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"Ben Pena convicted by the jury on counts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6. Found not guilty on count 4. Verdict handed down at 2:45pm Eastern today. Trial ended at 3pm.

The jury spent about 2 hours in deliberations. Seemed they thought it was a straightforward cut-and-dried case — and so did the prosecution.

Sentencing set for October 13 at 10am Eastern. Pre-Trial Services will now prepare the all-important Pre-Sentencing Report (PSR) for the judge.

If he goes to prison, this PSR will affect his prison conditions. The PSR could still also recommended supervised parole (aka ‘probation’).
The judge will still make the final decision on an appropriate sentence..."

June, 24 2010 4:21 AM
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The trial involving brothers John T.C. Yeh and Joseph Yeh, executives with Rockville deaf services company Viable, on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government, has been delayed until the fall, according to court documents and an attorney for Joseph Yeh. June, 18 2010 5:02 AM
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http://viablejohnyeh.com —
Viable VRS public information clearinghouse June, 14 2010 2:33 PM
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http://www.purple.us —
The FCC has issued a Declaratory Ruling, Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking–all with the intent to “detect and prevent fraud” for Video Relay Services. They have asked for feedback on possible new rules in the future to prevent fraud.

The first video discusses the ruling and order. The second video goes through the different areas where the FCC seeks feedback on possible new rules. Your opinion and feedback is wanted! June, 02 2010 10:42 AM
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http://www.sorensonvrs.com —
Sorenson VRS (SVRS) empowers deaf and hard of hearing callers, who use American Sign Language (ASL), to conduct video relay conversations with hearing persons using the highest-quality, professional interpreters. Sorenson VRS is the industry-leader with deaf-friendly features and services including the VP-200 Videophone, Direct VP Numbers and free technical support. Deaf and hard of hearing individuals can apply for a free VP-200 videophone. May, 08 2010 12:06 AM
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http://deafvictims.blogspot.com —
What happened to the comments over Viable and Deafnation Expo cheated deaf community? They have been removed. Isn't that odd?

Some interesting tips came to our attention from several witnesses that Deafvideo.tv owner Tayler Mayer accepted bribery from both Viable and Deafnation Expo to remove all accusation comments on Viable and Deafnation in both deafvideo.tv and deafread.com. May, 25 2010 9:03 AM
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http://www.purple.us —
Kelby talks about the filings on the rate issue and note that everyone except the dominant provider agrees that the first two tiers should be expanded. The dominant provider, however, took out a debt to fund shareholder payments and apparently wants someone else to pick up the tab. Links to Purple and other filings are below. May, 24 2010 7:50 AM
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More info abt Sorenson's Loan, It paid their owners $180 MILLION dollars May, 24 2010 11:29 AM
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http://www.viablejohnyeh.com —
Joint motion filed on 5/20/2010 by government and defendants for extension of time to enable further discovery and possible settlements. It means no trial date has been set. May, 22 2010 9:42 AM
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http://www.sec.gov —
On February 25, 2010, the Company received a second notice of a demand for payment for erroneous receipt of funds from NECA (the “Second Notice”). The Second Notice was issued concurrently with the Declaratory Ruling discussed in Item 8.01 below. Pursuant to the Second Notice, the FCC stated that it has determined that the Company has received one or more erroneous overpayments from NECA relating March, 03 2010 3:52 PM
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http://www.nad.org —
The NAD learned that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has not paid Video Relay Service (VRS) providers for certain types of VRS calls since July 2009.  As a result, some VRS providers are not connecting or may stop connecting some VRS January, 29 2010 4:22 PM
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http://www.gazette.net —
John T.C. Yeh, president of Rockville deaf-services company Viable, along with three other company executives, pleaded not guilty Monday in a New Jersey federal court to charges that include conspiracy to defraud the government.

A jury trial is scheduled for Feb. 22, with pretrial motions due Jan. 11, according to court documents. A motion hearing is slated for Feb. 8.

In mid-November, fede December, 19 2009 11:04 AM
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http://www.legalinfo.com —
Washington, DC—Twenty-six suspects in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Maryland have been indicted on charges of defrauding the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. December, 16 2009 4:24 PM
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http://www.mishkazena.com —
“Prosecutors have said that they will seek unspecified jail time in addition to forfeiture of the contractors’ business.”

More tidbits are included in the article.

Twenty interpreters were used by the prosecutors investigating this systematic fraud.

“The seven contractors who are allegedly defrauded the system account for approximately 15 percent of its total business“ Blink. Damn December, 16 2009 4:19 PM
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