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Potential scams top 7,000 in BP spill compensation

January 27, 2011 8:29 PM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The $20 billion fund responsible for compensating victims of BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill has received more than 7,000 potentially fraudulent claims, many of which have been referred to the Justice Department for criminal investigations, the fund's administrator told a Senate panel on Thursday. Attorney... more »
LA Workforce Commission Quickly Implementing Federal Extended Unemployment Compensation

December 21, 2010 6:32 PM

BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) is making the federal extension of unemployment compensation benefits fast and easy for the 4,570 claimants immediately affected by the federal law approved Friday. The new law does not add more weeks of benefits, but it does extend the filing deadline... more »
Sludge-hit Hungarian villagers demand compensation

October 6, 2010 9:45 PM

KOLONTAR, Hungary (AP) - There was no stopping the avalanche of toxic red sludge: It smashed through the door of Kati Holczer's house, trapping the mother and her toddler in a sea of caustic waste. She saved her 3-year-old son, Bence, by placing him on a sofa that was floating... more »