Wells Fargo (WFC) fired over a dozen employees over allegedly faking keyboard strokes and “mouse jigglers” to appear as if they were working, according to reports. Yahoo Finance’s Morning Brief team discusses the employee sentiment around work-from-home and hybrid set ups as more companies push for a return to office mandate. For more expert insight […]
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Wells Fargo has fired a bunch of employees after finding out they were pretending to work
A handful of bankers have been let go by Wells Fargo after the financial giant discovered the staff were “simulating keyboard activity” instead of actually working. The more than dozen employees were all in the firm’s wealth- and investment-management team, and were “discharged after review of allegations involving simulation of keyboard activity creating impression of […]
Veteran pretending to need wheelchair is seen walking, stole $660K in benefits, feds say
A U.S. Navy veteran considered “100% disabled” always visited a VA medical center in a wheelchair, then ditched the device once he left his appointments — often to go shopping and walk around stores, according to federal prosecutors. Christopher Stultz of New Hampshire is accused of pretending to be unable to walk for two decades, […]
Pretending to Be Something Better
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night One of the many educators who tried to get me to finally, actually get serious about my academic career once called me an “indifferent student.” I remember sitting in that meeting thinking: […]
Trump Mocked For ‘Pretending To Be President’ In Strange Ceremony
Donald Trump hasn’t set foot in the White House since leaving office more than three years ago, but that didn’t stop him from pretending it’s still his residence this week when he offered a visitor a key to the building. Trump gave the baffling gift to former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, who visited him […]
Scam involves callers pretending to be police
Apr. 4—St. Joseph police are sounding the alarm about a phone scam involving people posing as officers. Callers identify themselves as various officers within the police department, including the chief. On Thursday, a victim reported being scammed out of more than $1,000 in gift cards from someone fraudulently obtaining “donations” posing as a member of […]
Professors aren’t penalizing students for political affiliations. Stop pretending they are.
Judging by movement in the legislature, you’d think there’s a significant problem at Arizona’s three universities with students being punished with poor grades solely because of their political views or affiliation. Last month, the Arizona Senate passed a bill that would create “Grade Challenge Departments” at Arizona State University, University of Arizona and Northern Arizona […]
Deputies investigating church vandalism attacked by man pretending to sleep, sheriff says
Deputies investigating church vandalism attacked by man pretending to sleep, sheriff says A man accused of acting suspiciously outside a church is now facing more charges after deputies say he tried to kick them – and tried to kick out a patrol car window. Deputies say they spotted a man acting suspiciously outside a church. […]
Lawyer pretending to represent dad of boy killed by cops was never hired, officials say
A Pennsylvania attorney could be facing disciplinary action after officials say he lied about representing a client, but the lawyer denies that he misrepresented himself in the case. A petition for discipline was filed in December by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel in Philadelphia County. In August 2015, Thomas J. Siderio hired the attorney to […]
Crooks pretending to be cops rob blind Tennessee woman on Christmas Eve: report
A crew of heartless crooks impersonating police robbed a blind woman in a Tennessee town over the holidays, according to a new report. On Christmas Eve, no less, the victim opened her Murfreesboro door for a group of men who identified themselves as cops and claimed to have a search warrant for her property, News […]
Watch out for scammers pretending to be York County deputies
Watch out for scammers pretending to be York County deputies Kevin Miller had his doubts about the messages he received from someone saying they were with the York County Sheriff’s Office, but he wanted to be sure that he hadn’t done anything wrong unintentionally. The first voicemail said, “I’m trying to reach a Kevin Miller. […]