A Jewish charity co-founder who claimed he traveled the world as a "Jewish Indiana Jones" to rescue Torahs pleaded guilty to fraud charges Thursday, saying he lied when he claimed he had personally obtained vintage Torah scrolls in Europe and Israel for six years.
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'Jewish Indiana Jones' admits NY Torah fraud
Scam asks for cash wired to Jamaica
The Van Buren County Sheriff's Department is warning West Michigan residents of a money transfer scam that sends victims' cash to Jamaica.
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Scam asks for cash wired to Jamaica
'Jewish Indiana Jones' admits to NY Torah fraud
A Jewish charity co-founder who claimed he traveled the world as a "Jewish Indiana Jones" to rescue Torahs pleaded guilty to fraud charges Thursday, saying he lied when he claimed he had personally obtained vintage Torah scrolls in Europe and Israel for six years.
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Missing Chicago trader who resurfaced gets probation for fraud
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A former Chicago commodities trader who disappeared in 1979 in murky circumstances and was found last year working in a Las Vegas casino was fined nearly $90,000 on Tuesday but was spared jail time for fraud, authorities said. Arthur Gerald Jones, 73, who...
Fodder scam: 64 convicts get jail terms in one case
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) Sixty-four convicts were Tuesday given two to five years' jail terms by a CBI special court here in a case related to the multi-crore rupee fodder scam in which funds of the animal husbandry wing meant for buying cattle feed were embezzled in undivided Bihar...
Putin's answer to polling fraud: lots of webcams
The Russian government is installing web cameras at more than 90,000 polling sites in an effort to undermine expected accusations of widespread fraud in the upcoming presidential election.
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Putin's answer to polling fraud: lots of webcams
Fighting fraud in public assistance, from debit cards to child care
State lawmakers, guided by state Sen. Mike Carrell, R-Lakewood, are looking at ways to tighten laws for public assistance provided via debit cards and oversight of child-care payments. They should do so.
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BBB warns of scam targeting satellite TV subscribers
A scam recently surfaced in the Richmond area that appears to be targeting Hispanic citizens who subscribe to DirecTV®, says Tom Gallagher with the Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia.
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BBB warns of scam targeting satellite TV subscribers