Imperial Valley News Center
Student Loan Debt Relief Scam Operators Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - The operators of a Los Angeles-based student loan debt relief scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they falsely claimed to be affiliated with the Department of Education, charged consumers illegal upfront fees, and collected monthly fees they falsely claimed would be credited toward consumers’ student loans.
FTC Action Halts MOBE, a Massive Internet Business Coaching Scheme
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission has charged three individuals and nine businesses with bilking more than $125 million from thousands of consumers with a fraudulent business education program called MOBE (“My Online Business Education”). A federal court halted the scheme and froze the defendants’ assets at the FTC’s request.
Strip leaves from citrus to reduce risk of spread of huanglongbing
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- Written by CDFA via David Downey - Riverside Press Enterprise
Riverside, California - Southern Californians are being urged this summer to help fight a disease that threatens to wipe out the state’s iconic citrus by sharing fruit with friends, family and coworkers only after thoroughly washing it and removing the leaves.
Patients’ self-diagnosis of personality disorders not as far off as previously believed
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- Written by Brian Peloza
West Lafayette, Indiana - Purdue University researchers think the gap between a psychologists’ diagnosis and a patient’s self-evaluation might not be as extreme as previously perceived when both are using the same evaluation tools.
Extradition To Panama of Former President Martinelli
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - On June 11, 2018, pursuant to the extradition treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Panama, the United States extradited the former President of Panama Ricardo Martinelli to face criminal charges in Panama.
NIST Neutron Detection Method: Long-Sought Workaround to Helium Shortage?
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- Written by Chad Boutin
Washington, DC - Doctors use X-rays to see inside people, and scientists use neutrons to peer inside advanced materials and devices such as fuel cells to better understand and improve them. But a critical shortage of a rare form of helium used for detecting neutrons-which are difficult to spot directly-threatens to slow advances in this critical type of materials research.
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