The Cardinal

Authorities and celebrities were grappling with how to respond to a website that posted what appears to be private financial information about top government officials and stars such as Jay-Z and Mel Gibson. Doxxing or Doxing is the act of identifying a person from one or more pieces of information, such as an email address, [...]

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CHICAGO — Two brothers were each sentenced Tuesday, November 13, 2012 to 14 years in federal prison after being convicted last year of engaging in a home-repair fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims on the city’s south and west sides. The defendants, John J. Sullivan, and his brother, Daniel J. Sullivan, swindled more than 50 [...]

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Arlington Heights police received a report about 10:42 AM Wednesday Police received a report that complainant connected with a subject she met through the “Twoo” social and dating website. The subject used the name “Tom Barker”. During a conversation he asked the female complainant to help him obtain leave from the U.S. Army. She was [...]

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The Village of Arlington Heights has received complaints about electricity supply solicitors. Some of these solicitors are misrepresenting themselves as “the Village’s new supplier.” Last spring, following passage of the referendum, the Village of Arlington Heights signed a contract with Integrys Energy Services. Residents received a letter from Integrys giving them the option of opting-out [...]

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Investigators for an Arizona sheriff’s volunteer posse have declared that President Barack Obama’s birth certificate is definitely fraudulent. The president’s campaign has declined to comment on Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s allegations. (July 17) Press release from Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office — Joe Arpaio, Sheriff EXHAUSTIVE INQUIRY LEADS TO NEW INFORMATION SHERIFF’S INVESTIGATORS: “PRESIDENT’S LONG FORM BIRTH [...]

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Arlington Heights police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders hacked into a business email account, created a new fictitious account and then erased the original account with all the associated accounts — including bank and credit card information. The victim discovered the fraud when he received an email message from ‘himself’ which [...]

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Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio says there’s probable cause to believe President Barack Obama’s long-form birth certificate is a computer-generated forgery. The Obama campaign compared the effort to “The X-Files.” Birth certificate not believed to be a scan of an original 1961 paper document. The document is manufactured by layers. A retired government employee [...]

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Sylvia Knilans, suspect in alleged credit card fraud of fitness clients (police photo). Sylvia Knilans, 34, owner of Body Empowered Fitness, has been charged with unlawful use of a credit card, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office. A customer noticed a $3,000 charge after expecting a $500 charge and asked about the discrepancy. [...]

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Dear Ask Paul B READERS, We have all been over-served with Blago news and how he “finally succumbed to accepting responsibility” to his criminal acts. I know full well that he didn’t really succeed at raking in the millions of “tax-payer dollars” that he intended on stealing. For that, he is doubly foolish, but no [...]

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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS police have issued a LOTTERY SCAM ALERT … Several Arlington Heights residents have been receiving telephone calls from subjects claiming they had won a lottery or prizes. Those making the calls are trying to get bank/personal information or attempting to get the victim to wire funds before the prizes can be processed. MOST [...]

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According to the Village of Arlington Heights website, Storm Clean-Up of Water-Damaged Items Will Occur … During the routine refuse collections the week of July 25-29, Groot Industries, the Village’s contracted wastehauler will collect all water-damaged items placed at the curb for pick-up, including water-damaged furniture, bundled carpet, etc. Heavy rains hit the area on [...]

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Police officials said the Attorney General for Wisconsin has filed a civil enforcement lawsuit againstEdward M. Zapencki and Fun Treasure Maps for defrauding hundreds of small businesses in Wisconsin. In many cases, Zapencki has persuaded business owners to write checks to him personally for services and advertising, but the advertising is never provided in any [...]

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