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Debt Relief Company Scam: Federal Trade Commission Will Send Checks To 37,800 Student Loan Borrowers Scammed By Arete Financial Group

Debt Relief Company Scam: Federal Trade Commission Will Send Checks To 37,800 Student Loan Borrowers Scammed By Arete Financial Group

The government will send checks to 37,800 student loan borrowers who were sent money to Arete Financial Group, a debt relief company, and were scammed.   FTC said the debt relief company promised debt relief but instead pocketed money from clients The debt relief company promised student borrowers that they reduce or eliminate consumers’ student…

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Rising Concerns: More Elderly Than Children Projected in the U.S. as Elder Abuse Cases Soar in Bexar County

The U.S. Census Bureau has made a significant projection that within the next decade, the number of senior citizens in the United States will surpass that of children for the first time. This demographic shift has raised concerns, particularly in Bexar County, which ranks second in the state for elder abuse cases, as reported by…

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Texas Health Agency Approves Replacement of Stolen SNAP Benefits for Fraud Victims

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has obtained official authorization from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to replace stolen benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for individuals who have fallen prey to fraudulent activities. In response to an increase in scams such as skimming and cloning, which scammers employ to unlawfully…

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Police Hunt for Suspect

Police Hunt for Suspect Targeting Tween Girls in Disturbing Bus Groping Incidents

Law enforcement officials have released video surveillance footage depicting the man, who can be seen wearing a distinctive purple hat and floral shirt. Authorities are actively searching for an individual suspected of engaging in disturbing acts of groping involving tween girls on buses in South Brooklyn The suspect allegedly subjected two young victims to unwelcome…

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Hunter Tatum

Alabama Man Avoids Death Penalty After Pleading Guilty To Fatally Shooting Pregnant Wife Over Alleged Affair

An Alabama man avoided the death penalty after pleading guilty to fatally shooting his pregnant wife over an alleged affair. Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting His Pregnant Wife and Killing Their Unborn Son Due to Alleged Online Affair A 26-year-old Alabama man named Hunter Tatum pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his pregnant wife,…

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Rikers Island Correction Officer Indicted

Rikers Island Correction Officer Indicted for Falsifying Suicide Prevention Training Records, Putting Inmates at Risk

The Bronx District Attorney, Darcel Clark, revealed that Tucker-Frederick was under pressure to boost the low percentage of officers who had received the training. A correction officer at Rikers Island, Vinette Tucker-Frederick, has been indicted for falsifying suicide prevention training records in 2021 She was arraigned on 74 counts each of tampering with public records,…

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Philip Pepe Jr.

33-Year-Old Man Arrested After Stealing Vehicle and Kidnapping 3-Year-Old Boy From IHOP In Florida

A 33-year-old man was arrested after stealing a vehicle and kidnapping a 3-year-old boy from IHOP in Florida. 33-Year-Old Man Arrested for Stealing Car and Kidnapping 3-Year-Old Florida Boy from IHOP A 33-year-old man named Philip Pepe Jr. was arrested for stealing a car and kidnapping a 3-year-old boy inside the vehicle outside IHOP in…

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Child Welfare

New Orleans Man Previously Critical of Child Welfare Officials Now Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Daughter’s Death

A 42-year-old man from New Orleans is now facing a second-degree murder charge following the death of his baby daughter. Christopher Strickland, who had previously criticized Louisiana child welfare officials for investigating his infant son’s bruises in 2021 According to The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate, Strickland was arrested on Thursday and released on a $175,000…

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