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Small businesses everywhere are struggling to survive. A family run shop in Elberta was having an especially difficult time making a profit and had blamed the slumping economy. more ]]> WKRG.com Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:34:42 +0000 16828 30.41078179084589 -87.59674072265625 http://wkrg.com/news/article/fight_fraud_corruption_in_hurricane_recovery/16244/
President Bush's hurricane recovery chief says making sure disaster recovery dollars are properly spent is important not only to the victims of the 2005 hurricanes but also to U.S. taxpayers. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:34:42 +0000 16244 http://wkrg.com/news/article/more_check_scams_reported_by_better_business_bureau/16135/
Mobile’s Better Business Bureau is seeing more people report check scams in our area. Officials say the checks have some telltale signs of fraud. more ]]> WKRG.com Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:34:42 +0000 16135 http://wkrg.com/news/article/scrushy_is_back_in_alabama/14798/
The former HealthSouth CEO is back near his old Birmingham stomping grounds, but it's no vacation. He's being held behind bars until a hearing next week where he'll answer to fraud allegations from stockholders of his former company. more ]]> Associated Press Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:34:42 +0000 14798 33.19732768648872 -86.60934448242187 http://wkrg.com/news/article/scrushy_coming_back_to_alabama/14577/
A federal judge has ordered fired HealthSouth chief Richard Scrushy returned to Alabama from prison to testify in civil lawsuits over the huge fraud at the rehabilitation chain. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:34:42 +0000 14577 http://wkrg.com/news/article/hdtv_scam_suspects_wanted/14452/
Police are looking for two men who tried to pull a bait and switch at a Florida Wal-Mart in hopes of getting a free 40" HDTV. more ]]> WKRG.com Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:34:42 +0000 14452 30.495500129203016 -87.1924352645874 http://wkrg.com/news/article/8_ex_aol_time_warner_executives_charged/14101/
Federal regulators on Monday said eight former Time Warner Inc. executives fraudulently inflated the company's online advertising revenues by more than $1 billion between 2000 and 2002. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:34:42 +0000 14101 http://wkrg.com/news/article/14_charged_with_fema_fraud/13204/
See who's been indicted for making false claims to FEMA and the Small Business Administration. more ]]> Associated Press Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:34:42 +0000 13204 http://wkrg.com/news/article/woman_fakes_pregnancy_for_money/12066/
Gainesville woman stuffed shirt with a pillow and duped agencies out of thousands of dollars. more ]]> Associated Press Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:34:42 +0000 12066 http://wkrg.com/news/article/house_stealing_the_latest_scam_on_the_block/12020/
What do you get when you combine two popular rackets these days - identity theft and mortgage fraud? A totally new kind of crime: house stealing. more ]]> Federal Bureau of Investigation Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:34:42 +0000 12020 http://wkrg.com/news/article/cheap_gas_scheme/9360/
Six people, including clerk, accused of scamming gas station. more ]]> Associated Press Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:34:42 +0000 9360 38.35673412466715 -81.7108154296875 http://wkrg.com/news/article/voting_lawsuit/9279/
Florida asks federal judges to end ban on matching requirement more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:34:42 +0000 9279