Word: scammed
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...former Harvard Extension School student accused of running a complex real estate scam pled guilty to 15 counts of larceny in Cambridge District Court this month and was sentenced to two years’ probation, avoiding what seemed to be certain jail time...
...unique Hollywood story, out of which one might make a far better novel than Fan-Tan. The book has some modest, largely descriptive merits but is essentially just another celebrity scam. --By Richard Schickel
...homeland is well protected. Nils J. Diaz, Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rockville, Maryland, U.S. Lives in Limbo I read the story about Nigerian refugees [June 20] with mixed feelings. Nigeria faces numerous problems, but some of its emigrants just reinforce the myth that we are a nation of scam artists. Can a family that lives in a slum in Lagos afford air travel to Ireland? Nigeria 's debt prevents it from spending money on social programs and infrastructure that could help reduce poverty and corruption. What can the West do? Developed countries like Ireland should proactively focus on bettering...
...West Coast businessman. To reduce his imminent prison sentence, Friedland agreed to act as a federal informant. Meanwhile, he apparently headed a plan to defraud Local 701's pension fund of 520 million. In Friedland's hometown, few who knew the wheeler-dealer raised an eyebrow at his scuba scam. "We're from Jersey City," Lawyer Jack Russell told the New York Daily News. "We understand those kind of things...
...attempt by many of Africa's leaders to start fixing some of those problems. Countries such as Ghana and Mozambique, once riven by civil war and coups, have enjoyed tiger-like economic growth thanks to better leadership and foreign investment. Nigeria, whose name has become synonymous with fraud and scam artists, has started tackling corruption. And former advocates of "African socialism" such as Tanzania have embraced the free market and begun to grow. On balance, say Africa's boosters, much of the continent would now benefit from a "big bang" injection of aid and better trade conditions. Africa...