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Mississippi
| August 04 2004 |
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Telemarketing scams bilk Mississippi's elderly |
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"Elderly Mississippians have lost tens of thousands of dollars to fraudulent telemarketers in Canada, and the state attorney general and the FBI are warning about several scams targeting older residents." A new variation "involves fake FBI and Canadian authorities asking the targeted victim to accept $250,000 in 'reward' money for providing information on a sweepstakes scam originating in Canada. The crooks ask for a $2,500 free before turning over the reward money." |
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Sun Herald
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/business/9314059.htm
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| May 11 2005 |
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Barbour Sets Special Session For May 18th |
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Gov. Haley Barbour is calling a special legislative session that will, among other tasks, reconsider "a bill to prevent abuse of the elderly." |
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WLOX-TV
http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=3331397
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| May 20 2005 |
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Vulnerable adults bill Ok'd; Senate earmarks MCI funds |
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On the second day of a special session, lawmakers sent three bills to the governor, including one that "revives and funds a unit in the state attorney general's office charged with protecting vulnerable adults from abuse. The swift passage drew praise from state Attorney General Jim Hood, who had criticized Gov. Haley Barbour for vetoing a similar bill earlier this year." |
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The Clarion-Ledger
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050520/NEWS010504/505200375/1002
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Andy Kanengiser
akanengiser@clarionledger.com |
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| October 12 2005 |
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Groups Blast FEMA For Failing The Disabled |
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Advocacy groups for people with disabilities have publicly criticized FEMA for not moving fast enough to provide accessible trailers to Katrina survivors with disabilities. They "claim more than 20 people in South Mississippi need accessible trailers, but as of this week, only two have received them." |
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WLOX-TV
http://www.wlox.com/global/story.asp?s=3972346&ClientType=Printable
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| August 11 2005 |
Attala County |
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Elderly being targeted for fraud, Lee says [sic] |
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A man approached an elderly woman's house and claimed to be assisting elderly people with their utilities. He measured a room near the bathroom. $330 was missing from her purse after he left. |
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The Star-Herald
http://www.starherald.net/articles/2005/08/11/news/news3.txt
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| May 07 2004 |
Biloxi |
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Elderly Abuse Up Says Local Judge |
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Chancery Court Judge Margaret Alfonso, who often gives presentations about elder abuse, says that cases of alleged elderly exploitation have jumped dramatically. |
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WLOX ABC 13
http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=1847216
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Danielle Thomas
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| April 21 2005 |
Biloxi |
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Murder cases sent to grand jury |
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"Two elderly women were robbed, stabbed and assaulted, one of them abused sexually, in unrelated capital murder cases, detectives testified Wednesday." A 22-year-old man is accused of killing a 64-year-old woman. A 19-year-old man is a co-defendant in the sexual assault and murder of a 93-year-old woman. |
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Sun Herald
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/11447275.htm
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Robin Fitzgerald
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