Category Archives: Crime

Help with Medicare Scams – Senior Medicare Patrols

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Jim deMaine

Senior Medicare Patrols (SMPs) empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse. Click the above to see info about the latest scams – such as the nationwide brace … Continue reading →

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“Seattle is Dying” – over 2 million views so far

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: A Bellevue friend mentioned this video to me and was amazed why I would tolerate the drug related homelessness in Seattle. I was a bit defensive but after watching the video and reading John Carlon’s take, Seattle badly … Continue reading →

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Social Security Scam Alert

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Jim deMaine

Social Security Scam AlertThe Social Security Administration (SSA) is reporting scammers are impersonating SSA employees and calling citizens. The scammers use threatening language to warn unknown victims that they’ll face arrest or other legal action if they fail to call … Continue reading →

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Jewish nurse who treated Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect has a powerful message in the face of evil: Love

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Marilyn W for sending along this CNN report. People greet each other in the sanctuary at Temple Sinai in Pittsburgh before Friday evening Shabbat services. (CNN)A Jewish nurse who took care of the man charged with killing 11 people at … Continue reading →

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Anita Hill: How to Get the Kavanaugh Hearings Right

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Jim deMaine

From the New York Times: “There is no way to redo 1991, but there are ways to do better. “The facts underlying Christine Blasey Ford’s claim of being sexually assaulted by a young Brett Kavanaugh will continue to be revealed … Continue reading →

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Phone call – the IRS is bringing a lawsuit against you

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Jim deMaine

This morning I received a call with a local prefix. The recording said that the IRS is bringing a lawsuit against me for unpaid taxes. Of course they offered to help me out and began to ask for identifying data. … Continue reading →

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Washington Post and 60 minutes – the scandal causing the opioid epidemic

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Jim deMaine

In case you missed it the Washington Post has done a remarkable investigation of the causes of the opioid epidemic – placing much of the blame on the drug companies, the distribution companies and unethical pain clinics and pharmacies. Basically … Continue reading →

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A tainted scene at the final four

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Jim deMaine

March madness is extending into April. It’s “so American!” But in reality it’s big business, bonuses, and school reputations so unfortunately tainted with blurred lines of crime and delayed expulsions. From Mark Zeigler: “The student sections at the Final Four … Continue reading →

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