| By Kate Leckie News-Post Staff
James Anthony Jones, a Frederick man who spent almost four months in jail for a crime he didn't commit, is suing the city, the county and eight others for $15 million. Silver Spring-based attorney Stephen M. Gensemer filed the 19-page lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt. The suit also seeks $1.5 million for Jones' wife, Sharon Jones, also named as a plaintiff. The suit cites Jones' wrongful imprisonment for the Aug. 1, 2006, bank robbery and the couple's loss of intimacy while he was incarcerated. "No amount of money will replace four months of his life and the months of aggravation and stress that has gone along with it since the charges were dropped," Gensemer said Thursday in Frederick after filing the suit. Efforts to discuss a settlement were ignored, Gensemer said.
SEC mulls civil suit against Bancinsurance
An investigation of Bancinsurance Corp. by securities regulators could lead to a civil lawsuit against three top executives. The Columbus-based specialty insurer said in a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Nov. 13 that it had received a Wells notice from the SEC Oct. 23, indicating the regulator was prepared to bring civil action from its investigation. The filing said the lawsuit would stem from allegations of securities law violations by Bancinsurance CEO John Sokol, Chief Financial Officer Matthew Nolan and Stephen Toth, vice president of specialty products. The SEC in 2005 began investigating the "chronology, events and announcements" related to Ernst & Young LLP's refusal to finish Bancinsurance's 2004 audit and its withdrawal of support for its financial statements from 2001 to 2003.
Reuters Canada Business Summary
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. is preparing for the risk that higher oil prices and a slowing U.S. economy crimp demand and will cut production as needed to avoid building costly inventories, senior executives said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in advance of the Los Angeles Auto Show, Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally said the economic concerns for Ford included tighter credit markets and a U.S. housing market that could remain weak for another year or two. No need for more oil now, OPEC tells U.S RIYADH (Reuters) - OPEC sees no need to increase oil production at the moment, Secretary-General Abdullah al-Badri said on Wednesday, rejecting a U.S. appeal to boost output sooner than the producer group's meeting next month. U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said on Tuesday he had asked the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to agree as early as this week to increase oil production to tackle falling inventory levels and high crude prices.
Local artist hopes to repay service dog organization
WAYNESBORO - Susan Bingaman is using her paintbrush to thank the organization that brought her a dear helper and friend.Bingaman, a quadriplegic with limited arm movement for the past 30 years, has extra help with daily tasks in the form of Reuben, a golden Labrador retriever trained as a service dog by the New Life Assistance Dogs program of United Disabilities Services in Lancaster.To benefit the program, Bingaman, an accomplished artist, is selling sets of greeting cards printed from oil paintings she made of Reuben's work and home life. .
Nigeria: Ex-Police Officer Jailed for Theft
An ex-police officer was last Friday sentenced to eight months in prison by an Abuja magis-trates' court for stealing three car radios. Samson Makun (35), of Force Headquarters, was on May 24, 2007, alleged to have stolen three car radios and sold them to Idowu Lamidi (18), of Masaka village, Nasarawa state, at the cost of N3,850. .
Man Leads Police Chase Through Murrieta
A 23-year-old man was behind bars on Monday for allegedly stealing items from another man's vehicle and leading police on a chase that ended when his Nissan crashed into a ditch.At about 5:45 a.m. on Sunday, a Murrieta man noticed his vehicle had been ransacked and there were items missing. He spotted a Nissan he didn't recognize leaving the neighborhood and followed it, said Murrieta police Sgt. Bob Landwehr.The man followed the Nissan for a couple blocks before the driver of the Altima stopped on Kentucky Derby Lane and a passenger in the Altima got out to confront the resident, Landwehr said.As the resident and the passenger talked, the Nissan's driver pulled away and left the scene, Landwehr said. The resident continued following the Nissan, and police joined the chase at Third Avenue, Landwehr said.The Nissan spun out and went into a ditch at Juniper Street and Third Avenue.
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