ZDNet UK (blog) Europe rubber stamps data-sharing agreement with USZDNet UK (blog)By Tom Espiner , 20 April, 2012 12:59 The European Parliament has approved a controversial deal to share airline passengers' personal data with US authorities, replacing a potentially illegal agreement that has been in force since 2007.EU rubber-stamps airline passenger data transfers to the…
L&T files petition against Maha for stamp duty on Navi Mumbai projectBusiness StandardEngineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has approached the Mumbai high court against the Maharashtra government for the recovery of stamp duty of Rs 64 crore in connection with the development of integrated complex at Seawoods railway station at Navi …and more » More:…
Means-testing won't stamp out fraudPhiladelphia InquirerCorbett's plan to start means-testing food-stamp recipients on May 1, I conclude there is class warfare in America. Not poor against rich, as some Republicans complain, but by some in the middle class against the poor. The column concerned John Manton, …and more » More: continued here
53 targeted in in alleged food stamp fraudThe Salem NewsBOSTON — Dozens of welfare recipients were swept up by police Thursday for allegedly selling their food stamps for cash, local and state investigators announced. Fifty-three people were targeted as part of widespread investigation involving city, … More: continued here
CBS Local Quincy store owner's alleged food stamp fraud scheme called 'brazen'The Patriot LedgerBy Jack Encarnacao As close by as Weymouth and as far away as Malden, people wanting to turn food stamps into cash knew to go to Pat Mini Mart in Quincy, prosecutors allege. The store's owner, Pat Lu, was arrested Thursday on…
Store owner arrested in alleged food stamp fraudBoston.comBy AP BOSTON—A Quincy store owner faces criminal charges after what authorities claim was a scheme to trade food stamp benefits for cash. Authorities arrested Pat Lu, the 48-year-old owner of Pat's Mini Mart, on charges including larceny and fraud.and more » More: continued here
Fox News Food Stamp Rolls Bulge By 70%Fox NewsIt said the number of people receiving the benefits, commonly known as food stamps, would continue growing until 2014. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or …and more » More: continued here
Farm Futures Food Stamp Rolls to Grow Through 2014, CBO SaysWall Street Journal (blog)It said the number of people receiving the benefits, commonly known as food stamps, would continue growing until 2014. Spending for the program, not including administrative costs, rose to $72 billion in 2011, up from $30 billion four years earlier.US House pays…
Attempted food stamps fraud scam uncoveredWBXHThe Department of Children and Family Services is asking businesses to be on alert for a food stamp scam. DFCS says someone claiming to be with DFCS asked to update Electronic Balance Transfer machines, presenting a business with a fake ID and a list … More: continued here
Postal Service to issue new Civil War stampsWashington Post (blog)By Linda Wheeler The Battle of New Orleans stamp is a reproduction of an 1862 colored lithograph by Currier & Ives titled, “The Splendid Naval Triumph on the Mississippi, April 24, 1862,” depicting dark ships, great puffs of white smoke from their …and more » More: continued…