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FTC to Study Data Broker Industry's Collection and Use of Consumer Data
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- Created on Tuesday, 18 December 2012 19:57
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission issued orders requiring nine data brokerage companies to provide the agency with information about how they collect and use data about consumers. The agency will use the information to study privacy practices in the data broker industry.
Florida Man Convicted in Wiretapping Scheme Targeting Celebrities Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Personal Data
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- Created on Monday, 17 December 2012 21:59
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Los Angeles, California - A Florida man who hacked into the personal e-mail accounts of more than 50 people associated with the entertainment industry including actors Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis, and Renee Olstead was sentenced this afternoon to 120 months in federal prison.
San Jose Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud
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- Created on Monday, 17 December 2012 21:55
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San Jose, California - Gurinder Mand pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose on December 12, 2012, to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.
Los Angeles-area Church Pastor Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Conspiring with Doctors
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- Created on Monday, 17 December 2012 21:33
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Los Angeles, California - A Los Angeles-area church pastor pleaded guilty today to conspiring with doctors, the operators of fraudulent medical clinics, street-level patient recruiters and others to defraud Medicare of more than $11 million, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division;
NASA's Grail Lunar Impact Site Named for Astronaut Sally Ride
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- Created on Monday, 17 December 2012 21:28
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Pasadena, California - NASA has named the site where twin agency spacecraft impacted the moon Monday in honor of the late astronaut, Sally K. Ride, who was America's first woman in space and a member of the probes' mission team.
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
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- Created on Monday, 17 December 2012 21:08
- Written by Imperial Valley News
Sacarmento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments.
Airstrike Killing Palestinian Refugees in Yarmouk, Syria
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- Created on Monday, 17 December 2012 21:00
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Washington, DC - The United States is deeply concerned by reports that dozens of civilians, including women and children, were killed or wounded in Yarmouk, an area of Damascus home to 150,000 Palestinian refugees, as a result of aerial bombardment and fighting between Syrian government forces and armed opposition on December 16.
Hillary Rodham Clinton Comments on Death of Senator Daniel K. Inouye
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- Created on Monday, 17 December 2012 20:51
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Washington, DC - Hillary Rodham Clinton: "I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my friend, Danny Inouye. From his earliest days in public service to his last, he inspired others to reach for the American dream – because that’s exactly what he did.
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