Man accused of fleecing Detroit pension fund arrested in Florida
24 May 2012, 1:20 am
A man accused of fleeing the country with millions of dollars in Detroit pension funds has been caught and jailed in Florida. According to court records, businessman George Kastanes had fled to the island of St. Kitts during the winter from Florida. His wife, Teresa Kastanes, went with him but remains missing, the pension fund said.

Fargo bank employee accused of fleecing customer's accounts for $4,200
21 May 2012, 12:16 pm
FARGO - A former assistant manager for Bank of the West here is charged with theft for allegedly making $4,200 in unauthorized cash withdrawals from a customer's two accounts.

Web scammers fleecing people looking for love
19 May 2012, 12:15 pm
WATERLOO, Iowa --- His name was Mark, or at least that's what he told her.

Tout and taxi torment at city gateway
17 May 2012, 7:00 pm
"Each time we get a complaint, we take action," says Akhilesh Chaturvedi, the deputy commissioner, traffic, of Howrah police. "However, we have not received any complaint of late. We are planning to deploy more policemen outside the station to manage traffic and ensure smooth flow of taxis at the counters. We have also put up a board outside the prepaid counters displaying the phone numbers of ...

Tout & taxi torment at city gateway
17 May 2012, 5:07 pm
Howrah station, for most people, is the gateway to Calcutta. But it is not for the faint-hearted. The moment you step out, you are faced with touts, fleecing cabbies, disorderly traffic and inconsiderate cops.

BEML fleecing Army, providing poor service
17 May 2012, 8:23 am
The Defence Ministry has received a complaint accusing BEML of charging exorbitant rates for spare parts of vehicles.

Attorney General Files Charges in Foreclosure Fraud Case
9 May 2012, 6:59 pm
State authorities are accusing a Detroit-area man of fleecing people out of $800,000 by posing as someone who could modify their mortgages.

Fund schools without fleecing the taxpayers
6 May 2012, 12:24 am
At a recent Monroe County School Board meeting, board member Ron Martin, newly elected in 2010, passionately supported raising taxes through a new property tax via a referendum while attacking any... read more

Man sentenced for fleecing his grandfather
27 April 2012, 12:14 pm
Prosecutors say Michael Ostrowski stole his grandfather's money to buy items including a $37,000 pickup truck, a flat-screen television and an assault rifle.

NY man gets 2 years for fleecing Mass. granddad
27 April 2012, 7:28 am
A New York man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing more than $300,000 from his western Massachusetts grandfather who was suffering from dementia.