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6B – Daily News – Saturday, July 17, 2010 Two sentenced for stealing secrets for Cuba WASHINGTON (AP) — The 73-year-old great grandson of Alexander Graham Bell was sen- tenced Friday to life in prison without parole for quietly spying for Cuba for nearly a third of a century from inside the State Department. His wife was sen- tenced to 5 1/2 years. Retired intelligence analyst Kendall Myers said he meant his country no harm and stole secrets only to help Cuba’s people who ‘‘have good reason to feel threat- ened’’ by U.S. intentions of oust- ing the communist Castro govern- ment. But U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said Myers and his 72- year-old wife, Gwendolyn, had betrayed America and should receive heavy punishment. ‘‘You never know what the effect will be’’ from stealing clas- sified information, said the judge. Someone ‘‘could be killed.’’ Justice Department prosecutor Michael Harvey said the couple received medals from Cuban intel- ligence and were flown to the island nation for a visit with Fidel Castro in 1995. They pleaded guilty last November. Feds launch largest Medicare fraud bust MIAMI (AP) — Federal authorities said Friday they are conducting the largest Medicare fraud bust ever in five different states and arrested dozens of suspects accused in scams total- ing $251 million. Several doctors and nurses were among those arrested in Miami, New York City, Detroit, Houston and Baton Rouge, La., accused of billing Medicare for unnecessary equipment, physi- cal therapy and HIV treatments that patients typically never received. Ninety-four suspects were indicted, and authorities said 36 people had been arrest- ed as of Friday morning. More than 360 agents partic- ipated in Friday’s raids, announced by Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at a health care fraud prevention summit in Miami. Officials said they chose Miami because it is ground zero for Medicare fraud. Authorities indicted 33 suspects in the Miami area, accused of charging Medicare for about $140 million in various scams. ‘‘With today’s arrests we’re putting would-be criminals on notice: health care fraud is no longer a safe bet,’’ Holder said Friday. Cleaning up an estimated $60 billion to $90 billion a year in Medicare fraud will be key to paying for President Barack Obama’s proposed health care overhaul. Federal officials have promised more money and manpower to fight fraud, setting up strike forces in several cities. WORLD BRIEFING Jobs: iPhone isn’t perfect CUPERTINO (AP) — A perfect iPhone? There’s no app for that. Apple Inc. will give free protective cases to buyers of its latest iPhone to prevent reception problems that occur when people cover a certain spot on the phone with a bare hand. CEO Steve Jobs apologized Friday to people who are less than satisfied with the iPhone 4, even as he denied it has an antenna problem that needs fix- ing. ‘‘We’re not perfect,’’ Jobs said at a news conference. ‘‘Phones aren’t perfect.’’ The more than 3 million peo- ple who have already bought an iPhone 4 can go to Apple’s website starting late next week and sign up for a free case, he said. Apple can’t make enough of its $29 ‘‘Bumper’’ cases for everyone, so the company will let people chose from several case styles. New buyers through Sept. 30 will also be eligible. Apple will send refunds to people who already bought a Bumper. Utah identifies state workers behind list of immigrants SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials said Friday they have identified at least two state workers who appar- ently accessed confidential documents to create a list of 1,300 purported illegal immi- grants that was mailed to law enforcement officials and the news media. Gov. Gary Herbert said the employees work for the Department of Workforce Services, which administers food stamp programs and other public benefits. The employees have been placed on administrative leave, and the state attorney general will determine whether to file criminal charges. ‘‘It’s a very small group. The people we’ve identified certainly have some strong political opinions and seem to be frustrated with some of the issues around immigration,’’ said Kristen Cox, executive director for the department. ‘‘I think it’s an immense hypocrisy to talk about taking people to task for being ille- gal and doing so by breaking the law.’’ Newspapers started receiv- ing the list of names and per- sonal information this week, and its publicity created widespread fear in the His- panic community. The anonymous mailing said it also was sent to immi- gration officials. It demanded that those on the list be deported, although some named have said they are in the country legally. ‘‘This tactic by these rogue employees to go out and to single out individuals and their families, in some case falsely accusing people of an illegal status, is in fact deplorable,’’ Herbert said. Mexican drug gang uses explosives CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexi- co (AP) — A drug cartel has used a car bomb for the first time in Mexico’s decades- long fight against traffickers, setting a deadly trap against federal police in a city across the border from Texas, the mayor of Ciudad Juarez said Friday. Mayor Jose Reyes said federal police have confirmed to him that a car bomb was used in the attack that killed three people Thursday. It was the first time drug cartel have used explosives to attack Mexican security forces, marking an escalation in the country’s already rag- ing drug war. Federal police and para- medics were lured to the scene by a phone call report- ing that a municipal police officer lay wounded at a major intersection, Reyes said in an interview with The Associated Press. As the paramedics were working on the wounded man, a parked car exploded, he said. Tehama County’s Personal/Professional Service Directory Bankruptcy Attorney Local Bankruptcy Attorney Jocelyn C. 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