Word: frauds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Edwin Edwards has known quite a few) would have called it a high-risk roll. But the Louisiana Governor, who is proud to call himself a gambling man, felt the odds were in his favor when he took the stand last week in his trial on federal racketeering and fraud charges. For three days the bon temps Governor with silver hair and a golden tongue was by turns defiant and disarming, depicting himself as a loyal friend ("Man, I spent my life helping people, friends and enemies") and an absent-minded administrator ("I'm not a detail person"). Playing...
...take it no more, All the news on the poor, Phony, phony, PHONY, Bishop Tutu's a fraud, But people applaud, Phony, phony, PHONY, It's all a Commie plot, But they say it's not, Phony, phony, PHONY...
Banks say that they must charge high rates because the level of fraud and defaults makes credit-card lending risky. They also contend that consumers give little thought to the interest costs. Nearly a third of all cardholders pay their balances within 30 days and thus avoid credit charges...
McClintic's writing never goes into the specifics of the charges against him, nor does he when he speaks of "my nefarious past." His pamphlet mentions "misrepresentation and fraud" but does not cite any examples. However, files in Cedar Rapids show he was convicted of obtaining merchandise by fraud. Dummy corporations he set up ordered calculators, watches, radios, stereos, TVs and musical instruments from out-of-state manufacturers, then sold the products locally for cash at discount prices. Problem was, McClintic's corporate ghosts failed to pay the suppliers. Thousands of dollars worth of merchandise were involved...
...telltale check was written by onetime Currency Trader J. David Dominelli, who is serving a 20-year federal term for fraud and income tax evasion. Dominelli's business partner and ex-girlfriend, Nancy Hoover, gave Hedgecock the money used on his house. Dominelli and Hoover are slated to be tried later, along with Political Consultant Tom Shepard, through whose firm hidden money passed to the Hedgecock campaign. Hedgecock's attorney, Oscar Goodman, said he will seek a new trial or, failing that, appeal the jury verdict. Hedgecock also faces legal action by California's Fair Political Practices Commission, which...