The Virginia earthquake shutdown at least one nuclear power plant, but Hurricane Irene could hit dozens more.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has sent personnel to the Brunswick nuclear plant, on the North Carolina coastline where Irene is expected to make landfall.
NRC regulations call for nuclear reactors to be completely shut […] Continue Reading…
More than one year ago, the city of Adelanto, California, sold their prison to GEO Group. The Adelanto Community Correctional Facility was being used to house state prisoners.
City officials say they got a promise from GEO that the former city prison guards would be hired. City officials also thought the prison would be reopened […] Continue Reading…
August 24, the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized a Santa Rosa County commissioner’s computer. It’s in connection with an investigation involving former Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom, and GEO Group.
Sansom is being investigated for improper use of the Republican Party of Florida credit card, in which thousands of dollars in charges where made, that […] Continue Reading…
August 22, a massive riot broke out in the Lawton, Oklahoma prison. The prison is run by GEO Group. GEO officials will not release any info on the riot.
However, Lawton Police Chief Ronnie Smith, told local media that there was a violent riot, which required several prisoners to be taken to local hospitals.
At least […] Continue Reading…
In 2009, Silverton Bank, in Georgia, failed. The FDIC spent $385 million taking over the bank, it was the biggest bank failure in Georgia’s history.
Now the FDIC is suing the former board of directors, for gross incompetence.
The FDIC alleges that Silverton executives engaged in “extravagant spending on unnecessary items”, with “a complete disregard of […] Continue Reading…
“This has literally flabbergasted the American maritime industry. The idea was to create American jobs and help the economy. But all the profit from the sale of the oil has gone to traders and oil companies and all the profit from movement of the oil has gone to foreign shippers and […] Continue Reading…
Florida based GEO Group, got slammed by hundreds of Goodyear, Arizona residents, after GEO attempted to convince local authorities to let them build a new prison.
The Arizona Department of Corrections wants a new 5,000 bed prison. They’ve picked 5 possible locations. The prison will be run by a contractor, for 20 years.
So far several […] Continue Reading…
“The decision to give control of an immigration center in Scotland to a company with so many allegations against them in relation to human rights shows a staggering lack of judgment. The Scottish people will be horrified by this decision.”-Anas Sarwar, Glasgow Central MP
The GEO Group, a corporation that manages […] Continue Reading…
Google has agreed to pay $500 million in fines, for running illegal Canadian pharmacy adds.
The U.S. Department of Justice, said it is illegal to mail prescription drugs from outside the country. Many of the Canadian online pharmacies did not require a prescription either.
Google officials admit they knew what they were doing could get them […] Continue Reading…
“Samsung welcomes the Düsseldorf District Court’s decision to suspend the pan-European preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.”- Rachel Jones, Samsung
Early in August Apple filed a complaint with the EU, over the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Apple claims the Samsung tablet is too similar to the iPad 2. At first the EU […] Continue Reading…