Nov 30th, 2009
DailyMail.co.uk had this story concerning hospitals and the folks that run them. It turns out that even though these hospitals were making the top worst lists in the country, the directors were rewarding themselves with juicy pay raises – some as high as 32 percent.
The report by healthcare analysts Dr Foster found that 12 trusts [...]
Nov 13th, 2009
Sometimes there really is justice in this world.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Richmond man will have to live more than a month in one of his neglected rental houses as punishment for failing to maintain his properties. Oliver Lawrence was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail, followed by 40 days in home incarceration at [...]
Nov 12th, 2009
When a deal sounds too good to be true, then it most likely is. This is an adage that all consumers these days hold near and dear to their hearts. But those “deals” exist for a reason. Eventually some curious soul won’t be able to resist the possibility of getting that extra bang for their [...]
Nov 9th, 2009
Doctors are often one of the most revered personages in a community. We go to them when we are at our most vulnerable, expecting them to be honorable when dealing with the people who so desperately need their services.
But sometimes doctors take advantage of that trust – usually to the detriment of the patient.
The news [...]
Nov 5th, 2009
It’s no secret that many people who go into politics take advantage of the position. Often unnecessary raises, outrageous health care, and long paid vacations appear on the books – voted in by the very people benefiting from them.
Here is a list of Texas senators guilty of using taxpayer money to take business trips, which [...]
Oct 19th, 2009
If watching the financial news has taught us anything, it’s that insider trading a huge mistake. Chances are good that you will be caught, and punishment isn’t usually light. I mean, Martha Stewart, beloved of housewives everywhere, was sentenced to jail. If she wasn’t able to buy, or guilt, her way out of punishment, then [...]
Oct 16th, 2009
No one really wants to pay taxes. But in the end, it’s taxes that help keep our nation running smoothly. How else can we pay for the roads, bridges, and education that we all need?
But it’s as certain as death and taxes that someone out there is willing to go the extra length to avoid [...]
Sep 30th, 2009
A couple years ago there was trouble on the horizon for the big banking company of Wachovia. It seems they were allowing themselves to cater to less-than-savory customers.
New York Times reports:
Last spring, Wachovia bank was accused in a lawsuit of allowing fraudulent telemarketers to use the bank’s accounts to steal millions of dollars from unsuspecting [...]
Aug 26th, 2009
It turns out that when you were thinking that it didn’t seem fair you got that ticket for running a red light, you might have been right. Evidently some U.S. cities have been guilty of shortening their yellow lights at traffic intersections, namely intersections with cameras on them. But why would they do something like [...]
Aug 25th, 2009
A well-known local upholstery business was ordered to pay more than $100,000 in fines Monday after pleading no contest to trying to charge an elderly customer more than $62,000 for drapes that cost them $2,250 to purchase and install.
Arrow Upholstery & Drapery was ordered to pay a $102,000 fine in the second-degree felony elder fraud [...]