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Woman Named Company’s Chief Public Affairs Officer
Recently, a Tampa woman was chosen to serve as the Chief Public Affairs Of- ficer. She was chosen to fill a newly created position with WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
Ms. Rhonda Mims will serve in the capacity of Senior Vice President and Chief Public Affairs Officer. Her re- sponsibilities will include the development and implemen- tation of the company’s strategic communications, public policy, corporate social responsibility, philanthropy, diversity, and inclusion, and employee volunteerism.
Ms. Mims most recently served as the Managing di- rector of Corporate Society Responsibility at Paul Hast- ings, LLP. She oversaw the firm’s diversity and inclusion strategy, charitable giving,
RHONDA MIMS
... Chief Public Affairs Officer @ WellCare
environmental sustainability, and pro bono and volunteer efforts.
Ms. Mims said, “My pas- sion for driving systemic change that supports parity, safety, health and quality of life for all people aligns with WellCare’s mission and val-
ues. I look forward to work- ing with the leadership team, WellCare’s 7,100 associates, our government and commu- nity partners, and providers to make a meaningful differ- ence.”
She currently serves as the Chairman of the Execu- tive Leadership Council and is a member of the Board of the Thirty Percent Coalition and the Citizens Committee for Children in New York. Ms. Mims is also the recipi- ent of numerous awards and commendations.
She graduated from the University of South Carolina, where she earned her Bache- lor’s and juris doctor degrees.
Ms. Mims will report to CEO Ken Burdick and will also serve as a member of the Executive Leadership team.
Mayor Proclaims September 10th
Abe Brown Legacy Walk Day
The 10th day of September has been designated as “Abe Brown Legacy Walk Day” in the city of Tampa to support and raise awareness of the Abe Brown Ministries Prison Cru- sade programs and services to the community.
This year’s activities in- clude the dedication of the renaming of 29th St. be- tween 20th Ave. - 22nd Ave. as “Abe Brown Way” in Rev Brown’s honor and memory.
The First Baptist Church of College Hill (FBCCH) of which Reverend Abe Brown was a Pastor and Pastor Emeritus until his demise, is proud to host the 5th Annual Abe Brown Legacy Walk Day in his memory, September 10, 2016, beginning at 7 a. m. in the church parking lot.
Abe Brown Prison Crusade Ministry (ABM) is a non-profit (501 c3) charitable organiza- tion founded in 1976 by the late Rev. Abraham Brown. ABM provides outreach to evangelize, counsel and restore children and families that are broken as a result of incarcer- ation. Tampa Police Chief Eric Ward will address the importance of ABM in the community.
REV. ABRAHAM BROWN
Mayor Bob Buckhorn
has proclaimed September 10th as Abe Brown Legacy Walk Day in the city, joining many citizens, city and county government officials. Abe Brown Ministry Prison Cru- sade outreach programs and services: Crusades, Family Restoration, Family Reunifica- tion, Food for Life Panty, Fur- niture and Clothing, Ready 4Work-Hillsbobrough, and Transitional Living.
Mayor Buckhorn’s
Proclamation was issued in re- sponse to a request by the First Baptist Church of College Hill; Dr. Stanley Evan Burrows, Sr. Pastor, and Emma Car- roll, Walk Chairperson. Robert Blount is President of Abe Brown Ministries.
Tampa Man Ordered To Pay $227,376 In ‘Force Posting’ Scam
A U. S. District Judge has ordered a Tampa man to serve approximately 13 months in prison and to repay nearly one quarter of a million in restitution. A c - cording to court documents, U. S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven ordered 19-year- old Kareem Patrick Campbell through a money judgment, to pay $227,375.85, which is consid- ered the proceeds of the wire fraud conspiracy.
Campbell was also or- dered to pay restitution to his victims. Campbell was ar- rested on August 15, 2015. He was sentenced to approxi- mately 13 months in prison, the amount of time he has been in jail since his arrest.
He pleaded guilty to con- spiracy to commit wire fraud on May 4, 2016.
Court documents stated that between April 2015 and August 2015, Campbell and his co-defendants partici- pated in a scam known as “force posting.”
Campbell and the others targeted jewelry stores, car accessory retailers and ho-
KAREEM PATRICK CAMPBELL
... Charged with wire fraud
tels. As part of the scheme, Campbell would visit the business and present a can- celed debit card that did not have sufficient funds to pay for his purchases.
When the card was de- clined, Campbell would then telephone one of his co- conspirators, who would pre- tend to be a service employee of a bank. The person on the telephone would then pro- vide the merchant with a fake authorization code, along with instructions on how to key the code into the mer- chant’s point of sale machine.
The merchant followed the instructions and would
RAJIV EDWARDS ...Wanted for conspiracy to commit wire fraud
override his credit card pro- cessing machine’s denial of the debit card. As a result of the scam, the conspirators were able to successfully pur- chase jewelry and other items worth at least $227,375.85.
One of Campbell’s co- conspirators has been identi- fied as Rajiv Edwards. On May 11, 2016, a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida returned an 11-count indictment charged Ed- wards with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. However, Edwards has not been taken into cus- tody and remains at large, of- ficials said.
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