A network of Arizona-based Internet companies is mining data from sex-offender sites maintained by law-enforcement agencies and using it to demand money and harass those who complain or refuse to pay.
State and national registries are set up to provide information on where the most serious sex offenders are living and warn that the information cannot be used to threaten, harass or intimidate offenders.
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Two operators of a network of Arizona websites targeting sex offenders have a 20-year history on the losing side of criminal and civil court actions, legal records show.
Chuck Rodrick, 51, and Brent Oesterblad, 52, who have worked together since 2000, both pleaded guilty to fraud charges in the early 1990s and have since faced a variety of lawsuits, judgments and tax liens, court and other records show.
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Hastings, the author of that Rolling Stone interview that led to the sacking of General McChrystal, is not happy with President Obama's foreign-policy speech, saying Obama "enshrines killing people and spying on journalists as the two major tenets of his national-security state." And then he called MSNBC contributor Perry Bacon, Jr. a "stenographer" for the White House. Good stuff, via Up With Steve Kornacki (Fast forward to 5:51 for the beginning of his comm ... Quick Read
NEW YORK -- Pet food isn't cheap.
Walk through any pet shop and you can see why. Store shelves are stocked with high-end meals, from organic cat food to frozen raw dog food. Although pricier options might have less filler and more protein, and can be healthier, they are not always necessary, says Dr. Liz Hanson, a veterinarian at Corona Del Mar Animal Hospital in Newport Beach, Calif.
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Memorial Day weekend marks the traditional start of the summer travel season, and that means it might be time for a financial-precaution tune-up.
If you're traveling, credit-bureau Experian offers some suggestions to reduce the risk of theft. These include not announcing travel plans on Facebook or other social-media venues, placing a hold on your mail, using only those ATMs located at banks, locking valuables in hotel safes and carrying only necessary cards in your wallet or purse.
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New-home permits climbed in metro Phoenix during April, but new-home sales fell, according to the latest RL Brown report.
The decline in sales isn't due to a drop in demand, though, according to housing analysts RL Brown and Greg Burger. They concluded fewer homes sold last month than in March because there were fewer built and ready for buyers to close on them. Last month, 1,290 single-family permits were issued, up from 1,258 in March.
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Drug makers spent more than $100 million last year to promote prescription testosterone -- everything from gels and patches to injections.
Just two years ago, the industry was spending a fraction of that, or $14 million.
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A Chandler man is among a group of people who federal authorities say scammed Nissan North America out of nearly $600,000 in fake lemon-law claims.
Adrian Franklin, 40, was indicted this month on conspiracy, money-laundering and mail-fraud charges for his part in an alleged scheme to file false arbitration claims in the name of actual car owners.
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Charlie Sheen is the TV star who had a meltdown on set of his wildly popular sitcom. Charlie Sheen got infamously fired from said sitcom. Charlie Sheen took that collapse on tour and it wasn't so good. Charlie Sheen hasn't been doing so well since. So, we guess it's not
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On Friday, a bewigged Amanda Bynes appeared in Manhattan court, where she was charged with reckless endangerment, marijuana possession, and evidence-tampering for her Thursday night bong-throwing incident. After claiming that what she tossed out of her 47th Street apartment building window was, in fact, a vase, she was released without bail,
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