Monthly Archives: February 2020

Tough Mudder Creditors Try to Pit the Race Company into Bankruptcy

Tough Mudder Inc. creditors are attempting to push the organizer of extreme obstacle races into bankruptcy over $855,000 that they say the company owes them, Bloomberg News reported. The firm is facing claims from Valley Builders LLC, Trademarc Associates Inc. … Continue reading

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Sharps Rifle Company Pulls Trigger on Bankruptcy

Sharps Rifle Company has filed for bankruptcy with the Wyoming District U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The Sharps bankruptcy filing shows that Sharps has been struggling for quite a while now, and with only one current employee, is further evidence that the … Continue reading

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Good Behavior for Expungement Counts Back from Filing

To expunge a conviction, the statutes provide offenses can be eligible after passage of a specified period without a felony or misdemeanor. Some individuals with misdemeanor convictions can file petitions after three years and those with felonies, after seven years. … Continue reading

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Missouri Attorney General Announces Top 10 Consumer Complaints Of 2019

In 2019, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office received 111,530 consumer complaints. The Consumer Complaint Unit received 67,964 complaints and the No-Call Unit received 43,566 complaints. Here are the top 10 consumer complaints: 1.   No-Call Complaints – 43,566 complaints were from … Continue reading

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University of Phoenix Cancels $141 Million in Debt for ‘Deceptive’ Ads

The for-profit school, University of Phoenix, agreed to a $191 million settlement after it lured students by advertising employer partnerships that did not exist, the Federal Trade Commission said. The school’s deceptions affected students who enrolled between October 2012 and … Continue reading

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Express is closing 31 stores. Is your location on the list of closures?

The stores are closing as part of the fashion retailer’s “fleet rationalization,” after an abysmal holiday season. Express officials announced 100 closures overall. 31 Stores have closed since this blog post, and another 35 stores will close by the end … Continue reading

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Wells Fargo Ex-CEO Banned in Fake-Account Scandal

A regulator barred former Wells Fargo chief executive John Stumpf from the banking industry and fined him $17.5 million over the firm’s fake-accounts scandal, an extraordinary sanction for a top executive at a large bank, Wall Street Journal Reported. Mr. … Continue reading

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PayPal Squares Up with U.S. Regulator Over New Prepaid-Card Rule

PayPal Holdings sued federal banking regulators alleging that its new rule has hampered the company’s ability to offer credit products and has created confusion among users of its popular digital-payment services PayPal and Venmo with a new regulation on prepaid … Continue reading

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Former NFL Players Fraud Scheme Picked Off

The Justice Department charged 10 former NFL players with defrauding a health-care program for retired players of nearly $4 million. Among them a group the Justice Department filed charges against are Robert McCune, John Eubanks, Tamarick Vanover, Ceandris Brown, James … Continue reading

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