Ex-Qwest exec sentenced to time served; fine waived (Provo Daily Herald) DENVER -- A former Qwest Communications manager who pleaded guilty to an accessory count in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme was released from government supervision Friday when a judge sentenced him to time served and waived a $5,000 fine. Grant Graham was one of four midlevel Qwest managers accused of improperly booking nearly $34 million in revenue during a 2001 deal to link Arizona
Video security for Haryana bus crew (Hindustan Times) Delhi Police personnel flagging down Haryana Roadways buses bound for Delhi at border checkpoints will be caught on video in an attempt to step up vigil on them after crews of such buses complained of arbitrary booking by Delhi?s traffic police.
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Sheriff backs bill on jail fee (Jonesboro Sun) JONESBORO -- Craighead County Sheriff Jack McCann said Thursday he strongly backs a bill to set up a new booking fee for convicts and hopes state lawmakers see fit to pass it in the coming legislative session.
Booking hotels for delegates in January a tougher task (Sun Star) WITH the postponement of the 12th Asean summit to January next year, the Philippine National Government as well as the 15 other participating countries will have to renegotiate with the various hotels, restaurants and transport groups contracted for the four-day event.