Priest Pleads Guilty In Sex Abuse Case
A Roman Catholic priest has pleaded guilty to lewd acts on a 5-year-old girl in his Hispanic ministry. The Rev. Juan Carlos Castano, 44, was sentenced to two years in prison and two years' probation on Friday after he told Judge John C. Hayes III he acted inappropriately with the girl at her Rock Hill home in 2000. After the … [Read more...] about Priest Pleads Guilty In Sex Abuse Case
Synthes Execs Plead Guilty in Norian XR Illegal Testing Case
SYNTHES EXECS in "hot water. " Two Synthes Inc. executives have pleaded guilty to participating in illegal clinical trials of the company's Norian XR bone cement, according to a New York Times report. Norian XR bone cement was approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002 for use in the arm, but not the spine. As we … [Read more...] about Synthes Execs Plead Guilty in Norian XR Illegal Testing Case
Three Lead Paint Makers Are Found Guilty
Lead Paint Makers Created A Nuisance That Continues To Poison Children. Three former makers of lead paint created a public nuisance that continues to poison children, a jury decided Wednesday in the state’s landmark lawsuit against the companies. The verdict means the companies that once made lead paint and pigment could … [Read more...] about Three Lead Paint Makers Are Found Guilty
Canadian Red Cross Guilty of Distributing Tainted Blood
Distributing Tainted Blood With HIV virus and Hepatitis C Virus To Hemophilia Patients. The Canadian Red Cross Society pleaded guilty Monday in Ontario Superior Court to distributing blood tainted with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV virus) and Hepatitis C virus to hemophilia patients in 1980's and early 1990s. As estimated, as … [Read more...] about Canadian Red Cross Guilty of Distributing Tainted Blood
Ex-Exec Guilty In Telecom Scandal
Accounting Telecom Scandal. Former WorldCom controller David Myers pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and fraud charges, making him the first person to admit guilt in the company's $7.2 billion accounting scandal. The admission prompted civil fraud charges against Myers from the Securities and Exchange Commission. Myers, a … [Read more...] about Ex-Exec Guilty In Telecom Scandal
