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Published 02/03/2012 - 4:19 p.m. CST
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Putting the brakes on
major white-collar frauds
of all kinds is one of
our most important
responsibilities, and
there is no shortage of
work these days for the
FBI and its
partners.
Our corporate and securities fraud cases, for example, resulted in more than 600 convictions last year—including a number of high-level executives—and more than $23 billion in recoveries, fines, and restitutions over the past three years. Our mortgage fraud efforts continue to pinpoint the most egregious offenders; approximately 70 percent of our 3,000 pending mortgage fraud investigations involve losses of more than $1 million. There are also plenty of cases involving health care fraud, bankruptcy fraud, credit card fraud, mass marketing fraud, and various wire and mail fraud schemes.
Our corporate and securities fraud cases, for example, resulted in more than 600 convictions last year—including a number of high-level executives—and more than $23 billion in recoveries, fines, and restitutions over the past three years. Our mortgage fraud efforts continue to pinpoint the most egregious offenders; approximately 70 percent of our 3,000 pending mortgage fraud investigations involve losses of more than $1 million. There are also plenty of cases involving health care fraud, bankruptcy fraud, credit card fraud, mass marketing fraud, and various wire and mail fraud schemes.
Published 02/03/2012 - 4:18 p.m. CST
AUSTIN, TX - Gov. Rick
Perry today issued the
following statement on
the U.S. Senate's passage
of a ban on insider
trading among members of
Congress:
"As one of the first to call for the criminalization of insider trading among members of Congress, I am pleased by the U.S. Senate's action to ban this unethical practice. The preliminary passage of a congressional insider trading ban is an important victory in the battle to reform business as usual in Washington, and I hope the House will quickly follow suit. We have much work ahead in the effort to overhaul Washington, reign in its out of control spending and scale back federal overreach, and I will continue working with conservative reformers to make Washington as inconsequential in Americans' daily lives as possible."
"As one of the first to call for the criminalization of insider trading among members of Congress, I am pleased by the U.S. Senate's action to ban this unethical practice. The preliminary passage of a congressional insider trading ban is an important victory in the battle to reform business as usual in Washington, and I hope the House will quickly follow suit. We have much work ahead in the effort to overhaul Washington, reign in its out of control spending and scale back federal overreach, and I will continue working with conservative reformers to make Washington as inconsequential in Americans' daily lives as possible."
Published 02/03/2012 - 12:34 p.m. CST
AUSTIN, TX - Gov. Rick
Perry has appointed three
members to the Finance
Commission of Texas for
terms to expire Feb. 1,
2018. The commission
ensures banks, savings
institutions, consumer
credit grantors and other
state-regulated financial
entities operate
responsibly to enhance
the financial well-being
of Texans.
Darby Byrd Sr. of Orange is retired president and CEO of Orange Savings Bank, and current vice chairman of the bank's board of directors. He is a past member of the Texas Bankers Association and a past board member of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas. He is also a board member of the Malloy and Slade foundations, a board member and treasurer of the Lamar College-Orange Foundation and Francis Ann Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts, and a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Orange.
Darby Byrd Sr. of Orange is retired president and CEO of Orange Savings Bank, and current vice chairman of the bank's board of directors. He is a past member of the Texas Bankers Association and a past board member of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas. He is also a board member of the Malloy and Slade foundations, a board member and treasurer of the Lamar College-Orange Foundation and Francis Ann Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts, and a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Orange.
Published 02/03/2012 - 12:08 p.m. CST
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HOUSTON, TX - Students in
Harris County Department
of Education programs are
busy jumping, catching,
throwing and running as
they benefit from a
donation of 300 youth
sports equipment items
donated by Sports
Authority.
The gifted soccer balls, footballs, kick balls, horseshoe sets, Frisbees, jump ropes and basketballs are valued at $3,600. They were distributed within Harris County Department of Education’s 17 Head Start centers; four schools for at-risk students with special needs and behavior issues; and several after-school programs.
“Recreat ional activity is important to the mental and physical well-being of children,” said Celes Harris, assistant county school superintendent for HCDE.
The gifted soccer balls, footballs, kick balls, horseshoe sets, Frisbees, jump ropes and basketballs are valued at $3,600. They were distributed within Harris County Department of Education’s 17 Head Start centers; four schools for at-risk students with special needs and behavior issues; and several after-school programs.
“Recreat ional activity is important to the mental and physical well-being of children,” said Celes Harris, assistant county school superintendent for HCDE.
Published 02/03/2012 - 10:34 a.m. CST
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A new report from the
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and
Development brings bad
news for the family and
the societies it
supports:
Since the 1960s the family in the OECD area has undergone significant transformation. In many countries, the extended family has all but disappeared, and the traditional two-parent family has become much less widespread as divorce rates, re-marriages, cohabitation, single parenthood and same-sex partnerships have all increased.
With rising migration, cultures and values have become more diverse, with some ethnic minorities evolving as parallel family cultures while others intermingle with mainstream cultures through mixed-race marriages.
Since the 1960s the family in the OECD area has undergone significant transformation. In many countries, the extended family has all but disappeared, and the traditional two-parent family has become much less widespread as divorce rates, re-marriages, cohabitation, single parenthood and same-sex partnerships have all increased.
With rising migration, cultures and values have become more diverse, with some ethnic minorities evolving as parallel family cultures while others intermingle with mainstream cultures through mixed-race marriages.
Published 02/03/2012 - 10:06 a.m. CST
Friday
02/03/12
Wind
s may be strong enough
to generate light
amounts of blowing dust
in parts of the northern
Panhandle in the late
afternoon and evening,
but not likely enough to
raise the daily PM10
AQI beyond the "Good"
range. Moderate to
strong
winds and low
incoming background
levels should help to
keep air quality
in
the "Good" range
statewide.
Win
ds
may be strong enough
to generate light
amounts of blowing dust
in parts
of the
Panhandle in the morning
and into the afternoon,
but not likely
enough
to raise the daily PM10
AQI beyond the "Good"
range. Moderate to
strong winds and low
incoming background
levels should help to
keep air
quality in
the "Good" range
statewide.
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