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Former Rhode Island speaker to plead guilty to corruption charges

2015-03-03 18:21:22| Jewelry - Topix.net

The former speaker of Rhode Island's statehouse was due to plead guilty on Tuesday to federal charges, admitting he used campaign funds to buy baubles at Tiffany and accepted more than $50,000 in bribes, according to officials and court papers. Democrat Gordon Fox has agreed to a plea deal under which he will serve three years in federal prison for bribery, wire fraud and filing a false tax return during his two decades in office, a tenure that ended abruptly in March 2012 when he resigned three days after the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided his home and office.

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Alleviating RF Transmit Signal Corruption in Wireless Data Systems

2015-02-21 13:48:58| rfglobalnet Home Page

High speed wireless data systems can often experience RF transmit signal corruption that limites the power level a wireless data device can put out at its antenna. To achieve the best possible range coverage area, one needs to maximize RF transmit power. However, this can cause spectral regrowth once the integrated LNA is activated.

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Colombia 'working with US' in Ecopetrol corruption case

2015-02-11 08:01:27| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

Colombia and the United States are collaborating on a corruption probe involving Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol SA and U.S. executives, President Juan Manuel Santos' office said Monday. Ecopetrol has provided information "to facilitate the verification" of allegations relayed to the Colombian Attorney General's Office, Santos' staff said in a statement.

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