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RAIN 6/25: Weekend Update Part 1



There are 15 stories in this posting.

McPherson Sentinel 6/21/01
Commission endorses group's effort to preserve McPherson County records
http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/display/inn_news/news3.txt

by Cindy Baldwin
McPherson County commissioners gave their endorsement Tuesday to a newly
organized group working to preserve the county's records.
Lorna Batterson and Lenora Lynam of the Old Mill Museum represented the Save
Our Records county-wide task force at the commission meeting.
"We're representing a really exciting county-wide project, which the Old
Mill Museum is coordinating," Batterson said.


Associated Press 6/21/01
Identity thefts reported by banks double last year
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/2001/06/19/story_identity_the
fts_report.html

by Jeannine Aversa
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The number of identity thefts reported by U.S. banks and
other financial institutions more than doubled in 2000 from the previous
year, the government said.
There were 617 instances of identity theft reported by financial
institutions from January through November last year, compared with 267
cases for all of 1999, according to information released Monday and compiled
by the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or
FinCen.



Detroit News 6/21/01
Burton Collection opens for tour.
http://detnews.com/2001/detroit/0106/20/s02-237969.htm

by Robert Alan Glover
Special to the Detroit News
Book lovers and history buffs have a chance to take a rare tour on Friday of
the Detroit Main Library's world-famous Burton Collection.
The library will hold a free open house from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. when library
staffers will lead tours of Burton and the refurbished Friends Auditorium
and Explorers Room.


The Daily Press 6/21/01
Hampton would like to keep lid on tighter
http://www.dailypress.com/news/final/stories/65394sy0.htm

by Hugh Lessig
RICHMOND - For months, the city of Hampton feuded over whether to publicize
a study on its convention center project. That dispute has now prompted city
officials to request a change in the state Freedom of Information Act.
Open-government advocates say Hampton's idea would dramatically weaken the
law, creating a whole new category of secret information. City attorney Paul
Burton says it would help the city make better decisions while protecting
the city's competitive edge in economic development projects.



Houston Chronicle 6/21/01
Open records advocates pleased with Perry veto
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/metropolitan/949168

AP
AUSTIN -- Among the 82 bills Gov. Rick Perry vetoed after the 77th
legislative session was a piece of legislation that would have closed access
to some arrest records.
Open government advocates said the veto ensures the public will continue to
have access to records that could affect public safety.



CNET News.com 6/20/01
IM chats don't fade form PC's memories
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010620/tc/im_chats_don_t_fade_from_pcs_mem
ories_1.html

by Jim Hu and Rachel Konrad
Priya Giri knew that privacy was never a guarantee when e-mailing people
from work--but she never knew that some instant messaging services also have
ways to record seemingly casual conversations.
Giri, an editor at BlueLight.com, noticed this firsthand recently during an
IM exchange with a friend on Yahoo Messenger. Midway through the
conversation, her friend showed her a trick that would let her archive all
of her conversations through Yahoo, a feature that troubled her.


Detroit News 6/21/01
MotorCity Casino to anwer laxness charge
http://detnews.com/2001/business/0106/21/b01-238749.htm

by Becky Yerak
DETROIT -- Casino regulators say an alleged embezzlement scheme at MotorCity
Casino might have been prevented had a variety of departments followed
proper procedures for running the casino.
Earlier this month, the Michigan Gaming Control Board divulged that more
than 20 MotorCity employees might have embezzled at least $100,000 and
"potentially much" more during a seven-month period in 2000.



The Daily Telegraph 6/22/01
Adult cash turns on ASIC
http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,2166830%255E462,00.html

by John Rolfe
CORPORATE regulators have raided AdultShop.com's headquarters, quizzing
senior staff and seizing documents for an inquiry said to focus on where the
company's cash is going.
After a surprise swoop on AdultShop's Perth offices on Tuesday, three
Australian Securities and Investments Commission officers returned yesterday
morning.
They spent 15 minutes questioning chief executive Malcolm Day and other
directors before leaving with accounting records and business agreements.


New York Times 6/21/01
I.R.S. guide focuses on consultants
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/21/business/21IRS.html?searchpv=nytToday

by David Cay Johnston
The Internal Revenue Service is teaching its auditors how to uncover tax
cheating by self-styled business consultants and by corporations that use
former employees as consultants to avoid withholding income, Social Security
and Medicare taxes.
A new audit technique guide, posted at the I.R.S. Web site, instructs
auditors to check the business records of consultants to determine whether
they are improperly deducting vacations and family travel on their tax
return.



Stuff.co.nz 6/21/01
Business e-mail concerns accepted
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,837542a1896,FF.html

Parliament's commerce select committee has backed business complaints of too
many exclusions in the Electronic Transactions Bill, opening the way for
e-mail communications under the Credit Contracts Act and Hire Purchase Act.
The bill is meant to make electronic communication like e-mail the
"functional equivalent" of paper documents and is intended to stimulate
e-commerce. However, the Bankers Association, lawyers and accountants told
the committee that many of the exclusions in the bill were not needed.



Sun-Sentinel 6/21/01
NRSA-backed law makes it difficult for police to trace pawned guns
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-ppawn21jun21.story?c
oll=sfla%2Dhome%2Dheadlines

by Kevin Krause
A new statewide database of pawnshop records will help police track stolen
property and solve crimes across county lines.
But if the crime involves a gun, police will have only 48 hours to use the
information before it's gone forever.
After complaints and lobbying by the National Rifle Association, state
officials overseeing the new system put a two-day limit on information about
pawned guns. Details about all other items in every Florida pawnshop will be
kept indefinitely.


The Seattle Times 6/21/01
Manuscript museum is home to the write stuff
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?s
lug=tacoma21&date=20010621

by Sheila Farr
Yes, that's right: it's a Klingon.
As soon as word leaked through via the Internet that the Karpeles Manuscript
Library Museum in Tacoma is showing design drawings for "Star Trek," some
Klingons (that is, costumed "Star Trek" fans) from an outpost in Vancouver,
B.C., went into warp drive on the freeway and barreled down to check it out.

To be honest, most of the museum's visitors are more like you and me.



The Frederick News-Post 6/21/01
Lapse covers attorney's comments: 'Black book' hearing tapes missing
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/display.cfm?storyid=13846

by Steve Miller
An administrator in the Frederick Legal Service Office has confirmed that
the city lost tape recordings of a hearing to decide Maryland Public
Information Act requests for access to the "black book" prostitution
documents.
Mayor Jim Grimes appeared shocked to learn about the missing tape from the
media on Wednesday.
"That's the first time I heard that," he said.
"In as much as we don't have anything to hide and I want everything to be
accessible and open, I'm disappointed to hear ... that this condition
exists," said Mr. Grimes.


Sydney Morning Herald 6/22/01
Watchdog's tight rein on sensitive HIH documents
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0106/22/national/national5.html

by David Humphries
The insurance watchdog has refused to release details of its board meetings
on the HIH insurance group, citing reasons that suggest the minutes are too
hot for public handling.
It said that releasing details of briefings the Australian Prudential
Regulation Authority had given to the Financial Services Minister, Mr
Hockey, "could adversely affect" the authority's relationship with the
minister.


Washington Post 6/21/01
FEC won't seal DNC, Union records
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26184-2001Jun20.html

by George Lardner Jr
The Federal Election Commission has rejected demands by the Democratic
National Committee and the AFL-CIO to suppress almost all of the records of
an investigation into their coordinated campaign activities, but it is now
considering narrower requests to censor the documents.
Lawyers for the AFL-CIO also warned that they may go to court to prevent
disclosure of the materials if the FEC rules against them.



Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Manager, Records Management Group
Woodside Summit Group Inc
Midlothian, Virginia
Office: 804-744-1247 x23
Fax: 804-744-4947
mailto:peter.kurilecz@woodsidesummitgroup.com

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