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Ex-tax return preparer’s federal court appeal fails

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:31:44 +0000

OXFORD — A federal appeals court panel has upheld the conviction of an Oxford tax return preparer for filing dozens of false returns. Thelbert Lamont Lesure was sentenced to three years in prison in 2012 for filing false tax returns. Lesure was indicted on 21 counts. He pleaded guilty one count of knowingly preparing and [...]

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Federal court panel denies telecom’s appeal

Associated Press — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:59:05 +0000

RIPLEY — A federal court panel has ruled against Dixie-Net Communications Inc. in its appeal of an adverse ruling over in-state fees. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a ruling by a Mississippi federal judge against Ripley-based Dixie-Net, a telecom business. At issue was whether calls made under AT&T’s Area [...]

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Panel rules for company in Flexible Flyer case appeal

Associated Press — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:26:29 +0000

WEST POINT — Flexible Flyer did not violate the law when it abruptly shut down in 2005 with no notification to workers, according to a federal appeals court. The three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a bankruptcy judge’s ruling in a lawsuit brought by some company employees. The employees contended [...]

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Silicor misses another incentive deadline with county

Associated Press — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:27:59 +0000

COLUMBUS — Solar silicon maker Silicor Materials has missed another deadline. The company failed to put up $150,000 in escrow money to show good faith and seal a deal that would have meant hundreds of new jobs to Lowndes County. The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors in December agreed to extend the start date for [...]

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Bryant steering away from startups like failed Twin Creeks

Associated Press — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:33:28 +0000

JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant says he’d prefer that the state not invest in startup companies like failed solar equipment firm Twin Creeks. The Republican says he’s steering the Mississippi Development Authority away from loaning or giving money to such companies. “I do not have a preference for startup companies,” Bryant told The Associated Press. [...]

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Federal appeals panel to weigh LCD price-fixing lawsuit

Associated Press — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:12:34 +0000

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals panel will decide whether a Mississippi or federal court has jurisdiction over a lawsuit alleging price fixing by manufacturers of liquid crystal display screens. A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral argument in New Orleans for Oct. 5. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood [...]

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Federal appeals panel returns lawsuit over redistricting

Associated Press — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:58:18 +0000

AROUND MISSISSIPPI — A federal appeals panel has sent back to a Mississippi judge lawsuits challenging the failure of 11 Mississippi counties to redraw supervisor district lines in time for the 2011 election. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled since elections were held while the lawsuits were pending the issues raised by the [...]

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Spill panel: management culture to blame

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:11:04 +0000

WASHINGTON — It wasn’t just the botched technical decisions. BP and other companies’ management, communication and overconfidence in dealing with risk led to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, investigators for the presidential commission said Tuesday. The commission’s chief engineer, Richard Sears, outlined seven managerial findings, including muddled lines of authority and a compounding cascade [...]

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Spill panel: No evidence of saving $ over safety

Associated Press — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:02:59 +0000

WASHINGTON — The BP oil rig explosion and spill wasn’t about anyone purposely trading money for safety, investigators on a special presidential commission said Monday. Instead it was more about seemingly acceptable risks adding up to disaster. Investigators at the commission’s hearing outlined more than a dozen decisions that at the time seemed questionable but [...]

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