Tag Archives: food
- Holy Fraud, Batman! Literally…
Yesterday, an Ohio resident was indicted for allegedly engaging in a fraud scheme that promised to fund more than $500 million in mortgage loans to around 20 churches and a dozen small businesses across the country. The man, Jamal Lawson, fraudulently obtained more than $300,000 in advance fees that he used for personal expenses instead [...]
- University of Georgia Ph.D. Student Sentenced For Fraud And Identity Theft
In early December, Carlton Lewis, a former Ph.D. student was sentenced to 70 months in prison for his role in an identity theft and credit card fraud conspiracy. Throughout the conspiracy, Lewis, who was enrolled as a Ph.D. student at the University of Georgia, provided credit and debit card skimming devices to waitresses working in [...]
- The Misbranding of Vioxx Results In A Nearly $1 Billion Resolution
Last week the Justice Department announced that Merck, Sharp, & Dohme, an American pharmaceutical company, has agreed to resolve criminal charges and civil claims in relation to their promotion and marketing of the painkiller, Vioxx (rofecoxib) by paying $950 million. Yes, you read that right; just shy of $1 billion. Under the resolution terms, Mereck [...]
- Adoption Scams Make Me Sick
In the business of reporting fraud and scams you often find similar situations, scenarios and stories across the huge array of scams in this world. Although I’ve heard, seen and read a lot of similar cases and continually question my faith in humanity there’s nothing like an adoption scam to get the blood boiling. A [...]
- Online Shopping Tips For The Holiday Shopping On The Horizon
I feel it’s safe to assume that since Halloween is now over we can officially label this time of the year as the Holiday Season! Which I am super excited about! I love Thanksgiving and December’s holidays – mostly for the food – but often find the obligation and burden of buying gifts a heavy [...]
- Adult Baby Continues To Receive Social Security Benefits – Fraud Allegations Dropped
Stanley Thornton, Jr. was featured, not too long ago, on an episode of National Geographic’s television show, “Taboo” where his life of living as an Adult Baby was showcased. When I first came across this news story I immediately thought of an episode of CSI I had seen once of an adult man living his [...]
- Packing On The Pounds, Is Your Debt To Blame?
I started this article with the intention of comparing debt to food. Terms that myself and others would find much more appealing than fiscal comparisons. I started with one notion: money is boring. Unless you’re spending it of course. I laid down the ground rules and compared the amount of money we budget to the [...]
- Single Mom Does Not Have Enough Left For Groceries. – Laura
Laura wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- http://twitpic.com/q04gi Would you not assume this place serves Mexican food? Well they don’t.
getoutofdebtguy: Would you not assume this place serves Mexican food? Well they don’t.
- I’m About to Have a Nervous Breakdown Because of My Debt. –
Bill wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- We Are Drowning in Debt and Can Barely Buy Food. – Kay
Kay wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. I asked my friend, Gerri Detweiler, to also answer this question so you could get two independent [...]
- My Visit to the Local Food Bank to Learn About How to Feed the Hungry
So where do you turn when you are hungry and can’t afford to feed yourself or your family? Maybe a food bank is something to investigate. This morning I had the pleasure of visiting the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina in Raleigh. Christy, an exuberant representative, gave me the grand tour of [...]
- How to Eat When You Can’t Afford To
I’m seeing more questions from people that are struggling with how to just find enough money to feed themselves. The stories of parents having to skip meals to pay for heat or feed the kids, concern me. I wanted to give you a free copy of a cookbook that I put together several years ago.
- Sam’s Club, CVS, Walmart, Lowes Food & Food Lion – Who Has The Best Prices?
So Pam and I were talking about where to shop for the best prices and rather than guess, we got in the car and went price comparing. To get a wide comparison of prices we went to Sam’s Club for wholesale prices, Walmart for bragging cheap prices, Lowes Food for your typical grocery store, Food [...]