count of possession carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide... more

GREENEVILLE, TN—A federal grand jury in Greeneville returned a two count indictment on March 9, 2010, against Samuel Kent Barnett, 47, of Johnson City, Tennessee, for receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Barnett appeared in court on March 10, 2010, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis H. Inman and entered a plea of not guilty to the charges in the indictment. He was held pending trial, which has been set for May 27, 2010, in United States District Court, in Greeneville, Tennessee. The indictment alleges that Barnett, from on or about July of 2008, accessed the Internet from his residence and downloaded images of minor children engaged in sexually explicit conduct. If convicted, Barnett faces a term of a... more

Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN CRISANTI, 48, of Venice Place, East Haven, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by six years of supervised release, for selling cocaine. Judge Underhill also imposed a $6000 fine. On August 31, 2009, CRISANTI pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. This matter stems from an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force ("OCDETF") investigation dubbed "Operation Brass Deal," which was spearheaded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Safe Streets Task Force in New Haven. As a result of the investigation, a to... more

BATON ROUGE, LA—United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced today that ROBERT L. STEVENS, age 61, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was charged in a Bill of Information with conspiracy to use interstate facilities in aid of racketeering for allegedly accepting bribes from individuals with pending criminal charges in the Baton Rouge City Court, and then sharing the proceeds of the bribes with a prosecutor who would arrange for the matters to be dismissed or otherwise "fixed." The initial appearance and arraignment on these charges have not yet been scheduled. The charges against STEVENS resulted from "Operation Illegal Motion," an ongoing investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Attorney's Of... more

MEMPHIS, TN—Dr. Roger Morgan, a psychologist, 56 of Lakeland, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to Count One of a two-count indictment today announced Lawrence J. Laurenzi, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee and My Harrison, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Memphis Division. Morgan was indicted in May 2008. According to the indictment, Dr. Morgan made false statements to the FBI about whether he had given former State Senator John Ford money and whether former State Senator John Ford had ever asked him to give money to Ford's legal defense fund. Dr. Morgan denied having given money to then State Senator John Ford, knowing full well that he had been asked and had given money to Ford's... more

GEORGE MAGEE, age 53, a resident of New Orleans, LA, pled guilty in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt to two counts of mail fraud and one count of theft of federal funds relating to fraudulent Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) claims and applications for food stamp benefits, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. According to the factual basis, FEMA provided disaster assistance money to those affected by Hurricane Katrina, including rental housing assistance. In addition to making his own claim for FEMA assistance, MAGEE submitted two applications to FEMA using the identities of other individuals. In connection with those applications, he submitted false addresses and false documentation to make it a... more

HOUSTON—Three men have been indicted for allegedly defrauding investors who purchased stock from 2004 until 2007 in a publicly-traded company called Grifco International Inc., United States Attorney Jos. Angel Moreno and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard Powers announced today. Evan "Nick" Jarvis, 36, and Jim Dial, 53, both of Houston, and Alex Ellerman, 35, of Chicago, were charged with conspiracy and wire fraud in a eight-count indictment returned by a grand jury on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Jarvis surrendered himself to federal authorities on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, and has been ordered release on a $100,000 bond. This morning, Dial surrendered himself to federal authorities. He appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge today... more

HOUSTON—A federal jury has convicted a 22-year veteran of the Conroe Police Department for robbing the First Bank of Conroe, United States Attorney Jos. Angel Moreno announced today. The verdict was announced today in open court after four weeks of trial and three hours of deliberation. Michael Edward Tindall, 48, of Conroe, Texas, a 22-year veteran of the Conroe Police Department, was convicted of one count of bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. 2113(a), for robbing the First Bank of Conroe on Aug. 11, 2008. United States District Judge Melinda Harmon, who presided over the four-week trial, revoked Tindall's bond immediately following the return of the verdict and ordered Tindall into the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending... more

NEWARK—A Somerset man pleaded guilty today to making false statements in documents he submitted for employment as a civilian for the United States Army at Fort Dix and Picatinny Arsenal, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Donald S. Breese, 37, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini to a two-count Information that charges him with making materially false statements to the United States Army in separate applications for civilian employment at Fort Dix in 2004 and Picatinny Arsenal in 2007. Sentencing is scheduled for July 14, 2010. At his plea hearing, Breese admitted that he misled the Army into hiring him by falsely representing his qualifications. Specifically, Breese admitted that he falsely stated ... more

KANSAS CITY, MO—Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to attempting to produce child pornography. Elvon L. Arndt, 66, of Kansas City-North, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner this afternoon to the charge contained in a Feb. 4, 2009, federal indictment. Under the terms of today's plea agreement, Arndt will receive a sentence of 20 years in federal prison without parole. Arndt admitted that in the summer of 2006, he used a minor to attempt to produce child pornography. According to the plea agreement, Arndt took photos of a clothed minor that focused on her pubic region while she was sitting on h... more

NASHVILLE, TN—Ruey Ann Gordon, 58, of Brentwood, Tennessee, a former chief financial officer (CFO) of the Technology Division of Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc., was charged with money laundering under 18 U.S.C. . 1957 in a one-count criminal information. The charge stems from Gordon's embezzlement of more than $166,000 from Goldleaf over the course of nearly two years. If convicted, Gordon faces up to 10 years in prison. "High-ranking corporate officials hold positions of trust not only in their companies but also in the eyes of the public," said U.S. Attorney Edward M. Yarbrough. "That trust is broken when such officials abuse their power and commit crimes. A complex corporate embezzlement, just like any other theft, is a seri... more

WASHINGTON—A securities attorney was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for defrauding investors in stock manipulation schemes involving 19 publicly traded companies, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today. David B. Stocker, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty on March 11, 2009, in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., for his participation in a stock manipulation conspiracy known as a "pump-and-dump" scheme. Along with the prison sentence, U.S. District Judge Liam O'Grady today ordered Stocker to pay jointly and severally $6,360,191 in restitution and to forfeit $2,175,993 in a money judgment as well as other property ... more

INDIANAPOLIS—Jermoine Gorman, 30, Fort Wayne, was sentenced to 168 months in prison late yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Barker following his guilty pleas to conspiracies to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and to launder the proceeds. Tokaya Hogan, 27, Fort Wayne, was sentenced to 24 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering related to the proceeds of the drug trafficking. On March 4, 2010, Tarik Purifoy, who assisted Gorman in laundering drug proceeds in regard to the purchase of a Bentley vehicle, was sentenced to 30 months in prison. This case was the result of a lengthy investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives... more

SAN JUAN, PR—On March 12, 2010, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an 83-count indictment charging Nancy Hern.ndez-Chavez, her daughter, Noem. P.rez-Hern.ndez, Manuel "Manolo" Vargas-Col.n, Iris Yadith Ort.z-Rodr.guez, Eric Samuel Pastrana-Miray, and Luis Fernando Cap.-Ramos with conspiracy, bank fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering, announced U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico Rosa Emilia Rodr.guez V.lez. The indictment alleges that from approximately October 2006 through September 2007, New York Mortgage Bankers (NYMB), acting through its management team consisting of all of the above named defendants, engaged in a loan kiting scheme that involved more than $4.4 million in loan proceeds. ... more

MONROE, LA—Stephanie R. Payne, 40, of Monroe, La., pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud relating to the sale of stolen merchandise on eBay, Acting United States Attorney William J. Flanagan announced today. During today's court proceeding, Payne admitted to stealing merchandise from national retailers with locations in Monroe, La., on at least 11 different occasions from October to December 2009, which she then sold on eBay. Additionally, Payne admitted to listing 11,613 stolen items for sale on eBay from September 2006 to February 2009, which sold for approximately $175,395. Payne faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both. Sentencing is scheduled for August 16, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. The case wa... more

WASHINGTON—A third former employee of Rubin/Chambers, Dunhill Insurance Services Inc., also known as CDR Financial Products (CDR), pleaded guilty today to his participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced. CDR is a Beverly Hills, Calif.-based financial products and services firm. According to the charges filed today in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Douglas Alan Goldberg of Chatsworth, Calif., engaged in separate bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies with companies that provide a type of contract, known as an investment agreement, to state, county and local governments and a... more

A federal indictment was unsealed today following the initial appearance of a 40-year-old Stillwater man on child pornography charges. The indictment, filed under seal in U.S. District Court in Minnesota on March 9, 2010, alleges that on March 4, 2009, Shane Allen Werlein knowingly possessed visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Police recovered seven videos on Werlein's computer. If convicted, Werlein faces a potential maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. All sentences will be determined by a federal district court judge. This case is the result of an investigation by the Minneapolis Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Stillwater Police Department, and the Washington County Sherif... more

A federal indictment charging Yem Nguyen, age 35, of Eagan, with possessing and distributing more than 350 images of child pornography has been unsealed. The indictment, filed under seal in U.S. District Court in Minnesota on March 9, 2010, was unsealed today after Nguyen's initial appearance in federal court. The indictment alleges that on June 23, 2006, Nguyen knowingly distributed a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. In addition, Nguyen is charged with knowingly possessing similar images and videos on his computer on July 3, 2007. If convicted, Nguyen faces a potential maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on the distribution count and 10 years on the possession count. All sentences will be determined by... more

KANSAS CITY, MO—Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former employee of Ferrellgas, Inc., was sentenced in federal court today for wire fraud and money laundering, related to his embezzlement of $3.5 million from the company. Scott J. Beeson, 53, of North Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner this afternoon to four years and three months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Beeson to pay restitution to Ferrellgas. On April 22, 2009, Beeson pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering. Beeson admitted that he engaged in a fraudulent scheme to embezzle $3.5 million from Ferrellgas between January 2002 and March 2008. ... more

United States Attorney John E. Murphy announced that in Austin today, 55-year-old Mercy Chieza, of Hewitt, Texas, was sentenced to 37 months' imprisonment as a result of her conviction on health care fraud and money laundering charges. In addition to the prison term, Senior United States District Judge James R. Nowlin ordered Chieza to serve three years of supervised release after completing her imprisonment and pay $664,215 restitution to the Texas Medicaid Program. Chieza, a licensed psychologist, owned and operated Chieza Psychological Services in Waco, Texas. Pleading guilty to the charges in December 2009, Chieza admitted that from at least 1999 until October 2007, she executed a scheme to defraud the Texas Medicaid Program that inv... more

SACRAMENTO—United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that JOSEPH SILVA, 56, and his wife GEORGIA SILVA, 52, both of Fairfield, were convicted today by a jury, following a four day trial before U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez, of a federal civil rights felony offense in connection with a racially-motivated assault. The victim and his wife, an Indian-American couple, were attempting to enjoy El Dorado Beach at South Lake Tahoe in July 2007 when the SILVAS confronted and attacked them in what the jury determined was a bias-motivated assault. The evidence at trial showed that on the evening of July 14, 2007, GEORGIA SILVA initially verbally confronted the Indian-American couple using derogatory racial and ethnic slur... more

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Michael Milan, 49, of Bethesda, Md., was sentenced to 108 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in carrying out a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme. Milan was also ordered to pay restitution of $3,141,409 and to forfeit $1,061,890 in proceeds he obtained. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Shawn Henry, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, made the announcement after sentencing by United States District Judge T.S. Ellis, III. "Michael Milan manipulated banks to get illegal loans for his clients and large fees for himself," said U.S. Attorney MacBride. "That greed and deception has caused much... more

COLUMBIA, SC—Acting United States Attorney Kevin F. McDonald stated today that the conviction of former Greenville County Councilman Harold Anthony "Tony" Trout was affirmed in a four-page opinion issued today by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia. Trout was convicted by a federal jury in Spartanburg last year for computer hacking and related charges, and was sentenced to serve one year in federal prison. He is currently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Beckley, West Virginia. Trout had appealed his conviction, claiming he was not given a fair trial because the trial judge allowed prejudicial testimony about Trout's negative history with other council members and c... more

DETROIT—Paul Bashi, 27, of Royal Oak, and formerly of Washington Township, Michigan, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow this afternoon to a federal information that charges him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. McQuade was joined in the announcement by Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent-In-Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Detroit and William Callahan, Special Agent-In-Charge of the United States Secret Service in Detroit. During today's plea hearing Bashi admitted that, from September 2006 to March 2008, he recruited straw borrowers and assisted them in applying for loans to purchase residential property based on false inform... more

Mar. 18--In the seemingly intractable diplomatic stalemate between Israel and the Palestinians, the most incendiary issue is the continuing construction of Jewish enclaves on formerly Arab-occupied lands. more

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has picked up his first convert in the push for healthcare reform as Democrats in the House of Representatives prepare for a close weekend vote on final passage. more

Mar. 18--SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers manager Ron Washington acknowledged and apologized Wednesday for what he called "careless, dangerous and, frankly, stupid behavior" that resulted in the failure of a drug test last season. more

WASHINGTON _ Wrangling over a historic health care bill has reached a frenzied state in these days before a final vote in the House, as President Barack Obama publicly and privately courted wavering lawmakers, House leaders corralled members of their caucus and interest groups of all stripes aired ads aimed at anyone who might still be swayed. more

Mar. 18--The Montgomery County woman who calls herself "JihadJane" has confessed to the FBI about her alleged role in a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist, according to two people close to the investigation. more

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington tearfully apologized to his players Wednesday for using cocaine and failing a Major League Baseball drug test last season and informed the commissioner's office he would submit to testing for the rest of his career even though he recently completed a rehabilitation program. more

Mar. 17--THE MASTERS was first held in 1934. more

Even the magnolias have never seen anything like this. more

BAGHDAD -- Nearly 80% of the vote has been counted, and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's coalition has emerged as the biggest winner in this month's parliamentary elections. more

Mar. 17--A 38-year-old Georgia man struck from behind and killed when a small plane made an emergency landing on a Hilton Head Island beach Monday had been running and listening to his iPod -- probably unaware that the plane was bearing down on him, witnesses and officials said Tuesday. more

Osama bin Laden likely won't see a U.S. courtroom because he probably will be killed by his followers or U.S. forces, Attorney General Eric Holder said. more

Mar. 17--Tiger Woods cheated on his wife and children -- likely more than once, but perhaps less than 1,000 times. more

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's bloc leads the alliance of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the country's voting, election officials said. more

Mar. 17--St. Patrick was a real person, but why there is so much St. Patrick's Day celebration in this country and elsewhere is apparently a question without an answer. more

Mar. 17--Just in case anyone wondered, the State Department announced Monday that the Obama administration still considers Israel a friend of the United States. more

LOVE cheat Tiger Woods has announced he will return to golf at the US Masters next month. more

Mar. 17--Bucking the insistence of judges to "sing younger," Connecticut's Katie Stevens, as part of the Top 12 this week on "American Idol" was saddled with a Rolling Stones theme night. more

Mar. 17--More than half the states in the nation lowered their prison populations last year -- but not Florida, where it continued to rise, according to a recent survey by the Pew Center on the States. more

For years, the traditional St Patrick's Day parade was a washout - and not just because of the wet weather. more

YESTERDAY EVENING, for the first time, the secular alliance led by former Iraqi premier Iyad Allawi secured a slender lead over the Shia sectarian bloc headed by incumbent Nuri al-Maliki, who was trailing in the count by 9,000 votes. more

ANTI-GOVERNMENT protesters splashed bottles of their own blood outside the Thai prime minister's office yesterday as a sign of their "sacrifice for democracy" as the protests appeared to wane. more

UNDOCUMENTED IRISH: BISHOP OF Derry Dr Seamus Hegarty has called for support for the undocumented Irish in the United States. more

HUNDREDS OF Palestinians clashed with Israeli police in east Jerusalem yesterday as US envoy George Mitchell put off a trip to the region, leaving the future of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in doubt. more

Mar. 17--JUAREZ -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday offered his plan to "rescue" and "rebuild" the city, which has been plagued by 4,700 slayings since 2008. more

Mar. 17--That was downright cruel. more

Mar. 17--The U.S. House faces a historic choice this week between a partial fix of the nation's sick health care system or its continuing decline. more

The Rangers should've fired Ron Washington the day he admitted using cocaine during last year's All-Star break. more

Thousands of people marched in more than 100 St. Patrick's Day parades Wednesday in the Irish Republic and across the border in Northern Ireland. more

Texas Rangers Manager Ron Washington admitted to illegal drug use during the 2009 season in an apology he released Wednesday. more

New York Gov. David Paterson, his administration being swallowed by controversy, lost his press secretary, Marissa Shorenstein, who quit Wednesday. more

BAGHDAD _ Nearly half a million people voted for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, making him by far the leading candidate in the province where the most seats are at stake, according to partial results from this month's election. more

Attacks in Pakistan have driven Osama bin Laden and other leaders underground and reduced al-Qaida's ability to plan attacks, CIA Director Leon Panetta said. more

WASHINGTON - The United States and Israel stepped back Tuesday from their deepest rift in decades, a dispute over new Jewish homes in a traditionally Arab part of Jerusalem that quickly became a test of U.S. and Israeli commitment to peace talks and one another. more

WASHINGTON _ Democrats picked up support Wednesday for their health care overhaul from some important quarters _ a congressman who had opposed the bill, an influential anti-abortion lawmaker and a coalition of Catholic nuns _ but they still appeared to be short of the number needed to pass the legislation in the House of Representatives. more

Mar. 17--HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- The weather Monday was clear and cool on the tiny island at South Carolina's southern tip -- perfect for an early evening jog on the beach. more

Mar. 17--SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admitted on Wednesday that he used an illegal drug in the first half of last season and tested positive for a random drug test. more

Surprise, AZ (Sports Network) - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington reportedly tested positive for cocaine during the 2009 season. more

WASHINGTON - Just when things couldn't get any worse in Congress, Democratic leaders yesterday were pushing a bizarre parliamentary tactic that would pass health-care legislation without actually requiring a vote. more

Red-shirted protesters splattered blood at the gates of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's home as they kept up their call for elections, officials said. more

Kissimmee, FL (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals have released outfielder Elijah Dukes. more

An $18 billion jobs bill is on its way to U.S. President Barack Obama's desk after the Senate passed the measure on a bipartisan vote. more

The U.S. Producer Price Index for finished goods declined 0.6 percent in February from January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. more

The rift in US-Israel relations deepened yesterday after American envoy George Mitchell cancelled a visit and Jerusalem insisted it would not back down over building plans at the heart of the row. more

RED-SHIRTED protesters hurled plastic bags filled with gallons of their own blood into the residential compound of the Thai prime minister today, hoping their shock tactics would bring down his government. more

Mar. 17--Most Americans, Irish or not, are familiar with the remarkable (and mostly true) story of St. Patrick of Ireland. more

Mar. 16----Statistics -- Photos from Toyota Center -- Video report more

Mar. 16--Warriors guard Stephen Curry had a question for Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. more

The U.S. envoy to the Middle East delayed his trip to the region over the Israeli decision to build more settlements in a disputed territory, officials said. more

Demonstrators poured their own blood at Thailand's Government House Tuesday, trying to pressure the government to dissolve parliament, organizers said. more

Mar. 16--WASHINGTON -- In January, Democrat Zack Space of Dover wrote House Democratic leaders to tell them he would not support the Senate version of a bill to overhaul the nation's health-care system. more

LOS ANGELES -- Michael Roll plays basketball for traditionally powerful UCLA, so he figured every season would end with his team in the NCAA basketball tournament. more

Mar. 17--David Ryon had no idea when he first walked into a racquetball court that he'd have such a hard time walking out. more

Mar. 18--In Major League Baseball, the players get paid regardless of their injury. more

Mar. 18--Something is missing from the Duke basketball careers of Jon Scheyer, Lance Thomas and Brian Zoubek. more

Mar. 18--SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Washington coach Lorenzo Romar says he's never seen a team like Marquette. more

Mar. 18--SAN JOSE, Calif. -- NCAA tournament pressure isn't likely to be a big problem today for either Washington or Marquette, a pair of teams that handled plenty of pressure just getting this far. more

Mar. 18--South Florida tennis fans (and fashion photographers) will have to go another year without seeing Maria Sharapova play in Key Biscayne. more

Mar. 18--UNCG 4, HARVARD 3 (10): Eric Brindle hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to score Lloyd Enzor from second and give UNCG a 4-3 win over Harvard on Wednesday at the UNCG Baseball Stadium. more

Mar. 18--MARSHALL -- In what appears to be a classic matchup on paper, the Ellsworth Panthers and the MACCRAY Wolverines will clash tonight in the Section 3A boys' basketball championship game. more

Mar. 18--NEW ORLEANS -- After waiting three years to play in a NCAA Tournament, Kentucky forward Patrick Patterson took no chances. more

Mar. 18--University of Northern Colorado basketball fans will need to mark off Monday night on their calendars. more

Mar. 18--YAKIMA, Wash. -- The East Valley seventh-grade girls team went undefeated in winning the 12th annual Magic of Basketball AAU Tournament this past weekend in the Lower Valley. more

Mar. 17--It's been 12 years since Beulah's last trip to the state Class B boys basketball tournament. more

Cavs' Wright heads all-state women's basketball team Times- Dispatch all-state women's basketball team more

Mar. 18--NASHVILLE -- In the days preceding the march to Music City, John Calipari tried to act like the SEC Tournament didn't matter. more

Mar. 18--With March Madness ready to take a nation by storm today, who better to dish out some last-minute NCAA Tournament tips than one of the most acclaimed college basketball players of all-time? more

Mar. 18--Imagine, sitting solo and deciding, somewhat on a whim, that golf is going to be your passion. more

Mar. 18--Joe Lombardi, the mastermind of No. more

TOUR PREVIEW: THE PGA Tour are searching for a new sponsor for the World Golf Championship event at Doral after software company CA chose not to extend their deal. more

Mar. 18--BLACKSBURG -- For the third time in as many years, Virginia Tech's players spent this week, the holiest on the college basketball calendar, preparing for a game they would have preferred not to play. more

Mar. 18--As the exhaustively beloved NCAA tournament comes blessedly upon us within these very hours, its most relevant advance information came decisively from a somewhat unexpected source. more

Mar. 18--It wasn't like McKendree University had exclusive rights to Belleville West senior Tony Kossina, but the Bearcats had no trouble gaining a recruiting foothold. more

Mar. 18--For the second year in a row, the small university that calls Moon its home has earned a date in The Big Dance. more

OKLAHOMA CITY -- They won it all two years ago. more

Mar. 18--TALLAHASSEE -- Leonard Hamilton, the Florida State basketball coach, is usually reserved and stoic during interviews with media members but now he was excited, standing up, bending his knees and extending his arms. more

Mar. 18--When Scott County Coach Billy Hicks visited his mom Maggie in Harlan on her 90th birthday last week, she gave him some hoops advice. more

Mar. 18--The boys basketball team fell in the first round, but East Carter High School still has a chance to be a Cinderella story of the Sweet Sixteen state tournament. more

With basketball savant Michael Jordan watching from a private suite, Evan Turner heard the whispers of former Minneapolis North standout P.J. Hill during a crucial timeout: "Become legendary." more

Mar. 18--BLACKSBURG -- For the third time in as many years, Virginia Tech's players spent this week, the holiest on the college basketball calendar, preparing for a game they would have preferred not to play. more

Mar. 18--McKendree University's stay in the NAIA Division I Tournament in Kansas City, Mo., didn't last long. more

Mar. 18--Larry David's character on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" was once given a most unusual birthday present from his wife -- permission to have an affair, once. more

A victory isn't such a common occurrence these days for the Sixers: In the last five weeks, there had been three holidays (Presidents' Day, Valentine's Day, and St. Patrick's Day) and three Sixers victories, making a win somewhat of a special occasion. more

Mar. 17--In a baseball game in which the teams combined for 15 runs and 21 hits, UNC-Wilmington's bullpen was magnificent down the stretch. more

Mar. 18--The Sixers' promotional department missed out on a great idea last night. more

Mar. 18--A look back at UConn's 59-57 NIT victory over Northeastern on Tuesday: more

Mar. 18--RALEIGH -- It was just moments before the opening faceoff last week when Ray Whitney found himself side by side with Scott Walker. more

Mar. 18--CARY -- Duke scratched out a 3-2 baseball victory over Liberty in 11 innings Wednesday the way fundamentally sound clubs can. more

Mar. 18--Schedule the NCAA tournament at home and win a national title. more

Mar. 18--MILWAUKEE -- It's such a perfect made-for-March story line. more

Mar. 18--The Pitt men's basketball team left Petersen Events Center and headed to the airport Wednesday with a clear mission --don't overlook NCAA tournament first-round opponent Oakland. more

Mar. 18--Pima College women's basketball coach Todd Holthaus wondered how his team would play after a nearly two-week layoff before the junior college national tournament. more

Mar. 18--BLACKSBURG -- There are two ways a basketball team can go when snubbed by the NCAA tournament selection committee and relegated to the National Invitation Tournament. more

Mar. 18--SARASOTA -- The two cars are displayed on opposite sides of the road at the four-way stop that leads golfers to the parking lot. more

Mar. 18--The Masters is well equipped to handle the impending Tiger Woods circus. more

NIT is selling challenge for Va. Tech's Greenberg BLACKSBURG -- Yesterday afternoon, Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg was at a campus dining hall for another one of the Chalk Talk sessions he held for students during the season. more

PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ It took roughly three weeks of practice at the beginning of the season for Kyle Smith to realize that the Saint Mary's College basketball team had the chance to be something special. more

The men's NCAA basketball tournament selection process doesn't make sense. more

NEW ORLEANS -- Basketball teams sometimes have to reinvent themselves from season to season based on personnel losses and recruits being added to the roster. more

UR basketball notes: Travel a big consideration more

INDIAN WELLS, March 17 -- Marcos Baghdatis upset top-ranked Roger Federer 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (4) Tuesday night in the third round of the BNP Parabas Open, beating the Swiss for the first time in seven meetings. more

Imperial Capital announced today the sale of two electronic security distribution companies, Tri-Ed Distribution ("Tri-Ed"), the leading source for security systems and low voltage products in North America, and Northern Video Systems, Inc. ("Northern Video Systems"), a leading wholesale distributor of security, surveillance and network infrastructure products. more

A gold wreath that would have been worn by an Olympic champion, royal, or philosopher in ancient Greece is expected to fetch up to pounds 120,000 at auction at Bonhams, London, in April. more

BURLINGTON, ON, March 17 /CNW/ - Silver Shield Resources (SSR- TSXV) announces that it has signed the final Option and Joint Venture Agreement, whereby The Company and a private company, Mhakari Gold, will each acquire 50% of four groups of mining claims strategically located in the West Timmins Mining Camp. more

In the news release, "Maxim Group LLC Announces Completion of $30.2 Million Secondary Offering for The Cushing MLP Total Return Fund," issued earlier today by Maxim Group, we are advised by the company that the headline should read "Maxim Group LLC Announces Completion of 4,000,000 Share Secondary Offering for The Cushing MLP Total Return Fund" rather than "Maxim Group LLC Announces Completion of $30.2 Million Secondary Offering for The Cushing MLP Total Return Fund" as originally issued. more

Mar. 17--A 25-year-old man is scheduled to be sentenced today in federal court for his role in a dogfighting venture in Huron and Lenawee counties. more

Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (TSX: PBH) announced today a cash dividend of $0.294 per share for the quarter ending March 31, 2010. more

Orient Venture Capital Inc. (TSX VENTURE: OVC.P) (the "Company") announced that it has received conditional acceptance from the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") of its proposed qualifying transaction (the "Qualifying Transaction") to become an investment issuer. more

ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel, March 18, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TTI Team Telecom International Ltd. (Nasdaq:TTIL), a global supplier of Operations Support Systems (OSS) to communications service providers, announced today that it will implement its Service Management solution at MTS Russia, enabling the operator to anticipate service quality degradations before their effects reach the end user. more

Symbol: AZM.TSX Venture more

ISTANBUL, LONDON and NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- QVT Financial LP ("QVT") announced today that QVT Fund LP, its flagship fund, has filed petitions for an injunction against Galatasaray Sportif Sinai ve Ticari Yatirimlar A.S. ("Sportif"), as well as the individual members of Sportif's board of directors, in order to prevent Sportif from completing what QVT views as an illegal merger with Sportif's majority shareholder, Galatasaray Spor ve Futbol ISletmeciligi Ticaret A.S.'s ("Futbol"). more

Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (TSX: PBH), a leading producer, marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products, announced today its results for 2009. more

The Applus RTD Group (Rotterdam, Netherlands), the world's leading multinational company in non-destructive testing & inspection (NDT&I) and asset integrity management, today announced the acquisition of two companies specializing in NDT&I: Quality Inspection Services Incorporated (QISI), headquartered in Buffalo, New York, and Staveley Services Canada Incorporated, located in Burlington, Ontario. more

Progress Software, an enterprise software provider, has launched Responsive Process Management or RPM suite, a next generation business solution to enable enterprises to achieve a higher level of business performance. more

International real estate investment and services firm Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE Amex: KWIC) ("Kennedy Wilson" or the "Company") today reported a fourth quarter 2009 loss of $0.34 per share. more

Sangsad, March 16 -- Removal of infrastructural constraints, particularly in the energy and communication sectors, has been identified as the top priority for the government for the remainder of the current fiscal. more

HONG KONG - World stock markets fell Thursday and the euro weakened after Greece said it might seek international assistance to resolve its debt crisis. more

AES Corporation, a company which is engaged in power generation and distribution businesses, has closed its equity sale with a wholly owned investment subsidiary of the China Investment Corporation. more

ILLEGAL downloading cost Britain 39,000 jobs and retail losses of Pounds 1.4bn in 2008, a report claimed yesterday. more

gold was awaiting export for sale in South Africa, which will be more

OctoPlus N.V. ("OctoPlus" or the "Company") (Euronext: OCTO), announces today its unaudited annual results for the year ended 31 December 2009, achieving its guidance on revenues of EUR 19 million. more

HSINCHU, Taiwan, March 18 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMOS) today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009. more

LARGE companies are turning to alternative assets to plug their pension scheme deficits, an accountancy firm said yesterday. more

For Immediate Release 18 March 2010 European Goldfields Limited RESULTS FOR 2009 18 March 2010 - European Goldfields Limited (TSX / AIM: EGU)("European Goldfields" or the "Company") today announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2009. more

ZURICH, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- more

DALLAS, March 17, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BeaconEquity.com announces an investment report featuring Cell Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:CTIC). more

Intellectual Property law firm Novak Druce + Quigg LLP has announced the addition of five attorneys, including four Ph.D.s. more

Mar. 18--Should the city raise property taxes despite widespread agreement that the assessment system is broken? more

Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner" or "the Company") (Nasdaq:PTNR) (TASE:PTNR), a leading Israeli communications operator, announced today that Further to the company's press release dated February 22, 2010 regarding the dividend distribution in cash in the amount of NIS 1.4 Billion (9.0407764 NIS per share) ("the Total Distribution Amount"), the company received today an approval from the Israeli Tax Authority dated March 18, 2010 ("the "Approval"), according to which the tax withholding of the Total Distribution Amount shall be as follows: more

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 18, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Imaging Ltd. ("EI") announced today that Midroog Ltd., an affiliate of Moody's Investors Services, has informed EI that its "A2/Stable" rating, on a local scale, would also apply to a new series of debentures in an aggregate principal amount of up to NIS 100 million that EI may issue to repay principal amounts of debt that comes due in 2010. more

VIRGINIA Massey Energy to buy more

CALGARY, March 17 /CNW/ - Goldnev Resources Inc. ("Goldnev" or the "Corporation") (TSX Venture Exchange - "GNZ"), announced today that it has completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement of 9,343,750 Units at a price of $0.08 per Unit for gross proceeds of $743,500. more

CellaVision, which develops and sells digital morphology products for the routine analysis of blood and other body fluids, extends and broadens cooperation with Sysmex by entering a global distribution agreement. more

Tie-ins are underway with 1,300 boe/d expected to be onstream by more

THE EUROPEAN Commission has told the Government that its projections for correcting the economy are too optimistic and the cuts may have to be more severe than planned. more

Shares Issued: 92,527,679 more

VANCOUVER, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - New Gold Inc. ("New Gold") (TSX and NYSE AMEX: NGD) announces that the restrictions to the Cerro San Pedro mine's explosives permits have been removed which allows full operations to resume. more

The World Gold Council (WGC) has today reaffirmed its commitment to the Middle East and Turkey, through the appointment of a new regional head, Ajay Mitra, replacing Anan Fakhreddin who has stepped down from his position for personal reasons. more

ST. LOUIS, March 18, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As world population growth and dietary shifts continue, Monsanto Company's (NYSE: MON) ongoing investment in agriculture is bringing more choices to the farm than ever before, Brett Begemann, executive vice president - seeds and traits, will tell investors today at the Nomura Global Chemical Leaders Conference in Dublin. more

Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. (HGS-V) more

Mar. 17--Legislation to rewrite the nation's financial regulations may be more likely to gain congressional approval if health care reform efforts fail, the chairman of a trade association for financial planners said Wednesday in Colorado Springs. more

Citadel Capital, the private equity firm in the Middle East and Africa, announced today its financial results for the fiscal year 2009, reporting a total net asset value per share (TNAVPS) of $2.83 (EGP15.50) as of 31 December 2009. more

ZEELAND, Mich., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Herman Miller, Inc., today announced results for its third quarter ended February 27, 2010. more

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 17, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Accredited Business Consolidators Corp. (Pink Sheets:ACDU) today announced that its affiliate, Richwood Eco Ventures, Inc., appointed Gertzen Perez as Vice President of the Company. more

Mar. 16--As was expected, online publisher Lulu plans to bypass the U.S. stock exchanges in favor of going public in Canada -- and in the process has provided the public with a first look at its financials. more

2009 YEAR-END RESULTS more

BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) announced today that it priced an underwritten public offering of $500 million, $50 million more than previously announced, in aggregate principal amount of 6.75 percent senior notes due Sept. 15, 2020. more

Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ddf02c/intellectual_prope) has announced the addition of the "Intellectual Property in Asian Emerging Economies - Law and Policy in the Post-TRIPS Era" report to their offering. more

Fund delivers markedly improved annual operating performance, ends 2009 with significantly stronger balance sheet more

GREENWICH, Conn. and MUMBAI, India, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- General Atlantic LLC ("GA"), a leading global growth equity firm, today announced that it has taken a significant equity position in Asian Genco Pte Ltd (AGPL), an infrastructure company which has investments in power generation assets in India and in engineering services businesses. more

This article covers recent significant developments affecting taxation of individuals, including legislative changes, cases, regulations, and other IRS guidance. more