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  • Inequity in state sentencing for smugglers Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:10PMCivil Liberties Australia says federal laws need to be changed urgently so some convicted smugglers are dealt with uniformly across the states.
  • Ponzi schemers' wives: Should they be charged? Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:16PMFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — They once could be found at the sides of their charming, wealthy husbands — leading lives of privilege and glamour.
  • Book review: Jean Chatzky's 'Money 911' is a great tool Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:51PMTo be a standout in the pack of personal finance books on the market today is no easy task. Jean Chatzky, author of Money 911: Your Most Pressing Money Questions Answered, Your Money Emergencies Solved, knows that well. Several of them are her own, including Pay it Down!, Make Money, Not Excuses and The Difference.
  • Stolen valor is offensive Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:24PMThose who wear unearned miitary medals are a sad lot, writes Jonathan Turley, but should they be treated like criminals?
  • Polish firms fake bankruptcy Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:21PMOf 700 companies declared bankrupt last year over 600 might have been 'frauds,' a Polish daily reported on Monday
  • Shred Those Old Documents For Free Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:09PMIt's time to shred those old paper documents for free.
  • Frauds reported Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:44AMA tree trimming crew in Purcell has been accused following the ice storm of fraud, and a restaurant has also experienced a fraudulent act. The owner of Rubys Inn reported Dale Martin with Martin Tree Service had rented two rooms at the motel.
  • Goddard reminds seniors to be aware of lottery and sweepstakes scams Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:39AMPHOENIX -- Attorney General Terry Goddard is advising seniors to be aware of lottery and sweepstakes scams that are currently on the rise in Arizona. "With many scam artists taking aim at seniors, I want all Arizonans to be armed with the knowledge they need to stay safe and stop crimes before they happen," Goddard said. "Prevention is always better than prosecution. The best defense against ...
  • The Pampered Chef® Joins Broad Coalition to Sponsor 12th Annual National Consumer Protection Week Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:08AMADDISON, Ill.----Today, The Pampered Chef joins with federal, state and local government agencies and consumer protection organizations to announce the 12th Annual National Consumer Protection Week , March 7-13.
  • Seniors told how to avoid criminals Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:39AMIn case Pueblo's older generations are not aware, a local program exists to educate them about crime and avoiding being a victim.
  • Attorney general to address seniors on scams Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:10AMAttorney General Chris Koster will be in Springfield at the South Side Senior Center at noon Tuesday to talk to seniors about the types of frauds and scams being perpetrated in Missouri, a news release from his office said.
  • ‘Choice’ of homosexuality focus of dueling meetings Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:46AMAn ongoing, traveling fight for the hearts, minds and souls of gays passed through San Diego yesterday, with an international, faith-based group sponsoring a one-day meeting in East County to declare that homosexuality is essentially a choice and a “repentable” sin at the same time a national counter-group of gay activists and critics convened in Hillcrest to broadly condemn those assertions.
  • Good thing we all don't use as much energy as global warming's high-flying guru or we might be dead Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:28AMWriting recently in the Op-Ed section of the New York Times, Al Gore said: “I, for one, genuinely wish that the climate crisis were an illusion.” Funny, that’s exactly what I wish about Al Gore.
  • Being savvy customers Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:15AMSunday is the kickoff to National Consumer Protection Week and Better Business Bureau is a proud supporter of this nationwide effort to educate the public on how to become savvier consumers.
  • Thow gets 9 years in prison for $8M fraud Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:03AMMr. Thow fled Victoria in the summer of 2005 amid client complaints and took up residence in Seattle, later moving to a high-end condo in Portland, Ore.
  • Another 'history' bombs Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:47PMI had a bit of luck in the book review department last month.
  • U.S. attorney names fraud coordinators Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:02PMThe man who prosecuted Edward Hugh Okun here last year for a $132 million scam has been named the corporate and securities fraud coordinator in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia. U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride on Friday appointed Michael Dry, an assistant U.S. attorney, to the post. Dry will remain in Richmond and be responsible for coordinating corporate-fraud ...
  • National Youth Policy in the offing Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:53PMSaltpond (C/R), March 6, GNA - A National Youth Policy is being fashioned out to give proper direction to the development of the youth in the country.
  • Capt Michael Pain jailed for swindling his mother, Lady Denys Pain, of Eddlethorpe Hall, near Malton, out of £460,000 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:09AMTHE SON of a military hero and former royal aide has been jailed for swindling his mother out of £460,000.
  • Blotter: Police tactical team fields call to help woman Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:33PMDenton police tactical team members responded to a house in the 1400 block of Sherman Drive on Thursday night to help get a woman out of a bedroom where her boyfriend was refusing to allow her to leave, according to a report. A woman called 911 about 9:30 p.m. She said her brother had been fighting with his girlfriend and had attacked her when she tried to help the girlfriend.
  • Koster to talk to seniors about frauds, scams Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:58PMAttorney General Chris Koster will be in Springfield at the South Side Senior Center at noon Tuesday to talk to seniors about the types of frauds and scams being perpetrated in Missouri, a news release from his office said.
  • Time for another smash Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:34PMSampras lists Lake Sherwood home for $25 million. Tennis great Pete Sampras and his wife, actress Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, have listed their newly built compound in Lake Sherwood for $25 million.
  • US Attorney - Glendale Resident Convicted in Medicare Fraud Case Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:23PMLawFuel.com - LOS ANGELES – The owner of a downtown medical clinic has been convicted of Medicare fraud and money laundering in a scheme that billed Medicare more than $3.2 million in only one month for medical services that were not provided.
  • Wife of Boca Ponzi schemer sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:47PMWife of Boca Ponzi schemer sentenced to 18 months in prison
  • Wife of Boca Ponzi schemer sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:57PMFeds call her case a cautionary tale for fraudsters’ spouses They once could be found at the sides of their charming, wealthy husbands — leading lives of privilege and glamour.
  • Colonie trucking company ordered to pay fine Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:57AMJessica M. PaskoThe Record
  • IRS Frauds Looking to get more than your Tax ID Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:57AMThe Better Business Bureau of Northern Indiana has received several calls and faxes from business owners about a letter from the "Internal Revenue Service" letting them know that they are one of the tax payers whose tax files have not been fully updated.
  • State ordered to return Cebu property Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:52AMTHE SUPREME COURT (SC) has ordered the state to return 1,017 square meters of land in Lahug City, Cebu to its former owner after failing to develop the land as planned.
  • Lancashire Telegraph reader helps get conman jailed Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:40AMA COWBOY builder and conman has been jailed - thanks in part to a Lancashire Telegraph reader.
  • South Side News & Notes Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:36AMDOWNTOWN AKRON — Summit County Executive Russ Pry will present his State of the County address March 16 at the John S. Knight Convention Center, 77 E. Mill St., at an event hosted by the Akron Press Club.
  • New York Agent Charged with Stealing Premiums Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:27AMA New York state insurance agent has been charged for allegedly stealing $15,400 in premiums. State police arrested Emil Feduniec, of Tuckahoe, after an investigation by the New York State ...
  • US Ponzi schemes snare wives Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:19AMThey once could be found at the sides of their charming, wealthy husbands - leading lives of privilege and glamour.
  • Mayor cites weather, financial issues as big topics for 2009 Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:51AMThe wrath of Mother Nature on Sherwood was a theme repeatedly brought up last week when Mayor Virginia Hillman submitted her state of the city report for 2009 to the Sherwood City Council.
  • Crown Prince of White-Collar Convicts May Go Free: Ann Woolner Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:45AMMarch 5 (Bloomberg) -- In the rash of white-collar prosecutions that followed the rash of accounting scandals in 2001 and 2002, no conviction was as welcome as those of Enron Corp.’s top two executives.
  • 2 in Winans family accused in $11M Ponzi scheme Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:30AMTwo members of the Winans, Detroit's first family of gospel music, orchestrated an $11M Ponzi scheme that fleeced more than 180 people, investigators alleged Thursday.
  • Winning battle against fraud Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:15PMIt is easy to think that fraud is something that "couldn’t or wouldn’t happen here".
  • Tom Matzzie: Financial Crisis Commission Needs to Get to Work Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:00PMHave you heard of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission? If not, that's because this Commission with responsibility for investigating the financial crisis has so far...
  • Rs 25 cr to curb home loan frauds Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:37AMAgencies Mumbai, Mar 2: Fraudsters would soon find it difficult to raise multiple loans against the same property with the budget setting aside Rs 25 crore for a Central Electronic Registry.
  • Bank card fraud hits N.B. Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:35AMPolice are investigating a string of frauds involving debit and credit cards in the Fredericton area.
  • Phone book used to fake insulation claims Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 8:01AMCONMEN randomly choosing names from directories and forging signatures to rip off cash.
  • Phone book used in insulation con Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 8:01AMFRAUDSTERS are randomly choosing names from phone directories to get federal cash.
  • Phone book roof rort scheme Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 8:00AMCONMEN are suspected of randomly choosing names from phone books and forging signatures to rip off cash from the Rudd Government's insulation program.
  • Cyber fraud soaring Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:01AMCYBER criminals fleeced more than $70 million from Australians last year.
  • Norway latest to announce carbon fraud crackdown Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:05AMBusinessGreen.com staff, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 2 March 2010 at 10:57:00 New VAT rules to be introduced after officials arrest three people in connection with alleged £14m fraud Norway looks to have become the latest in a string of European countries to fall foul of complicated fraud involving EU carbon credits. Three people were charged late last week with alleged VAT fraud, while at least two ...
  • How Chinese hacked Google; Whywe must worry Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:27AMThe recent announcement by the United States giant search engine Google that it might withdraw from China made the headlines in world media.
  • Hundreds victim of fraud Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:08AMThe Oromocto RCMP is investigating a string of debit card frauds that have affected customers in the Fredericton region.
  • Roseburg ranks 7th in U.S. in reports of fraud Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:54PMPublic & private agency statistics are compiled for 2009, show Roseburg is one of the top areas in the nation for frauds, identity theft and scams.
  • Ian Thow's deceit and decadence leads to prison term Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:48PMIan Thow lived a lavish and ostentatious lifestyle. He travelled the world, drove fast cars, flew his own private aircraft and made it clear he had money to throw around.
  • The Internet: Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:15PMHey, did you see Jimmy Kimmel get bitten by that rattlesnake? Unbelievable! Happened live on his late night TV show!
  • UPI NewsTrack Business Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 5:44PMU.S. markets post gains Monday ... Crammers slide charges past unwary public ... GM hesitant about early release of Volt ... Study: Ads can turn a 3-year-old's head ... News from United Press International.