Seoul sends first food aid to N.Korea since Kim's death

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Seoul sends first food aid to N.Korea since Kim's death
Seoul sends first food aid to N.Korea since Kim's death

But it has been allowing humanitarian aid by civic groups, mostly modest in scale. Kim Jong-Il died on Dec.17 and was succeeded by his youngest son Jong-Un. The North under its new leader has taken a hostile tone with the South's government,



Potential Manayunk Israeli Eatery Faces Obstacles

If Elbahary and the property owner sign the new standard agreement, the MNC and Manayunk Development Corporation will support the variance application. If they reject it, the groups will oppose. Since the civic and development group debuted a new



Group appeals judge's ruling in 751 South development case

13 decision in favor of Durham County and Southern Durham Development. Meanwhile, the county and Southern Durham have moved for an award of sanctions, costs and attorney fees, based on the state statute regarding "frivolous litigation.



North County group meets to discuss branding the area

Jan 28, 2012 (North County Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- North County business and government leaders met Friday at San Marcos Civic Center for the second meeting of a new group to promote the Highway 78 corridor cities.



'AsiaTown' project in the works near Green Run area
'AsiaTown' project in the works near Green Run area

Kathy Owens, president of Beach Development Group, said she hopes to break ground when the financing comes through and is anticipating a fall completion date. Public funding will not be used. Owens said she is 90 percent sure the project will be built.




New Jersey-Based Telephone Fundraisers Banned from Soliciting ...

New Jersey-Based Telephone Fundraisers Banned from Soliciting Donations; Will Pay $18.8 Million for Violating FTC Order Defendants Deceived Consumers into Believing All Donations Would Help Local Police, Firefighters, Veterans

The operators of a New Jersey-based telemarketing scheme will pay a record $18.8 million and leave the charitable donation business to settle charges that they violated a Federal Trade Commission order by misleading consumers to believe that they were donating directly to legitimate charities serving police, firefighters, and veterans, when in fact only a small slice of the donations actually went to these charities.

The civil penalty against Civic Development Group, LLC; CDG Management LLC; and owners Scott Pasch and David Keezer is the largest ever in an FTC consumer protection case.  The penalty should deter others from violating Commission orders and from deceiving consumers and harming legitimate charities.  The case was filed on the FTC’s behalf by the U.S. Department of Justice.

“This scheme packed a one-two punch:  it deceived the people who donated, and it siphoned much-needed funds from police, firefighters, and veterans groups,” said David Vladeck, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.  “The court’s final settlement order packs a one-two punch of its own:  a record-breaking financial penalty for violating an FTC order and a lifetime ban on soliciting charitable donations.” 

“Firms and individuals should not mislead the public when soliciting donations for charitable organizations,” said Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the Department of Justice.  “The Justice Department will take action when a telemarketer violates an FTC order and takes unfair advantage of the generosity of donors by providing only a small fraction of donations for the charitable purposes for which they were intended.


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