BRIEFLY FEDS ACCUSE 19 OF FRAUD SCHEMES.Nineteen people, including Pacoima and Atwater Village residents, have been indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. for allegedly bilking the government out of $750,000 in Social Security benefits, federal prosecutors said Friday. The indictments, filed Thursday in federal court, outline several schemes the defendants used to defraud the Social Security Administration and illegally obtain benefits, U.S. Attorney Debra Yang said. Several are accused of collecting benefits under two different names and Social Security numbers, others allegedly collected disability payments when they were able to work and, in fact, held jobs, while others concealed the deaths of relatives who received Social Security benefits, Yang said. Those named in the indictment include Sylvia Lemos, 35, of Pacoima and Pete Howard Jr., 46, of Atwater Village. - Daily News Suspect in arsons ruled unfit for trial A man charged in a series of arson attacks at houses of worship in Encino earlier this year was found mentally incompetent Friday to stand trial. Judge Fred J. Fujioka made his ruling based on reports from several doctors who examined Farshid Haji Ezra Tehrani. They concluded that the 40- year-old Encino man was incompetent, said Deputy District Attorney Scott Millington. In July, Tehrani's attorney, Laizer D. Fould, said his client ``has a long-demonstrated history of mental problems.'' Tehrani was charged May 13 with a dozen criminal counts, including arson and terrorism. The criminal complaint accused Tehrani of attacks on First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church is a generic church name, and can refer to hundreds of churches within the English speaking world. If you followed a link here, please consider making it more specific by including the city or town in which the church resides. on April 27, Baha'i Community Center and an Iranian Jewish synagogue on May 5 and Valley Beth Shalom Valley Beth Shalom is a Conservative Synagogue in Encino, Los Angeles, California. With over 1,800 member families[1] it is one of the largest synagogues in Los Angeles and one of the largest Conservative synagogues in the United States. Synagogue on May 7. He also was charged with the April 25 arson of a rabbi's home, along with vandalism of religious property and attempted arson for a May 6 attack on the Da'nt Torah Educational Center, where a window was shattered. - City News Service Annual family day focuses on health PACOIMA - Pacoima Beautiful and Wells Fargo Wells Fargo armored carriers of bullion. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1147] See : Protectiveness Wells Fargo company that handled express service to western states; often robbed. [Am. Hist. Bank will host the third annual Family Day in the Park today, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ritchie Valens Park. The event will provide public information and resources for helping Pacoima families prevent lead poisoning lead poisoning or plumbism (plŭm`bĭz'əm), intoxication of the system by organic compounds containing lead. in children between the ages of two and six. The free event will include literature, health workshops, resources and referrals to free and low-cost health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract . The event will also feature entertainment, food and activities for children including face painting and carnival games. A recent study by the County Health Department rated Pacoima as one of the worst lead hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. in the county, primarily because of exposure to indoor allergens and pollutants, as well as dust contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. by lead-based paints. - Daily News Student detained after brief scare NORTHRIDGE - Alfred B. Nobel Middle School was evacuated Friday and a student was detained by police after someone found a bottle with a suspicious liquid in it in a boys restroom. The substance turned out to be harmless, but was kept as potential evidence, said Los Angeles Police officer Don Cox. On Wednesday, officials at the school named for the inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prize Nobel Prize, award given for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, peace, or literature. The awards were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, who left a fund to provide annual prizes in the five areas listed above. had sent a note home with students about a threatening message that had been received. A similar note referencing a possible explosion was found with the bottle Friday, according to police. The youngster detained reportedly has been upset about having to say the words ``one nation under God'' when he recites the Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of Allegiance, in full, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, oath that proclaims loyalty to the United States. and its national symbol. each day. - City News Service |
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