Field records from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, needed to document combat injuries, disability claims and the simple history of both wars, were never kept, were destroyed or simply cannot be found, a ProPublica-Seattle…
by Paul Kiel Rebecca Mairone, then at Bank of America, testifies to the Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2010. Mairone now heads JPMorgan Chase’s involvement in the Independent Foreclosure…
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today unveiled a new state website created to give military veterans one-stop access to the wide range of veterans’ services and benefits offered by the state…
Copyright CtPetLovers.com 2012 Their patients can’t talk, but it doesn’t mean that Connecticut’s 1,345 licensed veterinarians get a free pass when they are negligent. A review of Connecticut Health Department records by CtPetLovers.com shows that…
(Image: The Associated Press) by Paul Kiel The Obama administration launched its main program to prevent foreclosures in the spring of 2009 with $50 billion and abundant promises. What the Home Affordable Modification Program, or…
Scam artists are opportunistic, and charity scams are a perfect illustration of this. Following high-profile disasters there are always numerous reports of consumers receiving solicitations from fraudulent charities. Scammers use the visibility of these disasters…
If you purchased “Wal-Born” – a Walgreens’ brand dietary supplement, the Federal Trade Commission wants you to know that you may be eligible for a refund. National pharmacy chain Walgreens agreed to pay nearly $6…
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein is encouraging consumers to remember “safety first” as Hurricane Sandy begins its approach up the Eastern Seaboard this weekend. “No matter the weather, New Englanders…
Sherwin-Williams and PPG Settle FTC Charges That They Misled Consumers to Believe Their Paints Were Free of Potentially Harmful Volatile Organic Compounds Two of the nation’s leading paint companies, The Sherwin-Williams Company and PPG Architectural…
While Halloween is celebrated by children of all ages as being delightfully scary, concerned parents often confront a host of unseen dangers and grim warnings in the days and weeks leading up to this night,…
(File, Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) by Paul Kiel The idea behind the Independent Foreclosure Review seems simple. During the peak of the foreclosure crisis, the banks broke laws and made errors that hurt homeowners. In response,…
The Connecticut General Assembly tried to do a good thing by putting limits on how much money property managers can write checks for without prior approval from the board of directors or for requiring the…
Written by Theresa Sullivan Barger After twice sending the case back to a review panel for further sanctions, the state Medical Examining Board Tuesday accepted a memorandum of decision that imposes probation on a Watertown…
Written by Lisa Chedekel When the state Department of Veterans’ Affairs recently advertised a job opening for a veterans’ service officer, 73 veterans applied, many of them younger men and women who had served in…
Foreclosure Crisis Banks and Government Fail Homeowners (File photo, Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images) Written by Paul Kiel Late last year, the country’s bank regulators launched a massive program to evaluate millions of foreclosure cases and compensate…
FTC Acts to Halt Medical Plan Scheme that Targeted Vulnerable Consumers IAB Scheme Allegedly Bilked Millions of Dollars from Consumers Seeking Health Insurance The Federal Trade Commission charged a telemarketing operation with bilking millions of…
In Separate Actions, Equifax and Its Customers Will Pay a Total of $1.6 Million One of the largest U.S. consumer reporting agencies, Equifax Information Services LLC, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that…
No Income? No Problem! Steve Lance put both his sons through college by taking out federal Parent Plus loans. Like many parents, he’s now deeply in debt. (Mark Abramson for The Chronicle) By Marian Wang,…
Tens of Thousands of Consumers Allegedly Tricked Into Paying for Removal of Bogus Viruses and Non-Existent Spyware, and Allowing Scammers to Remotely Access their Computers The Federal Trade Commission has launched a major international crackdown…
Written by Colleen Shaddox Patient-centered medical homes are designed to improve health care quality while lowering costs, but advocates also want to make sure that the new primary care model tackles another issue – health…