Britain's Newest Coin Draws Ridicule and Protests
In London the new seven sided ten shilling coin sparks derision as accounts call it a 50 new pence piece. Public figures Parliament and shopkeepers decry its weight and complexity with nicknames like Bikini Buffoon and Tin Dizzie. Critics say it complicates change and invites counterfeiting while visitors complain of heaviness.
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Mortgage Broker Indicted In North Carolina Case
Smithfield broker Jesse Noah Williams faces a Johnston County grand jury indictment on conspiracy to obtain money under false pretenses for selling worthless loan commitments. Released on $1,000 bond, Williams and associates allegedly posed as loan brokers to businessmen in North Carolina and Virginia, with the Golf Ranch Resort Motel in Virginia Beach cited for a $60,000 fee. Williams and related parties were barred from further business by court order.
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