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Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: After Speicher told of being raped by a fake officer, authorities flew into action, assigning eight people to the investigation and holding a news conference. Guess how happy the cops are now. Westword has the story.
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: After Stover allegedly claimed she had uterine cancer, co-workers donated paid leave so she could undergo experimental treatments that turned out to be bogus, and covered her car payments, mortgage and more. Westword has the story.
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Federal auditor Maxwell found evidence of underpaid oil company revenues. Problem is, some of the agency staffers were in bed with industry types -- literally. And then there were the drugs. Westword has the story.
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: A pair of cadets failed the exam twice, but when they showed up for a third try, proctor Johnson-Garcia was out of tests -- so she e-mailed them copies. Lo and behold, they passed, and then shared the info with pals. Westword has the story.
Cops say a woman used a fake certificate to con her way into a psychologist job at a clinic. Karena Garcia's bosses said her work was actually not bad, but if they'd seen her epic Facebook and YouTube rants they might have had second thoughts.Houston Press has the story.
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Vintage holiday-season breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: A Mendenhall's client asked him to split a $62,000 annuity among his kids after his wife's death. But Mendenhall talked him into investing in a real estate deal instead. Guess how that worked out. Westword has the story.
Vintage holiday-season breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway and his partner invested $15 million in Sean Mueller's Ponzi scheme. But it was only discovered when Mueller threatened to jump off a parking garage. Westword has the story.
Computer giant Hewlett-Packard offers big discounts to companies that place large orders and are expected to be recurring customers. So, prosecutors say, British citizen Mark James set up a series of fake companies, got merchandise cheap, and then resold it for a profit to the tune of $10 million. Houston Press has the story.
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: After Lobatos fell off a ladder, he claimed to suffer from vertigo. But symptoms soon escalated to a near-vegetative state, at least when he was visiting doctors. After putting him under surveillance, authorities got an eyeful. Westword has the story.
