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Trio Used 'Sleight of Hand' To Steal $250K From Target Stores

2 years 4 months ago
With a little sleight of hand, three individuals from Romania were able to defraud Target and other stores out of more than a quarter of a million dollars via a “short-change fraud” over five years. The trio pleaded guilty to the crime in federal court in St. Louis yesterday. Legenda Rostas, 28, and her husband, Daniel Rostas, 30, and sister-in-law Loredana Angel, 34, all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and illegal reentry of an alien, both felonies.
Ryan Krull

Missouri lawmakers take aim at unregulated ‘delta-8 THC’ hemp products

2 years 4 months ago

As he was checking out at a convenience store one day, state Rep. Kurtis Gregory said he looked down and saw “delta-8 THC” products being sold. He had no idea THC, the intoxicating component mostly associated with marijuana, could be sold openly outside of dispensaries.  “I messaged a few folks and to my surprise, yep, […]

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Rebecca Rivas

28 State AGs Urge Congress To Pass Stalled ‘Right To Repair’ Bills

2 years 4 months ago
In just the last five years, the “right to repair” movement has shifted from nerdy niche to the mainstream, thanks in part to significant support from the Biden FTC. We’ve seen numerous state bills make significant inroads in passing laws opening the door to undermining repair monopolies, even though industry lobbying has, at times, neutered […]
Karl Bode