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Seven
Companies Arrested by FBI for VRS Fraud
Twenty-six Charged in Nationwide Scheme to Defraud the FCC’s Video Relay Service Program
- Arrests Made in Nine States
Indictments were unsealed today against 26 people charged with engaging in a scheme to steal millions of dollars from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Video Relay Service (VRS) program, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, Assistant Director of the FBI’s Washington Field Office Joseph Persichini Jr., Deputy Chief Postal Inspector Zane Hill, and FCC Chief of Staff Edward Lazarus.
Arrests were made today by FBI agents and Postal Inspectors in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Maryland, and were the result of a joint FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and FCC Office of Inspector General (FCC-OIG) investigation into a nationwide scheme to defraud the FCC’s VRS program.
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Eagle Harbor Medical Associates is having an Open
House on Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Eagle Harbor Medical Associates, located in the Hampton Roads, will have
services available to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Dr. Maryam
Rostami is able to communicate in sign language.
Thomas R. Sebrell passed away on December 8, 2009
Thomas was dorm counselor at VSDB for 31 years; he also was the Boy
Scout Master for many years. He founded the Shenandoah Valley Club
for the Deaf in 1977.
Louise Camper Martin,
mother of Ed Martin, passed away on November 22, 2009
Click to read to her obituary.
Deaf Mother and Father of the Year
announced!
President Rachel Bavister recently announced the winners for 2009.
VSDB’s Emylou Chute among students earning leadership awards -
Staunton News Leader article
Emylou Chute was among high school seniors from each of Virginia’s 11
congressional districts to win the 15th annual Harry F. Byrd Jr.
Leadership awards.
Smoking Ban Passes In Virginia
The Virginia General Assembly gave final approval Thursday to a plan that
prohibits smoking in most of the state's bars and restaurants, handing
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine one of his first significant legislative victories.
SEC Halts Ponzi
Scheme Targeting Deaf Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a court order halting
a Ponzi scheme that specifically targeted members of the Deaf community in
the United States and Japan.
Program branches into deaf community - Staunton News Leader article
Rachel Bavister is a Big Sister to a five-year old girl.
Photos of Abraham Lincoln lecture at NVAD
meeting
Peggy Daniels and Melanie Williams gave a talk about Abraham Lincoln.
Photos of VAD Mini-Conference 2008
Redskins Ordered To Continue Captions
A federal judge in Greenbelt has ruled that the Washington Redskins must
continue to run captioned play-by-play at FedEx Field to offer deaf and
hard-of-hearing fans the full game experience.
Miss Deaf Virginia Pageant to be held
during the 2009 VAD Conference
Do you want to participate in the pageant? Need more information,
application form, eligibility rules, etc.? Click on the link for
a package.
Gallaudet University CSPO Activities for Deaf Senior Citizens
CPSO (College of Professional Studies and Outreach) has several
exciting activities for Deaf Senior Citizens. Click the link to see
what GU CSPO has to offer you.
ASL T-Shirt
presented to NAD
Photos taken at NAD Holiday Party.
Photos of 2007 VAD Conference
at Williamsburg VA.
2007 VAD Conference
Hosted at the Colonial Williamsburg July 19-22,
2007 by the Hampton Roads Chapter. Click to find latest news and
information.
What is CERT?
Gary Viall talks about his experience in becoming a certified rescuer.
Optical Illusions
Are your eyes tired? Bored? Want to look at something strange?
VSDB Museum
See photos to see
what the museum looks like.
requires Adobe Acrobat reader
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VAD raise funds for the Leadership Training Program by ordering:
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