CORRUPTION IN NEW JERSEY'S JUDICIARY AND LEGAL SYSTEM: Passaic County prosecutor and Judge collude and throw innocent man in jail after he discovered conspiracy against him by Passaic County sheriffs

Dr. Basilis N. Stephanatos, Ph.D., P.E., J.D., Q.E.D.

 CORRUPTION IN NEW JERSEY'S JUDICIARY AND LEGAL SYSTEM: Passaic County prosecutor and Judge collude and throw innocent man in jail after he discovered conspiracy against him by Passaic County sheriffs

THE SERIOUSLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL CASE OF STATE V. BASILIS STEPHANATOS


Tax foreclosure companies in New Jersey (American Tax Funding, LLC, and others see for example this link: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-new-jersey-investors-plead-guilty-their-roles-bid-rigging-schemes-municipal-tax-lien) failed to follow the Anti-eviction laws and the Summary Dispossess Act and obtained a writ for removal without a hearing before a law-division judge - they basically used a self-certification and fooled the Office of Foreclosure in Trenton that had no jurisdiction over his real estate property as he had objected to the legal proceedings and no issues were ever adjudicated.


American Tax Funding, LLC, Robert Del Vecchio, Esq. and others also lied to the sheriff that he had threatened them with violence if they try to evict him from his home that he fully owned (no mortgage on the home). The sheriff then lied to the grand jurors that he displayed a gun at them and lied that they were injured.


In any event, five years ago, the grand jury indicts Dr. Stephanatos based on the fraudulent grand jury presentation and the willful failure to disclose to the Grand Jury clearly exculpatory evidence. In 2011, Dr. Stephanatos asked for speedy trial, but that never happened.


In early 2016, Dr. Stephanatos had been publishing in a blog the proceedings of the meritless criminal case against him. Based on the publishing, a good Samaritan came forward who provided evidence that Dr. Stephanatos was framed by Passaic County sheriff officers Lucas and d'Agostino. In his blog, Dr. Stephanatos has been complaining about the violation of hisspeedy trial rights: the delay of the case is now at 5.5 years and running!


In March 2016, and in order to prevent the spreading of the truth, the Passaic county prosecutor, Peter Roby, then claimed that Dr. Stephanatos was crazy and that he must be submitted for psychiatric evaluation. He also claimed that the State’s witnesses could be threatened by Dr. Stephanatos.



Dr. Stephanatos' lawyer, Mr. Miles Feinstein, Esq of Clifton, NJ vehemently opposed the incarceration as violative of his first amendment rights, etc. In any event, they locked him up at the Bergen county jail from March 21, 2016 through May 25, 2016. During the last two weeks of his jail time, a state physiologist came and evaluated him. He found him intelligent, sane and competent. When Dr. Stephanatos asked him why it took them two months to show-up at the jail to evaluate him, he said he only got the assignment during the last week of April 2016.



Dr. Stephanatos then filed a complaint against judge de la Carrera (the judge who ordered his incarceration) with the presiding judge Ernest Capossela. Judge Capossela immediately dismissed Judge de la Carrera from the case and started presiding over the case on his own. He said that what de la Carrera and Passaic county prosecutor, Peter Roby, did was illegal and unconstitutional, as no threats were ever made by Dr. Stephanatos against anyone. All this stuff is in on the record. He made these statements and much more in open court on May 26, 2016 when he ordered Dr. Stephanatos' release.

The corrupt former sheriff officer Ronald A. Lucas

After more than five years on bail, the accuser, Ronald A. Lucas (a sheriff employee) is convicted for insurance fraud for faking his injury. The judge in Dr. Stephanatos' case is fired by the assignment judge, who then proceeds to dismiss the case for a number of reasons: violation of speedy trial rights, perjured testimony, failure to provide discovery, misleading the grand jury, prosecutorial misconduct.


Dr. Stephanatos suffered significant economic and non-economic losses. Many millions in damages.
In addition to the loss of his freedom and the loss of his dignity, he also lost income, family time, etc. You can understand.



The criminal case against Dr. Stephanatos is meritless, that is why it has been delayed for 5.5 years and counting. They have not even provided discovery!



Here are some links regarding Dr. Stephanatos' criminal case:

http://metroforensics.blogspot.com/2016/03/explosive-bombshell-ronald-lucas.html

https://metroforensics.blogspot.com/2016/03/proofs-that-ron-lucas-was-not-at-scene_17.html

http://metroforensics.blogspot.com/2015/12/perjured-employees-and-prosecutorial.html

http://metroforensics.blogspot.com/2016/03/is-passaic-county-sheriff-richard_13.html

http://metroforensics.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-corrupt-andor-incompetent-chancery.html

http://metroforensics.blogspot.com/2016/01/walter-dewey-jr-of-passaic-county_14.html

https://sites.google.com/site/metropolitanenvironmental/explosive-bombshell-ronald-a-lucas-defrauded-new-jersey-s-police-and-firemen-system-by-claiming-that-he-suffered-on-the-job-injury




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The corrupt former sheriff officer Ronald A. Lucas has jersey #41

FORMER PASSAIC COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICER RONALD A. LUCAS LIED DURING HIS GRAND JURY TESTIMONY WHEN HE CLAIMED THAT HE INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER DURING A FALL AT A WAYNE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY PROPERTY. HE IN FACT HAD PRIOR INJURIES BY PLAYING FOOTBALL FOR MANY YEARS AND LIFTING WEIGHTS

As part of an investigation we have been performing, we discovered that Ronald A. Lucas, a former Passaic County sheriff officer with the Civil Division lied about his on-the-job shoulder injury. Lucas claimed that he fell on the job on June 28, 2011 at 687 Indian Road, Wayne, NJ and that he injured his left shoulder requiring several pins. He then filed a disability claim with the New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits (Police and Firemen Retirement System). He was granted disability for one year with subsequent review. After he retired with claimed disability, he obtained a job as part-time security guard at the Pequannock High School.

We discovered that Mr. Lucas suffered shoulder injuries while playing football and lifting heavy weights over his lifetime. He was a linebacker with the Pompton Lakes Cardinals, using his shoulder to hit and tackle his opponents during practice and during football games. We are attaching a picture showing that he was #41 in the Cardinal’s Pompton Lake football team. Lucas has fallen on his shoulder probably thousand times during his athletic and training career.

Everybody knows that linebackers hit and tackle their opponents using their shoulders. These athletes also lift heavy weights and they end-up injuries their shoulders. He even made the All County Team in 1980, showing how hard he was working out. Based on our investigation, we found that weight lifting athletes do suffer shoulder injuries of the type claimed by Lucas.

He also trained his two sons (Dean Lucas and Ronnie Lucas) into playing TE and DE positions also with the Cardinals football team. In fact, linebackers suffer at least 13.5 percent of all football injuries and at least 65 percent of the linebackers end up undergoing surgery.

We have obtained photos showing Mr. Lucas lifting weights, after his alleged job-ending disability. See for example the attached image that is dated December 2013.

It is obvious to a reasonable and objective person that Lucas (in his mid-50s) took this incident on June 28, 2011 to claim on-the job-injury to be able to repair his previously injured shoulder at taxpayers’ expense and to retire and then blame Basilis Stephanatos for his injuries. After he retired, he started the double dipping. The finest of New Jersey at "work". But he was caught and he will face the consequences.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, September 30, 2013
Two New Jersey Investors Plead Guilty for Their Roles in Bid-rigging Schemes at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions
Investigation Has Yielded 14 Guilty Pleas


Two financial investors who purchased municipal tax liens pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions conducted by New Jersey municipalities for the sale of those tax liens, the Department of Justice announced.

A felony charge was filed today in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark, against Robert U. Del Vecchio Sr., of Hawthorne, N.J. According to the charge, from in or about 2000 until approximately December 2008, Del Vecchio Sr. participated in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions for the sale of municipal tax liens in New Jersey by agreeing to allocate among certain bidders which liens each would bid on. Additionally, a felony charge was filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark, against Michael Mastellone, of Cedar Knolls, N.J. for participating in a similar conspiracy from in or about 2000 until approximately February 2009. The department said that Del Vecchio Sr. and Mastellone proceeded to submit bids in accordance with the agreements and purchased tax liens at collusive and non-competitive interest rates.

“By conspiring to rig the bids of municipal tax liens, the conspirators profited at the expense of those already struggling financially,” said Scott D. Hammond, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division’s criminal enforcement program. “Protecting Americans from these types of bid-rigging schemes remains a high priority for the division.”

The department said the primary purpose of the conspiracy was to suppress and restrain competition in order to obtain selected municipal tax liens offered at public auctions at non-competitive interest rates. When the owner of real property fails to pay taxes on that property, the municipality in which the property is located may attach a lien for the amount of the unpaid taxes. If the taxes remain unpaid after a waiting period, the lien may be sold at auction. State law requires that investors bid on the interest rate delinquent property owners will pay upon redemption. By law, the bid opens at 18 percent interest and, through a competitive bidding process, can be driven down to zero percent. If a lien remains unpaid after a certain period of time, the investor who purchased the lien may begin foreclosure proceedings against the property to which the lien is attached.

According to the court documents, Del Vecchio Sr. and Mastellone were involved in the conspiracy with others not to bid against one another at municipal tax lien auctions in New Jersey. Since the conspiracy permitted the conspirators to purchase tax liens with limited competition, each conspirator was able to obtain liens which earned a higher interest rate. Property owners were therefore made to pay higher interest on their tax debts than they would have paid had their liens been purchased in open and honest competition, the department said.

A violation of the Sherman Act carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine for individuals. The maximum fine for a Sherman Act violation may be increased to twice the gain derived from the crime or twice the loss suffered by the victims if either amount is greater than the $1 million statutory maximum.

Today’s pleas are the 13th and 14th guilty pleas resulting from an ongoing investigation into bid rigging or fraud related to municipal tax lien auctions. Nine individuals – Isadore H. May, Richard J. Pisciotta Jr., William A. Collins, Robert W. Stein, David M. Farber, Robert E. Rothman, Stephen E. Hruby, David Butler and Norman T. Remick – and three companies – DSBD LLC, Crusader Servicing Corp. and Mercer S.M.E. Inc. – have previously pleaded guilty as part of this investigation.

Today’s charges were brought in connection with the President’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. The task force was established to wage an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. With more than 20 federal agencies, 94 U.S. attorneys’ offices and state and local partners, it’s the broadest coalition of law enforcement, investigatory and regulatory agencies ever assembled to combat fraud. Since its formation, the task force has made great strides in facilitating increased investigation and prosecution of financial crimes; enhancing coordination and cooperation among federal, state and local authorities; addressing discrimination in the lending and financial markets and conducting outreach to the public, victims, financial institutions and other organizations. Over the past three fiscal years, the Justice Department has filed nearly 10,000 financial fraud cases against nearly 15,000 defendants including more than 2,900 mortgage fraud defendants. For more information on the task force, please visit www.StopFraud.gov.

This ongoing investigation is being conducted by the Antitrust Division’s New York Office and the FBI’s Atlantic City, N.J., office. Anyone with information concerning bid rigging or fraud related to municipal tax lien auctions should contact the Antitrust Division’s New York Office at 212-335-8000, visit www.justice.gov/atr/contact/newcase.htm or contact the Atlantic City Resident Agency of the FBI at 609-677-6400.

The mid-morning explosion at the Polar Service Center shop in Commerce City, Colorado was caused by a welder, who ignited residual fumes in a tanker he was repairing.

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Investigators say a mid-morning explosion at the Polar Service Center shop in Commerce City was caused by a welder, who ignited residual fumes in a tanker he was repairing.

The loud blast tore a hole in the roof of the repair shop at 74th Avenue and Dahlia Street, and sent debris raining down into the neighborhood to the west.

“My grandchild and I felt a big explosion,” said Kevin Cowan. “Boom! So, we grabbed our joggers to come out and see what happened. It actually rocked my house a little bit.”

Neighbor Roger Vigil told Denver7 he thought it was just a tire blowing out on one of the trucks, “until I started hearing stuff come crashing down…like raining rocks.”

Vigil was tending to his garden in the front yard when he heard the explosion. He ran up the street and around the corner and saw a puff of smoke coming out of the repair shop.

He then went back home, checked his backyard and noticed some tree limbs down, a power line sagging and a hole punched into a playground slide.



“Scared the heck out of me,” he said. “I’ve got grandchildren that play back here all the time and that would have been a scary thing for them to be back here and having to deal with anything like that.”

“There were no injuries,” said South Adams County Fire Marshal Randall Weigum. “We do have damage to the roof structure and, also to some of the side structure garage doors.”

When asked if fire crews had been called out to Polar Service Center before, Weigum said he didn’t know.

A neighbor told Denver7 there was a similar incident in the 1990s.

Careless disposal of cigarette butts by smokers in Toronto high rise buildings is causing an "alarming" number of balcony fires this year

A fire at 200 Wellesley Street East, near Bleecker Street, on Sept. 24, 2010 displaced at least 1,200 people temporarily and sent at least 14 people to hospital, some with very serious injuries. (CBC) 
 

• Carelessly discarded cigarettes causing 'alarming' number of balcony fires in Toronto
• Deputy fire chief says city has had 27 balcony fires this year as compared to 25 in all of last year

By Muriel Draaisma, CBC News 
 Jun 07, 2017 12:07 PM ET

 Careless disposal of cigarette butts by smokers in Toronto high rise buildings is causing an "alarming" number of balcony fires this year, says a top fire official.

Toronto Deputy Fire Chief Jim Jessop said crews have responded to 27 fires in Toronto so far this year caused by carelessly discarded cigarettes from units above that landed on balconies below and ignited combustible material. That compares to the 25 balcony fires that occurred in all of last year.

This year, there has been an average of more than one balcony fire a week. The balcony fires in 2017 have caused property damage in excess of estimated $300,000, he said.

"We implore the occupants of these buildings to stop disposing of cigarettes over your balconies and causing fires," Jessop told reporters on Wednesday.

None of the fires has caused a fatality or serious injuries but they caused significant high rise fires, he said. No charges have been laid in the fires.
 
Deputy Fire Chief Jim Jessop tells reporters that careless disposal of cigarette butts by smokers in Toronto high rise buildings is causing an "alarming" number of balcony fires this year. (Grant Linton/CBC)

"Our fear is the number of fires resulting from carelessly discarded cigarettes over balconies in high rise buildings is going to increase."

The combustible material on balconies has included potted plants, peat moss in those plants, couches and chairs.

Jessop said fire crews had to rescue a woman in a wheelchair on Monday due to a balcony fire at 245 Dunn Avenue, near Queen Street West in Parkdale, because the fire was threatening to spread to her unit.

All residents of high rise buildings should take a good look at the items on their balconies to determine if anything is combustible, he said. He urged residents to be "extra cautious" about what they put on their balconies.

On Sept. 24, 2010, a massive fire at 200 Wellesley St. E. was caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette from above that landed on a balcony.
 
Toronto Fire Services conducts "post incident education response" program in all apartment building where these fires have occurred to tell tenants how to prevent similar fires.

Jessop said Toronto Fire Services' public education division conducts a "post-incident education response" program in all apartment buildings where these fires have occurred. That means all tenants are given material that explains the cause of the fire and how to prevent similar blazes.

It is also launching a seniors fire safety awareness month to increase awareness among seniors in multi-unit residential buildings of two leading causes of fire. The causes are unattended cooking and improper disposal of smoking materials.

In a news release, Toronto Fire Services said smokers should "put it out, all the way, every time."

It has the following tips for smokers:

• Use a sturdy ashtray with a wide, stable base or a can filled with sand to collect ashes.
• Soak cigarette butts and ashes in water before throwing them away.
• Never toss hot cigarette butts or ashes in the trash.
• Chairs and sofas catch on fire fast and burn fast.
• Don't put ash trays on them.
• If people have been smoking in the home, check for cigarettes under cushions.
• Never smoke in a home where oxygen is used.
• If you are drowsy or falling asleep, put it out.
• Never smoke in bed.

A CSX train collides with a Coca-Cola truck in downtown Fremont in Wayne County, NC

Thursday, June 08, 2017 11:32AM
WAYNE COUNTY (WTVD) -- Authorities in Wayne County had to deal with a sticky situation Thursday morning when a train collided with a Coca-Cola truck filled with soda.




A Chrysler Town and Country was also involved in the incident.

 It happened just after 9:30 a.m. on Main and Railroad streets in downtown Fremont.

Officials tell ABC11 that a CSX train struck the Coca-Cola truck, causing it to slam into several vehicles that were parked at a nearby cafe.

Images from Chopper 11 HD showed hundreds of soda bottles spilled out of the truck after the crash.









Images from Chopper 11 HD after a CSX train collided with Coca-Cola truck in Wayne County Thursday morning (Chopper 11 HD)
 

No injuries were reported.

It is unknown why the truck was on the tracks when the train hit it.

Fremont is about 50 miles east of Raleigh.

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Posted Thursday, June 8, 2017 12:00 pm

A Coca-Cola truck collided with a CSX train this morning in Fremont, at Main and Goldsboro streets near Capitol Cafe.

A Chrysler Town and Country was also involved in the incident.

Coca-Cola products littered the ground at the site late morning as a wrecker service worked to move the truck.

The train included 81 cars loaded with corn. No cars derailed.

The truck driver was spotted walking around after the accident, but witnesses tell reporter Drew Wilson that he was transported to the hospital to be checked out.

OSHA is still investigating the March death of a worker at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. facility in Topeka, Kansas. James Clifford Lay Jr., a 61-year-old contract worker employed by Kansas Personnel Services Inc., was killed Tuesday, March 14, in the plant storeroom when an object fell and struck him on the head

As of Wednesday, June 7, Region 7 of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration was still investigating the March death of a worker at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. facility in Topeka, Kansas, a Region 7 spokeswoman said.

James Lay Jr., a 61-year-old contract worker employed by Kansas Personnel Services Inc., was killed Tuesday, March 14, in the plant storeroom when an object fell and struck him on the head, according to news reports.

OSHA has not released details about the accident because the investigation is ongoing, the spokeswoman said.

In a statement, Goodyear said it was working closely with OSHA in the investigation of Lay's death.

"Nothing is more important to Goodyear than ensuring a safe work environment within all our facilities," the Akron-based tire and rubber company said.

Goodyear said it has robust safety systems in place at all its facilities and works constantly to strengthen those programs through ongoing contractor training, voluntary inspections and rigorous safety audits, the company said.

In February, Goodyear reached a $1.75 million settlement with the Virginia Department of Labor over four workplace deaths that occurred at the company's Danville, Va., plant between August 2015 and August 2016.

Rest in Peace buddy.

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James Clifford Lay Jr., a 61-year-old contract worker, was fatally injured at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Topeka, Kan. manufacturing facility on Tuesday, March 15.

Kansas Personnel Services Inc., the staffing agency that employed Lay, and Goodyear have not provided a full written statement, but OSHA investigators already were on the scene to determine what happened.

An object fell and struck Lay on the head, causing a fatal injury, Lay's wife told local news outlet KSNT. These are the only details currently available about the incident.

The fatality comes just weeks after Goodyear Tire reached a settlement with OSHA after four fatalities occurred at its Danville, Va. plant over the course of a year.

The company agreed to pay $1.75 million in penalties and overhaul its health and safety program as a result of those worker deaths.

Lay is survived by his wife of more than 34 years, a daughter, his parents, a brother and a sister, according to his obituary. His name was released at the request of his family. 

2,000 sows and 7,000 piglets killed, worker burned in a fire at a hog-farrowing barn operated by Husky Hogs in Long Island, Kansas

LONG ISLAND, KS— An unidentified worker at Husky Hogs, a hog-farrowing operation in Long Island, was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon in a fire.

According to Phillips County Sheriff Charles Radabaugh, the worker suffered burns on his arms and legs. He was transported to Phillips County Hospital by private vehicle before being transferred by ambulance to a Wichita hospital. His condition was unknown Wednesday.

According to a news release from Radabaugh, the fire started at about 11:30 a.m. at the end of a hog-farrowing barn operated by Husky Hogs. The fire quickly spread to two additional barns before being brought under control. Husky Hogs’ Julia Nelson told The Associated Press the blaze killed about 2,000 sows and 7,000 piglets, though 4,500 sows were spared.

Damage is estimated at several million dollars, Radabaugh said.

Firefighters with the Long Island Fire Department were assisted by firefighters from Norton, Almena and Phillipsburg, as well as firefighters with the Nebraska communities of Orleans, Stamford and Alma.

The Kansas Fire Marshal’s Office was contacted Tuesday night to assist the sheriff’s office in investigating the cause of the blaze, which remained undetermined Wednesday.

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LONG ISLAND, Kan. (KWCH) Update: A fire at a north-central Kansas hog farm has injured a worker and killed 9,000 animals.




Phillips County sheriff's deputy Pat Hewitt says the fire started about 11:20 a.m. Tuesday at a barn for sows and piglets at Husky Hogs in 130-resident Long Island. The fire spread to two other farrowing barns before being controlled about two hours later.

Hewitt says the injured worker is hospitalized in Wichita with arm and leg burns not considered life-threatening.

The fire's cause wasn't clear. The Kansas State Fire Marshall's office is investigating.

Husky Hogs' Julia Nelson told The Associated Press the blaze killed about 2,000 sows and 7,000 piglets, though roughly 4,500 sows were spared.

Nelson calls it a tragedy, and that "we did what we could to save everything we could."

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The Kansas State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire that caused millions of dollars in damage to a Phillips County hog farm.

The sheriff's office says the Long Island Fire Department was called out to the 500 block of W. 1300 Road around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

Investigators say the fire started in the end of a farrowing barn operated by Husky Hogs. It quickly spread to two additional barns before they were able to bring it under control.

A worker suffered burns to his arms and legs during the fire. He was taken to the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg by private vehicle then transferred to Wichita via ambulance.

Fire departments from Long Island, Norton, Almena, Phillipsburg, Orleans, Nebraska; Standford, Nebraska and Alma, Nebraska all assisted in fighting the fire.

The cause is still undetermined and the investigation continues. 



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Husky Hogs in Long Island suffers considerable damage from fire

A Phillips County hog farm sustained considerable damage in a fire Tuesday, according to a release from the Phillips County Sheriff’s office on its Facebook page.

According to the release, at approximately 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the sheriff’s office received a report of a structure fire in the 500 block of West 1300 Road near Long Island.

The Long Island Fire Department was dispatched and requested immediate mutual aid. The fire started in the end of a hog farrowing barn operated by Husky Hogs, according to the release.

The fire spread to two other barns before it was under control.

One unidentified worker was injured, sustaining burns to his arms and legs, the release said. He was taken to Phillips County Hospital then transported to Wichita via ambulance with unknown condition at the time of the news release.

Fire departments responding to the fire included Long Island, Norton, Almena, Phillipsburg, Orleans, Neb. Stamford, Neb. and Alma, Neb.

The Kansas State Fire Marshall’s office was contacted and began its investigation Tuesday night, assisted by the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office. The cause is still undetermined. Husky Hogs suffered a significant loss with a general estimate of several million dollars. The investigation continues.






Husky Hogs, LLC

Located west of Long Island, is our breeding and farrowing facility for our swine operation. At full capacity we house 7,100 sows. Also located within Phillips County is our gilt isolation barn, cull sow barn, as well as a second nursery site for pigs weighing less than 55 pounds.

Road worker Isaak Delgadillo Cervantes, 27, of Denison was thrown from his construction equipment after it was struck by a van Tuesday on Interstate Highway 35 in northern Iowa. The driver of the van, Dean Ward McFadden, 60, of Shakopee, Minn., suffered a medical condition

Highway worker hurt when van crashes into construction equipment in northern Iowa, report says
Charly Haley , chaley@dmreg.com 10:39 a.m. CT June 7, 2017



A road worker was thrown from his construction equipment after it was struck by a van Tuesday on Interstate Highway 35 in northern Iowa, authorities said.

Isaak Delgadillo Cervantes, 27, of Denison was transported by ambulance to a Mason City hospital with minor injuries, according to an Iowa State Patrol report.

The wreck happened about 1 p.m. as Cervantes was working on I-35 northbound, where the left lane was closed for construction work, according to the report.

The driver of the van, Dean Ward McFadden, 60, of Shakopee, Minn., suffered a medical condition that caused him to lose control of his van and crash into construction equipment that was carrying multiple workers, including Cervantes, according to the report.

Cervantes was injured when he was thrown from the equipment, according to the report.

No one was cited in relation to the crash, which remains under investigation.



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(Lake Mills) A road construction worker from Denison was injured Tuesday afternoon when the vehicle he was operating was struck by a van in Worth County.

The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 12:53 p.m. in a construction zone on Interstate 35.

According to the report, a northbound 2015 Ford Transit van driven by 60-year old Dean Ward McFadden, of Shakopee, Minnesota, who apparently suffered a medical condition, lost control and struck a 2004 Sterling road construction vehicle driven by 27-year old Isaak Delgadillo Cervantes, of Denison. Cervantes was ejected from the construction vehicle.

Cervantes was taken by Lake Mills ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Mason City for the treatment of minor injuries.

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Denison man injured in northern IA construction zone crash
June 6th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A road construction worker from Crawford County was injured Tuesday afternoon, when the vehicle he was on was struck by a van in northern Iowa’s Worth County. The Iowa State Patrol says 27-year old Isaak Delgadillo Cervantes, of Denison, was transported by Lake Mills Ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Mason City following the crash, that happened at around 12:53-p.m., Tuesday.

Authorities say a 2015 Ford Transit van driven by 60-year old Dean Ward McFadden, of Shakopee, MN, was northbound on Interstate 35 in a road construction zone. The left lane of the road was closed, with workers present. McFadden apparently suffered from a medical condition that caused him to lose control of the van.

When his vehicle struck a 2004 Sterling road construction vehicle, Cervantes was thrown from the construction equipment and suffered minor injuries.

Affinity Builders employee Richard G. Bruce, of Grand Forks, died from his injuries after falling through garage rafters 10 feet onto concrete at a construction site for a new home in East Grand Forks, MN

East Grand Forks, MN


Authorities have identified a man killed after a fall at a construction site Monday afternoon.


Richard G. Bruce, of Grand Forks, died from his injuries after falling through garage rafters 10 feet onto concrete at a construction site for a new home in East Grand Forks Monday afternoon. He was 58.

Bruce was pronounced dead at Altru Hospital Tuesday, according to the East Grand Forks Police Department.

He was working on a new home on the corner of St. Andrews Drive and Troon Circle Northwest at the time of his fall, Lt. Rodney Hajicek said. First responders were called to the scene at 5:03 p.m. Monday.

Bruce was working for Affinity Builders, a Grand Forks company, at the time of his death, Hajicek said. Calls to the company have not been returned.



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California DIR and Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspend Pasadena Psychiatrist Jason Hui-Tek Yang after he was convicted in Riverside County Superior Court for his involvement in an insurance fraud conspiracy that referred patients for unnecessary care to justify workers’ compensation billing.

California DIR and Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspend Pasadena Psychiatrist for Fraud

The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and its Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) have suspended Pasadena psychiatrist Jason Hui-Tek Yang from participating in California’s workers’ compensation system.

Dr. Yang was convicted in Riverside County Superior Court for his involvement in an insurance fraud conspiracy that referred patients for unnecessary care to justify workers’ compensation billing.

DWC issued a Notice of Suspension, which Yang appealed. The appeal was heard in April by Hearing Officer William E. Gunn, who issued a recommended determination and order on May 25. The recommended decision was adopted by DWC Acting Administrative Director George Parisotto and the suspension confirmed on June 1.

Dr. Yang has over 2,000 active workers’ compensation liens with an estimated total claim value of more than $13.7 million. 

AB 1244 (Gray and Daly) requires the DWC Administrative Director to suspend any medical provider, physician or practitioner from participating in the workers’ compensation system in cases in which one or more of the following is true:

• The provider has been convicted of a crime involving fraud or abuse of the Medi-Cal or Medicare programs or the workers’ compensation system, fraud or abuse of a patient, or related types of misconduct;
• The provider has been suspended due to fraud or abuse from the Medicare or Medicaid (including Medi-Cal) programs; or
• The provider’s license or certificate to provide health care has been surrendered or revoked.

DIR’s fraud prevention efforts are posted online, including frequently updated lists for physicians, practitioners and providers who have been issued notices of suspension, and those who have been suspended pursuant to Labor Code §139.21(a)(1).

DIR protects and improves the health, safety and economic well-being of over 18 million wage earners, and helps their employers comply with state labor laws. DIR’s Division of Workers’ Compensation monitors the administration of workers' compensation claims, and provides administrative and judicial services to assist in resolving disputes that arise in connection with claims for workers' compensation benefits.