Vending-machine swindle wave targets at home profits
Federal warnings no selling no risk promises lure victims into at home vending schemes. FTC and BBB report rising complaints from Tampa Philadelphia Florida and West Virginia victims while promoters flee with cash. Industry groups note high profits but average returns remain tiny and machines fail or break.
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Washington
America
National Better Business Bureau
BBB
U. S
John W. Gwynne
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
MAMA
Gyp
Builders sue Pike Commission over subsoil data claim
Two Michigan firms Sargent Construction Co of Saginaw and Johnson-Greene Co of Ann Arbor sued the Ohio Turnpike Commission in U.S. District Court seeking 2075.40 damages. They allege the commission supplied inadequate information on sub-surface soil along 11.9 miles of the turnpike in Lucas County west of Toledo. The toll road opened Oct. 1, 1935.
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Toledo
Ohio
Michigan
U. S. District Court
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Sargent Construction Co
Saginaw
Johnson-Greene Co
Ann Arbor
Lucas County
Viaintime
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