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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1977

Page

6

Mail Fraud Losses Rise Amid Sophisticated Schemes

Postal Service officials report consumer losses from mail fraud jumped to 514 million in the past fiscal year, with victims ranging from quick money investments to vanity items. Investment schemes total 59 million, while No 1 complaints involve failure to deliver mail order merchandise.

Postal Service George Davis Service Consumer Protection Office Charles Wilson Postal Inspection Service Wilson Thomas Chadwick UPI Federal Trade Commission Chadwick

Court Refuses To Close Cedar Rapids Massage Parlor

The Iowa Supreme Court declined to halt Sultan's Palace in Cedar Rapids citing that the term lewdness is unconstitutionally vague. The decision follows an injunctive bid by former Linn County Attorney William Faches who claimed the parlor amounted to a nuisance for lewdness and prostitution. The court noted the case record showed no prostitution occurred on the premises, limiting review to lewdness.

Iowa Supreme Court Cedar Rapids Linn County William Faches Iowa High Court Supreme Court

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