Nine people have been charged and $150 million worth of property and luxury goods have been seized after police say they uncovered an industrial-scale Asian crime ring operating globally out of Sydney.
Also arrested and charged in Sydney was Chen Zhang, a middle manager of the National Australia Bank. Other suspects include an accountant and a lawyer.
Nine MCPS Students Awarded Corporate-Sponsored National Merit Scholarships
Nine Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) seniors from five high schools have been awarded corporate-sponsored scholarships in the first round of the annual National Merit Scholarships.
These scholarships, which range from $1,000 to $10,000 per year, are financed by corporations, company foundations, and other business organizations. The scholarships may either be renewable for four years of undergraduate study or one-time awards.
The students are among approximately 1,000 seniors nationwide to be selected as part of the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, according to a National Merit Scholarship Corporation news release. The scholars were selected from a pool of 17,000 students who were finalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition and met the criteria of their scholarship sponsors.