coup Scared new world: in some ways, this lockdown is worse than a coup By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 21:21:01 GMT We were down the pub when the generals took control. This is very different. Full Article
coup Between a croc and a hard place: Inside a farming couple's fight to save their scaly charges By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:33:58 +1000 Farmer John Lever and his wife Lillian say their Koorana Crocodile Farm has just two weeks of food left to feed 3,000 crocodiles, so they're offering an 'adopt a croc' program to raise funds. Full Article Tourism Rural Tourism Animals Rural
coup Right next to the airport, but for this couple it's a dream home By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:35:16 +1000 Rod Peters is a real-life Darryl Kerrigan from movie The Castle — he has even extended his house to include uninterrupted views of the runway. And the noise? No problem at all. Full Article Air Transport Film (Movies) Comedy (Film)
coup Couple's battle for $10,000 luxury holiday refund as hundreds consider class action By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 05:08:11 +1000 James and Victoria Sylvester were refused a refund when their $10,000 holiday to Dubai was cancelled because of coronavirus. Now hundreds of consumers in similar situations are considering launching a class action. Full Article Health Diseases and Disorders COVID-19 Respiratory Diseases Infectious Diseases (Other) Travel and Tourism Business Economics and Finance Consumer Protection
coup Scared new world: in some ways, this lockdown is worse than a coup By www.theage.com.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 21:21:01 GMT We were down the pub when the generals took control. This is very different. Full Article
coup QUB Musique: les coups de cœur de Yann Perreau By www.journaldemontreal.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:00:00 EDT Porte-parole de QUB Musique avec Alex Nevsky et Guylaine Tanguay, Yann Perreau passe son confinement en famille à son chalet de Lanaudière. Full Article
coup Fairfield, Calif., Couple Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Alleged Bias-Motivated Assault By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:00:15 EST A Fairfield, Calif., couple was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Sacramento, Calif., on federal civil rights charges related to an alleged bias-motivated assault on an Indian-American couple. The two-count indictment alleges that on the evening of July 14, 2007, Joseph and Georgia Silva committed a bias-motivated assault on another couple at a public beach in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup California Couple Plead Guilty in Alien Smuggling Scheme in Which Some Were Forced to Work at Elder Care Homes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:16:02 EDT The owner of two elder care homes in Long Beach, Calif., has pleaded guilty on March 23, 2009 to bringing undocumented aliens into the United States and forcing two of them to work at her businesses. Evelyn Pelayo, 53, a resident of Long Beach, pleaded guilty on March 23, 2009 to forced labor and unlawful conduct of holding passports to further forced labor. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Massachusetts Couple Charged with Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:14:37 EDT Frederick Allen and Kimberlee Allen, both of Harwich, Mass., were arraigned today before Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler in Boston on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, tax evasion and failure to file tax returns. The indictment alleges that the Allens conspired to defraud the United States of assessing and collecting federal income taxes from 1998 through April 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Wisconsin Couple Sentenced for Forcing a Woman to Work as Their Domestic Servant for 19 Years By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 16:24:43 EDT Jefferson Calimlim Sr. and his wife, Elnora Calimlim, both medical doctors in Milwaukee, Wis., were each sentenced today to 72 months in prison for forcing a woman to work as their domestic servant and illegally harboring her for 19 years in their Brookfield, Wis., residence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Justice Department Seeks to Bar Couple’s “Asset-protection” Scheme Allegedly Operated from Florida and Bahamas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 15:50:22 EDT The United States has filed a lawsuit to bar a married couple’s alleged nationwide tax fraud scheme involving so-called asset protection. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Two Defendants Plead Guilty in Counterfeit Pipe Coupling Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:27:47 EDT Hayden B. Greene, 31, of Tulsa, Okla., and James Robert Roy, 42, of Tomball, Texas, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture and sell counterfeit pipe couplings. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Role in Counterfeit Pipe Coupling Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:42:24 EST Hayden B. Greene, 32, of Tulsa, Okla., and James Robert Roy, 42, of Tomball, Texas, were sentenced today to 30 months and 15 months in prison, respectively, for conspiring to manufacture and sell counterfeit pipe couplings. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Rhode Island Couple Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:31:07 EST Chief Judge Mary M. Lisi sentenced Albert Martin to 51 months in prison and Lorraine Martin to one year and one day in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Georgia Couple Charged with Human Trafficking and Immigration Violations for Exploiting Woman from Swaziland By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:55:09 EST A federal grand jury in Atlanta has indicted an Ellenwood, Ga., husband and wife, Juna Gwendolyn Babb, 54, and Michael J. Babb, 53, on charges of conspiracy, forced labor, document servitude, which is confiscating someone’s passport and visa, and harboring an alien for financial gain, the Justice Department announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Ft. Worth, Texas, Couple Charged with Holding Nigerian Woman in Domestic Servitude By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:20:13 EST A federal grand jury has indicted a Ft. Worth, Texas, husband and wife, Emmanuel and Ngozi Nnaji, on charges of engaging in a nine-year scheme to compel the labor of a Nigerian victim as their domestic servant. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Arlington, Texas, Couple Convicted of Forced Labor and Other Crimes for Holding Nigerian Woman in Domestic Servitude By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:13:50 EST A federal jury has convicted an Arlington, Texas, husband and wife, Emmanuel and Ngozi Nnaji, of engaging in a nine-year scheme to compel the labor of a Nigerian victim as their domestic servant. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Taiwanese Couple Pleads Guilty to Illegally Trading Protected Black Coral By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:23:27 EST Gloria Chu and Ivan Chu of Taipei, Taiwan, each pleaded guilty to nine counts including conspiracy, false statements, and violations of both the Endangered Species Act and the Lacey Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Massachusetts Couple Charged Found Guilty of Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:28:34 EDT Frederick Allen and Kimberlee Allen, both of Harwich, Mass., today were convicted of conspiracy, tax evasion and failure to file tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Florida Couple Charged in Forced Labor and Document Servitude Conspiracies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:42:36 EDT Sophia Manuel and Alfonso Baldonado Jr. have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges arising from a human trafficking scheme to hold Filipino nationals in forced labor in country clubs and hotels in Southeast Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Colorado Couple Pleads Guilty to Illegal Trapping and Sale of Bobcats By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 11:37:53 EDT A Colorado couple pleaded guilty in a Denver federal court to charges related to the illegal trapping and interstate sale of bobcats. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Arlington, Texas, Couple Sentenced for Enslaving Nigerian Woman for More Than Eight Years By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:52:28 EDT An Arlington, Texas, couple was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge John H. McBryde for forcing a Nigerian widow to perform domestic labor for them for more than eight years. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Taiwanese Couple Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Trading Protected Black Coral By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:53:11 EDT Two Taiwanese nationals were sentenced to prison today in federal court in the U.S. Virgin Islands for conspiracy to ship internationally protected black coral into the United States in violation of federal wildlife statutes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup California Couple Sentenced for Their Role in Hate-motivated Beating By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:53:57 EDT Today in Sacramento, Calif., U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez sentenced a couple from Fairfield, Calif., for their roles in a July 2007 beating of an American citizen who is originally from India. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Massachusetts Couple Sentenced to Prison for Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:59:00 EDT Frederick Allen and Kimberlee Allen, both of Harwich, Mass., were sentenced to three years in prison for conspiracy, tax evasion and failure to file tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Florida Couple Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor Conspiracy of 39 Filipino Guest Workers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:37:43 EDT Sophia Manuel and Alfonso Baldonado Jr., owners of Quality Staffing Services Corporation, a labor contracting service, pleaded guilty to conspiring to hold 39 Filipino nationals in compelled service in country clubs and hotels in Southeast Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Northern Virginia Couple Indicted for Conspiracy, Bank Fraud and Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:10:46 EDT A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., returned an indictment against a married couple from Fairfax Station, Va., for conspiracy, bank fraud and tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Colorado Couple Sentenced for Illegal Trapping and Sale of Bobcats By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:45:23 EDT A Colorado couple has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Denver on charges related to the illegal trapping and interstate sale of bobcats. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Virginia Couple Charged with Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:18:55 EDT A Newport News, Va., federal grand jury has indicted a married couple for conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Florida Couple Sentenced in Forced Labor Conspiracy to Exploit Filipino Guest Workers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:01:12 EST Sophia Manuel and Alfonso Baldonado Jr., owners of Quality Staffing Services Corporation, a labor contracting service, were sentenced for conspiring to hold approximately 39 Filipino nationals in forced service to work in country clubs and hotels in Southeast Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Kentucky Couple Charged with Lacey Act Crimes Based on the Illegal Harvest of Paddlefish from the Ohio River By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:58:59 EDT A Kentucky couple and their caviar companies were charged today with trafficking in and falsely labeling illegally harvested paddlefish. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Alabama Couple Charged with Tax Evasion and Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:21:33 EDT A superseding indictment was unsealed against Patricia Ervin and Monty Ervin of Dothan, Ala., charging them with three counts of tax evasion and one count of conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Virginia Couple Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:48:29 EDT Kathryn Charles Miles and husband John Scott Miles, of Mathews County, Va., pleaded guilty to conspiring to impair and obstruct the IRS in the ascertainment and assessment of federal income taxes from 2001 through 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup New Jersey Couple Sentenced for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:27:43 EDT James and Theresa Demuro of Bridgewater, N.J., were each sentenced by U.S. District Judge Garrett E. Brown Jr. to 51 months in prison, followed by three years supervised release. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Four Men and One Woman from Arkansas Indicted on Charges Stemming from the Firebombing of an Interracial Couple’s Home By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 17:00:41 EDT Jason Barnwell, Gary Dodson,Jake Murphy and Dustin Hammond were indicted by a federal grand jury on civil rights charges and other federal charges stemming from their participation in an incident in January 2011 involving Molotov cocktails thrown at and into the home of a mixed-race couple living near Hardy, Ark. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Two Arkansas Men Plead Guilty to Firebombing an Interracial Couple’s Home By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2011 18:30:09 EDT Two Arkansas men pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Little Rock, Ark., to charges related to their involvement in the firebombing of the house of an interracial couple. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Justice Department Files Suit Against Colorado Couple for Face Act Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 17:55:54 EDT The Justice Department today filed a civil complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against Kenneth and JoAnn Scott for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Maryland Couple Charged with Domestic Servitude of Filipina Woman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 17:41:29 EDT A federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Md., indicted Alfred Edwards and Gloria Edwards, both of Upper Marlboro, Md., on charges arising from a scheme to compel the labor and domestic service of a Filipina national. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Georgia Couple Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 17:49:49 EDT Juna Gwedolyn Babb, 56, and Michael J. Babb, 55, both of Ellenwood, Ga., pleaded guilty today in federal court to felony offenses related to a scheme to compel the labor of a young woman from the Kingdom of Swaziland in southern Africa. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Virginia Couple Sentenced for Conspiracy to Defraud the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:12:39 EDT John Scott Miles was sentenced to 30 months in prison and Kathryn Charles Miles was sentenced to 20 months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Micronesian Couple Pleads Guilty in Washington to Withholding Passport in Connection with Human Trafficking Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 18:22:25 EDT Edk Kenit, 29, and Choimina Lukas, 31, a Micronesian couple living in Longview, Wash., pleaded guilty today to document servitude in connection with a scheme to compel the labor of an 18-year-old woman, also from Micronesia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Offenses Related to Firebombing of Mixed-Race Couple’s Home By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:36:52 EDT Jason Walter Barnwell, 37, of Evening Shade, Ark., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Little Rock, Ark., to charges related to his involvement in the Jan. 14, 2011, racially motivated firebombing of the home of a mixed-race couple in Hardy, Ark. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Florida Couple Indicted for Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Failure to Account for and Pay Over Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:51:38 EDT Anthony Chaudhuri and Margaret Chaudhuri, of Naples, Fla. were indicted by a federal grand jury on Aug. 8, 2011, in Detroit, with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, 11 counts of failure to account for and pay over employment taxes and one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct or impede the due administration of the Internal Revenue laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Couple Because of Their Race By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:21:44 EDT Glenn E. Morgan Jr. of Detroit pleaded guilty in federal court to sending a noose and threatening photographs through the mail to a Detroit couple because of their race. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Florida Couple and Utah Man Indicted for Alleged Roles in Procurement Fraud Scheme Involving Foreign Military Materials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:20:11 EDT Three individuals were charged in an indictment returned today by a federal grand jury in Utah for their alleged roles in a bribery and fraud scheme involving federal procurement contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Micronesian Couple Sentenced in State of Washington in Connection with Human Trafficking Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:30:55 EDT Edk Kenit, 28, and Choimina Lukas, 30, a Micronesian couple living in Longview, Wash., were sentenced today for their roles in a scheme to compel the labor of an 18-year-old woman, also from Micronesia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Offenses for Involvement in the Firebombing of Interracial Couple's Home By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:31:28 EST Gary Dodson, 32, of Waldron, Ark., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Little Rock, Ark., to one count of civil rights conspiracy, one count of interference with housing rights due to race and one count of possession of an unregistered firearm/destructive device for his involvement in the Jan. 14, 2011, racially motivated firebombing of the home of an interracial couple in Hardy, Ark. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Arkansas Man Sentenced for His Role in the Firebombing of Interracial Couple’s Home By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:13:18 EST Barnwell, 37, of Evening Shade, Ark., was sentenced in Little Rock, Ark., for his involvement in firebombing the residence of an interracial couple. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Detroit Man Sentenced for Mailing Noose to Threaten Couple By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:05:07 EST Glenn E. Morgan Jr., 41, of Detroit, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert H. Cleland to three months in prison followed by two years supervised release after pleading guilty to sending a threatening communication through the mail to a Detroit couple. Full Article OPA Press Releases
coup Tennessee Couple Plead Guilty to Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:39:17 EST Angela Palmer and her husband, Warren Palmer, both of Knoxville, Tenn., each pleaded guilty today to two counts of willful failure to file tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases