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Woods Hole to partner in Undersea Technology Center

Thee U-S Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Rhode Island is partnering with the University of Rhode Island and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in hopes of developing more useful naval technology.  Among the initiatives they'll be exploring is the possibility of an undersea network which could be used in the nation's coastal defenses.
Father, son charged with Tax Fraud, ran Number One Foundations
Charged with concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxable income

BOSTON - A father and son from Centerville were charged today in federal court with tax fraud.  United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan and Douglas A. Bricker, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, announced today that Steven R. Belanger, 40, and, Robert. Belanger, 60, both of Old Stage Road,  Centerville, Massachusetts, were charged in a Superseding Indictment with conspiring to defraud the United States, and attempting to impair and impede the due administration of the tax laws. Robert. Belanger was first indicted in this matter on April 5, 2006. Today Belanger's son,  Steven Belanger, was added to the indictment.

The Superseding Indictment alleges that, during all relevant periods, Steven R. Belanger and Robert. Belanger owned and operated Number One Foundations, a concrete foundation business that primarily serves commercial and residential customers on Cape Cod. It is alleged that Steven R. Belanger and Robert. Belanger systematically concealed hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxable income and profits they earned from their business.

According to the Superseding Indictment, among other things, Steven R. Belanger and Robert. Belanger arranged for the purchase of hundreds of thousands of dollars in treasurer's checks to prevent detection of their fraudulent scheme, structured the treasurer's checks to avoid the preparation and filing of Currency Transaction Reports, and understated the gross business receipts of Number One Foundations in their personal tax eturns filed with the IRS for calendar years 1999 and 2000.

If convicted, the defendants each face up to 5 years imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine on the conspiracy charge. They each face up to 3 years imprisonment, to be followed by 1 year of supervised release, and $250,000 fine on the charge of attempting to impair the administration of the tax laws.