Colin Jeffery
Town and Country police warn of prepaid credit card scam
Tuesday, 12 February 2013 15:10 Published in Local News
The Town and Country police are warning residents of a scam that involved the popular Green Dot prepaid credit cards.
Police have received calls about various scams using the Green Dot cards. On one call are resident said he had won a million dollars and a new car, but had to pay a $400 IRS fee before getting his prizes. The victim loaded the money onto a Green Dot prepaid card and gave the caller the information. That resident called police when he received another call saying he needed to send $4000 on prepaid cards to get the prizes.
Police say do not send money to anyone calling you about the cards.
Police have received calls about various scams using the Green Dot cards. On one call are resident said he had won a million dollars and a new car, but had to pay a $400 IRS fee before getting his prizes. The victim loaded the money onto a Green Dot prepaid card and gave the caller the information. That resident called police when he received another call saying he needed to send $4000 on prepaid cards to get the prizes.
Police say do not send money to anyone calling you about the cards.
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Alorton Village Clerk charged for smuggling food, cell phone, to relative in jail
Tuesday, 12 February 2013 14:41 Published in Local News
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A southwestern Illinois village clerk seeking to be mayor is free on bond after being accused of sneaking a cellphone to a jailed relative while working as a records clerk for the sheriff's department.
Alorton Village Clerk JoAnn Reed was arraigned Monday on charges of official misconduct and bringing contraband into a penal institution.
St. Clair County Sheriff Rick Watson says he suspended Reed with pay in the wake of allegations she smuggled food and a cellphone to her niece while that relative was jailed Feb. 3 in Alorton on charges that accused her of assaulting a pregnant woman.
Reed's attorney, John O'Gara, declined to comment after Monday's court appearance.
The charges are the latest involving officials in Alorton. A former mayor and a former police chief are in prison.
Alorton Village Clerk JoAnn Reed was arraigned Monday on charges of official misconduct and bringing contraband into a penal institution.
St. Clair County Sheriff Rick Watson says he suspended Reed with pay in the wake of allegations she smuggled food and a cellphone to her niece while that relative was jailed Feb. 3 in Alorton on charges that accused her of assaulting a pregnant woman.
Reed's attorney, John O'Gara, declined to comment after Monday's court appearance.
The charges are the latest involving officials in Alorton. A former mayor and a former police chief are in prison.
Missouri History Museum vastly overpaid for land
Tuesday, 12 February 2013 14:18 Published in Local News
ST. LOUIS (AP) - An appraisal of land purchased by the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis suggests that the museum overpaid by about $615,000.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the appraisal was released Tuesday.
The museum purchased the land from former Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr. in 2006, paying Bosley and a business partner $875,000. The appraisal determined the land's value at about $260,000 at the time, and about $215,000 now.
The land was also contaminated, requiring up to $300,000 for environmental cleanup.
Robert Archibald resigned as museum president in December, though both he and Bosley denied that personal or political connections played a role in the deal.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the appraisal was released Tuesday.
The museum purchased the land from former Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr. in 2006, paying Bosley and a business partner $875,000. The appraisal determined the land's value at about $260,000 at the time, and about $215,000 now.
The land was also contaminated, requiring up to $300,000 for environmental cleanup.
Robert Archibald resigned as museum president in December, though both he and Bosley denied that personal or political connections played a role in the deal.
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