‘It’s just a nightmare’: More and more USAA members who lost thousands of dollars are sharing stories of fraud Curtis Murrah says he’d been a loyal customer with USAA for 28 years — until his wife rang him up one day saying she couldn’t make their mortgage payment because there wasn’t any money in their […]
Jun. 11—The Santa Fe City Council has approved spending nearly half a million dollars on legal representation to fight a lawsuit demanding restoration of the toppled Plaza obelisk. The costs could continue to rise beyond the more than $454,000 approved so far for an outside law firm if the civil case — filed by Union […]
Jun. 10—A South Portland woman who stole half a million dollars from her former friend and employer was sentenced Monday to 90 days behind bars. Theresa York, 60, pleaded guilty to theft in Cumberland County Superior Court and admitted stealing at least $500,000 from her friend and Portland dental clinic owner Pamela Anzelc. Anzelc intended […]
Stories of anxiety and heartbreak are swirling around the surprise and seemingly well orchestrated hacking this week of assistance benefits received by Pueblo County residents. Funding for food that came through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is missing from some Pueblo County residents’ accounts. Payment to some customers of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Family […]
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Two TAKE 5 winning draws were sold in New York for Friday’s evening draw, both top-tier prizes, lottery officials announced on Saturday. The first winning ticket was sold at a Sonoco gas station in the Bronx. Officials said the second winning ticket was sold at an Upstate Wegmans Food Market in […]
Deputies arrested a suspect who escaped with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a Target store in Orange County. Authorities responded to a theft in progress at a Target in San Clemente where a suspect was seen taking large amounts of merchandise on May 27. The suspect was spotted by deputies and taken into […]
Jun. 7—Decatur police on Friday served three arrest warrants for drug trafficking on a man first accused of the offense as early as March. He was booked into Morgan County Jail and held in lieu of a $550,900 bond, according to DPD and jail records. Derrick Dewayne Brown, 54, was the subject of a Vice/Narcotics […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Thousands of dollars in merchandise swiped from stores all around Santa Fe were found stashed in an unassuming home. Now, two people are behind bars as investigators sift through the evidence of a major retail theft operation. “Earlier today agents from our office in coordination with Santa Fe police executed a […]
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — Lakewood police are looking for the culprits who broke into a local barber and sneaker shop, stealing tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise. For owner Joey Romero at Crisp Barber Shop on 6th Avenue, taking care of the community means more than haircuts that give customers confidence. “This is our […]
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace expensed more than a total of $19,395 over a nine-month period under a tax-payer funded program that does not require lawmakers to show receipts, The Washington Post reported. In a Washington Post article published Tuesday, Mace was one in a handful of House lawmakers who were reimbursed at least $5.2 million […]
Researchers say Canadian super pigs, a cross of between domestic pigs and wild boars, could invade the US. They can withstand more cold than wild hogs, which already cause billions in damage in the South. Areas of four northern US states are the most likely to be invaded by super pigs, a new study found. […]
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Billons of dollars in gold is smuggled out of Africa each year and most of it ends up in the United Arab Emirates, where it is refined and sold to customers around the world, according to a report published Thursday. Over $30 billion worth of gold, or more than 435 metric […]