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Funeral Home Scammers Plead Guilty
ROSEVILLE (WWJ) - Two funeral home owners have pleaded guilty to spending customers’ money instead of putting it in escrow. Owners of Buehler Funeral Home, 62-year-old Mark Buehler and his wife...
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Southfield Broker Busted In Investment Scam
SOUTHFIELD (WWJ) – The founder of a Southfield-based investment fund has been arrested in New York city. U.S. Attorney Barb McQuade and FBI Special Agent in Charge Andrew Arena announced Friday morning...
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BBB: How To Protect Yourself From Moving Scams
DETROIT (WWJ) – This is the busiest time of year for moving. And as WWJ’s Jayne Bower reports, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is out with a few guidelines to avoid being scammed. Following a few...
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5 Gas Station Owners Accused In Price-Fixing Scheme
MADISON HEIGHTS (WWJ) – Five Madison Heights gas station operators have been busted for allegedly conspiring to fix prices at the pump. State Attorney General Bill Schuette says it’s a violation of...
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Sentencing Delayed For Funeral Home Scammers
ROSEVILLE (WWJ) – The owners of a Roseville funeral home that bilked clients out of thousands of dollars in pre-paid funeral contracts will be free at least until next month. Circuit Court Judge John...
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Man Expected To Plead Guilty In Telemarketing Scam
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A 39-year-old man is scheduled to plead guilty Monday in Mississippi in a telemarketing scam that allegedly targeted senior citizens around the country, telling them they had won...
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Mom Who Faked Son’s Cancer Released
MOUNT CLEMENS (WWJ) – A Roseville woman who faked her son’s cancer to collect thousands of dollars in donations is out of jail after 10 months behind bars. Prosecutors say 48-year-old Carol Schnuphase...
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Impulse Buying & Scamming: Risks To Consumers
DETROIT (WWJ) – Can making an impulse purchase really affect your overall budget? University of Pittsburgh researchers followed people in stores and determined how much they were buying that they...
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Judge Delays Sentence For Funeral Home Scammers
MOUNT CLEMENS (WWJ/AP) – A Roseville funeral director and his wife, accused of spending prepaid funeral dollars on a lavish lifestyle, have been given a deferred sentence. A judge is postponing a...
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FBI Warns Of New Check Scam
DETROIT (WWJ) – The FBI is warning about a new check scam that pretends ties to the Japanese Consulate in Detroit. The check, which arrives in the mail, appears to be from the Consulate via a Michigan...
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Southfield Broker Linked To Fraud Can’t Leave Jail
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – A federal appeals court has refused to intervene and release a Southfield money manager who is facing fraud-related charges. The court said it won’t upset a decision by a federal...
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BBB Warns Of Another Foreign Sweepstakes Scam
SOUTHFIELD — The Better Business Bureau of Detroit and Eastern Michigan has received consumer inquiries regarding yet another “Sweepstakes/Telemarketing” scam. Consumers are receiving phone calls...
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State Shuts Down Suspected Fake Mortgage Company
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – The state of Michigan says it has shut down what’s believed to be a phony mortgage company seeking to scam people out of money and personal information. The Office of Financial and...
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Michigan Attorney General Busts Massive ID Theft Scheme
DETROIT (WWJ) – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette Thursday announced 41 criminal charges against three people accused of running a sophisticated criminal enterprise that defrauded the state of...
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Bogus Broker Busted In Macomb County
Southfield (WWJ)- A 44-year old Chesterfield Township man faces racketeering and larceny charges after allegedly posing as a broker and scamming elderly clients of more than $1 million. Macomb County...
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Fraudster Told To Report To Prison Next Week
DETROIT (AP) - An Oakland County man has been ordered to report to prison next Thursday for a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $35 million. Edward May of Lake Orion asked for a 30-day delay,...
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Michigan Funeral Director Charged In Fraud Case
NEW HAVEN (WWJ) – Police say the owner of the Duncan-Olszewki funeral home in New Haven collected money for prepaid funerals but didn’t put the money into escrow accounts as required by law. The...
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2nd Ex-Dem Leader Gets Probation In Election Scam
PONTIAC (AP) – A judge has sentenced the former political director of the Oakland County Democratic Party to probation for forging documents and fraudulently entering candidates under a third party....
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Farm Bureau Warns Members To Read Fine Print
LANSING (AP) – The Michigan Farm Bureau is warning members to watch for a letter offering to bring farm trucks into compliance with federal rules for hauling commodities. The Farm Bureau says the...
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Police Warn Of Silver Sales Scam
SAGINAW TWP. (WWJ/AP) – A precious metals scam is costing some people in Michigan their precious money. Saginaw Township Police say a group of criminals is trying to sell one-ounce silver bars with a...
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