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Staggering credit card bill from Kilpatrick (WPBN Traverse City)

Credit Card Freak — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:01:00 +0000

Friday, October 24, 2008 at 12:40 p.m. (AP) — DETROIT - Records show Kwame Kilpatrick used his city of Detroit credit card for at least $286,000 in purchases while he was mayor.

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Credit card payment defaults on the rise (Philstar.com via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Credit Card Freak — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:01:00 +0000

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday a 20.50 percent increase in past-due receivables during the second quarter of the year, indicating that credit card holders are having a harder time keeping their personal finances straight.

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Ex-Detroit Mayor’s Credit-Card Tab Nearly $300,000 (FOX 2 News Detroit)

Credit Card Freak — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:01:00 +0000

Records show Kwame Kilpatrick used his city of Detroit credit card for at least $286,000 in purchases while he was mayor. News reports Friday say Kilpatrick spent at least $126,000 since 2004, including trips to South Africa, France and the Bahamas. The newspaper says it received credit-card records under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Stolen Credit Card Leads To Child Porn Arrest (CBS 5 Phoenix)

Credit Card Freak — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:01:00 +0000

A stolen credit card leads Tempe police to arrest a Mesa man on child pornography charges.

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Records: Kilpatrick curbed city-issued credit card use late in tenure (Detroit Free Press)

Credit Card Freak — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:01:00 +0000

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sharply reduced use of his taxpayer-funded credit card in his last five years in office compared to his profligate use in his first 33 months in office, according to city records.

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Judge sentences ex-Park City waitress who doctored credit card receipts (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Credit Card Freak — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:01:00 +0000

Posted: 2:53 PM- PARK CITY - A former waitress is spending a long weekend in the Summit County Jail after admitting to doctoring credit card receipts to boost her tips at an upscale Kimball Junction restaurant.

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Stolen credit card leads to child porn arrest (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)

Credit Card Freak — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:01:00 +0000

An investigation into a stolen credit card led Tempe police to arrest a Mesa man who they say had more than 500 images of sexually exploited children on his laptop computer.

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Beaten Anchor’s Credit Card Used at Shell After Attack (Fox News)

Credit Card Freak — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:01:00 +0000

The credit card of a television anchor woman left in critical condition after a brutal beating in her home was used in the minutes following the attack.

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(Update) More Pinoys relied on credit cards in June (GMA News)

Credit Card Freak — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:01:00 +0000

(Update) MANILA, Philippines - More Filipinos relied on plastic as Philippine lenders reported an increase in credit card receivables in June, the month when costs of goods and services rose by double-digits.

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‘Credit cards protect cash’ (Channel 4)

Credit Card Freak — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:01:00 +0000

A council’s trading standards chiefs are advising shoppers to buy more with their credit cards in a bid to protect against firms going bust. Despite the credit crunch, soaring debt levels and rising unemployment, buying more with a credit card could be a canny way to protect cash.

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