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SAN DIEGO -- Authorities are seeking more victims of a pool designer and contractor accused of scamming at least 11 people out of more than $150,000, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis said Monday. Daniel Torgel, 46, is charged with felony diverting or misusing contracting funds and misdemeanor contracting without a license. "There may be victims who have not come forward yet, which could lead to more criminal charges being filed against the defendant," Dumanis said. "We urge anyone who may have been defrauded to contact our office." .
Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Inco Ltd., building a $2.15 billion nickel mine in New Caledonia, said construction work at the site has speeded up amid a general strike on the Pacific island. Roads to the Canadian company's Goro site remain clear, and Inco has ``progressively increased activity over the last week,'' Jeff Zweig, deputy general manager at the project, said in an e-mailed statement. Inco said Oct. 4 that it was ``managing'' a reduction in camp services amid the protests. A general strike called by the New Caledonian Confederated Union of Workers to seek more benefits from mining is in its fourth week, and has helped to drive prices of the metal to their highest in at least 19 years. The island has about 25 percent of the world's known nickel resources, according to the Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The war in Iraq has killed at least 647 civilian contractors to date, according to official figures that provide a stark reminder of the huge role of civilians in supporting the U.S. military.
The contractor death toll is tracked by the U.S. Department of Labor on the basis of claims under an insurance policy, the Defense Base Act, that all U.S. government contractors and subcontractors working outside the United States must take out for their civilian employees.
In response to questions from Reuters, a Labor Department spokesman said there had been 647 claims for death benefits between March 1, 2003, and September 30, 2006. The Defense Base Act covers both Americans and foreigners, and there is no breakdown of the nationalities of those killed.
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