Consumers in Ill. warned about storm-chaser scams
After a confirmed tornado struck Girard and surrounding areas in Macoupin County and suspected tornados and severe thunderstorms raked much of...
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Calif. cleanup contractors charged with $100K fraud
Steven Manchester, 50, Bob Roberts Jr., 51, and Heather Reavis, 40, have been arrested on multiple felony counts including Conspiracy, Forgery...
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Contractors in Wash. plead guilty to overbilling insurers
The owners of a Seattle construction company have pleaded guilty to attempted theft in an insurance scam, in which prosecutors said...
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Storm-chasing con artists spotted in Pittsburgh, Penn.
Rich McBeth of Jeannette pulled into his driveway last week and found a strange van in front of his house. McBeth...
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Tobacco farmer in N.C. charged with insurance fraud
A Lillington businessman is the latest to be charged in a federal investigation into a North Carolina crop fraud case. Edgar...
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Restaurant owner in Ohio charged with faking burglary
Eva Christian, owner of the Boulevard Haus restaurant in Dayton’s Oregon Historic District, pleaded not guilty this morning, March 22, to...
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One day in jail for N.C. farmers for crop insurance fraud
Their jail time was only 24 hours each, but two eastern North Carolina farmers will pay dearly in another form of...
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Avoid door-to-door roofers, Arizona consumers told
The friendly guy who’s knocking on your door offering to fix the hail damage on your roof might not have your...
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Car dealer in Mass. accused of damaging 80 vehicles
The owner of Motor Sports Inc. in Somerville is facing charges that he enhanced the damage to five vehicles to increase...
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NYC jewelers convicted of faking dramatic robbery
A judge found two Diamond District jewelers guilty Friday of staging a fake heist straight out of the movie “Snatch” to...
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