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Cell phone companies need to get out of cramming
One good thing about being the victim of a widespread scam estimated to cost American consumers $2 billion a year: You don't feel like the only fool in the country. And in the matter of "cramming" — when shady text-message companies bill cell phone...Tags: Verizon Communications, Judges, Justice System, Cell Phones, Corporate Crime
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Beltsville's Vocus misses fraudulent news release that touts fake Google acquisition
Vocus, a Beltsville digital marketing company that's growing fast, has a number of useful services for marketers and public relations pros. One of them is PRWeb, a news release service that disseminates business announcements all over the web. The...
Tags: Stock Market, Vocus Incorporated, Corporate Crime, Marketing, Public Relations
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Financial advisor sentenced in scheme to defraud clients
A Reisterstown financial advisor was sentenced Friday to four years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for mail fraud in connection with defrauding clients, including a child suffering from cerebral palsy, the Maryland U.S. Attorney's...Tags: Personal Finance, Finance, Reisterstown, Punishment, Prisons
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Reisterstown financial advisor pleads guilty in fraud
A Reisterstown financial advisor pleaded guilty in federal court in Baltimore on Wednesday to mail fraud in connection with the theft of more than $800,000 from accounts he managed for a child suffering from cerebral palsy and for an elderly client with...Tags: Personal Finance, Justice System, Wells Fargo & Co., Reisterstown, Cerebral Palsy
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Financial adviser accused of defrauding vulnerable clients
A federal grand jury indicted a Baltimore financial adviser Tuesday for mail fraud in an alleged scheme to defraud vulnerable clients including an 85-year-old with dementia of more than $838,500, according to the U.S. attorney for the District of...Tags: Personal Finance, Justice System, Wells Fargo & Co., Maryland, Prosecution
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Schurick takes witness stand, denies plan to suppress black vote
The embattled former campaign manager for Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. took the witness stand in his own defense Friday, denying that he planned a last-minute Election Day effort last year to suppress the black vote in Baltimore and Prince George's County in a...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Judges, Justice System, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Prosecution
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Hospital employee and three others accused of stealing patients' identities
A federal grand jury has indicted four people, including a former employee of the University of Maryland Medical Center, in what prosecutors said was a scheme to steal patients' identities. The 17-count indictment was unsealed Thursday after the...Tags: Justice System, Labor Legislation, Prosecution, Defendants, Punishment
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IRS releases this year's "Dirty Dozen" scams
Each year, the IRS puts out a list of the top 12 scams to watch out for -- or not perpetrate. This year’s list: Identity theft The IRS says it has a comprehensive strategy targeting ID theft. It also has increased internal reviews “to spot...Tags: Personal Income, Corporate Crime, Social Security, Internal Revenue Service, Theft
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Federal prosecutors consider new charges against alleged document thieves
Federal prosecutors said in court Friday that they're contemplating additional charges against two New York men accused in multistate thefts of historic documents uncovered this month when police said the pair targeted a Maryland museum. The revelation...Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Judges, Justice System, Maryland
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$495 million award from Exxon in Balto. Co. gas spill could grow
A Baltimore County jury has ordered Exxon Mobil Corp. to pay more than $495 million to compensate a group of Jacksonville families and businesses for claims of lost property value, emotional distress and medical monitoring resulting from a 2006...Tags: Peter G. Angelos, Judges, Justice System, Maryland, Exxon Mobil Corporation
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Immigrant advocates file suit to toss tuition referendum
The immigrant advocacy group Casa de Maryland asked a court Monday to toss out the referendum aimed at overturning the new law that extends in-state tuition breaks at Maryland's public colleges and universities to illegal immigrants. The widely...Tags: Annapolis, Judges, Illegal Immigrants, Justice System, Voting
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Former Baltimore International president misused more than $200,000 in funds, court filing alleges
The former president of Baltimore International College allegedly misused more than $200,000 for personal meals, antiques and unapproved salary, according to a legal filing submitted Tuesday by the remaining board of the defunct culinary school. Roger...Tags: Stratford, Baltimore International College, Corporate Crime, Financial Planning, Colleges and Universities
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