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New York Attorney General Cuomo Expands Health – Care Credit Investigation
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo strengthened and expanded his health-care credit card investigation by issuing subpoenas to health care clinics and credit card companies, such as JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s “Chase Health Advance”, Citigroup, Inc.’s “Citi Health”, as well as “CareCredit” a division of General Electric Co. Cuomo said that is looking into a [...]
Craigslist Classified Ads Responds to Claims of Promoting Child Prostitution
The centralized network online marketplace Craigslist finally reacted to the allegations that the website supported prostitution, after two middle-aged women made an appeal to permanently shut down the craiglist’s adult section. But the international classified websites responded by asking if the crimes had been reported to the authority, adding it was “combating trafficking”. “If Craigslist [...]
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will Participate in BlackBerry Discussion with UAE
Last Thursday BBC reported that U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to negotiate with United Arab of Emirates (UAE) in regards with the federation’s decision in banning certain BlackBerry services. UAE proclaimed that the smartphone services could creates be a threat to the nation as government agencies are unable to supervise and monitor [...]
FTC Unleashed Law that Bans Advance Fees From Some Debt Relief Companies
Last Thursday the Federal Trade Commission unleashed a new rule that bans certain fees that for-profit debt-relief companies charged to their consumers, as agency effort to put an end on abusive business practices. The new regulation, will be effective this September, would bar companies to transact and sell debt relief services through telephone from charging [...]
Bush Tax Cuts Extension won’t Create Jobs and Rebuild the Economy
Alan Blinder, professor and co-director of Princeton University’s Center for Economic Policy Studies, recently stated that the extension of Bush tax cuts will not produce jobs as it will increase the gap of the people class, the poor and the rich. The 63-year-old economist posted a statement on Huffington Post website: ”Some have a lot [...]
Six South Flordians Arrested for Mortgage Fraud Scam
Six men residing in South Florida were arrested by the South Flordians Police in conspiring with a $2 million mortgage fraud scheme that allegedly included recruiting “straw buyers” who allowed their names to be used on applying loans for properties that would be bought by others, state insurance fraud investigators said. Investigators alleged that Sean [...]
Lawmakers Passes Unemployment Benefits Extension 2010
Recently today the much awaited bill that will save hundreds of jobless Americans, American Unemployment Benefits Extension bill, was passed by U.S Senate 60-40 as two Republicans lawmakers from Maine, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, voted in favor of the bill while a lone Democrat lawmaker, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, voted in opposition of [...]
Argentina Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
History is made in Argentina on Thursday by legalizing the same sex-marriage and becoming the first in Latin America to same-sex marriage legalization. The Congress of Argentina voted to legalize marriage between people of the same sex live on national television. The law, supported by the centre-left government of President Cristina Kirchner, was adopted in [...]
Free Movie Download and Live Streaming US Feds Shutdown Websites Due to Movie Piracy
Seven well-known websites were shut down by the U.S. feds and custom officials yesterday, for allegedly hosting pirated copies of popular Hollywood and international films, as well as TV shows. The net seizures came into action just a week after the Obama’s administration announced its strict enforcement plan for confronting theft of intellectual property. Authorities [...]
Mortgage Fraud Scheme Busted by FDLE
FDLE arrested ten South Floridians for their alleged role in an $8 million mortgage fraud and identity theft plan. The crooks scheme is to rip-off banks and steal people’s identities so alleged they could get mortgages and buy properties. Recent investigation shows that there are 14 properties in Broward and Miami-Dade were given mortgages under [...]