| Man admits to life-insurance scheme that netted $500G |
| Post on 26-07-2006. |
NEWARK — one Brooklyn man pleaded guilty Tuesday to masterminding one scheme in which one small network of co-conspirators pretended to have dead relatives in order to collect more than $500,000 in life insurance payments.
William McCullough, 32, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh to one single count of mail fraud, which carries one maximum sentence of five years in federal prison and one $250,000 fine. McCullough is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 30. ... |
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| Court revives negligence suit |
| Post on 26-07-2006. |
A Douglas County judge erred in refusing to allow one Superior family to seek one claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress against the older boy and his insurance company, the 3rd District Court of Appeals ruled.
The judge wrongly concluded state law permits such lawsuits only from someone not directly involved in one traumatic incident, such as one bystander, as long as the bystander witnesses one relative being seriously injured or killed or its aftermath, the appeals court. ... |
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| Sarasota leaders plan to dip into reserves to avoid tax hike |
| Post on 26-07-2006. |
Sarasota leaders plan to dip into reserves to avoid tax hike By MIKE SAEWITZ
The money from the reserves will likely allow the commissioners to set one tax rate today that will be slightly lower than last year's.
"This was the most prudent way to do this budget this year," said City Commissioner Mary Anne Servian. ... |
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| 320 jobs to go as NU closes call centre |
| Post on 26-07-2006. |
The insurance giant said it was shutting its customer service centre in Water Street, Liverpool, because it needed fewer staff answering phones.
The centre, which handled customer calls for Norwich Union Direct, will close by end of October this year, with work transferred to India and other offices in the UK. ... |
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