Tag Archives: Fraud

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announces his retirement from the bench; The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s travel ban; Bloomington’s housing market doubled in value compared to the rest of the state; Monroe County Community School Corporation is putting additional safety measures in place, in preparation for the new school year; The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is issuing its third …

There are a lot of companies that promise “relief” from your Student Loan debt – and most of them are disgusting ripoffs. You can avoid them, and you can fight them – here’s how. Credits: Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

The Bloomington City Council is reviewing the procedures for the use of the police department’s armored vehicle during their meeting, tonight; Firefighters and emergency service providers will soon be applying for a slice of the local public safety tax pie; The Indiana Department of Revenue redistributed nearly a half million dollars in taxes to Monroe County, last week. The unemployment rate in …

Amazing numbers of Americans are losing amazing amounts of money to these con games, and here’s what you need to know to avoid them. Credits: Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

Shalom Community Center in Bloomington is asking area residents for water bottles and towels; Indiana DNR is warning residents to avoid floodwaters, after a six year-old Columbus boy drown over the weekend; The Federal Emergency Management Agency will stop offering emergency assistance across the state, next month; The Indiana Department of Revenue is warning Indiana residents about a potential increase in …

Indiana Republicans reaffirmed ‘marriage’ as the union between a man and a woman, during their state convention, on Friday; MCCSC is looking to adopt new curricula for its middle and high schools students, after racist materials in the district’s elementary schools Social Studies curriculum generated controversy, earlier this year; Monroe County and the City of Bloomington are working on how best to …

Cyber crime is the new bank robbing, and your wallet is the bank! In this episode of our weekly consumer watchdog segment, Richard Fish takes us through what to look out for to keep your dough in your pocket. Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish, with help from WFHB News Director Wes Martin.

Some stupid scammers tried to hook our News Director, but they’re far from the only ones you’ve got to beware of right now – WFHB’s Richard Fish brings us this report about several fraudulent schemes.

American scammers right here in Bloomington were preying on Chinese students – until the State shut them down – and Chinese fraudsters are still targeting them, from coast to coast.

The city of Bloomington is deciding how it will use its new armored car; Two bills, authored by Sen. Joe Donnelly, are heading to President Donald Trump’s desk; Traffic – due to state, county, city and Indiana University construction projects – is becoming a sore subject for many Bloomington residents. Feature: Thanks to an eight county pilot project called J-CAP, Monroe …