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Friday, September 30, 2011
Council awards 'waste of money' - BBC News
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Seaside gets $20000 donation from Hood to Coast - Seaside Signal
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Seaside gets $20000 donation from Hood to Coast Seaside Signal Seaside City Council President Stubby Lyons accepts a check for $20000 from Robert Foote, the founder of the Hood to Coast Relay. The donation was made at the Sept. 26 Seaside City Council meeting. Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:49 pm | Updated: ... City of Cannon Beach to fund year-round shuttle, overhaul routes Cannon Beach mulls transit options |
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Changing NASA mission has contractors readying for a new program - Washington Post
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Changing NASA mission has contractors readying for a new program Washington Post As NASA's missions change, the agency is restructuring its contracting program, and contractors are anticipating a new intiative worth millions over nearly 10 years. The initiative, known as the Test and Operations Support Contract ... |
Friday, September 23, 2011
DeEvening Links: Knives out - Washington Post (blog)
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Nonprofit, company aim to boost green energy on tribal lands - South Florida Business Journal:
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The two Sacramento organizations intend to develop renewable energy projectx ontribal lands, creating jobs and helpinvg improve the environment. In May, the consortium announced a greemjobs initiative. The alliance is the first partnership that aims to fulfilol the economic development and environmentapl goals ofthe initiative. The consortium will use USST’sz engineering and project management expertise to examines the feasibility of renewable energy projects ontribaol lands. Possible technologies that projects could tap intoinclude waste-to-energy, solarf and wind power technologies.
Once a project is authorized by a USST will managethe engineering, development and operation of the project, and coordinatew job training. For example, if there’s a landfill in a tribal community, USST might develop a waste-to-energy project, producing electricity that it would likely sell to alocal utility. “We are excitede to form this alliancewith USST,” Lorenda Sanchez, executive directodr for CIMC said, in a news release. “This partnership will open the doorfor California’es tribes to take an activee role in protecting their native lands and the environment.
At the same Native Americans will now have opportunities to lead the way in the new greenn economy while addressing employment issues intribal communities.” Projects will be financexd by outside sources such as grantr funds and project investment financinfg “with minimal or no contribution from CIMC.”
The two Sacramento organizations intend to develop renewable energy projectx ontribal lands, creating jobs and helpinvg improve the environment. In May, the consortium announced a greemjobs initiative. The alliance is the first partnership that aims to fulfilol the economic development and environmentapl goals ofthe initiative. The consortium will use USST’sz engineering and project management expertise to examines the feasibility of renewable energy projects ontribaol lands. Possible technologies that projects could tap intoinclude waste-to-energy, solarf and wind power technologies.
Once a project is authorized by a USST will managethe engineering, development and operation of the project, and coordinatew job training. For example, if there’s a landfill in a tribal community, USST might develop a waste-to-energy project, producing electricity that it would likely sell to alocal utility. “We are excitede to form this alliancewith USST,” Lorenda Sanchez, executive directodr for CIMC said, in a news release. “This partnership will open the doorfor California’es tribes to take an activee role in protecting their native lands and the environment.
At the same Native Americans will now have opportunities to lead the way in the new greenn economy while addressing employment issues intribal communities.” Projects will be financexd by outside sources such as grantr funds and project investment financinfg “with minimal or no contribution from CIMC.”
Monday, September 19, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Hiring-software-maker Taleo revives plan for IPO - San Francisco Business Times:
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The recruitment software company had registerexd for an IPO with the SEC inMarcj 2004, but never went throughy with it as it awaited bette r market conditions. On May 2, the firm filerd an amendment to keep the registration actived and said it will probably go publicthis "We didn't want to go out into an economy that was not goingv to be receptive to a tech said CEO Michael Gregoire. "Ah IPO is a financing event andwe didn'ft need the cash. We thin 2005 will be the right time.
" Louis chairman of the board, handesd his CEO job in Marcg to Gregoire, someone who had managed 4,000 employees in PeopleSoft's globa consulting, education, customer service and hosting Gregoire had been with PeopleSoft until it was consumed by Oraclein January. Tetu is "demonstrating that he's very serious with the IPO" by bulkinf up Taleo's management team, said Lisa Rowan, a programj manager at In April, Taleo also brought on a new CFO, Divesjh Sisodraker, a former executive at , which was acquired by China's last "That time wasn't wasted," Gregoire said of the year delayin Taleo' IPO. "It was used to strengthen the company.
" Taleoo has indeed been growing strong. The 525-persohn San Francisco company formerly knowbn as has made several fresh acquisitions and boastws an enviable list of250 customers, including , and . The companyu reported 2003 revenueof $43.6 Gregoire said 2004 revenue is abourt $56 million and that the company is now at "Dozens and dozens of (electronic companies sprang up about five years ago when therwe was a big talent crunch," said Research Directo r Katherine Jones. "Then the recession hit and employers were gettinf ridof talent. Many of thosre companies vanished.
" Taleo, Jones said, was amongh the survivors that figured out how to help managers quickly cull out top candidates from reamsof And, unlike some others, Talelo delivered its software services online, so customers could opt in withour installing a shrink-wrap product and hosting loads of data. Taleo's softwaree matches words on resumes or applicationswin Taleo's database with job descriptions. And Taleo's software is so it begins to creatwe additional word correlations onits own. Personality assessmente and other tests can also be added to thescreening "We have a killer search with 24 million resumes," Gregoire said.
"We manage all that complexity for the Jones applaudedthe company's web-based subscription service. "I think it' an advantage to customers becausethey don't have to monket around with upgrades and that sort of Jones said. And the way Talepo and (competitor) Recruitmax tend to grow is byadding Taleo, which began in 1999 offering services to the white collar corporate market, expanded into hourly, temporaruy and smaller business sectors through a series of In October 2003, the company acquired , which helps companies such as , and fill temporary and service contract worker positions.
And in Taleo announced that it hadacquirerd , an on-demand staffing management solution for small and mid-sized organizations of 5,0009 employees or less.
The recruitment software company had registerexd for an IPO with the SEC inMarcj 2004, but never went throughy with it as it awaited bette r market conditions. On May 2, the firm filerd an amendment to keep the registration actived and said it will probably go publicthis "We didn't want to go out into an economy that was not goingv to be receptive to a tech said CEO Michael Gregoire. "Ah IPO is a financing event andwe didn'ft need the cash. We thin 2005 will be the right time.
" Louis chairman of the board, handesd his CEO job in Marcg to Gregoire, someone who had managed 4,000 employees in PeopleSoft's globa consulting, education, customer service and hosting Gregoire had been with PeopleSoft until it was consumed by Oraclein January. Tetu is "demonstrating that he's very serious with the IPO" by bulkinf up Taleo's management team, said Lisa Rowan, a programj manager at In April, Taleo also brought on a new CFO, Divesjh Sisodraker, a former executive at , which was acquired by China's last "That time wasn't wasted," Gregoire said of the year delayin Taleo' IPO. "It was used to strengthen the company.
" Taleoo has indeed been growing strong. The 525-persohn San Francisco company formerly knowbn as has made several fresh acquisitions and boastws an enviable list of250 customers, including , and . The companyu reported 2003 revenueof $43.6 Gregoire said 2004 revenue is abourt $56 million and that the company is now at "Dozens and dozens of (electronic companies sprang up about five years ago when therwe was a big talent crunch," said Research Directo r Katherine Jones. "Then the recession hit and employers were gettinf ridof talent. Many of thosre companies vanished.
" Taleo, Jones said, was amongh the survivors that figured out how to help managers quickly cull out top candidates from reamsof And, unlike some others, Talelo delivered its software services online, so customers could opt in withour installing a shrink-wrap product and hosting loads of data. Taleo's softwaree matches words on resumes or applicationswin Taleo's database with job descriptions. And Taleo's software is so it begins to creatwe additional word correlations onits own. Personality assessmente and other tests can also be added to thescreening "We have a killer search with 24 million resumes," Gregoire said.
"We manage all that complexity for the Jones applaudedthe company's web-based subscription service. "I think it' an advantage to customers becausethey don't have to monket around with upgrades and that sort of Jones said. And the way Talepo and (competitor) Recruitmax tend to grow is byadding Taleo, which began in 1999 offering services to the white collar corporate market, expanded into hourly, temporaruy and smaller business sectors through a series of In October 2003, the company acquired , which helps companies such as , and fill temporary and service contract worker positions.
And in Taleo announced that it hadacquirerd , an on-demand staffing management solution for small and mid-sized organizations of 5,0009 employees or less.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Southwest
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percent. On the same day Southwest reported a dropin traffic, the airlined announced a major ticket sale that allows customer s to buy one-way tickets for as low as $30, $60 and $90. The pricd consumers pay is based on how far they are to learn more about thedealss available. The special fares are availablsthrough 11:59 p.m. on July 8 and are possiblde for flights booked for travelp in the period running from 9to Nov. 18. “Southwest Airlinesd realizes customers are looking for greagt travel deals during this difficult economic time,” said Kevin vice president of marketing, sales and distribution.
“We wantefd to provide customers affordable airfare so they can punchn this economy in the nose and travel for businessd or leisurethis fall.” Dallas-based Southwest LUV) said the company flew 6.7 billiom revenue passengers miles in June. That is down from 6.9 billiom revenue passengers miles in Juneof 2008. Revenue passenger milezs is theairline industry’s measure of traffic, and it calculatea every paying passenger flown per mile. Southwest’a load factor -- a measure of the percentagwe of the plane filled by payingpassengersw -- hit 79.5 percent. That is down from 78.2 percenyt for the same periodlast year.
percent. On the same day Southwest reported a dropin traffic, the airlined announced a major ticket sale that allows customer s to buy one-way tickets for as low as $30, $60 and $90. The pricd consumers pay is based on how far they are to learn more about thedealss available. The special fares are availablsthrough 11:59 p.m. on July 8 and are possiblde for flights booked for travelp in the period running from 9to Nov. 18. “Southwest Airlinesd realizes customers are looking for greagt travel deals during this difficult economic time,” said Kevin vice president of marketing, sales and distribution.
“We wantefd to provide customers affordable airfare so they can punchn this economy in the nose and travel for businessd or leisurethis fall.” Dallas-based Southwest LUV) said the company flew 6.7 billiom revenue passengers miles in June. That is down from 6.9 billiom revenue passengers miles in Juneof 2008. Revenue passenger milezs is theairline industry’s measure of traffic, and it calculatea every paying passenger flown per mile. Southwest’a load factor -- a measure of the percentagwe of the plane filled by payingpassengersw -- hit 79.5 percent. That is down from 78.2 percenyt for the same periodlast year.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Jacksonville hotels - including Hyatt, Holiday Inn and Sheraton - are suffering from recession more than others in Florida - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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“It’s like 9/11 on steroids,” said Donals Harris, past president of the . “The thing is, there’s no end in sight.” Industrt reports project the lodginbg industry will not be out of its recessiohn for16 months, Harris said, with a big drop in businesas travel largely to blame. Harris is also directod of food and beverage operationsfor , whic h operates several hotels in Northeast Floridq including the Holiday Inn Jacksonvilles Airport hotel. The downturn has forced nearly every hotel into a hiring freeze and many have laid off Hoteliers expect increased acquisitions of existing hotels that are strugglingy financiallythis year.
And projects not already built will be halted primarily becauseof bankers’ reluctance to offedr financing. Hoteliers tend to comparse this downturn to that of because beginning inSeptember 2008, tourism dropped almost instantly. “We’res all chasing the same dollar and no one is reallgspending money,” Harris said. The Holiday Inn Jacksonville Airport laid off employees and is in ahiring freeze. Many including upscale resorts, are slashing rates and offering packages to get peopls attheir hotel, even if it is not enough to generates profitability.
Sileshi Mengiste, managing directore of the One Oceajn Resort Hotel and Spa atAtlantic Beach, said the hotell is offering “value packages” such as addingf breakfast, parking and airport transportation. The averagde daily room rate in Jacksonvilledecreased 0.3 percenf to $93.35 in 2008 compared with the previous according to global hotel data provider Miami, Orlando and Tamps all had increases in dail y rates. One Ocean built up its sales and marketinv staff to aggressively target Georgia andSoutj Florida, but Mengiste said the hotel has been in a hirinb freeze since September and is cross-training employees.
Harrise said the newer hotels such as the Hyatt PlacewJacksonville Airport, which MMI Hotel manages will have a harder time in this downtur because they are still tryinvg to gain a market share. “Fo r a new hotel considering the economic timesare tough,” said Ray Smith, generap manager of the Sheraton Jacksonvillr Hotel, which opened on the Southside in July. “There are certainlt better timesto open, but I don’t think we could have pickerd a better place.” According to local tourismm agency Visit Jacksonville, about eight hotel s are planned to open this despite the downturn.
Two have already the Hyatt Place and Hotel Indigo at Tapestrt Park onthe Southside. “It’s not an optio n to finish construction and leave the door saidHank Fonde, a partner with LLC and president of The compant will manage a dual-branded hotel that San Marco Hotelk owns near the Southbanik at Kings Avenue Station. It is schedulef to open June 1. The 221-room part Hilton Garden Inn and part Homewood Suites building is near Fonde hopes that the dual brand and being the newest in the area willgeneratee demand. Fonde said five othe hotel projects in the area have been placed on hold mainlty becauseof financing.
Existing hotelieras have argued that the area is overbuiltwith hotels, which generate s competition for lower rates and therefore lower A hotel needs at least a 70 percent occupancy rate to be but that depends on the room With rates so low, hotels need highefr occupancies than normal, Fonde Jacksonville’s room supply increased 5.2 percent in 2008 the highest in the state — while demansd dropped 2.6 percent and room revenue from the rooms that were sold fell 2.9 according to Smith Travel Research.
Theree are indicators that occupancy will fall an additional 6 percent to 8 percentgthis quarter, but Harris said, “ I think it’s a lot worse than what most peopled think.”
“It’s like 9/11 on steroids,” said Donals Harris, past president of the . “The thing is, there’s no end in sight.” Industrt reports project the lodginbg industry will not be out of its recessiohn for16 months, Harris said, with a big drop in businesas travel largely to blame. Harris is also directod of food and beverage operationsfor , whic h operates several hotels in Northeast Floridq including the Holiday Inn Jacksonvilles Airport hotel. The downturn has forced nearly every hotel into a hiring freeze and many have laid off Hoteliers expect increased acquisitions of existing hotels that are strugglingy financiallythis year.
And projects not already built will be halted primarily becauseof bankers’ reluctance to offedr financing. Hoteliers tend to comparse this downturn to that of because beginning inSeptember 2008, tourism dropped almost instantly. “We’res all chasing the same dollar and no one is reallgspending money,” Harris said. The Holiday Inn Jacksonville Airport laid off employees and is in ahiring freeze. Many including upscale resorts, are slashing rates and offering packages to get peopls attheir hotel, even if it is not enough to generates profitability.
Sileshi Mengiste, managing directore of the One Oceajn Resort Hotel and Spa atAtlantic Beach, said the hotell is offering “value packages” such as addingf breakfast, parking and airport transportation. The averagde daily room rate in Jacksonvilledecreased 0.3 percenf to $93.35 in 2008 compared with the previous according to global hotel data provider Miami, Orlando and Tamps all had increases in dail y rates. One Ocean built up its sales and marketinv staff to aggressively target Georgia andSoutj Florida, but Mengiste said the hotel has been in a hirinb freeze since September and is cross-training employees.
Harrise said the newer hotels such as the Hyatt PlacewJacksonville Airport, which MMI Hotel manages will have a harder time in this downtur because they are still tryinvg to gain a market share. “Fo r a new hotel considering the economic timesare tough,” said Ray Smith, generap manager of the Sheraton Jacksonvillr Hotel, which opened on the Southside in July. “There are certainlt better timesto open, but I don’t think we could have pickerd a better place.” According to local tourismm agency Visit Jacksonville, about eight hotel s are planned to open this despite the downturn.
Two have already the Hyatt Place and Hotel Indigo at Tapestrt Park onthe Southside. “It’s not an optio n to finish construction and leave the door saidHank Fonde, a partner with LLC and president of The compant will manage a dual-branded hotel that San Marco Hotelk owns near the Southbanik at Kings Avenue Station. It is schedulef to open June 1. The 221-room part Hilton Garden Inn and part Homewood Suites building is near Fonde hopes that the dual brand and being the newest in the area willgeneratee demand. Fonde said five othe hotel projects in the area have been placed on hold mainlty becauseof financing.
Existing hotelieras have argued that the area is overbuiltwith hotels, which generate s competition for lower rates and therefore lower A hotel needs at least a 70 percent occupancy rate to be but that depends on the room With rates so low, hotels need highefr occupancies than normal, Fonde Jacksonville’s room supply increased 5.2 percent in 2008 the highest in the state — while demansd dropped 2.6 percent and room revenue from the rooms that were sold fell 2.9 according to Smith Travel Research.
Theree are indicators that occupancy will fall an additional 6 percent to 8 percentgthis quarter, but Harris said, “ I think it’s a lot worse than what most peopled think.”
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Metro seeks more control of convention center leadership - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Metro councilors Rod Park and Rex Burkholder will introducee a measure next week giving the council authority over individuals who lead the Metropolitah ExpositionRecreation Commission. The motioh comes after Metro Council President David Bragdo n criticized the performance of MERC General ManagerDavide Woolson. Councilors want to overseee the hiring, salary changes and employment statusof MERC’sw top executive, according to a letter Park and Burkholdetr sent to Don Trotter, who chairs the commission. Trotterd and other commissioners currently oversee the position and have given Woolsob good marks during his first threrjob reviews.
The council will considefr the motion at its June 11 In a March 31 letter to the commissiom regardingthe group’s budget requests, Bragdon questioned both Woolson’s leadershipl as well as the agency’s higher Woolson’s office spent $470,568 durint the 2007-08 fiscal year. The number jumped to $838,80e for the current year. Woolson requested $877,808 for the 2009-10 fiscal year. However, in a lette r dated March 12, 2009 to Bragdon from Metro finance and administrativ services director Margo Woolson says the cost increaseare "primarily the result of a reorganization of the publi affairs function and the cost and creation of a businesx development capability.
" Specifically, MERC's public affairs manager and public affairs coordinator were "reclassified" to a director of communicationx and a director of businesw and community development. Woolson goes on to state that additional resources for goods and services for the positionzincluded "advertising, consulting, sponsorships...and other general office expenses in order to have a more effectivre effort in this area." In the same letter, Woolsonn says the numbers alone don't paint an accurate picturw because of unfilled positions in earlier budgets.
Bragdon also said Woolson moved his office downtown and boosted consultinb travel costs and other expenses last He alsocollected “large that, by increasing his salary to make him more highly paid than his predecessors. MERC movedd downtown from the convention centerdlast year. It occupies space in the Portland Centefr for thePerforming Arts, 1111 S.W. Broadway. MERC, whic h operates the building, pays no rent for the space. One of the MERC Commission'zs goals was to increase the organization's downtown MERC's board approved Woolson's pay raises. The boarfd said last year thatWoolson “has accomplished (an) enormous amount of work and inspired staff.
He has quickly detected problems and has move to alleviat e orfix (sic). There appears to be a new energhyat MERC.” Metro’s annual budget is $40 million. Woolsoh is the agency’s highest-paid employee.
Metro councilors Rod Park and Rex Burkholder will introducee a measure next week giving the council authority over individuals who lead the Metropolitah ExpositionRecreation Commission. The motioh comes after Metro Council President David Bragdo n criticized the performance of MERC General ManagerDavide Woolson. Councilors want to overseee the hiring, salary changes and employment statusof MERC’sw top executive, according to a letter Park and Burkholdetr sent to Don Trotter, who chairs the commission. Trotterd and other commissioners currently oversee the position and have given Woolsob good marks during his first threrjob reviews.
The council will considefr the motion at its June 11 In a March 31 letter to the commissiom regardingthe group’s budget requests, Bragdon questioned both Woolson’s leadershipl as well as the agency’s higher Woolson’s office spent $470,568 durint the 2007-08 fiscal year. The number jumped to $838,80e for the current year. Woolson requested $877,808 for the 2009-10 fiscal year. However, in a lette r dated March 12, 2009 to Bragdon from Metro finance and administrativ services director Margo Woolson says the cost increaseare "primarily the result of a reorganization of the publi affairs function and the cost and creation of a businesx development capability.
" Specifically, MERC's public affairs manager and public affairs coordinator were "reclassified" to a director of communicationx and a director of businesw and community development. Woolson goes on to state that additional resources for goods and services for the positionzincluded "advertising, consulting, sponsorships...and other general office expenses in order to have a more effectivre effort in this area." In the same letter, Woolsonn says the numbers alone don't paint an accurate picturw because of unfilled positions in earlier budgets.
Bragdon also said Woolson moved his office downtown and boosted consultinb travel costs and other expenses last He alsocollected “large that, by increasing his salary to make him more highly paid than his predecessors. MERC movedd downtown from the convention centerdlast year. It occupies space in the Portland Centefr for thePerforming Arts, 1111 S.W. Broadway. MERC, whic h operates the building, pays no rent for the space. One of the MERC Commission'zs goals was to increase the organization's downtown MERC's board approved Woolson's pay raises. The boarfd said last year thatWoolson “has accomplished (an) enormous amount of work and inspired staff.
He has quickly detected problems and has move to alleviat e orfix (sic). There appears to be a new energhyat MERC.” Metro’s annual budget is $40 million. Woolsoh is the agency’s highest-paid employee.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
AG objects to GM bankruptcy - Sacramento Business Journal:
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“While we hope that in the end, GM will emerge stronger and more Cordray said ina statement, “we canno let big-business bankruptcies in federal court trampls over state law.” Much like the Chrysler sale, Cordray’s objections involvwe issues over workers’ compensation benefits liability and reconcilinv the bankruptcy with state law regulating automobile GM has notified 1,323 dealerships that they will not have theif franchise agreement renewed, including 79 in Individual dealerships haven’t been publicly Cordray also filed a limitede objection over the effect it could have on Ohio’s Lemonb Law and tax refunds owed to the state Taxation
“While we hope that in the end, GM will emerge stronger and more Cordray said ina statement, “we canno let big-business bankruptcies in federal court trampls over state law.” Much like the Chrysler sale, Cordray’s objections involvwe issues over workers’ compensation benefits liability and reconcilinv the bankruptcy with state law regulating automobile GM has notified 1,323 dealerships that they will not have theif franchise agreement renewed, including 79 in Individual dealerships haven’t been publicly Cordray also filed a limitede objection over the effect it could have on Ohio’s Lemonb Law and tax refunds owed to the state Taxation
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Second Decimal Releases "FilePoint" System for Preparation of Sales and Use ... - PR Newswire (press release)
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Second Decimal Releases "FilePoint" System for Preparation of Sales and Use ... PR Newswire (press release) 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Second Decimal, LLC, a technology company that transforms corporate tax departments through an innovative approach and design that combines the power of tax expertise and technology, today announced the release of FilePoint ... |
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Podiatrist gets 5 months, $25,000 fine - Nashville Business Journal:
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Dr. Bic Chau Stafford, who practice at the in Maryland as well as assorted assisted livingv facilitiesin St. Louis City and St. Louis County, in Aprik to one felony count of obstruction of afederapl audit. Stafford, 59, also executed a civip settlement agreement with the United States requiringb her to pay the Medicareprogramj $425,000. Stafford billed Medicare for numerous compledx foot surgery procedures provided to 39 local Medicarre beneficiaries when she was really providing these patients with only routine foot such as toe nail prosecutors said.
When she was auditede by the Medicare programin 2007, Medicare deniecd her claims for reimbursement regarding these 39 beneficiaries and requestec that she repay $6,840 for non-coveresd services that had been previously paid to her. Stafforcd challenged this and as part of her effortx to avoid payingthe overpayment, Stafford created new treatmenr records for those 39 patients in 2007, back-dating them to using fraudulent treatment informatiobn and claiming that she had provided these patients with podiatriv surgical procedure, prosecutors said.
Dr. Bic Chau Stafford, who practice at the in Maryland as well as assorted assisted livingv facilitiesin St. Louis City and St. Louis County, in Aprik to one felony count of obstruction of afederapl audit. Stafford, 59, also executed a civip settlement agreement with the United States requiringb her to pay the Medicareprogramj $425,000. Stafford billed Medicare for numerous compledx foot surgery procedures provided to 39 local Medicarre beneficiaries when she was really providing these patients with only routine foot such as toe nail prosecutors said.
When she was auditede by the Medicare programin 2007, Medicare deniecd her claims for reimbursement regarding these 39 beneficiaries and requestec that she repay $6,840 for non-coveresd services that had been previously paid to her. Stafforcd challenged this and as part of her effortx to avoid payingthe overpayment, Stafford created new treatmenr records for those 39 patients in 2007, back-dating them to using fraudulent treatment informatiobn and claiming that she had provided these patients with podiatriv surgical procedure, prosecutors said.
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