Thanksgiving. The giving of thanks. We see it is a time to gather with family and friends – to feast and enjoy one another. Perhaps watch football. Certainly eat turkey and all the fixings. We might gather for a prayer over the meal before we dig in. Maybe not. Either way, do we really give…
Let’s not bury the lead here: a U.S. government official is never going to call you and demand immediate payment in order to avoid deportation or arrest. Now let’s get to the details. Basically, unsuspecting targets received a phone call stating they did not pay their taxes and would be arrested or deported if they…
Every week, we see articles about the elderly being scammed. Typically, these are the members of our community who can least afford to be tricked and robbed out of their money. Police have warned residents of Farmers Branch to be alert for scammers going to door-to-door, offering to exterminate squirrels from residents’ attics. The scam…
While this story was found in the archives, it’s a good example of using disappointment and heartbreak to move forward. In an interview with KPTV in Portland, Oregon, Zober says, while it may seem like revenge, it’s not. Her “truth in advertising” campaign was approved by her ex-husband before she planted the yard sign. And…
In August 2016, Raymond Mazzarella was fed up with the tree in his neighbor’s yard in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, as it was continuously dripping sap onto his car parked in his driveway. Mr. Mazzarella’s solution? Grab his chainsaw, cut through the 36-inch-wide trunk of the tree, and topple it to the ground. Unfortunately, planning (or…
Wells Fargo has been in the midst of a PR nightmare. Last month, numerous outlets reported that the company had opened millions of unauthorized bank and credit accounts. Last week, Lacy Harber, a North Texas investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, decided to run an ad in The Dallas Morning News, The New York Times, San Francisco…
Charles Jaffe is a senior columnist for MarketWatch. His syndicated column “Your Funds” is the most widely read feature on mutual fund investing in the United States. So what happened when his daughter received a phone call claiming she had been awarded a $9,000 grant from the Health and Human Services Department? By Jaffe’s own…
In a headline that is all too familiar, two men will spend the next five years in federal prison after they were found guilty of duping investors to the tune of $2.4 million. The Tarrant County duo operated a Ponzi scheme, involving 21 investors, from 2004 through 2014. Fake companies were created, phone numbers and…
In August, an Alabama woman was awarded $2.5 million after a Rite Aid pharmacist gave her the wrong prescription, causing severe physical and psychiatric injuries. Mrs. Reva Tosh, who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, was given a prescription for pain. Unfortunately, a pharmacist gave her a drug that treats cancer – at seven times the customary…
In Texas, judges are elected by voters, and must be sworn in before presiding over cases. However, last month, in a court in Cook County, Illinois, not so much. A veteran Cook County Circuit Court judge allegedly allowed a lawyer, who’s running for election to the bench this fall, to wear a robe and hear…