Man sentenced in food stamps fraud caseMiamiHerald.comJACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge has sentenced a man to six months in prison for food stamp fraud. Stanley Jones was charged with lying on food stamp applications in 2008 by representing that nobody in his household had been convicted of a …and more » More: continued here
City Spy: Out on eBay, the case for the self-prosecution restsEvening StandardWannabe lawyers might want to consult the listing for a (“used”) Ede & Ravenscroft barrister's outfit on eBay this week. The disenchanted lawyer's entry reads: “After 5 years hard slog and penury, I purchased this wig, gown and collar for about £650 at ……
Amazon should let eBay handle the online market for fine artQuartzI don't think so.) One enduring feature of the art world is that a given piece will sell for much more in one context than another. The same painting that might sell for 5k from a lower tier dealer won't command more than 2k on…
TameBay Levers that eBay can pullTameBayeBay is a bit of a beast, and most of the time pretty uncontrollable by those that run the company. It must have seemed such a neat idea when Pierre set up a person to person auction site, but today's marketplace bears little or no resemblance to the … More:…
Post Office closures will be "uncontrolled and chaotic" hitting rural communities and low-income areas hardest, ministers were warned today, amid fears the government is planning to slip out an announcement on the card account, while the House of Commons is not sitting. Writing for guardian.co.uk, John McFall, the Labour chairman of the Treasury select committee,…
Food-Stamp Benefit Cut On Horizon For Ohioans10TVAbout 1.8 million Ohioans who get food stamps will see a reduction in benefits when a federal program expires in November. And a new report says that will be devastating to the people who use the program. In 2009, as part of the economic-stimulus law, …and more » More: continued here
Scotsman REFILE-UK seeks firms to help sell Royal Mail shares to publicReutersLONDON Aug 7 (Reuters) – The British government has invited stockbrokers to apply to help sell shares in the Royal Mail postal service to members of the public as part of a planned stock market listing. The 497-year-old institution is to be floated by…
Trump Reaches $200 Million Deal For Leasing Old Post Office Building In …Huffington PostWASHINGTON — Donald Trump's real estate company has completed a $200 million deal on a 60-year lease agreement on the Old Post Office building in Washington. The General Services Administration says the deal with the Trump Organization was … More: continued here
Burned post office on Kauai unlikely to be rebuiltMiamiHerald.comLIHUE, Hawaii — U.S. Postal Service officials say they're unlikely to rebuild a full-service post office in the Kauai town of Hanamaulu near Lihue after a fire destroyed the last one. The old post office operated out of the Hanamaulu Trading Company … More: continued here
General secretary of Communication Workers Union delivers warning as postal workers begin second round of walkouts Industrial action by postal workers could escalate into longer walkouts, a union leader has warned, as postal workers take to picket lines across the country for a second round of strikes. Billy Hayes, the general secretary of the Communication…