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October 21, 2005
Topics loan, business, help, hurricane, email, hurricanes, e-mail, advertising, signs, internet, lost, newspaper and law
The U. S. Small Business Administration is warning Americans applying for disaster assistance in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to be on the watch for scam artists posing as federal officials offering help, while trying to take advantage of those in the midst of rebuilding their lives. SBA Administrator Hector V. Barreto says, "The SBA will not tolerate the defrauding of those who have already lost so much in the aftermath of these devastating storms. Those who are found taking advantage of the disadvantaged will be prosecuted to the fullest extent that the law provides. "
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October 20, 2005
The "King of Pop" receives a jury summons at his Neverland Valley Ranch, four months after he was acquitted of child-molestation charges. Laurie Levenson, a professor at Loyola School of Law who monitored Jackson's trial says, "It's just one of those ironies of life that he'd be called as a juror. "
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October 14, 2005
WLWT-TVDeborah Combs reportedly owed the city of Loveland $1. 16 last year, and hadn't filed her city income tax forms in five years.
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October 11, 2005
On Tuesday night, The Topeka, Kan. , City Council will vote on a proposal that will ban public nudity. Council member Brett Blackburn tells The Associated PressThe main concern reportedly involves a local nudist colony's recent staging of plays at the Topeka Performing Arts Center promoting clothing-free lifestyles.
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October 3, 2005
Florida businesses could soon face criminal charges if they try to stop employees from bringing guns to work in their cars. The National Rifle Association and two state lawmakers have filed bills to allow workers to have guns at work, as long as the weapons remain locked in their vehicles.
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