Company Recalls Various Products Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
FDA, USDA, CDC investigating; no link to human illnesses at this time. Plainview Milk Products Cooperative, Plainview, Minn., is voluntarily recalling all instant nonfat dried milk, whey protein, fruit stabilizers, and gums (thickening agents) that it has manufactured over the past two years, because they might be contaminated with Salmonella.
City Baking LLC
City Baking LLC, of Long island City, NY is recalling 781 individually wrapped City Baking brand Apple Crumb Cakes, because they contain Walnuts, which were inadvertently omitted from the label.
FTC Targets Scams Spawned by Economic Downturn
'Operation Short Change' Seeks to Protect Vulnerable Consumers
Man Indicted in Illinois for Stealing Trade Secrets Before Joining Chinese Competitor
David Yen Lee, was indicted on charges of stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Valspar Corp., based in Wheeling, Illinois, before accepting employment with a competitor, Nippon Paint, in Shanghai, China, where he would be working on developing paint product and technologies.
Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charge
Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with using her position to receive payments from persons who sought contracts, money and/or favorable treatment from the City Council or the Detroit pension fund.
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Making Bomb Threats
Frederick D. Purvis, of Hamilton, Ohio, pled guilty to making bomb threats against the Cincinnati airport and other area landmarks.
Defense Department Contracting Officer Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges
Tijani Ahmed Saani, a former civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense, pled guilty in Washington, D.C. to filing false tax returns for tax years 2003 through 2007.
North Carolina Man Arrested for Offering to Permit the Sexual Molestation of His Son
Frank M. Lombard, the Duke University Associate Director of the Center for Health Policy, was arrested on charges of offering, via the Internet, to permit a traveler to sexually molest his adopted 5-year-old son.
Illinois Woman Sentenced for Making False Statements to Medicaid
April L. Santiago, of Fairfield, Illinois, was sentenced to two years of probation for making false statements to Medicaid, a federal health care program.
Eight Florida Resident Charged in $22 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Eight Miami-Dade County, Florida residents have been indicted in connection with an alleged $22 million Medicare fraud scheme operated out of Miami businesses purporting to specialize in home health care services.