Archive for January, 2006

Cusseta-Chattahoochee County Surplus property brings in $1 million

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

In an auction that drew seven registered bidders, the county sold 332.436 acres of surplus land at U.S. 27 and Riverbend Road to Mark C. Woods Homes Inc., of Newnan. When Ben Hudson of Hudson & Marshall Auctioneers of Macon sounded the gavel, Woods had offered the high figure of $3,100 per acre for the […]

US Police investigate Neil Entwistle links to internet porn and eBay

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

American detectives hoping to question Neil Entwistle in person about the murder of his wife and daughter in Massachusetts have also begun inquiries into the Briton’s possible involvement in the murky world of internet pornography.
Officers have until now been only in telephone contact with Mr Entwistle, who has been staying with relatives in Nottinghamshire after […]

Alisher71 warrants issued in eBay fraud case

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

Arrest warrants have been issued for two former Collier County residents who were allegedly involved in fraudulent internet auctions on the auction site eBay. The suspects, selling under the name Alisher 71, placed items up for auction, accepted payment, but never delivered the items.
 The two suspects, Alisher Mardonov and Shahnoza Khakimova, are Uzbekistan citizens and […]

Auto auction site moving to Palm Springs

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

Auction Operators have switched plans for the Coachella Valley’s first permanent auto and golf cart auction to a site in northern Palm Springs.Local businessmen Tom Emmett and Paul Kouri have submitted plans to build their 10-acre auction center - which could eventually expand to 40 acres […]

FTC Top 10 Fraud List

Friday, January 27th, 2006

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released their top 10 list on Wednesday and it’s got some interesting details. Identity theft topped the list and accounted for about 255,000 of the 686,000 complaints filed over 2005.
The FTC receives complaints via a toll free number or online and are share through a secure database of more than […]