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Top property tax bills in Baltimore add up to big bucks
When the city sends Tom Clancy his property tax bill, finance officials might want to tuck in a thank-you note.
The multimillionaire novelist's supersized digs at the Ritz-Carlton Residences along the Inner Harbor have by far the highest tax payment of...Tags: Real Estate, Pratt Street, Personal Service, Internal Revenue Service, Finance
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Report: CPS fraud, employee misconduct includes $1.13 million in improper benefits
Tribune reporterIn the year leading up to the overhaul of Chicago Public Schools leadership, the school district was beset by troubling instances of fraud and employee misconduct, including $1.13 million in improper benefits paid to retired teachers, systemic abuse of...Tags: Holiday Vacations, Teaching and Learning, Terry Mazany, Purchases, Craigslist, Inc.
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Redesign of Brown County's Internet homepage delayed
More interest in providing the service led Brown County commissioners to delay hiring somebody to revamp the county's dated Internet homepage. John McQuillen, who oversees the county's communications center, said other potential vendors have expressed...Tags: Weather, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Budgets and Budgeting
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Online fraud puts consumers at risk
For nearly 100 years, the Better Business Bureau has helped consumers avoid fraud and scams by helping them find businesses, brands and charities they can trust. We are uniquely positioned in representing both the interests of the business community,...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Consumers, Law Enforcement, Viral Diseases and Infections, Corporate Crime
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Medical billing a target of fraud investigations
In Maryland, an orthopedic practice agreed to pay $2.5 million to the federal government to settle allegations that it had billed for patients' visits that never took place and had double-charged for X-ray work to get higher reimbursements. In...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Government Health Care, Corporate Crime, Orthopedics, Fraud
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Six foreign nationals indicted in massive car-selling scheme
A federal grand jury has indicted six foreign nationals, alleging they ran an elaborate money-laundering operation that scammed hundreds of customers out of more than $4 million in fake Internet car sales on reputable websites. Several state and local...Tags: Lawyers, Russia, Punishment, Craigslist, Inc., Corporate Crime
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Employee pay raises possible in Brown County
Brown County employees might get raises in 2012 after all. During the budget process earlier this year, county commissioners decided not to allot money for bumps in pay. But they're going to revisit the issue at Tuesday's commission meeting. The topic...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Employees, Accounting and Auditing, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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How much does it really cost to rebuild your home?
Some homeowners have had to beef up the amount of property insurance they buy to cover what they say are inflated cost estimates to rebuild their homes.
It's a double whammy for homeowners because for many, rebuilding costs didn't go down when the...Tags: Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Standards, Deerfield Beach, Plantation, Insurance
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Watchdogging the charity watchdogs
In the swirl of the holiday season, consumers can find themselves flooded with pitch letters, phone calls, food drive appeals and donation boxes for what appear to be legitimate charities.
The decision to donate is often made quickly, for emotional...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Religion and Belief, Relief and Aid Organizations, Internal Revenue Service, Culture
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Dream home: Foreclosure find yields cozy treasure for father, daughter
Most people, unless headed to a specific address, will simply drive past the two-story row houses that line the curb along Fleet Street in East Baltimore. Few are wider than 15 feet; their only mark of individuality is usually found in the variety of...Tags: Rentals, Land Price, Home Improvement, Foreclosures, Services and Shopping
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How to ace a Google interview
Wall Street JournalImagine a man named Jim. He's applying for a job at Google. Jim knows that the odds are stacked against him. Google receives a million job applications a year. It's estimated that only about 1 in 130 applications results in a job. By comparison, about 1...Tags: Electrical Appliance, Employment, Music, Employment, Elections
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