Imperial Valley News Center
Fresno Man Found Guilty of Filing False Liens on Federal Bankruptcy Judges
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Fresno, California - Tuesday, Barry Halajian, 56, of Fresno, was found guilty of two counts of filing false liens on federal bankruptcy judges, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
California Man Who Hacked into E-Mail Accounts and Obtained Nude Photos for Revenge Pornography Website Sentenced to Federal Prison
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Los Angeles, California - A San Fernando Valley man who hacked into e-mail accounts to steal nude photos that were later posted on a well-known “revenge porn” website was sentenced Monday to 25 months in federal prison on computer crime and identity theft charges.
Operators of Ponzi Involving Non-Existent ATMs That Cost Victims More Than $135 Million in Losses Sentenced to Up to Federal Prison
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Los Angeles, California - Concluding one of the largest Ponzi schemes ever seen in Southern California, two men who operated a Calabasas firm at the center of a scam that cost victims approximately $135 million were sentenced today, with one man being ordered to serve nine years, and the other a decade, in federal prison.
Startup creates smart camera tech that could automate cars, home, security settings
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- Written by Steve Martin
Santa Clara, California - A startup that licenses Purdue University technology has created a deep-learning camera and hardware package that can be taught to recognize objects or perform tasks that could be used in security, automotive, industrial and defense applications.
Estimates of Undiscovered Copper in Middle East Ten Times Current World Production
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- Written by Alex Demas
Reston, Virginia - More than 180 million metric tons of undiscovered copper resources may be found in an area of the Middle East that covers Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, western Pakistan and southwestern Afghanistan, according to a recent assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey. This estimate is ten times the current annual world production for copper.
Cause of Deadly Disease in Snakes Identified
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- Written by Marisa Lubeck
Reston, Virginia - The fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola is the definitive cause of the skin infections in snakes known as snake fungal disease, or SFD, according to U.S. Geological Survey research published today in the journal mBio.
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