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'Tis the Season for Financial Crimes Against Seniors
Not everyone is full of goodwill during the holidays. Unfortunately, the holidays are a prime time for financial crimes like identity theft, robbery and fraud -- and seniors are often the target."Consumers are reminded to shred, sign up, suppress and be sensitive," says Steve J. Bernas, President/CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois. To safeguard against financial crimes this holiday season the Chicago Better Business Bureau offers these timely tips for seniors and those who care for them:-- Hang on to your personal information. Do not give any personal information over the phone or Internet to an unfamiliar company or caller. This includes your credit card numbers, but also the credit card expiration date, your Social Security number, driver's license number, bank account numbers, and personal information, such as your mother's maiden name.
Venturing into the Dallas jungle in search of the elusive $30,000 ...
The lawsuit brought an award of $156 million to the parents of the teenaged terror victim, David Boim. Does anyone seriously think that the prosecution did not present strong enough evidence for conviction in the criminal case, but in the civil case�with less evidence than the government possessed�the civil attorneys did convince jurors of the connection between HLF and Hamas? Some are pointing to �old� evidence as the reason prosecutors were unable to convince the jury to convict in the HLF case. 8 What no one seems to be talking about is why it took so long to make the evidence public and to bring HLF to trial. If the 14-year wait between detection and prosecution is a factor, then the failure is with the Clinton administration to act on solid intelligence from the Israelis�intelligence the FBI was able to confirm independently within a few months.
Memorandum of Agreement Signing and Remarks By Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Arizona Governor Janet ...
Secretary Chertoff: Good afternoon, everybody. The Governor and I are going to begin by signing this Memorandum of Agreement, and then the Governor will make a statement, I will make a statement, and we’ll take some questions. (The Memorandum of Agreement is signed.) Governor Napolitano: Well, thank you, Mr. Secretary. We have just signed a Memorandum of Agreement between the state of Arizona and the Department of Homeland Security. It creates a new type of driver’s license that will be added to the current type of driver’s license we have in Arizona. This new driver’s license will satisfy the requirements of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. It will be designed to meet the requirements as soon as practicable of REAL ID. Also, on the state side, Arizona is about ready to implement a new employer sanctions law, the first of its type in the country.
Baby tax needed to save planet, claims expert
Far from showering financial booty on new mothers and thereby rewarding greenhouse-unfriendly behaviour a baby levy in the form of a carbon tax should apply in line with the polluter pays principle," he said. Professor Walters suggested a baby levy of $5000 should be charged at birth and a tax of up to $800 a year paid annually for the life of the child. He said the tax was designed to fund the planting of trees to offset annual carbon dioxide emissions, estimated to be about 17 metric tons for the average Australian. That equates to the planting of 4 hectares of trees for each baby born. "Every newborn baby in Australia represents a potent source of greenhouse gas emissions for an average of 80 years, not simply by breathing, but by the profligate consumption of resources typical of our society," Professor Walters wrote.
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