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A Girardville woman admitted Thursday in Schuylkill County Court that she stole more than $163,000 from an elderly Shenandoah woman from 2006 through 2008.
Michelle A. Connors, 39, pleaded guilty to two counts each of theft and receiving stolen property in connection with taking $163,358.93 from Mary O’Connell.
Judge Jacqueline L. Russell, who accepted Connors’ plea,tiffany, did not immediately sentence her,necklaces, instead ordering a presentence investigation. Russell did not set a sentencing date, but said she definitely would need more information before approving the plea.
"I had questions about the plea," Russell said. "I need more information to justify whether this is an appropriate sentence."
Neither prosecutors nor James G. Conville, Schuylkill Haven, Connors’ lawyer, would say what the proposed sentence under the plea agreement would be.
Russell could reject the agreement, in which case Connors would either withdraw her plea and take the case to trial or allow the judge to impose any sentence permissible under the law. The maximum possible sentence would be 14 years in a state correctional institution and $30,000 in fines.
Connors remains free on $5,000 bail pending sentencing. She said nothing while leaving Russell’s courtroom, and people with her tried to obstruct photographers attempting to take her picture.
Shenandoah police and the Schuylkill County District Attorney’s Elder Abuse Unit charged Connors with taking the money from O’Connell, who was 89 when the incidents allegedly started, between November 2006 and September 2008.
Investigators said the thefts occurred while Connors had power of attorney for O’Connell.
Connors took over the woman’s assets, which totaled $222,692.61,tiffany, in November 2006 and had control of the money until Sept. 11, 2008, prosecutors said.
During that time, Connors,money clips, who befriended O’Connell at Shenandoah Manor, bought items including a camera, computer and a cell phone using money from the woman’s account, according to prosecutors. Connors worked at Shenandoah Manor and O’Connell lived there, prosecutors said.
Connors also made numerous ATM withdrawals and large counter withdrawals from the bank, including $5,000 that she used to fix a roof,cuff Links, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said Connors also withdrew $10,000 she said was to prepay for O’Connell’s funeral. The prepayment was actually $7,110 and Connors never returned the remaining $2,890, according to prosecutors.
Conville and Assistant District Attorney Robert P. Frantz each declined to comment on the case after the hearing.
County Detective Dorothy "Dolly" Malec, a member of the Elder Abuse Unit, said the case serves as a reminder about potential dangers in the handling of money.
"I believe this is a good warning not only to senior citizens but to anyone," she said. "We give training to law enforcement, clergy and home health care workers as to what to look for."Defendant: Michelle A. Connors
Age: 39
Residence: Girardville
Crimes committed: Two counts each of theft and receiving stolen property
Credit: Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.
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The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release:
In a ground-breaking effort to use cell phone technology to improve access to healthcare,tiffany, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),bangles, Cayetano Heredia University of Peru (UPCH) and Movistar have launched a pilot project that will benefit 5,rings,000 low-income pregnant women in Callao, Peru.
The project, known as "Wawanet," will use text messaging via mobile telephones to enhance the health of mothers and infants by enabling them to receive customized advice on nutrition and potential problems during pregnancy. In addition, the project,tiffany, with support from the IDB’s Division of Science and Technology, aspires to integrate a system of clinical histories through mobile technology,necklaces, seeking to improve information systems that serve mothers and infants.
The pilot program will take place in the province of Callao, initially benefiting 5,000 pregnant mothers in a community where UPCH has been working on maternal health projects since the beginning of 2009.
The project is headed by Dr. Walter H. Curioso, a physician and investigative professor at UPCH, and Dr. Patricia Garcia, a physician and professor at the Faculty for Public Health in UPCH.
Curioso said that this project seeks to develop a solution to the problems of maternal mortality in Peru, emphasizing that an improvement in the health of mothers and infants would also contribute to Peru’s attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.
Likewise, Garcia pointed out that this is a valuable opportunity to create a strategic alliance between the IDB, and the health sector of Callao, the local government of Callao, and UPCH in order to promote health, education, science and technology.
"To deliver health services using cellular phones in a systematic manner is one of the challenges of the development of digital technology at the start of the twenty first century," said Rafael Anta, specialist in the IDB’s Division of Science and Technology. Therefore, the project will include an impact study and a review of possible business models that could enable it to be scaled-up to the national level.
"Wawanet" is part of IDB’s program "Mobile Citizen" program of non-reimbursable technical assistance financed with resources from Government of Italy, with the objective of accelerating the development and implementation of services based on the use of mobile phones to foster social and economic access for the most marginalized individuals.
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The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release:
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Terry I. Hershey, 39, of Chambersburg,tiffany, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John Jones to 36 months’ imprisonment,Charm bracelet, three years’ supervised release and ordered to pay restitution regarding her embezzlement of $1.7 million from her employer, Custom Power Services, Inc. (CPS), a Chambersburg based manufacturer of battery powered generators. Ms. Hershey was ordered to commence service of her sentence by September 27, 2010.
According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, Ms. Hershey was employed as the account manager for CPS and was responsible for paying bills and making entries into CPS’s financial records. Between April 2002 and September 2009, she issued nearly 300 company checks to herself and her creditors to pay personal expenses. She concealed the embezzlement by making false entries into CPS’s records indicating that the checks were for legitimate business expenses.
In connection with the sentencing, Hershey forfeited $100,000 in cash,bracelets, a 2009 Volkswagon automobile, a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle, three time-shares at Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort, an undeveloped property located in Franklin County, and an IRA containing $3,606. The forfeited items will go toward compensating CPS for its loss. Ms. Hershey will remain liable to pay any outstanding balance of $1,watches,701,684.59 in restitution.
Ms. Hershey was charged and pled guilty in March 2010.
The case was investigated by the FBI and was prosecuted by Senior Litigation Counsel Bruce Brandler.
Contact: Peter J. Smith,bangles, 717/221-4482
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"I did not sleep all night after learning from my grandmother that I was going to visit my mother at prison the next day."
This is how 12-year-old Hanan described her feelings when she was told she was going to see her mother during a special iftar at the Jweideh Women’s Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre (JWCRC) on Wednesday.
"I miss my mother and wish that I could visit her more often,Charm pendant," said Hanan, as she played on a swing with her sister in a special playground prepared by the JWCRC to host the inmates’ children at a Ramadan iftar.
The State Security Court convicted Hanan’s mother, Noor, of smuggling hashish into the country from Syria almost three months ago and she was sentenced to seven-and-a-half-years in prison.
"I was framed by my friends who used my car without my knowledge to smuggle hashish. I hope the Cassation Court will declare me innocent," the 40-year-old told The Jordan Times.
Nonetheless, she said, Wednesday was a very special day for her.
"I did not expect to have iftar with my two daughters and spend some time talking with them and watching them play on the swings’ in front of my eyes," the mother of four said.
The JWCRC organised the special iftar for half a dozen inmates, either convicted or awaiting trial,watches, and their children.
The prison administration also distributed gifts to the inmates’ children and organised a comedy play in the dining hall shortly after iftar that was watched by over 200 cheering prisoners.
JWCRC Director Lt. Colonel Hana Afghani said the Ramadan iftar idea aimed at reuniting detained or imprisoned mothers with their children.
"This was a gesture by the prison administration to show the inmates that we really care for their well-being and that of their children," said Afghani, who has headed the JCWRC for the past 11 years.
"This activity is one of many that will help inmates’ rehabilitation and their future integration into their communities," she told The Jordan Times.
The centre currently houses 262 women,necklaces, but the full capacity of the premises is 450.
Fifty-year-old Shrouq expressed her gratitude for the prison administration in allowing her to see her 10-year-old son face-to-face and have an iftar meal with him.
"I could not hold back my tears when my son walked through the prison gates and ran towards me screaming ‘mom’ mom I miss you’," the mother of eight said.
Shrouq has been in prison for 10 months while on trial for murdering her neighbour, a charge she strongly denied.
Shrouq’s son Nidal said he was very happy to see his mother,cuff Links, especially since he is used to seeing her only "from behind glass during the prison’s short visiting hours".
"I wish that the prison administration would organise more visits like this one so that I can see my mother in person and hug her,tiffany," said Nidal.
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A woman convicted earlier this year on charges that she robbed a man in 2007 has won a new trial on grounds that she had ineffective counsel.
Judge Catherine Eagles of Forsyth Superior Court vacated this week the conviction of Tanesha Elaine Meekins and ordered a new trial.
A Forsyth County jury convicted Meekins on March 18 of robbery with a dangerous weapon and carrying a concealed weapon. The jury found Meekins not guilty of possession of marijuana. The trial was contentious, as Meekins’ attorney at the time,earrings, Raymond Marshall, repeatedly clashed with Eagles.
After the trial, Judge W. Erwin Spainhour of Forsyth Superior Court issued a public censure against Marshall. A censure is a public reprimand that allows a lawyer to continue practicing.
Spainhour found that Marshall had back pain and was distracted because of a family member’s medical condition, circumstances that were not likely to arise again.
In the order issued Monday,tiffany, Eagles ruled that Marshall’s performance "fell below an objective standard of reasonableness,rings," and that his "misconduct negatively permeated the atmosphere in the courtroom." Because of Marshall’s conduct, Meekins did not receive a fair trial, the motion said.
Marshall declined to comment yesterday.
Eagles cited a number of instances during the trial in which she says that Marshall exhibited unprofessional conduct, including that he made faces to show his dissatisfaction with certain court rulings, and that he repeatedly argued with Eagles during the trial. Eagles ended Marshall’s closing argument early because, she said, it was improper.
Clark Fischer, who is Meekins’ new attorney,pendants, said it was clear to him that she did not get a fair trial.
"I have been doing this for 30 years,bracelets, and I have never seen a trial transcript with the number of irregularities that this one had in it," he said.
Fischer said that the next step is to have a hearing for Meekins to see if she can be released while awaiting trial. A trial date hasn’t been set.
"The whole thing has been very sad that it went the way it went," he said.
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What do a girl from New Mexico, a boy from Kansas and a girl from Germany all have in common? These three teens from various Boys & Girls Clubs across the world have all received the opportunity of a lifetime – four-year, full-tuition scholarships from Marquette University. Marquette, located in Milwaukee, Wis., partnered with Boys & Girls Clubs of America last year to offer scholarships to Club teens who have been selected as Youth of the Year winners.
Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor bestowed on a Boys & Girls Club member. The title recognizes outstanding contributions to a young person’s family, school, community and Boys & Girls Club, as well as personal challenges and obstacles overcome. Applicants for the Marquette scholarships must also have met the university’s admission criteria.
The inaugural class of Marquette/Youth of the Year scholarship winners, all age 18, are: Tamara Johnson, Pueblo of Pojoaque Boys & Girls Club (Albuquerque, N.M.),rings, and Ryan Allen, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City Wyandoth County Unit (Kansas City, Kan..) – both who were Youth of the Year at the local level – and Amaya Hamilton, Ramstein Youth Programs (Ramstein AFB, Germany), who is the 2010-11 Youth of the Year for all of Europe. "We are extremely grateful to Marquette University for recognizing the accomplishments of Tamara, Ryan and Amaya," said BGCA President and CEO Roxanne Spillett. "We know they will do Marquette, their local Clubs, families and Boys & Girls Clubs of America very proud."
Marquette President Robert A. Wild, S.J., praised the Youth of the Year winners for their academic and leadership success and their service to their Clubs and communities. "These young adults are already demonstrating what it means to ‘Be the Difference,’" he said. "We are looking forward to having them join our Marquette family and inspiring those who follow them in their Clubs to pursue a college education. We hope that this partnership will grow to involve more students across the country, supporting Marquette’s long tradition of educational access."
Each scholarship, renewable for four years, is valued at more than $120,Bead bracelet,000. The national partnership between the university and Boys & Girls Clubs of America had its roots in a local partnership. When Marquette University created an Urban Scholarship program several years ago, two of the 10 annual, full-tuition scholarships were designated for members of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee.
In fact, a recipient of a 2010 Urban Scholarship, Tommy Walls of Milwaukee, Wis., is one of five finalists for BGCA’s National Youth of the Year title for 2010. Walls, originally from Detroit, was first named Youth of the Year for the Mary Ryan Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee, then named Youth of the Year for the Greater Milwaukee organization, the State of Wisconsin and BGCA’s Midwest Region. The National Youth of the Year winner will be named next month. As an Urban Scholarship winner, Walls will receive a full-tuition scholarship from Marquette.
Two other Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year winners will also attend Marquette this year. They are: Allyson Aderman from Menominee, Mich., who received an Ignatius Scholarship, and Arisbet Escalante from Hill City, S.D., the recipient of a Magis Award.
Miami HEAT and former Marquette basketball star Dwyane Wade will be in Milwaukee Aug. 30 to welcome the Youth of the Year winners to Marquette. Wade, through the Wade’s World Foundation, provides support to community-based organizations that promote education, health and social skills for children in at-risk situations.
Meet the Scholarship Recipients
Tamara Johnson – A nine-year member of Pueblo of Pojoaque Boys & Girls Club, Johnson is very active in her Club and her community. At the Club, she is president of the Keystone Club, a teen group that focuses on leadership and community service. Under her leadership, the Keystone Club raised more than $2,200 for the Haiti Relief Fund. Johnson has also volunteered to ride on the back of a fire truck to help "Santa Claus" pass out toys to needy children during the holidays. As a Junior Staffer at the Club, she demonstrates superior leadership qualities to the younger Club members.
One of Johnson’s biggest accomplishments related to the Club was being named the 2010-11 National Money Matters Ambassador for Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The Money Matters program was created to promote financial literacy among teens by building basic money management skills. As Ambassador, Johnson attends various events to speak about the importance of financial education for teens.
Johnson, a recent high school graduate, was a six-year member of the National Honor Society and served as student body president and as an attorney for the Mock Trial team. A recent graduate, she plans to major in pre-law at Marquette.
Ryan Allen – Enrolling in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City 10 years ago, Allen says, was one of the best decisions made for his life. Growing up in a single-parent household with his mom and younger sister, he stepped up to be a big help to his mom in raising his younger sister. Allen made a conscious decision to avoid going down the wrong path as many did in his inner-city neighborhood. He even helped his friends get back on track when they strayed.
Allen contributes much of his success in making the right choices to his Boys & Girls Club. As a younger member he joined Torch Club and then joined Keystone as a teenager, where he served as secretary for the group. He’s been an active participant in the Clubs’ Passport to Manhood program, which teaches young men how to grow up to be honest,necklaces, dependable and respectable. For two years, Allen has participated in the national African-American Male Teen Summit, a conference geared toward this population of Club members.
Before his recent high school graduation, Allen participated in basketball, track and choir. While attending Marquette, he will pursue a degree in business.
Amaya Hamilton – Many face war and trouble, but Hamilton has faced soldiers, loss, deployment and movement. The oldest of three, she is the daughter of military parents. Living as a military child has forced her to face seven new schools, three new countries, two new languages and leaving behind the support and interaction with extended family back in the U.S. Yet, it is through her family’s close-knit relationship and strong commitment to each other that she is able to get through it all.
Hamilton has been a Boys & Girls Club member on military bases for 11 years. Now a member of Ramstein Youth Programs, she has been involved in various Club activities and programs. She helped with Power Hour, which tutors younger Club members when doing homework, and participated in various sports activities. She currently serves as the vice president of the Keystone Club. Hamilton worked to establish the first chartered Torch Club at Ramstein, which is similar to Keystone but geared toward younger members.
In the community,Atlas charm bracelet, Hamilton has organized holiday events for families and helped collect over 300 pounds of clothing for the needy. She mentors younger children coping with the absence of parents, deployment and multiple household moves. She has helped raise money for the "Malaria No More" campaign to end malaria in Africa. Her service to the community earned her the United States Air Force in Europe’s Hidden Hero award at the early age of 14.
A graduate of Ramstein American High School, Hamilton has excelled academically and socially. She completed several AP classes with a 3.6 GPA, participated in the Model UN program, Spanish Honor Society,cuff Links, Spanish Immersion Program and Dance Team. At Marquette, Hamilton will pursue a bachelor’s degree in political science, with a goal of becoming a Foreign Service Officer. Keywords: Basketball, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Entertainment, Malaria, Protozoan Infections, Sporting Activities.
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The Health and Safety Executive issued the following press release:
A Moray farming partnership was yesterday (25 August 2010) fined £13,money clips,500 at Elgin Sheriff Court following an incident where a 13-year-old boy fell through the roof of a farm building and sustained serious injuries from which he later died.
The incident happened on 21 August 2006. Austin Irvine, who was the stepson of the farm’s junior partner, was watching the gutter in the valley between the cattle shed and feed passage roofs being cleared.
He was raised up to roof level in the bucket of a tractor by his stepfather and the boy walked onto the roof. As he walked across the roof he stepped onto a skylight which collapsed. He fell through the skylight, around four-four and a half metres (approximately 13 feet) to the ground and suffered serious injuries from which he later died.
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation into the incident revealed that there was no proper edge protection on the roof and no measures in place to prevent falls through the corrugated asbestos cement sheeting which made up the roof.
John Irvine and Son, of Inverlochy Farm, Tomintoul, Ballindalloch, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
Following the case,earrings, HSE Inspector Ann Poyner said:
"This tragedy should never have happened and could have been prevented if John Irvine and Son had properly assessed the risks of working on a fragile roof and taken steps to prevent falls through the roof.
"Farmers and those working in agriculture frequently carry out roof work,key rings, yet fail to appreciate the risks involved are always substantial. If possible,Charm pendant, avoid going on fragile roofs and always keep children clear of high risk activities. If you are planning this type of work should always make sure you have the right equipment to ensure that the work area is strong enough to work from and that guard rails are in place at open edges and suitable access is provided." For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
Katherine Brown,pendants, 0131 244 9060; Karen Bell, 0191 283 4003, 0151 922 1221
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S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news release:
Edgar Ibarra Jr. is a typical 8-year-old boy,tiffany, who is into cars, airplanes and superheroes. He’s shy with strangers but curious as to how things work. Meeting him for the first time, it is hard to notice that Edgar has spina bifida, a neural tube defect developed while in the womb.
Little did Edgar know when he woke up on Aug. 20 that he would be spending the day at Laughlin AFB with the 85th Flying Training Squadron and become a "Pilot for a Day".
"Every time we go in or out of town, he likes to see the planes from the base. So it was real exciting for him," said Edgar’s mother Angelic Martinez.
The "Pilot for a Day" program gives terminally ill or disabled children the opportunity to experience a day in the life of a pilot at Laughlin. Every "Pilot for a Day" is specially designed to meet the needs and wants of the child participating, which makes it a day like no other.
"We’ve been doing this now for about six years and every one of these is different,rings," said Sharlene Perez, Department of State Health Services,Beads necklace, Children with Special Health Care Needs employee.
"We tailor the program to what he would dig and not dig. Every agency on base loves to get involved. It’s been an awesome experience," said Capt. Winfield Scott, an 85th FTS, T-6 instructor pilot and coordinator for Edgar’s day.
For Edgar’s special day, he and his family had breakfast with Airmen from the 85th FTS, watched a military working dog demonstration, took a tour of the fire department and air traffic control tower and explored a T-6 Texan II aircraft. He even received his own flight suit, cap, coin and spare patches from other squadrons.
Following his favorite meal, pepperoni pizza,Atlas charm bracelet, Edgar could wait no longer; it was time for him to fly his own T-6 simulator.
"He’s been giving thumbs up all day," said Perez.
When asked how his day went,necklaces, Edgar responded bashfully, "Good. Everything was good." For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
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A 6-year-old boy from Glenside died after being accidentally struck by his mother’s vehicle, which was parked at home, Abington Township police said.
Deputy Police Chief John Livingood said the boy’s mother and his siblings had just returned home at 4:10 p.m. Thursday. The car was parked on a steep driveway,money clips, and the woman had turned off the engine and removed the key from the ignition.
She unloaded several of the children,bracelets, including the boy, and was preparing to remove the others when the vehicle inexplicably rolled backward, Livingood said Friday.
The boy died from his injuries a short time later at Abington Memorial Hospital.
Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said her office had been notified of the accident but would take no action. She termed the boy’s death a "horrible, unimaginable,rings, tragic accident."
Livingood said the vehicle was a 1996 Chevrolet Suburban that had been inspected and appeared to be in good repair.
"We have the vehicle and are having it examined for mechanical defects,Charm pendant," he said. "So far,necklaces, we have not found any."
Livingood said the department was withholding the name of the family until all its members were notified of the boy’s death.
Contact staff writer Bonnie L. Cook at 610-313-8232 or bcook@phillynews.com.
Credit: The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Declo senior captain Erik Henrickson spent most of his summer vacation with a boot on his foot after suffering an injury at a soccer tournament in May. He received a doctor’s OK to play just a week ago.
While his conditioning isn’t where he’d like it to be, the foot appears to be just fine.
Henrickson scored two goals to help the Hornets to a 4-3 win over Bliss on Wednesday.
"We’ll take the win,Charm bracelet," said Declo coach Tim Henrickson. "Especially for our freshmen to gain confidence."
Declo,Atlas charm bracelet, which doesn’t have a JV or junior high program,tiffany, starts four freshmen and has just 11 players on its roster.
"It’s not as competitive (in practice)," Tim Henrickson said. "If you’re three-deep,cuff Links, guys are battling for playing time. It’s changed the complexion, but we’re happy to field a team, too."
Bliss, which lost 14 players and has just two returning starters from its state consolation-winning team from a year ago, is also young.
"We’ll have a learning curve," said Bliss coach Mike Casten. "The last 10 minutes we started playing better."
Bliss (0-1-0) opened with a goal by Jose Guiterrez in the first minute.
"We fell asleep," Tim Henrickson said.
Hector Hernandez helped his team wake up in the 13th minute when he scored on an assist by Jose Cuevas. Cuevas assisted another Declo goal two minutes later, this time by Dakota Willett.
Bliss tied it 2-2 in the 19th minute when Declo freshman goalkeeper Brian Christensen mishandled the ball, resulting in an own-goal.
"He’s going to be a great keeper. He’s athletic, it’s just that he’s green," said Tim Henrickson. "We’re all going to have fun watching him mature. He’s going to put on a show for us."
Just before halftime,Bead bracelet, Declo took the lead for good when Erik Henrickson scored on an assist by Hernandez. Henrickson’s other goal came on a free kick in the 47th.
Declo (1-1-0) played a man down after Cuevas, a senior captain, went down late in the second half. Bliss capitalized with a goal by Daniel Lopez in the 74th minute to make it 4-3, but couldn’t find
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