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Lessoff, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division (“IRS-CID”), and Janice K. Fedarcyk, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced that former New York State Senator NICHOLAS A. SPANO pled guilty today in White Plains federal court to obstructing the ability of the IRS to assess and collect U.S. income taxes by filing fraudulent tax returns.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara stated: “Former Senator Nicholas Spano is the latest in a regrettably long line of lawmakers turned lawbreakers. When elected officials put padding their pockets above the law, they tarnish our government and undermine people’s faith in their public servants. We will not tolerate this conduct and will continue to aggressively prosecute those who engage in it.”</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">IRS Acting Special Agent in Charge Victor W. Lessoff stated: “Public officials, whether elected or appointed, hold positions of trust in the eyes of the public. That trust is broken when these officials commit crimes. Public officials do not get free passes to ignore the tax laws and they will still be held accountable after they leave office. IRS-CI works to ensure that everyone pays their fair share. “</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">FBI Assistant Director in Charge Janice K. Fedarcyk stated: “We hope that our elected representatives hold themselves to a higher standard. At a minimum, the people of New York have the right to expect that lawmakers will not be lawbreakers.”</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">According to the information and statements made during today’s proceeding:</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><b><span style="color: #444444;">Background</span></b></i></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">NICHOLAS SPANO served as a New York State Senator for the 35th district, representing most of Westchester County, from 1987 until 2006. In that capacity, SPANO was responsible for voting on and approving the operating budget for New York State, a portion of which included funding for the Office of General Services (“OGS”).</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">In 1993, a White Plains-based insurance company began paying SPANO a $1,500 monthly fee to act as an outside consultant. In 1996, after the insurance company was awarded a lucrative contract by OGS to become the broker of record for New York State, the payments increased to $5,000 per month. The payments were subsequently increased to $6,000 per month in 1999 and $8,333.33 (or $100,000 per year) in 2002. The payments stopped in 2008 when the insurance company ceased to be OGS’s broker of record.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">The payments from the insurance company were paid through various corporate entities controlled by SPANO, including ONAPS, Inc. which later changed its name to HVM Corp. ONAPS had no employees or offices and was used almost exclusively to receive money paid to SPANO by the insurance company.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><b><span style="color: #444444;">Spano’s Concealment of Income</span></b></i></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">From 2000 through 2008, SPANO engaged in a scheme to impede and impair the due administration of the Internal Revenue Laws by filing false federal income tax returns that falsely characterized income he received from the insurance company and other sources to unlawfully reduce his tax burden.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">During the relevant time period, SPANO wrote checks that totaled more than $180,000 from HVM to a real estate holding company he owned, 221 Ridge Ave. Corp, which owned a two-family rental property in Yonkers, New York. The checks were for non-existent rental expenses. SPANO falsely advised his tax return preparer that HVM conducted business at 221 Ridge Avenue, had an office at that location, and paid rent to the holding company. As a result, HVM deducted more than $180,000 in false and fraudulent rental expenses on its tax returns.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">In 2004, SPANO also failed to report to the IRS a $45,000 commission he received from the sale of a building to a White Plains real estate developer, and between 2005 and 2006, failed to report cash rental payments he received from residential real estate tenants.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">* * *</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">SPANO, 58, of Yonkers, New York, pled guilty to one count of obstructing and impeding the due administration of the Internal Revenue Laws. He faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a maximum fine of the greater of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss derived from the crime.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">SPANO will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel on June 11, 2012, at 3:30 p.m.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Mr. Bharara praised the outstanding work of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division and the FBI in the investigation.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">This case is being handled by the Office’s White Plains Division. 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The newly-created group will work across federal law enforcement and regulatory agencies, and with state and local partners, to strengthen efforts to address consumer-related fraud, including schemes targeting vulnerable populations, such as the unemployed, those in need of payday loans, and those suffering from the burden of high credit card and other debt. The new working group will also focus on scams that exploit prospective students, active-duty military personnel and veterans. </b></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto;"><b>“The schemes we are combating are as diverse as the imaginations of those who perpetrate them, and as sophisticated as modern technology will permit. Thanks in large part to the leadership of the President’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force we are tackling financial fraud, in all its forms, head on,” said Attorney General Eric Holder. “Through the extensive and coordinated partnership we start today, we will strengthen our collective efforts, enhance civil and criminal enforcement of consumer fraud and educate the public in an effort to prevent consumers from being victimized in the first place.” </b></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto;"><b>Attorney General Holder delivered remarks at today’s meeting which was convened by FFETF Executive Director Michael Bresnick along with the working group’s co-chairs: Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Civil Division Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division Lanny Breuer, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California André Birotte and Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) David Vladeck. Another co-chair, Director of Enforcement for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Kent Markus, was unable to attend the meeting.</b></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b>“We know all too well how opportunistic fraudsters have adapted their schemes to take advantage of consumers facing financial hardships, using false promises of mortgage modification, debt relief, and job placement, to name a few. Since 2009, the FTC has brought over 90 cases to stop these scams,” said Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection for the FTC David Vladeck. “This partnership will only serve to enhance our collective efforts to protect consumers.” </b></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto;"><b>The Consumer Protection Working Group will address several areas of concern, including payday lending and other high-pressure telemarketing or Internet scams, business opportunity schemes, for-profit schools that engage in fraud or misrepresentation and fraudulent third party payment processors that facilitate payments on behalf of other fraudsters without the permission of the customer.</b></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto;"><b>At today’s meeting, the Consumer Protection Working Group members set priorities and discussed taking collaborative steps to continue to seek out and prosecute consumer fraud as well as protect consumers from fraud before it happens through outreach and education. The new working group plans to establish a best-practices tool kit, legislative, regulatory and policy initiatives and an information sharing structure. </b></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto;"><b>Other members of the Consumer Protection Working Group include representatives from the Department of Treasury, FBI, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, U.S. Secret Service, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Department of Education’s Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Trustee Program, the National Association of Attorneys General, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board and the National Credit Union Administration. The state attorneys general are represented on the working group by Attorney General Lisa Madigan from Illinois, Attorney General Greg Zoeller from Indiana and Attorney General Roy Cooper from North Carolina. </b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b>The Consumer Protection Working Group is part of ongoing enforcement efforts by President Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. President Obama established the interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to wage an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. The task force includes representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities, inspectors general and state and local law enforcement who, working together, bring to bear a powerful array of criminal and civil enforcement resources. The task force is working to improve efforts across the federal executive branch, and with state and local partners, to investigate and prosecute significant financial crimes, ensure just and effective punishment for those who perpetrate financial crimes, combat discrimination in the lending and financial markets, and recover proceeds for victims of financial crimes. </b></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto;"><b>Since its formation, the task force has made great strides in facilitating increased investigation and prosecution of financial crimes; enhancing coordination and cooperation among federal, state and local authorities; addressing discrimination in the lending and financial markets and conducting outreach to the public, victims, financial institutions and other organizations. Task force members have charged a record number of mortgage fraud cases in the past two years, trained more than 100,000 professionals responsible for awarding and overseeing Recovery Act funds and held regional summits around the country to discuss strategies, resources and initiatives, as well as to meet with communities most affected by the financial crisis.</b></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto;"><b>Learn more about the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force at <a href="http://www.stopfraud.gov/" style="color: #a6824b; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: windowtext;">www.stopfraud.gov</span></a> .</b></div></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall Of A Specific Lot Of RegenArouse Because Of Potential Health Risks</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfckBRDHN52U6uu6F1NEQbXmUnrLqh0KKpHsFzqJiiXUpsRGpLT9oCsXv31v3paKa_b2Mh_u3bG0Zi2w4GjrFoaTkYY-w3fsIjp7ufv4_OAgX5aI1iJJbbPq3Sc9H1PAy2vp7wDxoSC0/s1600/ucm291548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfckBRDHN52U6uu6F1NEQbXmUnrLqh0KKpHsFzqJiiXUpsRGpLT9oCsXv31v3paKa_b2Mh_u3bG0Zi2w4GjrFoaTkYY-w3fsIjp7ufv4_OAgX5aI1iJJbbPq3Sc9H1PAy2vp7wDxoSC0/s320/ucm291548.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIxcdLwPXcE0nLVryGZlX_ya4Jusy3_OtCpWJ8fLp1qYe79Rza6gUZKX2fCnByZyQ-1u6Ix_biR2S0kMNo6ZK5qjw22rynzh8AI8dRau3ZdnSQYNaJf1-S9cQlrNlv3VMX-r23VXDODA/s1600/ucm291549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIxcdLwPXcE0nLVryGZlX_ya4Jusy3_OtCpWJ8fLp1qYe79Rza6gUZKX2fCnByZyQ-1u6Ix_biR2S0kMNo6ZK5qjw22rynzh8AI8dRau3ZdnSQYNaJf1-S9cQlrNlv3VMX-r23VXDODA/s320/ucm291549.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DzwPnsvLjdb4vjlqd-DrAY1CQRGLcAsf9WO3wd6fZKhCsy3lwWKwnDT-qdYbKR5CcKZOLw6mkmnrKgdKfsp9_5YBRpwBmu91E-MmuCOo_xsP-vBdbNi8az0K26ndyzNPLLs9MnF2bUk/s1600/ucm291550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DzwPnsvLjdb4vjlqd-DrAY1CQRGLcAsf9WO3wd6fZKhCsy3lwWKwnDT-qdYbKR5CcKZOLw6mkmnrKgdKfsp9_5YBRpwBmu91E-MmuCOo_xsP-vBdbNi8az0K26ndyzNPLLs9MnF2bUk/s320/ucm291550.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><div style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 1%; margin-top: 1%; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 1%; margin-top: 1%; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><br /></b></div><div align="left" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 1%; margin-top: 1%; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</strong> - February 10, 2012 - Regeneca, Inc. announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of RegenArouse, Lot Number 130100, because FDA lab analysis has confirmed the presence of Tadalafil making these products unapproved new drugs. Tadalafil is an FDA-approved drug used as treatment for male Erectile Dysfunction (ED). The active drug ingredient is not listed on the label for these products.</div><div style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 1%; margin-top: 1%; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Use of these products may pose a threat to consumers because it may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin) and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. FDA has advised that consumers with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease often take nitrates. FDA has advised that ED is a common problem in men with these conditions, and consumers may seek these types of products to enhance sexual performance.</div><div style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 1%; margin-top: 1%; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Regeneca, Inc. has distributed RegenArouse via sales made over the internet to consumers in the United States of America and Puerto Rico between November 29, 2011 and February 10, 2012.</div><div style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 1%; margin-top: 1%; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">RegenArouse, Lot Number 130100, is a pink capsule sold individually in foil packets, with the expiration date of 12/5/2013 and a UPC code of 816860010079. Regeneca, Inc. had this specific lot of RegenArouse capsules tested at a testing facility and had received a report indicating that no PDE-5 inhibitors or any of their analogues were detected in the capsules. The Company learned today that there was an error on this test and has thus made the decision to issue a voluntary nationwide recall on this lot of RegenArouse. Regeneca, Inc. is committed to improving its products and avoiding future recall issues by improving its existing testing procedures.</div><div style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 1%; margin-top: 1%; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Regeneca, Inc. advises any customers in possession of the RegenArouse product matching the lot number above to return any unused product for an exchange, or a full refund, to the company directly. Customers can call (800) 690-6958 (Monday through Friday from 8am to 6pm Pacific Time) for instructions on the return and exchange/refund process.</div><div style="background-image: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 1%; margin-top: 1%; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Any adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of these products may be reported to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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The salads contain eggs that are the subject of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recall due to concerns about contamination with <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em>, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>The following products are subject to recall: [View <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_006_2012_Release/index.asp#Labels" style="color: #000099; text-decoration: none;">Labels</a>]</b><br /><ul style="margin-bottom: 0em; margin-top: 0em;"><li><b>10-oz. plastic containers of "Fresh Garden Highway Spinach Salad with Bacon"</b></li><li><b>10.75-oz plastic containers of "Fresh Garden Highway Cobb Salad"</b></li></ul><b><br /></b><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="float: right; width: 183px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" valign="bottom"><b><img align="bottom" alt=" " border="0" height="13" src="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/images/inset_text_header.gif" width="188" /></b></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="4"><b><img align="top" height="860" src="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/images/vrule.gif" width="4" /></b></td><td bgcolor="#E7ECF2" class="BodyTextBlack" valign="top" width="180"><table bgcolor="#E7ECF2" border="0" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="BodyTextBlack"><strong>Recommendations for people at risk for Listeriosis</strong><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Wash hands with warm, soapy water before and after handling raw meat and poultry for at least 20 seconds. Wash cutting boards, dishes and utensils with hot, soapy water. Immediately clean spills.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Keep raw meat, fish and poultry away from other food that will not be cooked. Use separate cutting boards for raw meat, poultry and egg products and cooked foods.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Do not eat hot dogs, luncheon meats, bologna or other deli meats unless reheated until steaming hot.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Do not eat refrigerated paté, meat spreads from a meat counter or smoked seafood found in the refrigerated section of the store. Foods that don't need refrigeration, like canned tuna and canned salmon, are safe to eat. Refrigerate after opening.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Do not drink raw (unpasteurized) milk and do not eat foods that have unpasteurized milk in them.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Do not eat salads made in the store such as ham salad, chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad or seafood salad.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Do not eat soft cheeses such as Feta, quesco blanco, quesco fresco, Brie, Camembert cheeses, blue-veined cheeses and Panela unless it is labeled as made with pasteurized milk.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Use precooked or ready-to-eat food as soon as you can.<em>Listeria</em> can grow in the refrigerator. The refrigerator should be 40° F or lower and the freezer 0° F or lower. Use an appliance thermometer to check the temperature of your refrigerator.</b></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td valign="top" width="4"><b><img align="top" height="860" src="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/images/vrule_2.gif" width="4" /></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><b><img alt=" " border="0" height="13" src="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/images/l_c_footer.gif" width="188" /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>The products subject to recall have a "Sell By" date through 2/8/2012, and bear the establishment number "Est. 39897" as well as the USDA mark of inspection The products were distributed to a warehouse in Pennsylvania for further distribution to retail locations.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>The problem was discovered when F&S Produce Company Inc . was notified by one of its suppliers that hard-cooked eggs (a product inspected by the FDA) had tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, and are being recalled by Michael Foods Egg Products Co. The salads contain the recalled eggs and are the subject of this FSIS recall. FSIS, FDA, and the company have received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify that recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at: <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/index.asp" style="color: #000099; text-decoration: none;">www.fsis.usda.gov/<br />FSIS_Recalls/<br />Open_Federal_Cases/<br />index.asp</a>.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Consumption of food contaminated with <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em> can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis. However, listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths, as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections in those with weakened immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy. Individuals concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Media and Consumers with questions about the recall should contact Douglas Nicoll, Ph.D, Director of Technical Services, at 800-886-3316 ext. 217.</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at<a href="http://askkaren.gov/" style="color: #000099; text-decoration: none;">AskKaren.gov</a>. "Ask Karen" live chat services are available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.</b></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="BodyTextBlack"><b>#</b><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8201386665525302883&postID=1806845498091819185" name="Labels"><b>Labels</b></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="BodyTextBlack"><b><img alt="Cobb salad" border="0" height="250" src="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/images_recalls/006-2012_1.jpg" title="Cobb salad" width="343" /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><img alt="spanish salad with bacon" border="0" height="250" src="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/images_recalls/006-2012_2.jpg" title="spanish salad with bacon" width="343" /></b></td></tr><tr><td align="center" class="BodyTextBlack"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><b><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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The products contain eggs that are the subject of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recall due to concerns about contamination with <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em>, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.<br /><br />The following products are subject to recall:<br /><ul style="margin-bottom: 0em; margin-top: 0em;"><li>30-lb. boxes of "Harold Food Co. Grand Strand Deluxe Chicken Salad."</li></ul><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="float: right; width: 183px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="font-size: x-small;" valign="bottom"><img align="bottom" alt=" " border="0" height="13" src="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/images/inset_text_header.gif" width="188" /></td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: x-small;" valign="top" width="4"><img align="top" height="860" src="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/images/vrule.gif" width="4" /></td><td bgcolor="#E7ECF2" class="BodyTextBlack" style="font-size: 11px;" valign="top" width="180"><table bgcolor="#E7ECF2" border="0" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="BodyTextBlack" style="font-size: 11px;"><strong>Recommendations for people at risk for Listeriosis</strong><br /><br />Wash hands with warm, soapy water before and after handling raw meat and poultry for at least 20 seconds. Wash cutting boards, dishes and utensils with hot, soapy water. Immediately clean spills.<br /><br />Keep raw meat, fish and poultry away from other food that will not be cooked. Use separate cutting boards for raw meat, poultry and egg products and cooked foods.<br /><br />Do not eat hot dogs, luncheon meats, bologna or other deli meats unless reheated until steaming hot.<br /><br />Do not eat refrigerated paté, meat spreads from a meat counter or smoked seafood found in the refrigerated section of the store. Foods that don't need refrigeration, like canned tuna and canned salmon, are safe to eat. Refrigerate after opening.<br /><br />Do not drink raw (unpasteurized) milk and do not eat foods that have unpasteurized milk in them.<br /><br />Do not eat salads made in the store such as ham salad, chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad or seafood salad.<br /><br />Do not eat soft cheeses such as Feta, quesco blanco, quesco fresco, Brie, Camembert cheeses, blue-veined cheeses and Panela unless it is labeled as made with pasteurized milk.<br /><br />Use precooked or ready-to-eat food as soon as you can.<em>Listeria</em> can grow in the refrigerator. The refrigerator should be 40° F or lower and the freezer 0° F or lower. Use an appliance thermometer to check the temperature of your refrigerator.</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="font-size: x-small;" valign="top" width="4"><img align="top" height="860" src="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/images/vrule_2.gif" width="4" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="font-size: x-small;"><img alt=" " border="0" height="13" src="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/images/l_c_footer.gif" width="188" /></td></tr></tbody></table>Each box has a "Sell By" date of 2/15/2012 and bears the establishment number "P-20479" inside the USDA mark of inspection. The products were sent to a distributor in South Carolina for further distribution to retail establishments in North Carolina and South Carolina. The chicken salad products may have been repackaged as sandwiches under a brand other than Harold Food Co. and no longer bear the identifying information listed above.<br /><br />Through a follow-up investigation of the FDA's recall of hard-cooked eggs sold by Michael Foods Egg Products Co., it was determined that Bost Distributing Company had received hard-cooked eggs that may be contaminated with <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em>. The chicken salad products contain the recalled eggs and are the subject of this FSIS recall. FSIS, FDA, and the company have received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products.<br /><br />FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify that recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at: <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/index.asp" style="color: #000099; text-decoration: none;">www.fsis.usda.gov/<br />FSIS_Recalls/<br />Open_Federal_Cases/<br />index.asp</a>.<br /><br />Consumption of food contaminated with <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em> can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis. However, listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths, as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections in those with weakened immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy. Individuals concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.<br /><br />Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact Bost Distributing Company's General Manager, Jeff Bennett, at (919) 775-5931.<br /><br />Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at<a href="http://askkaren.gov/" style="color: #000099; text-decoration: none;">www.AskKaren.gov</a> or via smartphone at <a href="http://m.askkaren.gov/" style="color: #000099; text-decoration: none;">m.askkaren.gov</a>. "Ask Karen" live chat services are available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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The products contain wheat, a known allergen, which is not noted on the label.<br /><br />The products subject to recall include: [<a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_008_2012_Release/index.asp#label" style="color: #000099; text-decoration: none;">View Label</a>]:<br /><ul style="margin-bottom: 0em; margin-top: 0em;"><li>Shrink wrapped packages of various weights of "JANG CHUNG DONG HAN YANG KING JOAK BAL COOKED PORK HOCKS."</li></ul><br />The products bear the establishment number "EST. 21880" inside the USDA mark of inspection, and have a four month shelf life. The products subject to recall were produced between Oct. 7, 2011, and Feb. 7, 2012, and were distributed for wholesale and retail use in Los Angeles, Calif. and Chicago, Ill. areas.<br /><br />The problem was discovered by an FSIS inspector during a label review. The inspector reviewed the ingredient statement of a seasoning component used in the product and the finished product label and discovered that wheat, an allergen, was listed as an ingredient in the component, but not declared on the finished product label. FSIS and the company have received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.<br /><br />FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.<br /><br />Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact the company's President, Chang Choi, at (414) 389-1099.<br /><br />Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at<a href="http://askkaren.gov/" style="color: #000099; text-decoration: none;">www.AskKaren.gov</a> or via smartphone at <a href="http://m.askkaren.gov/" style="color: #000099; text-decoration: none;">m.askkaren.gov</a>. "Ask Karen" live chat services are available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.</td></tr><tr><td class="BodyTextBlack" style="font-size: 11px; text-align: center;"><a href="" name="label">#</a><br /><img alt="Label" border="0" height="312" src="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/images_recalls/008_2012.jpg" title="Label" width="356" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. Shop Time a" border="0" height="82" src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-5579148-11005603" width="640" /></a></div>Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12868418318682997078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805663455066531665.post-52628530602030295042012-02-12T00:08:00.000-08:002012-02-13T07:05:54.456-08:00SHANDONG YONGTAI / NEGOTIATOR COMMERCIAL H/T / LT235/85R16<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="2" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left;" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Tire Brand Name / Tire Line / Tire Size:</span></td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> </td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Production Dates:</span></td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><span class="navsub"> SHANDONG YONGTAI / NEGOTIATOR COMMERCIAL H/T / LT235/85R16</span></td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> </td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><span class="navsub">MAY 01, 2009 - MAY 31, 2011</span></td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><span class="navsub"> SHANDONG YONGTAI / NEGOTIATOR COMMERCIAL H/T / LT265/75R16</span></td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> </td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><span class="navsub">APR 01, 2009 - MAY 31, 2011</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Manufacturer: </span><span class="navSub">ITR USA, INC. (DBA ITA)</span></td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Mfr's Report Date: </span><span class="navSub">JUL 11, 2011</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: </span><span class="navSub">11T006000</span></td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">NHTSA Action Number:</span> <span class="navSub">N/A</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Component: </span><span class="navSub">TIRES</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Potential Number of Units Affected: </span><span class="navSub">51,003</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Summary: </span><br /><img alt=" " height="1" src="http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/images/spacer.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="20" /> <span class="navSub">ITR USA IS RECALLING CERTAIN SHANDONG YONGTAI NEGOTIATOR COMMERCIAL H/T TIRES, SIZES LT265/75R16 AND LT235/85R16, PRODUCED FROM APRIL 2009 THROUGH MAY 2011. SOME OF THE SUBJECT TIRES EXPERIENCE BLISTERING OR BUBBLES ON THE TIRE'S SIDEWALL. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 139, "NEW PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRES FOR LIGHT VEHICLES."</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Consequence: </span><br /><img alt=" " height="1" src="http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/images/spacer.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="20" /> <span class="navSub">THESE TIRES MAY EXPERIENCE BLISTERING ON THEIR SIDEWALL THAT, WITH EXTENDED USE, COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE, THEREBY INCREASING THE POTENTIAL RISK OF PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR A CRASH.</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Remedy: </span><br /><img alt=" " height="1" src="http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/images/spacer.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="20" /> <span class="navSub">ITR USA IS NOTIFYING OWNERS AND THEY WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ITR USA AT 1-818-715-7080.</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Notes: </span><br /><img alt=" " height="1" src="http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/images/spacer.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="20" /> <span class="navSub">OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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RECALL<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="2" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left;" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Tire Brand Name / Tire Line / Tire Size:</span></td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> </td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Production Dates:</span></td></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><span class="navsub"> TOYO / EXTENSA A/S / P225/60R16 97T</span></td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"> </td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top"><span class="navsub">SEP 20, 2009 - NOV 06, 2010</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Manufacturer: </span><span class="navSub">TOYO TIRE HOLDINGS OF AMERICAS INC.</span></td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Mfr's Report Date: </span><span class="navSub">JAN 19, 2012</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: </span><span class="navSub">12T002000</span></td><td style="font-size: 12px; height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">NHTSA Action Number:</span> <span class="navSub">N/A</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Component: </span><span class="navSub">TIRES:BEAD</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Potential Number of Units Affected: </span><span class="navSub">68,763</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Summary: </span><br /><img alt=" " height="1" src="http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/images/spacer.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="20" /> <span class="navSub">TOYO TIRE IS RECALLING CERTAIN TOYO EXTENSA A/S TIRES, SIZE P225/60R16 97T, PRODUCED FROM SEPTEMBER 20, 2009, THROUGH NOVEMBER 6, 2010. SOME OF THESE TIRES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH A KINK IN THE BEAD AREA. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE KINK MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A CRACK IN THE BEAD AREA, WHICH IS NEAR THE RIM.</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Consequence: </span><br /><img alt=" " height="1" src="http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/images/spacer.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="20" /> <span class="navSub">IF A CRACK DEVELOPS AND IS LEFT UNDETECTED, THE TIRE MAY FAIL, POTENTIALLY CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Remedy: </span><br /><img alt=" " height="1" src="http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/images/spacer.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="20" /> <span class="navSub">TOYO TIRE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYO TIRE AT 1-800-442-8696 (6:30AM TO 5PM PACIFIC TIME) (9:30AM TO 8PM EASTERN TIME).</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height: 20px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="nav" style="font-weight: bold;">Notes: </span><br /><img alt=" " height="1" src="http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/images/spacer.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="20" /> <span class="navSub">OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153),</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Name of Product: Tassimo espresso T Discs</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Units: About 2.1 million packages in the United States and an additional 1.9 million in Canada</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Manufacturer: Kraft Foods Global Inc., of Northfield, Ill.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Hazard: The recalled espresso T Discs can become clogged and spray hot liquid and coffee grounds onto consumers and bystanders during or after brewing, posing a burn hazard.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Incidents/Injuries: There have been 21 reports of incidents of hot liquid and/or coffee grounds spraying onto consumers and bystanders, including four reports of second-degree burn injuries. One injury involved 2-year-old girl from Canada who received second-degree burns to her face.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Description: This recall involves Gevalia, Maxwell House and Nabob brand espresso T Discs. The T Discs are plastic discs filled with coffee that are inserted into Tassimo coffee makers to brew single cups of hot espresso drinks. They were sold in packages of eight or 16 espresso T Discs. T Discs with codes ending with 11213 through 12020 are included in this recall. The code is printed on the T Disc’s foil lid and on the side of the package.</b></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular;"><table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" scope="col">Recalled T Discs</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Gevalia</th><th scope="col">Maxwell House</th><th scope="col">Nabob</th><th scope="col">Codes ending with</th></tr><tr><td><b>Espresso</b></td><td><b>Espresso</b></td><td><b>Espresso</b></td><td rowspan="9"><b>11213 through 12020</b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Espresso Decaffeinated</b></td><td><b>Café Collection Cappuccino</b></td><td><b>Cappuccino</b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Cappuccino</b></td><td><b>Café Collection Crème Cappuccino</b></td><td><b>Decaf Cappuccino</b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Cappuccino Decaffeinated</b></td><td><b>Café Collection Skinny Cappuccino</b></td><td><b>Latte</b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Skinny Cappuccino</b></td><td><b>Café Collection Latte</b></td><td><b>Skinny Latte</b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Latte</b></td><td><b>Café Collection Crème Latte</b></td><td><b> </b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Caramel Latte Macchiato</b></td><td><b>Café Collection Caramel Latte Macchiato</b></td><td><b> </b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Mocha</b></td><td><b> </b></td><td><b> </b></td></tr><tr><td><b>Peppermint Mocha</b></td><td><b> </b></td><td><b> </b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>No other T Discs are included in this recall.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Sold by: Department, mass merchandise, home improvement and other stores nationwide and on various websites, including www.tassimodirect.com, from August 2011 through February 2012 for between $8 and $11 per package.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Manufactured in: United States</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled espresso T Discs immediately and contact the firm for a full refund.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Consumer Contact: For additional information, visit <a href="http://www.tassimodirect.com/safetyrecall">www.tassimodirect.com/safetyrecall</a> or call the firm toll-free at (866) 918-8763 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET Saturday.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Note: Health Canada's press release is available at <a href="http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1541">http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1541</a></b></div><b><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /></b><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular;"><b><img align="middle" alt="Picture of Recalled Maxwell House T Disc" height="332" src="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12107a.jpg" width="306" /> <img align="middle" alt="Picture of Recalled Gevalia T Disc" height="332" src="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12107b.jpg" width="306" /><br /><br /><br /><img align="middle" alt="Picture of Recalled Nabob T Disc" height="409" src="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12107c.jpg" width="357" /><br /><br /><br /><img align="middle" alt="Picture of Recalled T Disc showing location of code" height="315" src="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12107d.jpg" width="446" /><br /><br /></b></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><div align="center">---</div><span>The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on<a href="http://www.saferproducts.gov/">www.saferproducts.gov</a></span></b></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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The effected products in this recall have the expiration dates of on or before February, 9th 2012. The pastries can be recognized as a ring-shaped twisted sweet cake similar to a doughnut. </span></b></div><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The recalled products were sold in Walmart store bakeries in Puerto Rico and in all US states with the exception of Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.</span></b></div><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All stores affected by the recall have been notified to remove and discard the mislabeled products. Corrective action has been taken to ensure all current and future products are properly labeled to reflect the common name of milk as an ingredient.</span></b></div><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One adverse reaction has been reported by a customer. Customers with questions about this recall may call the Walmart Customer Service at 1-800-Walmart (1-800-925-6278) or return the product to their nearest store for a full refund.</span></b></div></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO PROVINCE AND THE REGION OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. </span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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Grisanti, 60th District</div></td><td align="right" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;"><b><br /><br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table bgcolor="#c0c0c0" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="yiv346538005content_LETTER.BLOCK3" style="background-color: silver; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><tbody style="width: 598px;"><tr><td align="left" colspan="1" height="6" rowspan="1" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; text-align: left;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329009217080547"><td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="1" id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329009217080544" rowspan="1" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;" valign="top" width="100%"><table bgcolor="#c0c0c0" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="yiv346538005content_LETTER.BLOCK3" style="background-color: silver; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><tbody style="width: 598px;"><tr><td align="left" colspan="1" height="6" rowspan="1" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; text-align: left;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table><table bgcolor="#002c59" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" height="471" id="yiv346538005content_LETTER.BLOCK5" style="background-color: #002c59; margin-bottom: 6px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><tbody id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329009217080541" style="width: 598px;"><tr id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329009217080538"><td align="left" colspan="1" id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329009217080535" rowspan="1" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #003366; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;" valign="top"><div align="left" id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329009217080532" style="color: white; font-size: 10pt;"> <span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329009217080529" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"><br /><div align="center" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Senator Grisanti's Statement on Seneca Niagara Incident </span></div><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329009217080526"><div align="left" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">(BUFFALO, NY) - Friday night my family and I attended the Seventh Annual Seneca Diabetes Foundation Chairman's Ball at the Seneca Niagara Hotel in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1329013763_0" style="color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">Niagara Falls</span>. This was a wonderful event raising funds for a great cause. We also had additional interest in the event because my daughter was performing on stage with the world-famous Scintas singing group.</div><div align="left" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Later in the evening, two men from the Seneca Nation were in a heated argument that appeared about to turn physical when I stepped in, introduced myself and tried to calm to the situation. One of the men then physically attacked me. My wife, Maria, was then also attacked and I moved to try to protect her.</div><div align="left" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">As a result, my wife was injured and was subsequently treated at a local hospital. Maria is doing fine today and resting comfortably at home. We were stunned by the incident and truly relieved nothing worse occurred.</div><div align="left" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">I appreciate the quick response of Seneca Niagara security and particularly the professional actions of the Niagara Falls Police Department. My family and I are also thankful for the support we have received from the community and the compassionate apology from Seneca Nation of Indians President Robert Odawi Porter.</div><div align="left" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">This isolated incident by a few people must not detract from what was a successful event that raised funds to support diabetes education outreach, prevention awareness and research to improve the lives of Seneca Nation members and non-Native Americans affected by diabetes.</div><div align="left" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" id="yui_3_2_0_1_1329009217080523" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">-Senator Mark Grisanti, 60th District.</div></div></span><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div align="center" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;">### </div><div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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THESE CONDITIONS CAN<br />BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT<br />MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS<br />NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE<br />WARNING AREA.<br /><br />&&<br /></pre><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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The meeting provided Secretary Vilsack with an opportunity to hear directly from Iowans on how to make sure our students and workers get the education and training they need so that we have a workforce ready to take on the jobs of today and tomorrow.</span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 3px;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">"President Obama believes this is a make or break moment for the middle class and has laid out a blueprint for an economy that is built to last—an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values," said Vilsack. "Today I had the opportunity to hear directly from Iowans on how we work together to build a nation where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same rules. Together we will keep our nation moving forward and rebuild an economy where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded."</span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 3px;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Last Friday's employment report shows that private sector payrolls increased by 257,000 in January and the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent. After losing more than 8 million jobs in the recession, the economy has added private sector jobs for 23 straight months, for a total of 3.7 million jobs over that period. Manufacturing jobs are coming back and the auto industry has rebounded. In the last 12 months, 2.2 million private sector jobs were added on net. To ensure we build an economy to last over the long term, we must continue this progress. In his State of the Union Address, the President announced proposals and outlined his vision for:</span></b></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0em; margin-top: 5px;"><li style="list-style-type: disc;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">How we will bring about a new era of American manufacturing, with more good jobs and more products stamped Made in the USA;</span></b></li><li style="list-style-type: disc;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">A new era for American energy—an economy fueled by homegrown and alternative energy sources that will be designed and produced by American workers;</span></b></li><li style="list-style-type: disc;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">How we will make sure our students and workers get the education and training they need so that we have a workforce ready to take on the jobs of today and tomorrow; and</span></b></li><li style="list-style-type: disc;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Return to American Values - of fairness for all, and responsibility from all.</span></b></li></ul><div style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 3px;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">USDA is working to support the President's efforts to promote a new era of American manufacturing by supporting rural businesses, farmers and ranchers to export products made or grown in America. USDA is also supporting the President's vision for a new era for American made renewable energy by working with scientists, farmers and entrepreneurs to help develop a nationwide biofuels economy that will create hundreds of thousands of jobs throughout the countryside.</span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 3px;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">In Iowa, USDA has provided 62 grants and loans to assist rural small and mid-sized businesses create or save 5,300 jobs over the past three years. USDA has also improved and modernized rural electric infrastructure for over 91,000 rural residents and businesses in Iowa with more than 2,636 miles of new and upgraded electric lines. Across the country, USDA has helped more than 7,435 rural families in all 99 counties buy or refinance a home. The department has provided grants and loans for water and waste water community infrastructure projects to help safeguard the health of 257,000 rural residents and create or save 1,900 jobs.</span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 3px;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Learn more about President Obama's Blueprint for an America Built to Last <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/24/blueprint-america-built-last" style="text-decoration: none;" target="extWindow" title="Link opens in new window">here</a>.</span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 3px;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">#</span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 3px;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice), or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).</span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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North wind 5 to 8 mph increasing to between 14 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. </span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';" /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Tonight: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Snow showers likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 13. West wind between 11 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. </span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';" /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Sunday: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Snow. High near 26. Breezy, with a west wind between 16 and 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. </span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';" /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Sunday Night: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Snow likely, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.</span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';" /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Monday: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a slight chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind between 15 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.</span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';" /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Monday Night: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">A chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 30%.</span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';" /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Tuesday: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.</span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';" /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Tuesday Night: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.</span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';" /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Wednesday: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Cloudy, with a high near 39. </span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';" /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Wednesday Night: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. </span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';" /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Thursday: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.</span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';" /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Thursday Night: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 40%.</span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';" /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">Friday: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'San Serif';">A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.</span></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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GREATEST<br /> ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.<br /><br />* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.<br /><br />* HAZARDS...SNOW.<br /><br />* ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY...LEADING TO STORM<br /> TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.<br /><br />* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.<br /><br />* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SOME LIMITED BLOWING SNOW WILL<br /> PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR<br /> VISIBILITY.<br /><br />PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...<br /><br />A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF<br />WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.<br />WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES<br />THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.<br /></pre><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. Shop Time a" border="0" height="60" src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-5579148-11005603" width="468" /></a></div>Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12868418318682997078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805663455066531665.post-50307714731699646942012-02-11T02:00:00.000-08:002012-02-13T07:05:54.663-08:00Leesburg Accountant Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison for Life Insurance and Social Security Fraud<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b><br /><div id="pressreleaseHeader" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font: inherit; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">ALEXANDRIA, VA—James C. Cilenti, 47, of Leesburg, Va., was sentenced today to 64 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for carrying out a fraud scheme to fraudulently obtain life insurance proceeds and for aggravated identity theft in connection with a related Social Security fraud scheme. He was also ordered to pay $465,748 in restitution.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office; and Michael L. Chapman, Loudoun County Sheriff, made the announcement after sentencing by United States District Liam O’Grady. Cilenti pled guilty on Nov. 3, 2011.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">According to plea papers, Cilenti conspired to defraud USAA Life Insurance Company out of the proceeds of a $500,000 life insurance policy on the life of Cilenti’s late wife. Although Cilenti was the primary beneficiary of the policy, because the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office identified Cilenti as a person of interest in his wife’s death, the insurance company declined to pay the proceeds to him. As a result, Cilenti and his attorney concocted a scheme to lie to the insurance company in order to fraudulently obtain the life insurance proceeds for Cilenti.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">According to court documents, after being identified as a person of interest in his wife’s death, Cilenti disclaimed any interest in the $500,000 life insurance proceeds so that Cilenti’s then-minor adopted daughter could claim the benefits. Cilenti then retained a Leesburg attorney to create a trust for the benefit of Cilenti’s adopted daughter for which the attorney acted as trustee. Cilenti and his attorney falsely represented to the insurance company that Cilenti would neither have control of, access to, nor benefit from the insurance proceeds deposited in the trust. As a result, the insurance company paid over $500,000 in insurance proceeds to the adopted daughter’s trust.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Cilenti’s daughter, according to court papers, did not know that she was the beneficiary of her mother’s $500,000 life insurance policy or that a trust was created in her name. In fact, within weeks of the insurance company wiring $507,000 to the trust account, Cilenti’s attorney wrote over $400,000 in checks and wire transfers to Cilenti. Cilenti spent almost all the funds from the trust account, very little if any of which benefited his adopted daughter.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Shortly after the life insurance fraud scheme, unbeknownst to his adopted daughter, Cilenti also applied for Social Security survivor benefits on her behalf, forging her signature and using her Social Security Number without her knowledge or permission. Cilenti then spent on himself approximately $7,600 in Social Security survivor payments made to him on his adopted daughter’s behalf.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">In a related matter, Christopher Agresto, 37, of Leesburg, Va., pled guilty on Nov. 4, 2011, for his role as Cilenti’s attorney in the conspiracy to commit life insurance fraud. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 24, 2012.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">This investigation was conducted by the FBI’s Washington Field Office, Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General, and the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office. Assistant United States Attorneys Uzo Asonye and Michael Rich prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.</span></b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/vae. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia at http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov.</span></b></div></div><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><b><span style="color: #444444;"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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Vilsack traveled to China for the second time as Agriculture Secretary in November to continue to strengthen bilateral trade relations and support the American brand of agriculture throughout the Asia Pacific region. During the visit, Vilsack and Chinese officials developed the U.S.-China Agriculture Symposium as a key forum to expand their discussions into 2012 and beyond.</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>"I'm honored to welcome China's Vice President Xi Jinping and Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu to the United States, where we may continue our in-depth dialogue on issues of mutual concern," said Vilsack. "Thanks to the productivity of American farmers, ranchers and producers, consumers in China recognize the United States as a reliable supplier of high-quality food and agricultural products. Strengthening our partnership with China's growing market is integral to the strength of the U.S. economy in the decades ahead."</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1328948934263735" style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1328948934263732" style="color: black; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>In 2011, China moved into the top spot as the number one market for U.S. agricultural goods, purchasing $20 billion in U.S. agricultural exports. The value of U.S. farm exports to China supported more than 160,000 American jobs in 2011, on and off the farm across a variety of sectors.</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Chinese officials will also visit Washington, D.C., and California as part of their trip. The symposium will focus on current and future cooperation between the two nations in areas including food safety, food security and sustainable agriculture. The event will take place at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates in Des Moines.</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>"China and the United States have an opportunity and responsibility to work together to help increase the availability and use of sustainably produced food for a rapidly growing world population," added Vilsack.</b></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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"The schools honored today for their <a href="http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/healthierUS/application.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="extWindow" title="Link opens in new window">HealthierUS School Challenge</a> achievements are at the core of the nation's efforts to combat childhood obesity."</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 3px;"><span style="color: #444444;">In February 2010, USDA and the First Lady called on stakeholders to double the number of Challenge schools - a milestone reached in June 2011 – and add 1,000 schools per year for two years after that. The First Lady announced today that 2,862 schools have now met the <a href="http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/healthierUS/application.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="extWindow" title="Link opens in new window">HealthierUS School Challenge</a>, surpassing the goals of this key component of her <a href="http://www.letsmove.gov/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="extWindow" title="Link opens in new window">Let's Move!</a> initiative.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 3px;"><span style="color: #444444;">Participating schools voluntarily adopt USDA standards for food they serve and agree to provide nutrition education while offering greater opportunities for physical activity. Schools can earn bronze, silver, gold and gold with distinction awards in the <a href="http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/healthierUS/application.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="extWindow" title="Link opens in new window">HealthierUS School Challenge</a>. The Dallas Independent School District has the most gold schools of any district in the country.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 3px;"><span style="color: #444444;">The First Lady joined chef'testants from past seasons of the Bravo cable channel hit series "Top Chef" and Dallas Cowboy players to highlight the work being done in school cafeterias across the country. Chefs have played a vital role in the <a href="http://www.letsmove.gov/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="extWindow" title="Link opens in new window">Let's Move!</a> initiative, teaming up with schools all across the country to work with school chefs on healthy school meals and teach kids about the importance of a nutritious diet. Approximately 3,400 chefs and 3,350 schools have signed up for <a href="http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=14&tax_level=1&tax_subject=225" style="text-decoration: none;" target="extWindow" title="Link opens in new window">Chefs Move to Schools</a>, and the First Lady will announce a coalition that is working together to expand the program.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 3px;"><span style="color: #444444;">Since launching <a href="http://www.letsmove.gov/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="extWindow" title="Link opens in new window">Let's Move!</a> on February 9, 2010, significant progress has been made to solve the problem of childhood obesity. Parents, businesses, educators, elected officials, members of the military, chefs, physicians, athletes, childcare providers, community and faith-based leaders and kids themselves have made substantial commitments to improve the health of our nation's children. Working with the<a href="http://www.letsmove.gov/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="extWindow" title="Link opens in new window">Let's Move!</a> initiative, these groups have provided children with healthier foods and greater opportunities for physical activity in schools and communities, helped families get the information they need to make healthier decisions, supported a healthy start in early childhood, and worked to ensure that more people have access to healthy, affordable food.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 3px;"><span style="color: #444444;">The legislative centerpiece of the <i>Let's Move!</i> initiative, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 marked a great win for the nearly 32 million school children that participate in the National School Lunch Program and the 12 million school children that participate in the School Breakfast Program each school day. Key accomplishments from the Act in the first year include:</span></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0em; margin-top: 5px;"><li style="list-style-type: disc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i>Nutrition Standards for School Meals:</i> USDA proposed new meal patterns and nutrition standards that align school meals with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, analyzed over 130,000 public comments, and used them in drafting a final regulation for publication.</span></li><li style="list-style-type: disc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i>Common Sense Standards for Revenue:</i> USDA issued new rules to ensure that all revenues from school food sales keep pace with the Federal commitment to healthy school meals and properly align with costs, providing local schools as much as $7.5 billion over 5 years to invest in healthier meals for children.</span></li><li style="list-style-type: disc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i>Nationwide Expansion of At-Risk Afterschool Meals:</i> USDA worked closely with states to expand the availability of afterschool meals across the nation through the Child and Adult Care Food Program. USDA estimates this expansion could provide supper to an additional 140,000 kids in low-income areas.</span></li><li style="list-style-type: disc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i>Categorical Eligibility for Foster Children:</i> USDA issued guidance and provided technical assistance to states to ensure that more than 400,000 children in foster care are certified to receive free meals in all USDA child nutrition programs.</span></li><li style="list-style-type: disc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i>Strengthening Direct Certification:</i> USDA provided guidance, technical assistance and grant funding to states to improve their direct certification systems to help more children already receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR).</span></li><li style="list-style-type: disc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i>Implementing Community Eligibility:</i> USDA is working with three states – Illinois, Kentucky and Michigan – to implement a "community eligibility" approach to reimburse schools for meals without the need for paper applications.</span></li><li style="list-style-type: disc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i>Simplified Area Eligibility for Family Day Care Homes: </i>USDA provided guidance to states to simplify the kinds of information that family day care home providers can use to qualify for participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.</span></li><li style="list-style-type: disc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i>Improved School Wellness Promotion:</i> USDA provided guidance to enhance local wellness policies in schools in order to promote healthier lifestyles for children.</span></li><li style="list-style-type: disc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i>Bolster Farm to School Connections:</i> New USDA policy ensures that children have access to fresh produce and other agricultural products and give a much-needed boost to local farmers and agricultural producers.</span></li></ul><div style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-top: 3px;"><span style="color: #444444;">FNS administers 15 nutrition assistance programs that, in addition to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and National School Lunch Program, also include the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, and the Summer Food Service Program. Taken together, these programs comprise America's nutrition safety net. Visit <a href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="extWindow" title="Link opens in new window">www.fns.usda.gov</a> for information about FNS and nutrition assistance programs.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 2em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that on February 10, 2012, Melissa Nicole Hammond, 27, of North Platte, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine on April 11, 2011. Following the prison term, Hammond will serve four years on supervised release.</b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>On April 11, 2011, a confidential informant working with the CODE Task Force in North Platte purchased 20.48 grams of methamphetamine which was found by the Nebraska State Patrol Criminalistics Laboratory to be approximately 65 percent pure from Hammond and another person in Kearney, Nebraska.</b></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>The CODE Task Force is made up of law enforcement agencies in a 22-county area in west-central and southwestern Nebraska and also resulted in the arrests of a number of persons on state drug-related charges. The CODE Task Force includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); North Platte Police Department; Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office; Nebraska State Patrol; Dawson County Sheriff’s Office; Red Willow County Sheriff’s Office; and the Frontier County Sheriff’s Office.</b></div></div></div></div><div id="portlets-below" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font: inherit; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="portletsBelowContentA" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="portletsBelowContentB" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="portletsBelowContentC" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="portletsBelowContentD" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="portletsBelowContentE" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="portletsBelowContentF" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div><ul class="share-buttons" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font: inherit; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.75em !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><li class="twitter-share-button" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: left; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-width: 80px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></li></ul><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. Shop Time a" border="0" height="60" src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-5579148-11005603" width="468" /></a></div>Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12868418318682997078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805663455066531665.post-54504801679800297382012-02-11T00:36:00.000-08:002012-02-13T07:05:54.735-08:00The Importance of Getting to the Gate Early<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><h2 class="date-header" style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-transform: capitalize;"><span style="font-size: small;">2.10.2012</span></h2><div class="post" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 6em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><a href="" name="8226109236307548002"></a></b><h3 class="post-title" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3><div class="post-body" style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.75em;"></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><b><br /></b><div style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>You may have read in the news today about a woman who missed her flight because there weren’t any female officers to screen her. As in most cases, there is more to this story. Read on…</b></div><div style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>In TSA’s smaller airports, we work closely with the airlines and airport to keep the security checkpoints open to make certain that all passengers are screened appropriately. Once TSA is informed by the airline that our screening services are no longer needed, the security checkpoint is closed. </b></div><div style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Recently, a passenger attempted to access the checkpoint after it had closed. The airline had already made final boarding announcements and notified TSA that no additional passengers would be accepted. A TSA officer made two additional public announcements asking for any remaining passengers to report to the security checkpoint for screening. After both the flight and checkpoint were closed, a female passenger requested screening. Even though the checkpoint was already closed, our officer told the passenger he would attempt to recall a female officer to screen her, but was informed by the airline that she would not be able to board.</b></div><div style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Yes, it is standard procedure for us to provide same-gender pat-downs when needed; however, in this instance, the airline had made final boarding announcements and notified TSA that no additional passengers would be accepted. This is why it is so important to arrive early, at least an hour before your departure when possible at smaller airports and two at larger ones to ensure you make your flight.</b></div><div style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>When possible, TSA makes every effort to accommodate a passenger’s request. </b></div><div style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><a href="http://blog.tsa.gov/2008/01/meet-our-bloggers_29.html" style="color: #003663;" target="_blank">BloggerBob Burns</a></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><a href="http://blog.tsa.gov/2008/01/meet-our-bloggers_29.html" style="color: #003663;" target="_blank">TSA Blog Team</a><i> </i></b></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. Shop Time a" border="0" height="60" src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-5579148-11005603" width="468" /></a></div>Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12868418318682997078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805663455066531665.post-65741467125850198362012-02-11T00:14:00.000-08:002012-02-13T07:05:54.754-08:00A Byte Out of History A Most Helpful Ostrich: Using Ultra Intelligence in World War II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b><br /><br /><div class="graphicboxheader" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><table align="left" border="0" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 260px;"><tbody><tr><th style="font: inherit; padding-right: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #444444;"><img alt="Arthur Thurston" class="image-inline" src="http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/october/intelligence_100611/image/arthur-thurston" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></b></th><th style="font: inherit; padding-right: 5px;"></th></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; font: inherit; padding-right: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="blackgraphtx10" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; font: inherit; line-height: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Special Agent Arthur Thurston, head of the FBI’s<br />London office during World War II</span></b></span></td><td style="font-size: 12px; font: inherit; padding-right: 0px;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="blackgraphtx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; line-height: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Winston Churchill and Dwight Eisenhower thought the intelligence was vital to Allied victory in World War II. Eisenhower is said to have called it “decisive.” Churchill was reported to be even stronger in his assessment to King George VI.</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="blackgraphtx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; line-height: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">The intelligence was called “Ultra’’—because it was so highly secret—and it consisted of intercepted and later decoded radio and cable messages sent by the Nazis to their clandestine networks in Europe and South America during the war. Ultra was launched by British intelligence in 1941 and ultimately became a cooperative Allied effort.</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="blackgraphtx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; line-height: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">The FBI learned of Ultra in November 1942 and was immediately interested because of its implications on investigative efforts during the war. We gave the intelligence we were able to obtain through Ultra another name—“Ostrich.” The code name was arbitrary, but the information it provided was anything but. The intercepted messages—whether decrypted by British cipher experts, U.S. Army and Navy code breakers, or the new and rapidly improving cryptanalysis team in the FBI Laboratory—were invaluable to our work to protect the homeland from German espionage and sabotage.</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="blackgraphtx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; line-height: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">The Ostrich information was often hard to come by. In those days, secrecy was paramount and cooperation was just beginning between the FBI and overseas intelligence services like the British Secret Intelligence Service, now more commonly known as MI-6. But through the Bureau’s newly formed legal attaché office in London—headed by Special Agent Arthur Thurston and his assistant, John Cimperman—the FBI began reviewing the British decrypts at MI-6 in January 1943. The bits of intelligence related to possible German espionage on U.S. soil were passed to FBI Headquarters and then on to Bureau agents for action.</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="blackgraphtx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; line-height: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">The information was especially valuable to our work in South America, where in June 1940—under orders from President Franklin D. Roosevelt—the FBI had set up the <a class="internal-link" href="http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2005/june/history_062405" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Special Intelligence Service, or SIS</a>, to pinpoint and neutralize Nazi spy rings and intelligence activities in the Western Hemisphere.</span></b></span></div><table align="center" border="0" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 500px;"><tbody><tr><th style="font: inherit; padding-right: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #444444;"><img alt="Radio station graphic" class="image-inline" src="http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/october/intelligence_100611/image/radio-station-graphic" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></b></th></tr><tr><td style="font-size: 12px; font: inherit; padding-right: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="blackgraphtx10" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 10px; font: inherit; line-height: 14px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Ostrich was instrumental in the overall successes of the Bureau’s Special Intelligence Service<br />reflected in the graphic above.</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="blackgraphtx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; line-height: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;"><br />It helped us, for example, in Argentina, where a network of secret Nazi radio stations had sprung up after being shut down in Brazil in 1942. With the help of Ostrich messages decoded both by the British and by cryptanalysts in the FBI Laboratory, the Bureau learned of the strong political influence and extensive intelligence activities of German agent Johannes Becker, mapped out the operation of his ring, disrupted its work throughout the war, and later shut it down completely in the summer of 1945.</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="blackgraphtx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; line-height: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Without Ostrich, the FBI would not have been as successful in pinning down the extent of Nazi espionage in South America through the SIS. On a broader level, Ostrich intelligence enabled the Bureau to control the movements of its double agents and ensure they were successful in penetrating German intelligence. It was, in the end, one of the FBI’s most significant sources of intelligence in World War II.</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="blackgraphtx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; line-height: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Of course, as the war ended, so did the information stream provided by Ostrich and Ultra. But the lessons learned would continue on—most especially in our efforts to penetrate Soviet intelligence in the coming Cold War through cooperative cryptanalytic ventures like <a class="internal-link" href="http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/highlights-of-history/articles/venona" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Venona</a>. Today, such pioneering information-sharing initiatives are now widespread and widely recognized as key to the work of the FBI and its global partners in protecting the world from terrorists, spies, and dangerous criminals.</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span class="blackgraphtx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; line-height: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Resources:<br />- <a class="internal-link" href="http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/history" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">FBI History</a></span><span class="blackgraphtx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; line-height: 16px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />- <a class="internal-link" href="http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/story-index/history" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">History stories</a></span></span></b></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5579148-11005603"><img alt="Valentine's Day Sale on Rolex Watches. 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