| Woman gets nearly 6 years in prison for $7 million theft
Authorities say a Sumter woman who embezzled 7 million dollars from her job to buy vehicles, boats, land and jewelry is facing nearly six years in federal prison. Prosecutors say Angela Timmons must pay back the money she stole from Peace Textile, where she worked as an account manager and finance director for nearly ten years. Peace Textile has sued Timmons, saying she used the stolen money to buy 44 vehicles, including a Porsche, two Mercedes-Benzs, three Hummers, a BMW, a Jaguar, a Corvette and an all-terrain vehicle. The lawsuit says Timmons also bought boats, more than 700,000 dollars in jewelry, golf carts, a tanning bed and a camper. Timmons pleaded guilty to embezzlement earlier this year.
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Sumter woman gets nearly six years in prison for stealing $7M from employer
Authorities say a Sumter woman who embezzled $7 million from her job to buy vehicles, boats, land and jewelry is facing nearly six years in federal prison. Prosecutors say Angela Timmons must pay back the money she stole from Peace Textile, where she worked as an account manager and finance director for nearly ten years. Peace Textile has sued Timmons, saying she used the stolen money to buy 44 vehicles, including a Porsche, two Mercedes-Benzs, three Hummers, a BMW, a Jaguar, a Corvette and an all-terrain vehicle. The lawsuit says Timmons also bought boats, more than $700,000 in jewelry, golf carts, a tanning bed and a camper. Timmons pleaded guilty to embezzlement earlier this year. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press.
Clare's warning lives on
CLARE Oliver's dying message continues to inspire a new campaign and laws aimed at saving others from the dangers of using solariums. Two months after the 26-year-old lost her battle with melanoma, her legacy has inspired a campaign warning of the risks associated with sunbed tanning. Launching the "Solariums -- Fashion to Die For" campaign yesterday, Health Minister Daniel Andrews said mandatory regulations for solarium use would be in place before January 1. Under the laws: SOLARIUM operators must be licensed with the Department of Human Services. HEALTH warnings must be displayed. UNDER 15s are banned. UNDER 18s must have parental consent. Ms Oliver died in September after spending her final weeks warning of the dangers of solariums, which she blamed for causing her skin cancer.
Bomb Search Expands Under Orlando Homes
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expanding a search under a group of homes in an Orlando subdivision after a 23-pound World War II-era explosive device was found buried in a back yard. Officials said the device was located about 2 feet underground at a house under construction in the 8600 block of the Warwick subdivision in Orlando. Crews initially began searching for munitions in the Warwick neighborhood, located near Odyssey Middle School, after two rockets and a grenade were found buried underground in October about 1,000 feet behind the school and yards from homes. .
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