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"The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return."

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4 Reasons Your Cleaning Company Needs to Do Background Checks
Chances are your cleaning company employees work in buildings after hours and have access to areas that may hold confidential information or valuables. How can you be sure the employees you hire can be trusted when working unsupervised? Paying close ...

Ethics And Competence - Pt. 3 There Is Nothing New Under The Sun – Are you a benchwarmer? With God
Ever feel like an unappreciated bench warming water boy at work? Many people have and will find themselves occupying a position or job that they do not like. They may even despise their jobs. To make things worse, a lot of these same people ...

I’ve heard about FACTA. What does it mean?
Employers are starting to hear about this new law called FACTA, and are starting to be aware that they need to do something. But what should they do?What FACTA means is that if you, as an individual, lose the information on anyone you have ever hired; or, ...




10 Steps to take if you are a Victim of Identity Theft
 
What can I do if I am already a victim of ID theft?
• Contact the fraud departments of the three major credit bureaus, to place a fraud alert on your credit file.
• Close all accounts that have been affected and request copies of fraud-dispute forms and complete and return immediately. Keep copies!
• File a police report in each jurisdiction the theft occurred
• Send copies of the report to your creditors or anyone that requires proof of the crime
• File a complaint with the FTC (800-IDTHEFT or www.consumer.gov/idtheft) and Post Office
• Contact the Identity Theft Resource center at 858-693-7935 or www.idtheftcenter.org
• Request a new driver's license from the state of motor vehicles and have a fraud report attached to


your driving record.
• Notify check-verification firms about any fraudulent checks: International check service 800-526-5380 Telecheck 800-927-0755 Certegy Check Services 800-437-5120
• Call 1-888-CALL-FCC and file a complaint.
• Change your passwords and PIN immediately.
About the Author
Michelle Dunn has over 17 years experience in credit and debt collection. She is the founder of Never Dunn Publishing, LLC, is a writer, consultant and the Editorial Advisor for Eli Financial Debt Collection Compliance Alert Newsletter. Michelle started M.A.D. Collection Agency and ran is successfully for 7 years. She owns and runs Credit & Collections.com a free online community for credit and business professionals.
She has written 5 books




Crime News


CBS Local

State Crime Lab's Accreditation Restored
Patch.com
On Tuesday Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that the crime lab's accreditation had been restored — which in turn should help reduce a backlog of criminal cases in the state. By Patrick Beeson Redding Police Chief Douglas Fuchs showed off the ...
Connecticut Crime Lab Wins Accreditation BidABC News
Connecticut crime lab's accreditation restoredNew Haven Register

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ABC News

Asylum rumors sparked by China crime buster's 'medical leave'
CNN
By Jaime A. FlorCruz, and Haolan Hong, CNN Beijing (CNN) -- Reports that the crime-busting deputy major of a Chinese city had gone on "medical leave" sparked a frenzied response on social media Wednesday, amid speculation that he had sought asylum at a ...
China crime fighter may have tried defectingSan Francisco Chronicle
Rumors swirl around a famous Chinese crime-fighterMiamiHerald.com
Chinese policeman who cracked down on organized crime is on 'holiday', maybe ...Newstrack India
Monsters and Critics.com
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Metro Weekly

Atlanta Gang Hate Crime Caught on Video, Victim Speaks Out
EDGEOnTheNet
The Atlanta police got hold of the video and a spokesman told the Smoking Gun that the link to the clip was sent to the department's gang division and the unit that investigates anti-LGBT crimes. The local police department as well as federal ...
Atlanta hate crime caught on videotapeWashington Post (blog)
Brandon White, Atlanta Anti-Gay Hate Crime Victim, Comes Forward (VIDEO)Huffington Post
Brutal Atlanta beating of gay youth leads to calls for new hate crime lawsThe Grio
WDAM-TV -Atlanta Journal Constitution -WLTZ 38 NBC
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New drug could help curb crime
Fox News
They are setting out to short-circuit the connection between crime and addiction by letting inmates decide to short-circuit their brains' pleasurable response to getting high on heroin or painkillers, or getting drunk. The study is small.

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Residents get updates on crime wave in their neighborhood
Hometownlife.com
Relieved, but still nervous, Farmington and Farmington Hills residents listened closely to updates Tuesday night regarding a recent crime wave in their area. Farmington Hills Police Chief Chuck Nebus and Farmington Public Safety Director Bob Schulz met ...
Crime Report: Armed Robber Strikes CVS on Middlebelt in Farmington HillsPatch.com
Farmington Hills ranked third-safest cityOakland Press

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