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Crying wolf?
Voter fraud is a serious issue, especially in an election expected to be as close as the presidential race in November, when the outcome may be decided by narrow margins in a handful of battleground states. But charges that the community group ACORN is...Tags: National Government, Corporate Crime, Regional Elections, Government
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Justices, block this fraud
We don't yet know who tried to perpetrate a fraud on the people of Illinois by rigging the Nov. 4 vote on a constitutional convention. We do, though, know who can rescue this referendum question from whichever political insiders are guilty of this deceit:...Tags: Corporate Crime, Trials, Local Elections, Voting, Illinois Supreme Court
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Some want presidential debate to take up immigration
dan.janison@newsday.comImmigration policy has drawn remarkably little mention in this huge general-election campaign - and some want to see the presidential candidates confront the issue in their final debate Wednesday at Hofstra University. One year ago, nothing in politics...Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Demographics, John McCain, National Government, Corporate Crime
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No problems on LI from group accused of voter fraud
michael.amon@newsday.comACORN, the anti-poverty group under investigation for voter fraud in several states, has organized voter registration drives on Long Island this year but no allegations of misconduct have been made, officials said yesterday. Cathy L. Richter Geier, the...Tags: John McCain, Corporate Crime, Democratic Party, Local Elections, Employees
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ACORN, the GOP, irregularities, and NYC politics...
Spin CycleAs widely reported, John McCain???s campaign has demanded Barack Obama???s ties to ACORN, an activist organization that runs voter-registration drives, be probed. Registration cards submitted by the group prompted fraud investigations in Nevada,...Tags: John McCain, Corporate Crime, Michael Bloomberg, Barack Obama
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Prepaid calling card business riddled with fraud
Associated PressRosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia. There were the cards that didn't deliver as many minutes as promised and the cards that charged extra...Tags: Consumers, Corporate Crime, Consumer Electronics Industry, Banking, Government
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Stronger financial reporting urged in NJ
Associated Press WriterNew Jersey lawmakers are being urged to more diligently police their own conduct by requiring more detailed disclosure of their financial interests. A bipartisan group of legislators in the Senate and Assembly wants to require lawmakers to list their...Tags: Laws, Jon Corzine, Corporate Crime, Ethics, Government
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Paid or free services can help protect your identity
Tribune Media ServicesEveryone is afraid of identity theft. It seems as if every couple of days there are new reports of Social Security numbers and other sensitive information stolen, lost or leaked. Recently Countrywide Financial, which is now owned by Bank of America, said...Tags: Interior Policy, Theft, Social Security, Corporate Crime, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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State to protect consumer against bad contractors
State legislators came through for homeowners in a big way last week, approving a law aimed at prosecuting and preventing home improvement fraud. Now the important work begins. If consumers don't know about their new rights, the law is just another...Tags: Laws, Corporate Crime, Office Needs, Lawyers, Catasauqua
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FSU officials to meet with NCAA Committee on Infractions Oct. 18 to review academic fraud charges involving 60 athletes
Sentinel Staff WriterToday begins a week that will help to shape the immediate and long-term futures of both the Florida State football team and its athletic program overall. The Seminoles (4-1) travel to Raleigh, N.C., for a Thursday night ACC divisional game against N.C....Tags: Athletes, Financial Aid, Corporate Crime, Andrew Carter, Punishment
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Fraud plagues prepaid calling card market
Associated PressRosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia. There were the cards that didn't deliver as many minutes as promised and the cards that charged extra...Tags: IDT Corporation, Consumers, Corporate Crime, Consumer Electronics Industry, Government
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Obama's ties to group under attack
The New York TimesSen. John McCain's presidential campaign has stepped up its efforts to tie Sen. Barack Obama to a community organizing group that has been accused of involvement in problematic voter registrations in hotly contested states, including Colorado, Indiana,...Tags: John McCain, National Government, Corporate Crime, Government, Lawyers
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