AP NewsBreak: Man wanted in Czech Republic found in Nebraska prison as a guard

Man wanted in Europe found working at Neb. prison

LINCOLN, Neb. — A simple Google search of Michal Preclik's name turns up an Interpol wanted poster from his native Czech Republic. So where was he arrested? In Nebraska's maximum-security prison, where he was not an inmate, but a guard.

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Man pleads not guilty in Omaha to hacking scheme affecting TD Ameritrade, others

Second man arrested in brokerage hacking scheme

OMAHA, Neb. — A man has pleaded not guilty to participating in a scheme to access online brokerage accounts to jack up stock prices and reap thousands of dollars in illegal profits.

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UNESCO adds Dolomites to world heritage list, drops Dresden

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Sprint Nextel to sell part of Midwest network following iPCS court ruling

Sprint Nextel to sell parts of Midwest network

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sprint Nextel Corp. said Friday it plans to sell a chunk of its cellular network in the Midwest to comply with an Illinois court decision.

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Federal appeals court rejects Neb. commission’s effort to collect fees on Internet calls

Neb. commission loses appeal on Internet call fees

OMAHA, Neb. — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling exempting Internet phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. from paying a state telephone fee.

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