Merced man pleads guilty to counterfeiting stampsSan Jose Mercury NewsA Merced man is facing up to 20 years in prison after admitting to making and selling counterfeit postage stamps. As part of a plea deal, federal prosecutors say David Bigelow Jr. pleaded guilty Friday to counterfeiting postage stamps and mail …
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More Aspen-Area Residents Using Food StampsKMGH DenverThe number of Aspen-area residents in the federal food stamp program has quadrupled since 2008. The Aspen Daily News reports 119 Pitkin County residents were using the food assistance program as of January, up from 28 in 2008, before the economic … More: continued …
Read More »Trucker Convicted of eBay Extortion Plot Loses Appeal – Wired News (blog)
Trucker Convicted of eBay Extortion Plot Loses AppealWired News (blog)By David Kravets A Tennessee trucker who posted an eBay auction offering sensitive personal information Las Vegas casinos kept on high-rolling clients has lost a bid to overturn his four-year prison term and conviction. Ruling 2-1, a three-judge panel … More: …
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CBC.ca Royal Wedding Stamp Tears Kate Middleton and Prince William ApartYourTangoThe stamp features the royal couple's engagement photo, and it can be torn in half and used as two stamps. (When used separately, Kate's half costs $2.4 where as Prince William's costs $3.4). Hugh Jefferies, editor of Gibbons …Royal watchers …
Read More »Courtney Love Is Selling Her ‘Couture’ On eBay – Styleite
Racked National Courtney Love Is Selling Her 'Couture' On eBayStyleiteby Verena von Pfetten | 3:49 pm, April 8th, 2011 In spite of paying out over $430000 in a Twitter defamation suit, Courtney Love continues her inexorable takeover of all things online with a newly opened eBay store called (somewhat inaccurately), …
Read More »Open Wide for William and Kate Pez Dispensers on eBay – WalletPop
Open Wide for William and Kate Pez Dispensers on eBayWalletPopExpect to open your wallets and your mouth wide for the coolest royal wedding souvenir: William and Kate Pez dispensers, now being auctioned off on eBay for charity. Riff-raff need not apply. Bidders must be pre-qualified and the current bid is …
Read More »Post Office Not Affected By Government Shutdown, But Passport Event Is Cancelled – LEX18 Lexington KY News
Post Office Not Affected By Government Shutdown, But Passport Event Is CancelledLEX18 Lexington KY NewsIn the event of a federal government shutdown, the Postal Service will continue normal operations. As a self-funded independent agency of the Executive Branch, the Postal Service will not be affected if a government closure occurs. …
Read More »Builders try to stop masked gang robbing Denton post office by blocking their … – Manchester Evening News
BBC News Builders try to stop masked gang robbing Denton post office by blocking their …Manchester Evening NewsThe masked thieves were fleeing a post office raid when the have-a-go-heroes moved their own car to box-in the criminal's vehicle. One of the builders got out and smashed the windscreen of the …
Read More »Stamp and Coin Cover Celebrates Queen Elizabeth II 85th Birthday – Coin Update News
Coin Update News Stamp and Coin Cover Celebrates Queen Elizabeth II 85th BirthdayCoin Update NewsBy Coin Update Staff on April 8th, 2011 This month, the Perth Mint has released a stamp and coin cover celebrating the 85th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The product will be available from …
Read More »Courtney Love Couture Hits eBay – Huffington Post
Styleite Courtney Love Couture Hits eBayHuffington PostAmong the items the songstress is offering up: a Vivienne Westwood skirt, several pairs of pumps, two Marc Jacobs frocks and an Anna Sui dress, all priced from $199 to $2999. The auctions end Monday-ish, so we'll see who bites before then. …Courtney Love …
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