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New Jersey Man Sentenced for

Facts

Whiteish Wire Fraud
FIGURES

Numbers in the news

6.3%
By BEACON STAFF
MMR's bank account at Bank of America, $37,150, three-carat diamond engagement
but never heard from MMR again nor did ring that Intrieri bought in 2012 in New
A New Jersey man has been sentenced
they receive the metal.
Jersey.
The U.S. jobless rate in to two-and-a-half years in federal prison The company oicer reported to the Intrieri wired more than $125,000 to
after running an interstate scrap metal Whiteish police that Intrieri had de- his personal bank account from MMR's
April, the lowest since scam, which involved a fake company al- frauded him out of $30,000 in 2009, but Bank of America account, and nearly
September 2008.
legedly doing business out of Whiteish.
the MMR representative called himself $10,000 to his iancée's bank account. All

According to the U.S. attorney for the Tony Giordano.
together, investigators determined he had
115 lbs
District of Montana, Stephen Salvatore Another victim called the Whiteish received $370,000 from various victims in
Intrieri of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, was Police Department as well as the U.S. Se- the MMR scheme.
involved in the scheme that bilked inves- cret Service to report that he had paid As part of his sentencing, Intrieri was
Amount of marijuana tors out of tens of thousands of dollars for MMR $95,000 for metal he never re- ordered to pay $326,474.36 in restitution.
scrap metal that never surface.
ceived. During the secret service's investi- U.S. Attorney Mike Cotter reminded
found in a vehicle In 2012, an oicer of a New Jersey busi- gation, it was revealed that MMR did not all Montanans to be wary of “cold calls”
during a traic stop on ness called the Whiteish Police Depart- have a facility in Whiteish, nor did it have promising lucrative returns, particularly

Interstate 90 in south- ment to report that he had paid $19,000 an oice at the Whiteish address listed on if residents have been prior victims of tele-
central Montana.
to a business called Montana Metal Recy- the incorporation documents.
marketing fraud.
clers (MMR) in June for scrap metal. The The Secret Service tracked some of the [email protected]
New Jersey company wired the money to
money paid to MMR to the purchase of a

1 billion
Glacier Park Campgrounds Set to Open

Barrels of crude pro-
duced in the rich Bakken
Apgar currently open on may be made up to six months in advance and at Fish Creek and St. Mary for $8 per
shale formation and in park’s west side, with through the National Recreation Reser- person per night.
western North Dakota vation Service at http://www.recreation. Group sites are available by reserva-
and eastern Montana services available
gov/ or by calling 1-877-444-6777. Camp- tion for groups of 9 to 24 campers. These
ers without prior reservations are also sites are located in the Apgar and St. Mary
since 2000.
welcome at these campgrounds, as space Campgrounds. These sites can be re-

By BEACON STAFF
is available.
served up to one year in advance through
17.7
Speciic information about each camp- the National Recreation Reservation Ser-
The campgrounds of Glacier National ground, including a map of the sites, oper- vice at http://www.recreation.gov/ or by
Park are set to begin opening for the sum- ating dates, available services, current and calling 1-877-444-6777. Many Glacier and
Fatalities per 100,000 mer season in the upcoming weeks, with historic ill times, and more is available Two Medicine Campgrounds have one
Apgar Campground, located on the west by visiting http://home.nps.gov/applica- group site at each campground, and both
employees in North side of the park, already open.
tions/glac/cgstatus/cgstatus.cfm.
are on a irst-come irst-serve basis.
Dakota in 2012, the The Apgar Campground is the largest Campgrounds in primitive status Campers are reminded to keep a clean

nation’s highest worker campground in the park and hosts almost cost $10/night. When campgrounds are camp and obey food storage regulations.
death rate. The national 200 sites for tents and RV campers. Pota- in primitive status no water is provided. Animals are attracted to food and food
ble water is accessible in the campground, Any water taken from streams or lakes odors. All food, garbage, and equipment
worker fatality rate was and restroom facilities provide lush toi- requires treatment before use. Primitive used to cook, serve or store food must be
3.5 deaths per 100,000.
lets and sinks with running water. All Ap- and winter front-country campgrounds kept sealed in a vehicle or in an approved
gar Campground sites are irst-come irst- include pit toilets, no running water and bear-resistant container. For more infor-
serve, with a summer overnight fee of $20.
only a limited number of sites.
mation about food storage regulations,

Most campgrounds in Glacier are on a Hiker/bicyclist sites are available at please visit the park’s website at http://
irst-come irst-serve basis. Reservations Apgar, Avalanche, Many Glacier, Rising www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm or contact
are available at Fish Creek and St. Mary Sun, Sprague Creek, and Two Medicine the park at 406-888-7800.
Campgrounds beginning June 1, and
Campgrounds for $5 per person per night,
[email protected]

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