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A counterfeit or fraudulent cashier's check or corporate check is utilized to pay for merchandise. Here is how they do it.

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State Begins Teaching Dating Violence Classes

Monday October 6, 2008
A new law in Rhode Island requires that all public middle and high schools teach students about the signs and dangers of dating violence in their health classes. The law is named the Lindsay Ann Burke Act after a 23-year-old who died as a result of being involved in an abusive relationship.

Texas is the only other state that has a similar law on the books. Read more...

FBI Doubles Reward for Mob Hitman Whitey Bulger

Monday October 6, 2008
The FBI has increased the reward for information leading to the capture of most-wanted fugitive James J. "Whitey" Bulger to $2 million. One of Boston's most notorious organized crime leaders, Bulger has been on the run from the law since 1994. He disappeared after being indicted for 19 murders. He led the "Winter Hill Gang" in South Boston during the 1970s and 1980s.

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